Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-08-03
MISS BIRKHEAD
I. SAYS FRAMEUP
IN HER ARREST
Former Stenographer Was One Prln-
cipal In Hairpuillng Contest stag
ed In Rooming House.

ceS B1rkneaQ Oh DenCoIlei, hioo.'
er stenographer to the Mississippi ex-
ecutive, declared tonight that she
would go before Superintendent Oh
Police Mallory Monday and make
formal demand that the circumstan-
ces surrounding her arrest ana the
subsequent charge of peace dlsturD-
ance booked against her be lnvesti-
gated.
Miss Birkhead declared the whole
thing a ''frameup" and charged tnat
it was an effort by her enemies TO
discredit her in Mississippi, where
her case against the governor IS stlll
pending.
Miss Birkhead and Mrs. Hearndon
were arrested following an alleged
halr-pulling contest at their room
ing house last night.
Hair-Pulling Match Brought In Po-
lice.
New Orleans, July 29.-Frances
Birkhead, former stenographer 10
Governor Russell, of Mississippi, who
sued the Mississippi executive tor
100000 recently, alleging seduction,
was today booked by police on
charge OF disturbing the peace: Her
trial on the charge Is Scheduled 70
come up next week.
The charge grew out OF what po-
lice term hairpulllnge contest al
legged to have beep engaged In by MISS
blrkhead and (MrS. Hearndon, at
rooming house last night where both
principals OF the alleged combat are
roomerS.
According to police reports Miss
Birnead and Mrs. Hearndoa en-
gagged in. heated argument over
Miss Birkhead's claim that she was
secret service operative. When the
argument reached white" heat, Miss
Birkhead is said to have sought an Of
ficer and asked that several roomers
be arrested for disturbing the peace,
specifically mentioning Mrs. Hearn-
don.
While officers investigating the
argument the two women are said to
have clashed. They were separated
by police and taken to police head
quarters where Mrs. Hearndon de-
nlanded an immediate trial and was
acquitted.
1t was learned by officials that Miss
Birkhead some weeks ago accepted
employment with a local private de-
tective agency.
Her Side of Case
Early Saturday morning Miss
j. Birkhead said, Pm going to demand
an investigation of the entire affair
by Superintendent Moloney.
Miss Birkhead version of the at
fair varies somewhat from the police
reports recording the 'harpuiling
encounter.
81 have been rooming at the place
for the last two months" Miss Birk-
head explained. " | was going to
move several times but the owner of
the building urged me to remain un-
til he got someone else to lease the
place.
81 left the house shortly after six
O'Clock Saturday night and returned
about S:45 p. m. started to go to
nv room but | saw sight which dis
gusted me and caused me to return
to the front steps. In the house were
a number of men and women. They
were carrying on tesribly. | waited
for them to become quiet and retire.
But while | was seated on the front
steps, big man weighing about 250
pounds came out and SAID ne wanted
to see me. He was stranger IN the
house and | had never seen him be-
fore.
81 asked him what he wanted to
see me about and he replied that he
would tell me when | came into the
house. | told him to tell me, that !
would not go into the house. Finally
after much arguing he said: Are you
detective p | asked him if he was
one. He said mo, but we want to
know whether you are detective.
I replied that it was none OF his busl-
ness.
"He was then joined by number
of the others and they dragged me
into the hallway of the house and
demanded to know whether was a
detective. l thought the best way to
pacify them was to tell them the
truth. | said: Yes, | am detec-
tive
"This seemed to both amuse and
dentials?' they cried Show US. your
credentials tod them it was none
of their business and that | would
show them nothing.
"They then became very abusive
and | broke away from she big man
who was holding me and ran out Of
the house to telephone and called
the police.
Calls the Police
"About an hour later a number Of
policemen from the Third precinct ar
rived. I met them in front Of thu
house. They asked me what was
wrong and / told them. They sale
they could do nothing in the case a: