Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-23

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Mcpherson is employed. The youth
to confront the witness.
Later, when the witness declared 4
seen with a woman he believed to be
died, Allen walked out of the bank, leg
telling his father that he had been ARE
Later Mcpherson went to police hea
A few moments afterward, while in
couple to the witness home. Allen ran
coilided with a truck at Ninth and F.
him to police headquarters in response t
in the day by Inspector Selby, and his
Acting on a tip that a young man
who was said to resemble suspect had
visited the home of Victor McGauthey,
near Ardmore, Md. Allen, accompanied
by reporters, went there and showed the
owner group picture. -
McGauthey Immediately pointed 10
one man. and declared that he was
there on the night Mrs. Mcpherson met
her death. He accompanied Allen back
to Washington and was taken to the
bank. !
There Allen ordered Mcpherson to ac-
company him to the lobby. MCPHERSON
demanded that he exhibit his badge.
When it was exhibited he asked II
Allen had authority from Detective
headquarters. The officer admitted he
did not, but again ordered the young
man to 60 with him. He refused.
Held Wrong Man.
"You are under arrest" Allen In
formed him.
II will get you for false arrest" the
other warned. but the officer demanded
that he 60 to the first floor.
When they reached the lobby. Nc
Gauthey Immediately declared that NC
Pherson was not the man. The youth
went to telephone his father that he had
been taken into custody, but Allen, after
questioning McGauthey, and being
again told that he was not the man,
hurriedly departed from the building.
Allen Immediately started a search
for q taxicab driver who, McGauthey
said, had also been at his home on the
night in question, but was unable to
find him, and it was while on his hunt
near Ninth and F street that the oMcer
failed to observe the signal.
When Allen arrived at headquarters.
he was accompanied by four witnesses,
who were Immediately closeted with Ir-
spector Shelby. Later call was sent
out for a deputy United States marshal,
who went to headquarters and sub
poened the four to appear before the
grand jury tomorrow when it takes up
its investigation into the case. In
spector Shelby declared tnat Alien was
rested unless the United States attor-
neys office requested 1t. =,
when the conference in Inspector
Shelby's ONCE had been going on for
some time two members of the homicide
squad we're suddenly dispatched to Alex
exandria. It was reported that they
were seeking another witness.
Earlier IN the day Coroner hewitt, at
the suggestion Of Shelby, began an In
qujry into the Law to ascertain whether
the scoroner's investigation could be re-
opened.
Later Shelby declared: ''If Allen con-
vinces me and an impartial jury that
it Is a murder, and If he finds the
quarters and make him detective
sergeant"
Cites Officers Duty
ANY policeman who obtains knowl-
edge of the commission of a crime and
who does not turn that information
over to his superior officer or who di-
vulges that information to other per-
sons, neglects his duty, violates his oath
and is traitor to the service, and you
can quote that.
"All inquiries into deaths are predi-
Gated on the theory that a crime has
been committed. This theory Is held
until facts are brought to light which
cause 1t to be dropped. In this case
every fact led us down paths which
pointed to suicide. None of the facts
brought out by Allen are new to us
except his most recent statement that
some one was seen to climb out OF
window of the apartment and down a
rain pipe"
Maj. Henry G. Pratt superintendent
Of police, said that the police manual
makes 1t the duty of every member OF
the force who obtains knowledge per-
tanning to the commission Of felony
or to the whereabouts of felon to
communicate the same Immediately to
his superior oflcfr. q
Might Mitigate Ofiense.
II Allen had any knowledge relating
to this case, Maj. Pratt said, he must
have violated the manual with respect
to 1t, since he did not communicate
the knowledge to Capt. Stott, his i'm
mediate superior, or to any one else in
the department, as far as he knew.
Mai. Pratt said, however, that If Allen
used his knowledge to bring a murderer
to justice without imparting 1t to his
superior officer that would be circum-
stance mitigating his offense.
Earlier in the day Allen declared that
he obtained the names of two witnesses
who would testify that they saw a man
Jump from the roof of the low building
Just outside the Mcpherson apartment.
He said one of the men pursued the
individual, but that he believed he got
away in a taxicab.