Evening journal., 1921-09-13

Of ARBUCKLE
DELAYED BY
GRAND JURY
State Witness Repudiates
Early Story of Miss
Rappe's Death; An
other Witness Gone
HINT Is MADE OF
SINISTER INFLUENCE

SAN FRANcIsco Sept 1s
Omitted Press)-Charges that one OF
the States star witnesses had chang
ed her testimony and that another
had disappeared were made by Dis
trict Attorney Brady today when the
san Francisco grand jury refused to
indict Roscoe Arbuckie for the al
legged murder Of Virginia Rappe.
until disputed points in the evi-
dence" are cleared. up.
The District Attorney declared
that Miss Zcy Prevon. a show girl. in
testifying before the grand jury had
completely reversed the story she
previously told about what happened
at Arbuckies wild party whore
Miss Rappe Ia alleged to have re-
ceived injuries that caused her
death. He also asserted that Mas
Alice Blake. another guest at the
party and considered an important
witness had disappeared from her
home in Berkeley and cannot be
/ found"
Another witness OF lesser import
ance has also vanished. Brady said.
He further charged that the testi-
mony Of Dr. Rumwell. one OF the
physicians who attended Miss Rapps
regarding hs handnna OF her liz
ness was highly unsatisfactory.~
Brady announced that after Miss
Prevon had changed her testimony
she went TO her home under surveil-
lance OF detectives who will guard
her from now on.
He said her new story sharply con-
nictcd with her previous sworn am
davit. telling what occurred at the
fatal party.
Whenever wealth and Influence
are involved In a case OF This sort
sinister influences OF every sort arc
brought 10 bear" declared Brady.
Il am convinced that sinister in
huences have gotten to Miss Prevon
and TO Alice Blake as well. We in
tend to go 70 the bottom OF this mat
ter and punish those who may be
found guilty. whoever they are.
Wealth and Influence should not
weigh either for or against a man.
and they will not.
In a nutshell-there Is too much
money In sight"
Last Saturday and yesterday
morning Miss Prevon told Detective
Captain Matheson that Miss Rappe
had told her positively that zrbuciSz;;.ss
had caused her injuries. Brady said.
Last night. Brady said. when call
ed before the grand jury. she revers-
ed herself entirely.
whether we shall arrest Miss
Prevon on charge OF perjury has
not yet been decided" he said I'VE
ton in the case and most OF ali we
are interested in finding out what
sinister influence caused her to
change her testimony.
Early last evening Miss Prevon.
when called TO be present at the
grand jury hearing. refused 70 sign
lanother formal statement regarding
her allegations and told a different
and highly unsatisfactory story
l Brady's statement threw the first
light on why the grand jury refused
10 indict Arhucklo on n charge OF
first degree murder when II had been
supposed the proceeding would be
"cut and dried" and Indictment
would go through according to
schedule.
The grand jury. Il was reported.
was In a turmoil when Miss Prevon
took the stand in repudiating her
earlier story. The district attorneys
stan was astonished.
order finally was restored when
Brady suggested that the jury ad-
iourn ready TO meet at his call when
he gets the Prevon girls story
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