Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08

what bald. should say he was about
80 years old. about S feet 9 inches tall
and that he weighed about l4o or $50
pounds"
Corroborates Gauthey.
Mrs. Vass' description tallies closely
with that given by Gauthey Of the man
who accompanied Mrs. Mcpherson to
his place. Gauthey also said that the
next to the last visit of Mrs. Mcpherson
to his place was about the last OF July
or the first of September.
Mr.. VaSs was the witness who told OF
seeing the automobile in the rear Of the
apartment His description of 1t Tailed
with Gauthey's except that 1t was some
what more elaborate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vass testified before the
grand Jury and told Of the tennis ball
on the roof below the Mcpherson win
dow being moved.
Justice agents visited the Mcpherson
apartment last night and made a
minute examination Of all the rooms.
The womans clothing was examined
closely as we'll as the bed near which
her body was found. They remained
in the apartment several hours but
would give no information relating to
the purpose Of the inspection.
Kelly is Called.
Lieut.. Edward ]. Kelly. who first adj
vanced the theory that Mrs. Mcpherson
committed suicide, was called to the
Department Of Justice yesterday. 1t
is believed that the purpose Of his visit
was to tell the agents Of the facts he
discovered which led him to believe
that the nurses death was suicide.
Yesterday Gauthey, the landscape
gardener, recited to justice agents his
story Of the visits paid his home by
the woman he identifies as Mrs. Nc
Pherson. He was questioned more than
three hours.
Thew oman was introduced to him
as Miss Mcpherson" by a mutual
acquaintance, he said. The mutual
acquaintance, he said, was a young girl
he met at party In Washington early
In April.
Met Girl at Party.
II met this girl at a party" he told
the agents, land after some CONVERSE
ton invited her to my home. She came
with a man friend of hers several times
and about the middle of June brought
Mrs. Mcpherson and the blonde man."
Gauthey told the agents the nick
name by which he knew the girl who
brought Mrs. Mcpherson to his home.
puC Sa1O ne Coulu IlOt IcCd1 1lci rear
name, If he had ever heard 1t. He said
he believed the nickname was "Pola."
He described her as a girl about five
feet i've inches tall and weighing
about 100 pounds He said she had dark
hair and eyes and was unusually at
tractive.
Came With "Pola."
"Mrs. Mcpherson first came to my
L. n41n Mo- A4r,
H." he said. II was having q picnic
that afternoon for my friends. The
man who always came with Mrs. Nc
Pherson was with her that day and
Pola introduced him, but have forgot
ten his name. Although he frequently
called Mrs. Mcpherson Gin" on SUBJ
sequent visits, she never addressed him
by any name that heard.
ION this visit all three of them came
in Pola's car, but every other time
Mrs. Mcpherson and her friend came
after that Pcla and Mrs. Mcpherson
were at my home together, but they
came separately. Pola quit coming
several weeks before Mrs. Mcpherson
died.
Kept to Themselves.
"After the first visit Mrs. Mcpherson
ana ner lflenQ came aICer dark, gen.
orally arriving about 9 or 10 o'clock.
don't believe either Mrs. Mcpherson
or her friend knew of my guests ex-
cept 'Pola.' They always kept to
themselves and appeared reluctant to
converse with any one. including my
self. The man did tell me once that
he had been in France during the war,
but that was about the extent of the
information he gave me concerning
himself.
ION the last night they were here
Mrs. Mcpherson appeared very nervous
and restless. They talked together for
some time In low tones and I could
hear but little Of their conversation.
When they left they started back to-
ward Washington and that was the last
time J saw either Of them or the car
Shown Photographs.
Gauthey said he felt sure he would
be able to recognize, If he saw them
again, both the man who accompanied
the woman he believes is Mrs. McPher-
son and the car he drove. He was
taken to the Department Of Justice last
night, where he remained for about five
| hours. It is believed he retold his story
so stenographic record could be made