New-York tribune., 1921-12-05
Macarthur Is
Freed i'm Bail;
Denies Guilt
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knife or claspknife, was nct 'orth-
coming.
Miss BRADSHAW told the authorities
she was on the way to her dentist
when man lcapcd out from cump OF.
bushes aud attacked her at the same
spot referred to by Mrs. O'Neill. After
Identifying MacArthur at Police Head
quarters on Saturday she told the de-
tectivcs she identified him by his
"buShy eyebrows and bad BREATH
1t also developed that Chief of Po-
lice Ryno. of Cedar Groyc, is an uncle
Of Miss bradshaw, Chief Ryno could
not be reached by reporter for The
Tribune, it being spid at his home that
he was attending wake.
Discussing Miss Bradshaw's state
ment that she was attacked by him on
the morning of September II. Mac
Arthur declared he would have no diff
iiculty in proving that at the time he
wns at Vineyard Haven, Mass, with his
entire family. The voting man said his
aunt's birthday was about September
30. and the family had gone to Vine
yard Haven. remaining there several
weeks. He said his stay there covered
the date mentioned by Miss Bradshaw
and he WIS certain there would be no
difficulty in proving this statement
Macarthur admitted he had visited
ms foster parents summer Nome at
Cedar Grove from time to time during
the summer and fall He went there
occasionally. he told the police, to do
sketching. He said he was a moving
picture actor. and "doubled' for stars
in various Los Angeles moving picture
companies where there were difficult
stunts to be performed. such as diving,
trick riding and polo playing.
Paul MocA rtbpr :. -o.yar nrnfho, n E
the artist, said Alexander undoubtedly
went TO the Cedar Grove home during
the summer. He said Alexander had
clothes there. and that other members
of the family frequently spent days
and weeks here He pointed out that
persons of the town could easily have
identified members of his family with
out having met them personally, and
intimated TINT this might have some-
thing TO do with the alleged positive
Identification of his fostcr brother by
the two women.
Macarthur, it was learned from the
authorities, was arrested on a John
Doe warrant. In the information and
description Of the man desired By the
New Jersey authorities, furnished to
the local detectives by Captain Walter
Godfrey. it is set forth that the mar
wanted is named Alexander Warren,
S feet 8 inches tall, dark gray hair.
about $50 pounds, and u soft voice,
posing, as an artist and moving picture
actor
MacArthur's family say Alexander
never used the name Of Warren. The
accused has black hair, not gray. The
artist Is twenty-eight years old The
Bradshaw girl said that she also recog-
nzcd him by his soft voice, although
he had been silent with other men in
the lineup when She picked him out
as the man who assaulted her.
Macarthur was entirely calm and
unperturbed when seen by reporters at
hls home yesterday. "rhcre's nothing
TO this, fellows he said in an en-
phatic manner. ITS all ridiculous. |
really don't know what to say about it
because it's so absurd. On the face Of
1T 1t Is all foolish, and what can man
say in behalf of himself except that
it's all q silly correction? But l do
want to say that it's mysterious bub-
bic that will soon be burst.
Il never saw these women or
heard OF them before in my life.
don't yet know what it's all about it
all came so sudden. But wc'll get at
the bottom of this pretty quick, and
Pm determined to see it through to the
end"
Mrs. MacArthu. and her son Paul
We're present during most of the in
/ terview and occasionally interjected
comments.
"Ihink.' said one of them "of iden-
tifying man as criminal by his
breath and bushy eyebrows! These
women know something they are not
telling. It's a fanciful tale about
Alexander they are trying to palm off
but thay shall not make him goat
We shall see to that
T. Mrs: Macarthur said her husband
had gone to Italy about four weeks
ago and would not be back for some
time, but that this would not inter
ferc with the defense OF her foster son
against the charges
"The suggestion that Alexander was
somehow mixed up in the murder Of
Ream Constance Hoxie, u. West
EIghty-nnth Street, on the afternoon
of February 3, 1920, is too silly to talk
abOut.r interiected Paul NINa 1a...