Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-03
ATTORNEY CLOSES
PROBE Of MYSTERY
IN MODEL Staying


questioning John Kearsley Mitchell,
wealthy Philadelphia clubman, and
his personal attorney, John H. Jack
son, for five and a half hours last
night, Ferdinand Pecora, assistant
district attorney, announced he had
completed his investigation into the
murder of Dorothy King keenan, and
that he would turn over all testi-
mony and evidence to the police.
1.-THE rest is up to the police" he
said:
Mitchell and Jackson recited every
detail of their friendship with the
slain model, Mr.. Pecora said, and an
swered all questions frankly" Z
do you mean that MitchelPs rev.
elation give him a clean bill of
health?" he was asked. IIe declined
to answer.
While refusing to disclose what
testimony had been given by the
two men, Mr.. Pecora said that new
| information "of the greatest impor-
lance" had been brought to light.
The information strengthened his
belief that Miss Keenan, had been
slain by conspirators who planned to
blackmail Mitchell and also tended
to support the police theory that she
had been slain by robbers.
Mitchell, he said, told the com
plete story of his friendship with
! Miss keenan,, which dated back two
years. So did Jackson. They were
particularly questioned, he said,
about their movements the night
the model was slain.
Every possible question bearing
on this case was asked them by
Captain Carey, of the police homi
eide squad; and myself" he said.
1--WE overlooked no detail, and I feel
that their Interrogation has yielded
all the information obtainable."
Police were preparing to check
UP the stories. Mr.. Pecora was sat
isfied that Mitchell had never met
the brothers of the slain model,
John and Frank keenan,.
While Mitchell and Jackson were
being questioned, John Keenan, re-
manned in an outer office.
For the first time in his investi-
cation of the murder, Mr.. Pecora
had a stenogr- pher record the state
ments of Mitchell, who was known
as "Mr. Marshall to Miss Keenan,,
and jackson as "Mr. Wilson"
Police Inspector Coughlin will re-
open the inquiry Monday and prob
ably will call in the keenan, fam
lily, he announced.
IT see no reason to detain either
Mr.. Mitchell or Mr.. Jackson as ma
terial witnesses" he said. The for
mer was expected to return to Phil
adelphia tonight.
dot" Keenan's love letters from
admirers are not for sale. John
keenan,, her brother, told reporters.
''Those letters can't be bought, "
he said. ''They will never be pub
lished, if I have to burn them my
self. A million dollars wouldn't get
them"
He declined to tell who had in
scribed them to his sister, or to
reveal their contents.
Jackson was first to be cues
toned by Mr.. Pecora. He was
grilled for two hours. Mitchell then
went into the private office and his
examination lasted three and a half
hours. At the conclusion, the two
men, surrounded by their attorneys
made dash from the building, but
a group of newspaper photographers
who guarded all exits for hours,
were on their heels, and the smoke
from a dozen flashlights piled cell.
ingward as they flung through a
revolving\ door.
Il will say nothing as to who is
suspected" Mr.. Pecora continued, IT
am through with this inquiry until
the police request my further as
sistance. The police have more facts
than I have, and the scope of their
investigation has been larger than
mine
Mr.. Olcott took occasion to deny,
on Mr.. Mitchelis behalf, reports of
separation or an impending sepa-
ration of Mr.. Mitchell and his wife,
who is a daughter of Colonel E. #.
Stotesbury, of J. p. Morgan and
company.
1t had been reported that Mr..
Stotesbury would accompany Mr..
Mitchell to the district attorneys Of,
flee hit he did not anDear