Franey told officers that although
he saw the struggle he did not realize
at the time that a murder was taking
place. He said that he obtained a
good view of the man and could not
be mistaken in his identification.
Brown arrived in Santa Barbara early
today to face additional attempts at
identification. He was placed in jail
on a murder warrant.
Charles Dullea, San Francisco
homicide squad, and Merton Newman,
a nephew of Miss Clara Newman, an
elderly apartment house owner, who
was the first victim of the strangler,
are en route to Santa Barbara in an
effort to identify Brown.
Brown was turned over to District
Attorney Clarence Ward and Chief of
Police Lester Desgrandchamps of San
ta Barham yesterday by Sheriff Wal
ter A. Shay of San Bernardino, who
brought the prisoner from Needles.
Statements Conflict.
Although apparently wishing to aid
officers in every way possible. Brown
has made numerous conflicting state
ments, some of which are point-blank.
denials of previous admissions attrib
uted to him.
He remembered only in a hazy way
the details of his alleged attacks.
It has been definitely established
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that Brown is an escaped inmate of
the State insane asylum at Patton,
San Bernardino County. He was com
mitted to that institution in 1915 as
Paul Cameron.
SEEKS TO HOLD FATHER.
Daughter Declares Stranger Wants
to Have Him Freed. From Asylum.
