Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-09-13
ARbUCKLE CASE
PERJURY CHARGE
District Attorney in Statement
Expresses Conviction That
Perjury Was Committed
CHARGES ZEY PROVOST
Changed Her Testimony Be-
fore Grand Jury Probing
Death of Miss Rappe

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. ia
statement expressing conviction that
perjury had been committed by one
of the chief witnesses for the prose-
cution at the grand jury investiga-
ton last night of the death of Miss
Virginia Rappe, for whose alleged
murder Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle is
under arrest. was issued here early
today by District Attorney Matthew
Brady.
Undue Influence
District Attorney Brady in the
statement charged that he believed
undue influence and pressure of a
sinister character has been brought
to bear upon certain witnesses"
Whether an arrest would be made in
connection with his charge of per-
jury would depend on further de-
velopments.
In his statement District Attorney
Brady charged Miss Zey Provost,
also known as Zey Pyvron, had
changed her testimony before the
grand jury from that she had given
previously to the police and officials
of the district attorneys Office that
Miss Rape told her that Arbuckle
had caused her injuries. Earlier last
night it was reported Miss Pyvron
refused to sign a statement that Miss
Rappe had told her this and denied
she had ever made the statement
concerning Miss Rappe, Brady said.
District Attorney Brady also
charged that Miss Alice Blake, an
other prosecution witness, was miss
ing. District Attorney Brady's state
ment follows:
1--WE 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 shall depend on further de-
velopments. l am convinced that
perjury has been committed by her
Sees Undue Pressure
II am convinced that undue pres
sure of sinister character has been
brought to bear on her and other
witnesses, one of whom, Alice Blake
has mysteriously disappeared from
her home in Berkeley. We have
been unable to find her.
I'm spite of these efforts to thwar
the ends of justice the investigation
will proceed, and no effort spared t
bring the guilty ones to their Jus
| deserts.
| WHSHGNcE WCuith dIlu
are brought to the bar of justice
every sinister and corrupt practice
is used in an effort to free the ac-
| cused. 1t is always easy to con-
>ict a poor man. The wealthy male
| factors are the ones who find means
Of using their wealth to their advan-
tage. Wealth and influence should
not count in favor of a defendant.
Neither should they count against
| him. This case should be handled
| just as the case of the other gang
stars are handled.
1.-The Pyvron woman made a
| statement in the presence of Capt
of Detectives Matheson, Assistant
| District Attorney Milton U'Ren and
George Duffy. She repeated this
statement time and again. To-
night before the grand jury she
, changed her testimony"
Arbuckle, the last witness sum-
moned by the grand jury, was arous-
ed from a sound sleep about 1
O'Clock this morning. He is said to
have been 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.
Mrs. Bambino Maud belmont pre-
viously had testified concerning the
party in Arbuckle's rooms, at hotel
here, Labor Day. at which Miss
Rappe was present. Other witnesses
were heard. After Arbuckle left the
grand jury room the jurors began
| to deliberate over the testimony
given. Behind closed doors the jur-
| ors argued. it is said. for half an
| hour. having excluded District At
| torney Brady and assistants. The
conclusion was reached to defer ac-
ton until further evidence could be
presented. No date was set for re-
sumption of the inquiry.
| Has "Tender Heart.
| LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13.-Rosco,
| (Fatty) Arbuckle's only sister, Mrs
Nora Arbuckle st. John, mother o
| Alex St. John, also a motion picture
actor, today told newspaper report
ers her brother had taken care o
| himself since he was fourteen year
old and never asked help of his rela
tives, but since he had made his for
tune he always has been generou
to his own people.
He has done many things for M
and my family and for our brothe!
at Fresno. / know my brother to-
we'll to believe he would do anything
unkind or ungentlemanly to a WON