Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18

served when he went in the bathroom.
| He replied he saw q clot Of blood on the
! floor which was nearly dry.
| Subsequently, Brass told Of the ar
rival Of Lieut.. Kelly, and said the de-
tective was in the apartment for about
an hour investigating, but that he did
not talk with him in the apartment, al
though later he discussed certain de-
tails of the case with him in the third
| precinct station house. He said he
also was summoned to the coronerS in
quest, but was not called on to testify.
| In response to a question by Prose-
cutor Lynch, Brass said Inspector Shell
! by had not conferred with him about
the. case. Attorney Quinn brought out
| later, however that Brass had not seen
Inspector Shelby until after the
coronerS inquest
| COrOner's Visit Is Barred.
Oh1cer Brass could not establish
clearly whether Capt. Stott had left the
apartment after Kelly'S arrival, but did
| recollect that the precinct commander
! was present when the coroner came.
| He testified under cross-examination
that the coroner remained inside about
! 20 or 80 minutes and added he did not
hear him make any statement.
Didn't you hear him say something
/
O'Shea asked him.
! Not at that time" Brass replied.
The witness was questioned at length
about the movements of other police
| officers on the scene, and said he could
not say what Precinct Detective Burke
did on his arrival there, except that
he went to the bath room.
II did not see or hear him raise q
window" Brass testified. He added fur
7 4 wRfkAn
windows had been raised in the apart
ment.
Written Report Is Raised.
When O'Shea questioned him as to
whether he had ever been required TO
make a written statement, the prosecu-
ton objected. The objection being over
different manner
Have YOU ever been required to make
a written statement to your command
| ing officer on q great crime?" the at
| torney asked.
Although Brass said he had never
| been engaged on q major crime before,
he admitted that he had been asked to
make statements in previous cases.
But l was not instructed to do so In
this case" he said.
Frequently during his i've years on
the force. Brass testified, he had been
given instructions by his commanding
EOficer. Lieut.. Holmes, Capt. Chase and,
II believe, Capt. Stott," to make written
reports on cases he was investigating,
Brass testified.
Revertinx to the scene of the apart
ment, Brass said no outsiders were per-
mitted in the room while Kelly was
| there except Mcpherson and his father.
Kelly Was ut Station House.
Try as he could, Brass was unable to
tell whether Lieut.. Kelly and Detective
Cullinane left the apartment with him,
| or Just behind him. He testified, how
| ever that as soon as he arrived at the
station house, he Ecw Kelly there. ON
Ger Miller had been left at the apart
ment
The witness said that Kelly had or
deTed him to lock up the apartment and
turn over the key.
The prosecution objected TO hearsay
evidence when O'Shea asked the witness
| II he had heard anyone say something
about Mcpherson being ordered released.
He did not know Of any outsiders
| going into the apartment up to the time
+! It was locked up, although he said q
girl reporter was at the door trying to
get In when he left,
Remembers Seeing Cord.
Questioned again about the coroner
Brass declared he had seen a cord. re-
sembling the pajama cord, in his hands
when the ofIicial came out the door
The coroner said 1t had been taken
from around the Woman's neck, he
testified.
rs it not . fact at that time,r O'Shea
persisted, that the coroner said he was
prepared to give certificate Of sui
cide?"
Objection to the question was
sustained.
Brass admitted later that another
doctor was present when he noticed the
cord
Attorney Lynch took up the question
ing at this point, and asked the witness
IL he were familiar with section So Of
the manual. outlining orders of prOce-
dure upon the finding of a body.
part of this declares that If CIR
cumstances indicate q crime has been
committed. the Ofiicer should not per-
NIT anything to be disturbed, and
should take the names Of all persons
whose testimony might clear any doubts
on the matter.
Asked what he had been told TO do
the witness replied that Hartman hac
merely given him instructions TO keeE
reporters out.
l. Mai. Atkins INTERVIEWED to ask the
witness about Kelly's departure, anc
! Brass reiterated that the homicide
chief must have left about the same
time he did.
Falls to Recall Arrest.
He did not recall at whose orders
young Mcpherson was taken 10 tnt
! precinct under arrest AT TINS POM
Brass was excused, but told TO holc
himself in readiness to be recaileo j
needed. , 1.
Detective Burke, the next witness u
{ be sworn in, also gave a description o.
the scene as he found 1t in the apart
ment. At the outset, he mentioned nav
ing seen some letters and pap&sS In thS
bedroom, which he took to the thlrc
precinct, ne testified.
II don't recall ever talking to Kelly
about these letters, or talking to any
one else about them" Burke testined
THEY are In the drawer at the sta
ton now"
Kelly had talked to him about the
case the FIRST day and the day after
Burke testified, and asked him after
visit he had made to the apartment
whether anything had been disturbed
Burke replied that everything was 81
he had left IT, but that he had opened
one window In the bed room.
Capt StotC nad gwen MN no OlucL'
when he had left the apartment WITT
Kelly in charge of it, the witness testi'
fed.
Friends Name Enters.
He testified that he had taken Nc
Pherson to the station house. Wher
Kelly arrived there, he said, the homi.
eide chief took the young man IN the
sergeant's room, and talked to him.
The name Of Eleanor Shepard, q
friend Of Mrs. Mcpherson, entered the
case when BBrke testified that he had
been instructed by Stott to 90 to see