The Washington times., 1923-07-19
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KEPNER To De
OPPOSED
Counsel for Husband Asks
Right 70 Be Heard by
Grand Jury.
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taking, ana you have been recalled.
largely at the instance Of Mr.. KEEP
ner. who, as the husband OF Mrs.
Grace Kepner, il not only anxious
to have fully revealed the truth in
connection with her death, but who
also want to be free from the hor'
rible suspicion that has been cast
upon him through the press.
"Mr. Kepner, therefore, through
his counsel respectfully requests
that you conduct thorough inves
tigation and hear all the facts, re-
CARELESS OF consequences. He espe"
cialIy asks that you do something
more than merely ratify the finding
of the coroner's jury; that you delve
deeper into all the facts and cir
cumstances surrounding the death
of Mrs. Kepner; that you inquire
into the motive and interests OF
those who are testifying, and that.
generally, you fully and deeply
probe this entire affair to determine
first, and principally. whether Mrs.
Kepner came to her death through
her own act, or through the act OF
another.
SimpIifies Issue.
I'VE also urge that you do not
initiate the example OF the coroner
Jury and try Mr.. KepT1er through
his associations with Miss Ricketts,,
nor allow that fact to prejudice
your minds. in conducting this very
vital investigation. There are but
two questions before you, and they
are:
al. Was Mrs. Kepner murdered?
"2. If yea, who Is responsible for
the same?
MIR. Kepner and his attorneys.
believing that you gentlemen are
fair, honest and conscientious men.
expect you to enter upon the per-
Torrance of your duty with open and
discriminating minds and to act
without regard to 1nflammatory
newspaper accounts. as well as with
out fear or favor.
LAS an evidence Of Mr.. Kepner s
good faith, he hereby offers to vol
unfairly come before the jury. and
tell all that he knows about the sub
ject matter of your inquiry. He also
seeks that you will summon before
you the following witnesses:
"Dr. Ira j. Mccarthy, city health
officer; Alban M. Wood, who served
as acting coroner when Mrs. KEEP
ner's body was first found; Casper
e. Cline, and William Y. Anderson,
undertakers and George B.-Mc'
Cherry, Herbert s. Hahn and Miss
Grace Pettingall.
I'VE trust that you and your as
sociateg, fully mindful of the solemn
responsibility you are about to as
sumo. will conduct an impartial, un"
biased and complete investigation,
exhausting every means to ascertain
the truth, the whole truth and MOTH
ing but the truth.
1--WE respectfully ask that you
read this communication before the
jury, and renew our request that
Mr.. Kepner be given an opportunity
to appear before you, ana MAKE a
frank full disclosure Of all the facts
that have come within his knoWI'
edge.
Respectfully yours.
LEO Wineberg,
Guy K. MOtter,
Attorneys for B. Evard kepner.
The publication of this letter
caused a surprise throughout all
Frederick today. The communlca-
ton to the jury foreman indicates
that Kepner's attorneys reel tnat the
the mans associations with the
pretty MISS fNlChSL(S WIZ o.
him and that they are therefore
seeking to prevent it.
Prepared to Fight.
Kepner is going to fight. He 10
spending most of his days IN com
pany with his attorneys. Other
times he is gathering information
for his attorneys to use III his be-
half.
On the other hand States Attor'
ney Aaron Anders is also planning
to fight. He is expected to vigor.
ously protest to the, jury against
the granting of the appeal incor'
porated in the letter written by
Kepner's attorney.
"I do not want Kepner to appear
before the grand jury, and further
more I will ask the jury not to
summons him." he reiterated TO-
day. Mr.. Anders is surnn1oninE
twenty-three witnesses TO appear
before the grand jury when 1t meets
in extraordinary session at 10
o'clock Monday morning. Among
these twenty.three are said to Do
several persons whom Kepner's at
torneys want summoned.
Soon after the letter OF KepnOrs