Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29

ball in scuttling over the roof on other
business, nefarious or otherwise.
Inspector Shelby, chief of the De-
tective Bureau, also is understood to
have had a good deal to say about
Policeman Aliens belated disclosure
about the mysterious doings he wit
messed while patrolling his beat. In
spector Shelby announced in the papers
prior to taking the stand that he would
tell the grand jury he was convinced
1t would have been impossible for Allen
| to see any one on the roof below the
Mcpherson windows. The detective
chief is believed to have laid before
the grand jury other findings made In
the course Of his investigation. These
findings included letters Mrs. McPher-
son had sent to her folks in North
Carolina. complaining of i'll treatment
at the hands of her husband and men,
tioning medical attention given her by
DIR. Hornaday" after suffering brutal
ity from Bob" The letters also con-
tanned an assertion that Maj. Albert
Walker, her employer, had consented to
withhold several weeks pay due her. in
order to prevent her husband from get
ting possession of it.
Employer Appears.
DIR Frank A. Hornaday. with whom
Mrs. Mcpherson had been associated
on case in her professional capacity
as nurse, and Maj Walker were sum-
moned to tell what they might know
about these statements. Dr. Hornaday,
according to the police, denied having
treated Mrs. Mcpherson at any time
and Maj. Walker said he had paid Mrs.
Mcpherson by check each week
Bob" Mcpherson, the husband, was
able to verify the statement that his
wife had been paid regularly by check
He said he had cashed them for her
at bank. Young Mcpherson. slen-
der, wavy-haired employee of a bank,
was not called to testify until the in
CURRY was more than half completed
He waited in the corridors or in the
witness room for nearly four days. II
he was nervous, he failed to betray 1t.
His mother was beside him much of the
time.
The grand jury undoubtedly quizzed
the youth at length regarding his
marital troubles. According to the de-
tectives. who questioned him upon his
arrest, he made a clean breast of his
diff1culties at home. Lieut.. Kelly said
he admitted having struck his wife
in public on one occasion, but explained
she had made a scene" on the street
that aroused his anger. The husband
told OF the several reported attempts
of his wife to take her life, of frequent
chickering's and quarrels due to petty
JealousieS" and to his diSpleasure over
his wife's association with Miss Berry
and, finally. of the climatic separation.
Love Had Cooled.
The husband. Kelly declared, told of
! his love for his wife during the early
part OF their married career, but
pointed out that his love had cooled as
she continued to harass and embarrass
him with her alleged suicidal impulses
and temperamental outburstS.
According to the account of the DO
lice. MCPHERSON packed up some of his
belongings in suit case and announced
ne was through for good" several DAYS
prior to his wife's demise. He went to
the home of his mother in Petworth.
He returned the next day and secured
some more of his clothes During this
Visit there was some effort toward a
reconciliation, but the effort failed.
Mcpherson said he would bring her
some money, which was her share of a
joint bank account.
The telephone calls to McPherson'S
mother rnSued. Young Mcpherson. at
the sole alton of his mother. went back
TO The apartment about 7.30 on the
night OF his Tife's death. according to
his own statements to the police. He is
quoted as saying there was a brief COL
loquy regarding the separation that
ended in no agreement and he left the
apartment. walked downstairs and
through the lobby. took a taxicab to
Georgia avenue and Upshur street.
Lieut.. Kelly said that McPherson's
movements from the time he entered
the cab at the Park Lane until he re-
tired at his mothers home later that
night have been checked and proved
The cab driver was found who carried
the husband to Petworth and witnesses
we're produced who verified the hus-
bands statements regarding his attend
ance at basket ball meeting. his visit
to the home of his aunt afterward and