New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-13
Declares He Has Evidence
That Money Is Being
Used In Behalf OfFatty
Arbuckle's Defense
Issues Statement
Meanwhile Sister of Accused
Comedian Rushes to His
Side-Says He's Tender
est Man in World. /

San Francisco, Sept. ia states
ment expressing the conviction that!
perjury had been committed by one
of the chief witnesses for the prose.i
cution at the grand jury investigation;
last night of the death of Miss Vir11
ginia Rape, film actress. for whosei
alleged murder Roscoe (Fatty) Ar-i
buckle is under arrest, was issued here
today by Dist. Attorney Matthew
Brady.
Future Steps Undecided Il
Dist. Attorney Brady in a statements
also charged that he believed undues
influence and pressure of sinister.
character has been brought to beare
upon certain Witnesses Whether OF
not an arrest would be made in con>f
nection his charge Of perjury he saidN
would depend on further develops
ments. q
Woman is Accused q
In his statement, Dist. Attorney
Brady charged Miss Zey Provost, also
known as Zey Pyvron, had changeds
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 had
told her Arbuckle had caused her.
injuries. Earlier last night it was re.
ported Miss Pyvron refused to sign a
statement that Miss Rape had told
her this and later it was said, she
denied that she had ever made the as.
sertion concerning Miss Rappe, Brady
said.
Witness is Missing
Dist. Attorney Brady also charged
in his statement that Miss Alice Blake,
another prosecution witness was miss
ing. a .s .s
Dist. Attorney Brady's statement
follows:
I'VE have seen 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 will
depend on further developments. I
am convinced, however, that perjury
has been committed by her.
Undue Influence
ct am convinced that undue in
f1uence and pressure of a sinister
character has been brought to bear on
her and other witnesses, one of whom,
Alice Blake, has mysteriously disap-;
peared from her home in Berkeley.t
We have been unable to find her.
I'm spite of these efforts to thwart.
the ends of justice the investigation:
spared to bring the guilty ones to
their just deserts.
Hints at Use of Money
whenever wealth and influence
are brought to the bar of justice every
sinister and corrupt practice is used
in an effort to free the accused. 1t is.
always easy to convict a poor man.
The wealthy malefactors are the ones
who find means of using their wealth
to their advantage. Wealth and in
fuence should not count in favor of al
defendant neither should they counts
against him. This case should bea
handled just as the cases of the other!
gangsters are handled. The Pyvron,
woman made a statement in thai
presence of Captain of Detectives Dun-
can Matheson, Assistant Dist Attorney,
Milton Uren and George Duffy. She
repeated this statement time and
again. Tonight before the grand jury
she changed her testimony"
Accused Will Not Talk
Arbuckle the last witness summoned
by the grand jury during it's five
hour session, was aroused from a
sound sleep about one. o'clock this
morning. Arbuckle, it is said, was I'M
the grand jury room only three min
utes. He is reported to have declined,
to make any statement further thant
to explain that his lawyers had adj
vised him to keep silent.
Mrs. Bambino Maud belmont had
previously testified concerning the
party in Arbuckle's rooms at a hotel
here on Labor Day at which Miss
Rape was present. Other witnesses
we're heard.
After ArbuckIe left the grand jury
room the jurrs began to deliberate
upon the testimony given. Behind Z
closed doors the jurors argued, it is
said for half an hour, having excluded
District Attorney Brady and his as
sistants. The conclusion then was
reached, it was announced, to defer
action until further evidence could be
presented. No date was set for the re-
sumption of the inquiry.
After the adjournment Clifford Cur
is, foreman said:
I'VE have decided to continue the
hearing to give District Attorney
Brady the opportunity to secure GER
ain information which we desire. 1t
vas thought best not to vote on an in
lictment tonight
" =!
Sister Defends Brother 1
Los Angeles, Sept. 13.-Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle's only sister, MIS-
[ora Arbuckle st. John, mother of Az
It. John, also a moving picture actor,
oday told newspaper reporters herS
,rothar "had taken care of himself