The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
FRISCO GRAND
JURYFAHSTO
INDIeT FATTY

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and officials OF tho district attor-
ueye Office, that Miss Rape had
told her Arbnrkle had caused her
frfuries- Earlier last night it was
reported Miss PYvron refused 70
sign. a statement that Miss Rape
had told her this and later, il was
said. she denied that she had ever
made the assertion concerning
Miss Rzppe. Brady said He also
charged IN his statement that Miss
Alice Blake, another prosecution
Witness, was missing The state
znent follows:
May Arrest Girl
I'VE have sent Miss Pyvron home
under surveillance The girl
changed her story completely be-
fore the grand jury. Whether or
not We shall arrest her and charge
her with perjury will depend on
further Developments I am con-
WINGED, however, that perjury has
been committed by her.
81 am convinced that undue in
Auence and pressure of a sinister
character has been brought to bear
on her and other witnesses, one of
whom, Alice Blake, has mysterious
ly disappeared from her home in
Berkeley. We have been unable to
find her.
''In spite OF these efforts to
thwart the ends of justice the in
yestigation will proceed and no eff
fort will be spared to bring the
guilty ones to their just deserts
Raps @WeaItBy MaIefactors'.
whenever wealth and influence
are brought to bear on justice, ev-
cry sinister and corrupt practice is
used in an effort TO free the &C
cused. It is always easy to con-
Vict a poor man The wealthy
nnaIefactors are the ones who find
means of using their wealth to
their advantage. Wealth and in
fiuence should not count N 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 Pyvron woman made a state !
ment in the presence of Captain of
Detectives Duncan Matheson, As
Bistant District Attorney Milton
U'ren and George Duffy. She re-
peated this statement time and
again Tonight before the grand
jury she changed her testimony"
Arbuckle Holds Tongue. /
Arbuckle, the last witness sum-
noned by the grand jury during it's
five hours session, was aroused
from a sound sleep about 1 o'clock
this morning Arbuckle, it is said,
was in the grand jury room only
three minutes. He is reported to
have declined to make any state
ment further than to explain that
his lawyers had advised him to
keep silent
After Arbuckle left the grand
jury room, the jurors deliberated
behind closed doors, having exc1ud-
ed District Attorney Brady and his
assistants. The conclusion was
then reached, it was announced. to
defer action until further evidence
could be presented. No date was
set for the resumption of the in
quiry.
After the adjournment Clifford
Curtis, foreman, said:
I'VE have decided to continue
this hearing to give District Attor-
/ ney Brady the opportunity to Sc
cure certain information which we
desire. 1t was thought best not to
vote on an Indictment tonight"
Runs Fiashlight Gauntlet.
San Francisco, Sept 13-United
Press Roscoe rbuckle early was
called before the grand jury and
asked TO make a statement con-
corning the charge that he murder
ed Miss Virginia RanDe
By advice Of his counsel the fam |
GUS movie comedian fatty refused |
&c utter word He was in the !
grand jury room only two min |
utes
Afterward he ran gauntlet of |
binding flashlights, clicking cam
eraS and newspaper men who walk /
ed along beside him asking Dues /
tons back to his cell in the felony !
tank
The grand jury after six hours
elaboration, adjourned shortly aft /
er / a m today, without indicting
Arbuckle for first degree murder.
1t was learned that there were
several disputed points" in the evil
dence- presented and that the grand !
jury would not indict until these !
points had been cleared up.
Fatty's Attorneys Pleased.
District Attorney Matthew Brady
had corps of detectives out this |
morning hunting further evil
dence" to clear up the disputed |
points The jury will reconvene at
any time Brady is ready to summon
1t to present this evidence.
The fact that the jury failed to
indict Arbuckle on the strength of
the evidence already presented.
even though the actor himself re-
fused to testify, was held by his
attorneys TO be a decided point in
his favor.
The coroner's Jury was to con-
tinue its investigations today of the
death of Miss Rape who expired ],
from injuries received during an al
legged wild party" in Arbuckle's
suite at the Hotel ST Francis. The
coToner's inquest is being conduct
ed Independently of the grand Jury
proceedings.
Crowd Gather at Doors,
During the long hours that the
grand jury was in session a crowd
pressed around the doors, as close
~ as guards would permit. staring
at the witnesses as they passed IN
and out
a number of fashflv eoxned
movie actresses were within the