Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-19
New Evidence Reported Given
Jury by Eminent Caro-.
lima Physicians.
SUPPORT FOR OPINION
SEEN IN BRUISED FINGER
Conductor of Georgia Avenue Street
Car Line Expected to Be
Called Today.

Highly important scientific testimony
indicating that Mrs. Virginia McPher-
son suffered a lingering death from 6
loosely tied pajama belt knotted around
her throat is believed to be In the pos
session Of the grand Jury investigating
the Park Lane mystery.
The testimony conflicting sharply
with the generally accredited theory
that the nurse died quickly from q
tightly drawn "garrotte. is reported to
have come from trio Of eminent North
Carolina medical experts. one of whom
DR.. F. r. Brooks, is regarded as a
surprise" witness.
The findings and professional opin-
ions Of the experts are said to have
been based on pathological studies OF
the woman's brain and other tissues
and to have included also the disclosure
Of the corpse during the second autopsy
The bruised finger might support the
opinion that Mrs. Mcpherson did not
die quickly, In that the bruise could
have resulted from a desperate ef1ort
to remove the belt after 1t had been
tied.
NATUuUh EhyDhCA@hS NuNSHONS~a
1t is pointed out supporters Of the
murder hypothesis have laid much
stress on the contention that the belt
was drawn faulty and that the nurse
choked to death Immediately. A
suicide, these theorists have claimed
could not have wrapped the belt tightly
around her neck five times and
knotted it.
The Star learned today that the new
testimony, supposedly along the lines
indicated, was given to the grand jury
yesterday afternoon during the queS-
tioning of DR.. Brooks and Two otnel
physicians, DR.. James I. Bullltt ana Dr
Prank Marsh, all of North Carolina. Dr.
brooks and DR.. Bullitt are pathologlsts
of the University of North Carolina. DR.
Bullitt supervised the second autopsy
performed on the woman's body al
Kannapolis, N. c., and DR.. Marsh
assisted him.
Thomas r. Cullen, special assistant to
the Attorney General, when asked today
as to the authenticity Of the reports
declined to comment in any way, ex-
planning that the proceedings Of the
grand Jury are secret ana not q SUD-
ject of discussion.
is said to have been founded on care.
full study of conditions of the brain OF
the strangled nurse. Quick strangula-
ton by a tightly drawn cord results in
interruption of the blood supply to the
brain, with rapid paralysis. Slow
strangulation, with partially nterruptec
blood stream to the brain, produces
markedly different results that may be
detected under a microscope. It Is
rumored the pathologists of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina found defnite
indications of slow strangulation.
In Supplementary Report.
These significant findings are un-
derstood to have been incorporated IN
a supplementary report to the Depart
ment of Justice. The original report OF
the surgeons contained nothing new, the
department announced, but the supple
mentary report of the pathologists was
withheld from the press for mysterious
reason. This secrecy is now under
standable in the light of the reported
developments yesterday.
While proponents Of the suicide theory
may attach much importance to such
testimony as Is said to have been given
yesterday, those who are convinced Mrs
Mcpherson was murdered awaited with
interest the effect of testimony today by
Joseph H. Lewark, conductor Of the
Georgia avenue car line.
Lewark was summoned to testify last
week, but has been kept waiting until
today. He has said he woulo tell the
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