Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-31
MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION
WITH DEATH OF MISS DAN.
hELSON TALKS.
DENIES HE HAD HAND
IN GoWRlE GIRLS DEATH
Says He Sought Friendship Of Woman
Because He Craved Companionship
Burns Detective Agents Still Keen
in Probing Mystery Of Wealthy Miss
Danelson.

Seattle, Aug. 31.--Quest for a true
friendship led Percival " Allen into his
| present predicament-ac cell in the King
county Jail, a statutory charge against
him, while detectives and scientists
are trying to fathom the mystery OF
the death of Anna Marie Danielson
who passed as his wife until her tragic
| end on July 10. This is Aliens story
in which he speaks one moment denial
| of responsibility for her death, the next
OF a purely platonic attraction and IN
| the next breath of having made study
| of bull terriers,
He is worried; he is sick in miro
and at heart. He is anxious for his
| trial on a statutory charge which is
scheduled for Sept. u in superior
court. He is tortured by the uncer-
tainty of the outcome OF the scientific
| analysis being made at the University
| the cause of death.
Twice married and once divorced,
Allen has the appearance of a man
of his string; that The prison lrors
are swinging open that he may enter.
His forehead is wrinkled; his face is
puffed, his once natty clothes are
shabby with the shabbiness of Jail
confinement. He is nervous and IN
clined to ramble in his talk. And he
admits that he is not normal.
We go ll-pell- nell thru life, TAX
ing a million chances, and finally fall
victim to fate" is how Allen expresses
his view of his present condition when
interviewed for the Chronicle today.
I had nothing to do with the death
of the woman he FASTENED to say. ON
the boat I wanted frien dship, and |
found her responsive. Our attract on,
each for the other, was purely platonic.
Companionship was what craved, ar l
what I've always been in quest OF.
Il have always commended that lucky
is he who can find sympathetic COM
partnership with his fellow man, bat 20
find it in woman is not difficult.
Take a look at me.
There's no particular reason Why /,
more than other men. should be able
to win the confidence of women. But
become interested in interesting wom-
en-. and-1m human
My right side is partially paralyzed
My sensory nerves are not normal
Gentle by Nature.
But to me, the friendship of women
is vital.
"Friendship among men-true friend
| ships rarely found. l have never
known any difficulty in discovering
women who could be real friends.
BY nature l am gentle. I love ami
| mals-especially dogs. ! have made
study Of bull terriers ,
i met her on boat. She was sick
l thought l could put her nerves in
order. But hers was a peculiar casa
She would not respond to treatment
| was not able 10 diagnose her case
IF it had not been for my admira-
ton OF true friendship she might have
gone her way and mine. But I
thought I could finally bring back her
health.
Il failed.
Il can't get it out of my mind. I
think OF 1t every night
I showed her every attention.
waited on her until l was ready to
drop with fatigue.
want to sift this thing to the bottom.
But they haven't thing on me. The
coroners inquest and the post mortem
examination showed nothing
i shall never forget this affair I
would rather have died myself than
nave her die. I regret that her name
has been dragged into it. III take my
medicine on any minor charge"
Allen has properly stated that he is
not especially physically attractive.
either &c men women. fie is puffy;
his features are not clean cut. But
ne is dominant and he can entertain
with his talk. His eyebrows and hands
work with his thoughts, and he voices
them readily. However, there was
nothing to indicate to the interviewer
MIS- ability to attract women-women
OF the character of Miss DanielsoD.
wealthy. intelligent, attractive, Gull
tured. This is one of the pecu,;arities
Of the case.
Allen makes no attempt to explain
his trip to Tacoma with Miss Daniel
son when they obtained a marriage IL
cense and why there has never been
return Of the license. IT has not been
found in his effects. FIe admitted ~
the police that he did not marry the
woman.
Burns detectives are still keen in
the minute investigation Of every clew
every fragment OF ciew. No salts
factory evidence concerning Matte
Parker, the woman who introduced
Alien to Miss Danielson has been
| found. Allen does not talk Of Matte
Parker
Prosecutor Alfred II. Lundin and the
Burns detectives are st:ll waiting for
| announcement by the toxoloeists Of
the result Of their analysis Two weeks
| was the time fixed by them for their
| work at the outset. The time is IN
but no word has yet been receiyed