Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
ALLEN FACES JURY
IN MCPHERSON CASE
Suspended Policeman Feels
Reception of Murder Theory
Is UnfriendIy.

Questioned for three hours before the
grand jury today Policeman R. j..
Allen, suspended yesterday who has
been conducting a lone investigation
! into the death of Mrs. Virginia
Mcpherson, said that he was surround
! ed by circle of unfriendly faces"
and does pot believe that he has much
hope of convincing the tribunal that
| his murder theory is correct.
| After this mornings investigation AL
len said, Il believe that am through
and there is not much hope"
Allen came out of the jury room at
o'clock and Wilmer c. Ruff. manager
of the Park Lane Apartment, where
Mrs. Mcpherson died, was called. Unit
ed States Attorney Rover announced
that Allen would be permitted to remain
| in the jury room and suggest questions
to Assistant United States Attorney Col
linS. Who Is conducting the examination.
Allen was the only one questioned by
the grand jury this morning, although
approximately so other witnesses are to
be heard. In view of the number of
witnesses who are to appear the opinion
was expressed at the court house that
the investigation might last for days.
Allen, who was suspended yesterday.
conferred with Assistant United States
4.
quested that additional witnesses be
subponenaed.
He admitted before the investiga-
tion began that he knew his contention
that the young woman was murdered
would not be borne out and established
by the investigation.
Il am ready to give up" Allen de-
clared.
Allen First Witness.
The policeman is prepared to request
the appearance of seven witnesses other
than those ordered by the Government
to appear. Among them are Policeman
Lawrence Bolts of the third precinct,
who. Allen claims. assisted him in pa
trolling the beat near the Park Lane
on the night Mrs. Mcpherson died: Will
liam Mills, Leonard Scott and Thomas
Jackson, colored employees Of the Lorn-
hardy apartment, next door to the Park
Lane apartment, and who heard
screams and cries coming from the
Park Lane on the night the young wom-
an met her death.
Those summoned by the Government
are Robert A. Mcpherson, jr., the hus-
band; Robert A. Mcpherson, ST., his fa-
ther: Mrs Martha Mcpherson. his
mother: Mrs. Lillian Conway. telephone
operator at the Park Lane; Miss Martha
Berry, a nurse and friend of Mrs.
Mcpherson. jr: Miss Sue Thompson,
also an operator at the Park Lane;
Wilmer C.. Ruff. manager of the Park
Lane; Howard Templeton. drug clerk;
William S. Shelby, inspector of detec-
tives Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly, chief OF
Stott of No. precinct: Warren Embrey,
detective sergeant; Joseph F. Waldron.
Dennis j. Cullinane and William F.
Burke, detectives; j. j. Ramsey, E. P.
Hartman and F.. o. Brass, policemen
Or. F. A. Hornaday; Maj. Albert Walker,
who employed the girl as a nurse be-
fore her death; Samuel Riggs and j.
T. Howard. fellow employees of young
McPherson; Mrs. Aileen B. Saville.
S. vi. Perkins, janitor OF the High
View; Policeman Allen; Victor p. Gau-
they; Wilbur Kingren. taxicab driver;
Give S. Wilson: Adrian Smith; Martin
D. McQuade. Washington Gas Light
Co. employe; w. j. Armstrong; D. G.
Lockett; Virginia Monk; James White;
Harold Connor; Roy Heavrin and his
wife of the Park Lane; Mrs. Mabel
Chenault and her husband, Louis Che
nault. of the Park Lane; Patrick Lynch,
William Brown, Robert Lyons and Mrs.
Donald Mcpherson, aunt of young
Mcpherson, Herbert F. Corn, John
Snure and Rex Collier of The Star staff.
Headquarters Detective Joseph F.
Waldron returned this morning from
New York City. where he had been
sent by Inspector Shelby to question
DR.. Thomas Ballard, former clinical
director at Gallinger Hospital, and with
whom Mrs. Mcpherson is said to have
broken of an engagement to marry her
husband.
Inspector Shelby also declared that
talk with companion of McPhersons
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