The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
Another Witness Mys-
teriously Disappears
Prosecuting Attorney
Charges a Conspiracy
To Thwart Justice By
Suppressing the F Facts
No Indictment r e.
turned oday

San Francisco, Sept. 13.-A state.
ment expressing the conviction that
perjury had been committed by one
of the chief witnesses for the prose
cution at the grand jury investigation
last night of the death of Miss Vir-
ginia Rappe, film actress for whose
alleged murder Roscoe (Fatty) Ar
buckle is under arrest, was issued
here today by District Attorney Mat
thew w. Brady.
District Attorney Brady, in the
statement, also stated he believed un-
due influence and pressure of a sin
lister character has been brought tc
bear upon certain witnesses. Wheth
er or not an arrest will be made in
connection with his charge of per
jury, he said, would depend on fur
ther developments.
Brady's Statement
In his statement District Attorney
Brady said that Miss Zay Post, also
known as Zay Pyvron, has changed
her testimony before the grand jury
from that she had given previously
to the police and officials of the dis
trict attorneys Office that Miss Rappe
had told her Arbuckle had caused her
injuries. Earlier last night it was re.
ported that Miss Pyvron refused to
sign statement that Miss Rappe had
told her this and later, it was said
she denied that she had ever made
the assertion concerning Miss Rape,
Brady said.
District Attorney Brady also charged
In his statement that Miss Alice
ninly
was missing.
District Attorney Brady's statement
follows:
Woman Sent Home
I'VE have sent Miss Pyvron home
under surveillance. The girl changed
her story completely before the grand
jury. Whether or not we shall arrest
her and charge her with perjury will
depend upon further developments.
am convinced, however, that perjury
{. has been committed by her.
II am convinced that undue infiu-
ence and pressure of a sinister char
acter has been brought to bear ON
her and other witnesses, one of whom,
Alice Blake, has mySteriously disap-
peared from her home in Berkeley
We have been unable to find her. In
4 spite of these efforts to thwart the
ends of justice the investigation will
proceed and nothing will be spared
to bring the guilty ones to their just
deserts.
whenever wealth and influence
are brought to the bar of justice every
( sinister and corrupt practice is used
in an effort to free the accused. 1t is
always easy to convict poor man
The wealthy malefactors are the ones
who find means of using their wealth
to their advantage Wealth and in
fluence should not count in favor of a
defendant; neither should they count
(. against him. This case should be
handled just as the cases of the Other
gangsters are handled. The Pyvror
woman made the statement in the
presence of Captain of Detectives
Duncan Matheson, Assistant District
Attorney U'Ren and George Duffy
She repeated this story time ant
again Last night before the grand
jury she changed her testimony.
"Fatty" Testifies
Arbuckle, last witness summoned
before the grand jury during it's five
hour session, was aroused from {
sound sleep about 1 O'Clock this morn
ing. Arbuckle, it was said, was il
the grand jury room only about thret
minutes. He is said to have declined
to make any statement further thai
to explain that his lawyers had ad
vised him to keep silent.
Mrs. Bambino Maude belmont pre-
viously had testified as to the part.
in Arbuckle's rooms at hotel her,
on Labor Day, at which Miss Rapp'
was present Other witnesses wer
heard.
After Arbuckle left the grand jur,
room the jurors began to deliberat
upon the testimony given.
Behind closed doors the jurors ar
gued, it is understood, for half al
hour, having excluded District AttOr
new Brady and his assistants. TIL
conclusion then was reached, it wa
announced, to defer action until ful
ther evidence could be presented. n
date was set for the resumption OF tn
inquiry.
After the adjournment, Clifford Gu
tbs, foreman, said:
I'VE have decided to continue tn
hearing to give District Attorne
Brady the opportunity to secure Gel
tain information which we desire.
y was thought best not to vote on a
indictment last night.
=. San Francisco, Sept. 18th
San Francisco county grand jury az
journed at 10 o'clock this mornin
without considering the evidence Q
which the district attorney is seekin
an indictment Of Roscoe (Fatty) A
buckle, motion picture star. in col