Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-13

District Attorney Brady in Tho
statement also charged that he be
lioyed undue influence and pressure
OF IA sinister character had beel
| brought 10 bear upon certain Wit
nesses Whether or not an arfes
would be made in connection Win hN
charges OF pe"jury, he said, would dc
pend on further developments.
alleged murder Roscoe Fatty Ar
buckle is under arrest, was issUec
here early today 10y District Attorney
Mathew Brady.
Tell Of Fatty's Abuse.
Mrs. Bambina belmont teallhto III
detail in the grand jury session re-
gswfhg the occurrences nj tue pS'l
an which Miss Rdppc was allegea ~
have received her latals hurts. Sh'
had repeatedly shocked and kicked ~
tl,e CLOSED door To Arbucklc rooh'
aud finally compelled ArtuckIe to re-
open It. Airs Jean Jamison' one o,
the nurscs who atteiided Miss Rappe
TESTIFIED Miss Rape had told her thd'
Arbuckie had treated hcr roughly, ana
he had SAID he mad waited ave leaI'
foi the girl At times Miss kappv
said she dld not remember What nap.
pened IN He room ana other ulnes
She accused Arbuckle OF hurting her.
AttoInCy Brady said he had summon
Cd Miss Provi5t Tor examination today
regarding her testimony before tae
grand jury.
In his statement District AttOrne!
Brady charged that Miss ley Provost,
also known as Zcy Pyyron, mad
changed her testimony before IN ,
grand jury from that she had given
previously to the police and officials
OF the district attorneys office that
Miss Rape had told her Arbuckle mad
caused nor injuries. Earlier last
night IL was reported Miss Pyyron
refused to sign statement that Miss
Rape had told her this, and later, II
was said. she denied that she had even
made the assertion concerning Miss
RGppe. Brady said. He also charged
In his statement that Miss Alice
Blake, another prosecution witness
was missing. The statement follows
we have sent Miss Pyvron home
under. surveillance. The girl changed
her story completely gcfore tie sfanG
jury. Whether or not we shall arres'
her and charge her with perjury Will
depend on further developments,
am convinced. however, that perjury
has been committed by her.
Il am convinced that undue In
fluence and pressure Of sinister
character has been brought TO bear
on her and other witnesses, one OF
when. Alice Blake. has mysteriously
disappeared from her home in Berke-
ley. We have been unable to find her
To Continue Investigation.
In spite of these efforts to thwart
the ends OF Justice the investigation
will proceed and no effort will be
spared to bring the guilty one to their
just deserts.
Whenever wealth and influence
are brought 10 the bar Of justice every
sinister and corrupt practice is used
in an effort to free the accused. l.
Is always easy to convict a poor man
The wealthy malcfactors are the ones
who find means Of using their wealth
10 their advantage, Wealth and in
tlucnce should not count in favor of
4 defendant Neither Should they.I
count against him This case Should
re handled Just as the cases Of the
Other gangstsrs are handled. The
Ryxron woman madet-a statement air
tlfezmesence OF Captain of Detective
Duncan Matheson Assistant District
Attorney Milton Uren and George
Duffy. fShe repeated this statement
time and agaia Tonight before the
crand jury she changed her tcsti
mony'
Undue Influence Charged.
The statement came shortly after
the grand jury had concluded five
hour consideration of the case ana
adjourned without voting an indict
ment
Arbuckle Declines to Testify.
Arbuchle. tho last witness summon
cd by the grand jury during its five
hour se5siCa, was aroused from a
sound sleep about O'clock this morn
ing Arbucklc, it was said, was IN
the grand jury room only three min
utcs. lie IL reported to have declined
to make any statement further than
to explain that his lawyers had add
vised him to keep silent. After Ar
buckle left the grand jury room the
iurcs deliberated behind closed
doors, having excluded District .Attor
ney Brady and his assistants The
conclusion was then reached, it was
announced, to defer action until fur
thor evidence could be presented No
date was set for resumption of the ill.,
quiry After adjournment Clifford
Curtis, foreman, said:
we have decided to continue the
hearing to give District Attorney