The Washington times., 1920-01-03
GAVE BROWN'SPEN
TO SWEETHEART
Authenticated ceoiI' Jailed
and Formally Charged
With Killing.
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track OF the missing money belt OF
the dead man.
! Tho disappearance OF this belt Is
one OF the mystifying features or the
| case.
Whether or not Brown had it on
him the night OF his death has never
been established. but IL has general
ly been accepted that he did not be.
cause his clothes were not disturbed.
Prosecuting Attorney Lynn John
son finally moved TO action after go
ing over the case against Provost an
Il stands at the present time, In the
small hours OF the morning. announc-
ed that the boy would be taken into
custody, and II any move was made
TO free him he would Immediately ap-
ply for warrant on the charge OF
murder.
Because OF the holiday. Thursday.
Prevost's lawyer accordingly was
not able to obtain a new writ of ha-
beas corpus for service upon the su-
thorities before today. Such a move
might force Prosecutor Johnson's
hand, but IL is not considered likely
now that II will result In the release
OF the prisoner.
Mrs. Ruth Brown, widow of the
slain man, for the first time heard
her alibi questioned. She had claim
ed to have been at home the evening
her husband was shot In an auto
mobile near here.
Mrs. SchwaSk testified she saw Mrs.
Brown leave her car In front OF the
Brown home at 8:30 the morning
after the shooting. Her husband cor
roborated this statement
The facts OF the strange murder as
they bear upon Lloyd Provost were
put briefly by Chief OF Police Allen
Straight. who has been steady in HIS
belief that the boy could explain the
tragedy IL he could be induced to talk
Police Chiefs story.
Brown" said Straight, els known
10 have discovered Prevost's relations
with Mrs. Brown. He Is known 20
have expostulated with Provost be-
cause of the latter's attentions 20 his
wife. The last minute Brown was seen
alive. just before 1890 the night Of
his death, he said he was going to
meet Lloyd Provost to ride to Utica
along the very road on which less
than an hour later he was shot to
death in his automobile.
AT $3.50, Prevost says. he walked
along Gratiot avenue, the busiest
street OF the town in which he vas
born, and in which he knows every
second person, turned over the river
| bridge and walked a block TO the Edi-
son Hotel Continuing. he says, he
| went into the hotel and up to his
and Browns room and went to bed,
departing for work in the morning.
"Yet. Provost has been unable 10
produce a single person among all
his friends in Mount Clemens who
saw him walk along Gratiot avenue
and over to his hotel. He walked
4 three blocks apparently at busy
time Of the night and no one saw
him. Nor is he able to produce any
| one who saw him enter the hotel and
go upstairs to his room. The best
| his landlady can do for him Is 10
| say that she heard a noise as of some
| ono going upstairs.
There are eight or nine hours in
the life Of Lloyd Provost unaccounted
| for by a single witness and unfortu-
nately for him these hours are the
ones that cover the staying OF j,
Stanley Brown.
Inst Man Ts See Brown.
Provost says he did not meet
| Brown again after he parted from
, him early in the evening of December
30. Yet Brown said on leaving the
Marion home, where he remained until
| 1890, that he was going downtown to
meet Provost. Anu we have two rep
| utable witnesses to prove that Just
after 1890 Brown got out of his ma.
chine In front of the Edison Hotel
and entered the hotel.
| "One Of these witnesses had had
an agreement with Brown earlier IN
the evening and called to him, Hey
! Brown, 1 thought you were coming
/ in to see me- and Brown answered
| Was in. but you weren't there
That was the last time Brown was
! seen alive by any one in Mt. Clemens
His trip to the Edison fits in with his
! story that he was going downtown
to meet Lloyd Provost"
The case against Cecil vester rests
entirely upon the story OF woman oi
the underworld who confesses openly
! to the strongest of motives in telling
! her story l. love. Gladys Summit
known TO be angry with Cecil Veste,
because of the theft of her fur coat
| comes to Mt. Clemens and involve,
| her former roommate because sh.
| says she fears Lloyd Provost will be
accused of the murder of Brown un'
less she does\so.
| or course these circumstances dc
not entirely dispose of the strong case
| against the Vester woman. But even
| in the minds of the Macomb county
authorities they greatly weaken IL.
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