The New York herald., 1921-12-05
Rich Father Absent Abroad,
but Friends of Family Pro-
vide S25, 200 Bond.
ALIBI TO BE HIS DEFENCE
Will Not Fight ExtraditiOn to
New Jersey in Proceed
ings To-day.

Alexander Macarthur, adopted son
of John r.. Macarthur, millionaire
contractor, who was identified Satur-
day by Mrs. Helen D. O'Neill and Miss
May Louise Bradshaw as the man who
attacked them in a lonely spot near
Cedar Grove, y. j., last September,
was released in $4,000 bail yesterday.
Macarthur will appear in Tombs court
to-day in proceedings for extradition
to New Jersey.
MacArthur's release was effected
through the efforts of friends of the
Macarthur family. He was arraigned
before Magistrate Hating in Tonbs
court as a fugitive from justice and
remanded without bail. Later friends
got in touch with Emil e. Fuchs, who
arranged with Robert S. Johnstone
Assistant District Attorney. to accept
bond of $4,000, and he was released
on an order by Justice Guy OF the
tSupreme Court. Macarthur then went
to his home at III East Seventy-eighth
street
At his home last night Macarthur
said he would not attempt to fight ex-
tradition 10 New Jersey.
Hns Nothing 10 Hide.
II have nothing to HIDE and can tell
my story there as have done here" he
said, as ne stood with one arm about
his foster mother and the other around
4 I,a cha NJ t,tc
had never seen those two women before
in my life until they walked into Capt.
Carey's office and accused me OF the at
tack upon theni," he said This whole
matter surprises me as much as any one.
l have nothing TO fear here or in New
Jersey. Ny story Is true and ] am
not down on my knees asking favors
from any one"
According to the story which Mac
Arthur told reporters after his release,
he was in Vineyard Haven. Mass, with
the rest of the Macarthur family until
september 30 The first attack took
place on September "a, according to the
police. Macarthur and his family arc
sure of this point. for they held a party
on September 30 for Mrs. MacArthur's
birthday and returned from vineyare
Alexander
coming with them. Macarthur admitted
ne was not quite clear about his where
abouts on The date OF the second attack,
He said, however. that each time he
visited the country place at Cedar Grove
lie stopped to visit friends OF the family
the Snowden-Rsdfields. and had dinner
with them and danced during the even
ing. They took him to his place In their
automobile. He was very positive about
this.
The Cedar Grove homo OF the Mac
Arthur family has long been place
where week end campers made a prac-
tice oil visiting, according to various
members of the family. a small lodge
short distance from the house had
been broSen into several times by these
campers, who generally came out from
the city. Macarthur said also that he
had seen a strange man wandering
about the place at various times last
foil and thought he might have been
an inmate OF nearby asylum
Father Not Notified.
Capt. Carey learned that Macarthur
had been In Paris studying art at the
time OF the murder of sixteen-year-oId
Rene Hoxie. and this statement was
corroboratcd by Mrs Macarthur and
other members OF the family. 1t was
sald that MacArthurS 3 foster father. who
is In italy on business, had not been
notified OF the affair, as his address was
not known at the present time A mes
sage viii be sent to him as soon as the
family know his address
In telling OF his experiences at Police
Headquarters Macarthur said that he
had been questioned continuously. but
had been well treated. He said that
in the identifying Of him by the two
women he was placed with seven other
men. The reason they picked me out,
I believe" he said, was that ] was in
such dishevelled condition. The other
inen were shaved and clean, but / was
not, and was therefore different from
the other seven. The women did not
come right to me. but went up and down
the line several times before singing
me out" he snid.
Macarthur said that the strange part
Of the effair Is that when he was so
we'll known about Cedar Grove and
Montclnir he would not have been
Immediately recognized by the women
or by some one In the neighborhood.
TT seems rather strange that It took
the police and every one else nearly
two months TO find me- when have
been about ali the time since. ! have
nothing TO hide nor nothing that / am
ashamed Of" he said.
QUIET ELECTION IN MEXICO.
MEXICO Cry. Dec. 4.--The municipal
elections In Mexico City and suburbs to-
day were entirely orderly and when the
polls closed this afternoon there was no