The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-13
PERJURY IN
ARbUCKL[ CASE
IS ALLEGED
Grand Jury Hears De-
tails of Party in Coined
ian's Rooms That Pre-
ceded Death of Actress
But Fails to Return In.
dictment.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept IA
statement expressing the conviction
that perjury had been committed by
ono Of the chief witnesses for the
prosecution at the grand jury invcsti-
CATION last night of the death Of Miss
Virginia Rappe. fllm actress. for
whoac alleged murder Roscoe C'Fat-
ty'1 Arbuckle is under arrest. was
issued here early today by District
Attorney Matthew Brady.
The statement came shortly after
the grand Jury had concluded five
hour consideration Of the case and ad-
iourned without VOTING an indictment
District Attorney Brady In the
statement a'so charged that ne be-
iiHved undue influence and pressure
of "a sinister character has bren
brought TO bear" upon certain wiz
nessea Whether or not an arrest
would be made In connection with HIS
charge of perjury. he said. would de-
pond on further develonmcnts,
Changes Testimony?
In his statement District Attorney
Brady charged that Miss Fay Provost.
nian known a. Zey 'yvron. had
changed her testimony before th"
grand Jury from that she had given
previously to the police and officials
Of the district attorneys officc that
Miss Rappc had told ncr Arbuckle
had caused her injuries Earlier last
night a wnN reported Miss Provost re-
fused iu sign statement that Miss
Happc had told her this and lator. u
was said she denied that she had ever
made the assertion concerning Miss
Rappe, Brady said
District Attorney pradv also
,hargei In his statement that Miss
Alice Flake. another prosecution Wit
ness was missing.
Hrtdy's StntcnEut.
District Attorney Brady'H statement
follows;
Eve have sent Miss Provost home
under surveillance. The girl changed
her story completely before the grand
Jury Whether or not we shall arrest
hnr and ci,arrc hor with perjury VIII
depend on further DEVELOPMENTS ]
nm convinced however the perjury
has been committed by her
u am convinced that undue influ'
cncc and pressure ct a sinister char
artsr has been brought to bear on
.hor and other witnesses. on" pt whom
Alice Blake has mystcriousiy dtsap-
penrcd from hcU HON" IN Hcrk"lcN
W. have bcen unable tn find her,
I'm spite of these efforts to thwari
the ends Of Justice the Investigation
win proceed and no effort viii nc
spared 10 bring the guilty ones TO their
lust dcscrts.
Three wiinc~~rs.
whenever wealth and influence
prr brought to thc bar of iustic" every
sinister and corrupt practice Is used
in an effort 20 free the accused. II
is sn.wnys easy to convict q poor man
III, wealthy malcfnctrrs are the ones
who find means of using their wealth
~ their advantage. Wealth ana IN
tucncc should not count in favor oi
% defendant. neither should hey count
prnInst him This case should be
handled Just as the cases ~ the other
gnugstcrs are handled The Provost
woman made statement In the pres
rugr ut Captain of Detectives Duncan
N1'h"son Assistant District Attorney
Milton a.. 'Rrn and Geo. Duffy she
repeated this statement time nnd
uruin Last uiTht before the grand
jury she changed her testimony
Nrbucklc Questioned.
Arhucklc. the last witness sum
r,uncd by the grand jury. during its
five hour session. was aroused irom
% sound sleep about on" clock this
morning Arbucllr, II Is said. was In
tho grand jury room only three
minutes lie b. reported to have de-
oincd To make any statement further
than tn explain that his lawyers had
adyisod him 90 keep silent.
Mrs Bammno Maud belmont had
prrviousiv testified concerning the
marty iu ArbuCkle's rooms at hoteI
here ON Labor Day at which Miss
Rape was present other witnesse'
were heard.
AFTER Arbucklc left the grand iur,
room the jurors began to dclihorai,
upou the testimony given Behind
CLOSED doors tho jurors argued, II u
said FOR half an hour having excluded