Evening star., 1923-07-25
MISS H0UCK CHARGES
MERClLESS GRILLING

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the coroners inquest that Mr.. Kepner
had ordered her to burn the clothing
both he and his dead wife wore the
day of the tragedy, contradicting an
other statement of the husband dur
ing his own testimony before the
same body. Mr.. Kepner had said he
could not remember just what he had
done with the clothing he wore that
fateful afternoon, June IS.
While Addie was still on the stand
an incident orcurred which almost
smashed the tense atmosphere that
gripped the courthouse today. Sheriff
Jones rushed suddenly up from his Of
fee on the lower floor, demanded ad
mittance to the grand jury room and
Il moment later came racing out with
State Attorney Aaron r. Anders, the
latter hatleSS and excited. Both leaped
into an automobile and disappeared.
That was about noon, and when they
returned half an hour later neither
would give an explanation.
Session Delayed.
Ezra Houck, jr.. brother of Mrs.
Kepner. was about to take the stand
when that incident occurred. The
session of the grand jury, however,
had to be recessed until the states
attorney returned and both Addie
Tyler and the young Mr.. Houck were
escorted to an anteroom to await the
pleasure of the Investigators and the
county prosecutor. Efforts to follow
the fleeing state officers were blocked
until they got out of sight and left
the crowd of newspaper men and
l.
excitement
When the grand jury recessed for
luncheon a member of that body de-
clared that new evidence had been
obtained which, he thought, would
be presented this afternoon and
mystery within few hours. Asked
whether or not there would be an
Indictment. the juror said he could
not commit himself until he had
heard just what ,this new matter
might be.
Claims New Witnesses.
Leo Weinburg, chief counsel for B.
Evard Kepner, sat on a comfortable
bench before the tribunal here, en-
joying a mountain sunbath while he
Asked the result of his visit tooWash-
ihSlon yeSlerody, tne lawyer express
ed himself as highly pleased and
said he had obtained some witnesses
that he might call on later, but would
not bother at this time
Neither Mr.. Kepner nor myself"
he said. "are very much concerned
over what the grand jury might do.
The witnesses / mentioned will not
be asked to appear before the jurors,
but should events make it necessary
i shall bring them in as witnesses
before a court of Justice. More than
that l am not permitted to say while
the grand jury is in session. You
must remember, as a lawyer, I am
an officer of the court and must not
influence a grand jury one way or
the other"
Heretofore the grand jury has been
In the habit of recessing promptly at
o'clock, but it was intimated that
this afternoon they would remain in
session long enough to hear all wit
nesses. Whether or not they would
then begin balloting on the question
of an indictment was an open ques-
tion, but most persons believe they
would prefer to wait until tomorrow,
as an unprecedently hot battle be-
tween the two factions-one for an
indictment and the other for quash-
ing the case as a suicides certain
to take place, and would probably
hold the jurors in te courthouse
throughout the night.