Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-14
ALLEN TELLS Jury
OF MYSTERY MAN
Suspended Officer Reiterates
Story of Seeing ProWIer
on Apartment Roof.

days to be heard. The first two days he
appeared at the courthouse in the
dungareeS in which he works at
gasoline filling station, but today he
was in business clothes.
Allen indicated he was not permitted
to expound upon his opinions or theories
in the case, but answered questions
having to do with his actual knowledge
Of facts connected with the tragedy. At
the previous grand jury hearing, Allen
Is said to have made an eloquent au-
dress to the jurors, over the protest Of
Assistant District Attorney William H.
Collins. Allen afterward claimed his
speech brought tears to the eyes Of men
and women members Of the illegal
grand jury.
Repeats Earlier Testimony.
Allen had no criticism to make of
the current grand jury; however, de-
claring he was given "a liberal oppor-
tunity" to- state what he knew. He
said his testimony today was substan-
tally a repetition Of what he told the
FORMER grand jury. He was not per-
mitted this time to- suggest questions
for the jury to PROFOUND to otheg wit
nesses. he added. ttt N(AF
Aliens account Of what he saw at
the Park Lane Apartments, while COW
ering his beat between Q and o'clock
on the night Mrs. Mcpherson died from
strangulation with a pajama belt knot
ted around her throat became public for
the first time shortly prior to the OPEN
ing of the first grand jury probe,
Asked why he had not told Of this
important occurrence earlier, Allen ex-
blamed he had been holding it as q
trump card" He said Policeman Bolts
was beside him when he saw figure
emerge onto the roof from q second
fieor window and stink into the dark
ness, beyond his range of vision, He
said he grabbed Bolts by the arm and
stationed him in front of the apartment
house while he (Allen)) ran around to
the rear to see where the man had
gone. The figure had disappeared, how
ever.
when questioned by reporters. Bolts
failed to corroborate Aliens tale He
denied any recollection of the occur
renee. He is said to have denied Aliens
claim in so far as Bolts connection
with the incident was concerned in a
statement to his superiorS at police
headquarters. It has been reported
Bolts told the other grand jury he could
not remember any such happening as
Allen described. When questioned at
the Department of Justice, however,
Bolts is understood to have given an
entirely new version of the controversy
and one that did not tend to correbor-
ate Aliens assertion that Bolts was with
Alien when the latter says he was across
from the Park Lane and saw the proWler.
On leaving the courthouse today Allen
said he felt convinced the present grand
Jury will concur with the opinion Of the
former body that Robert A. Mcpherson,
jr., murdered his wife.
Drug Clerk Is Questioned.
Howard Templeton, youthful drug
clerk at the Park Lane, and lifelong
friend Of Mrs. Mcpherson, was the fiTst
witness examined today. Templeton
took two packages of cigarettes to Mrs
Mcpherson early on the fatal night
and found her in black dress, appar-
emily ready TO 60 out. Templeton pre-
viouSly had said he asked her where she
was going and she told him her destina-
ton was q dance in Georgetown. He
asked her with whom she was going
and he quoted her as replying: with
Bob, of course"
Templeton said Mrs. Mcpherson
seemed in excellent spirits at that time.
Templetons visit to the apartment
Is presumed to have preceded the
husbands call about 1880 o'clock.
Mcpherson has said he went to his
wife's apartment that night, following
an estFangement of several days IN
order to straighten out certain matters
connected with the separation. The
husbands visit was brief one and he
left the Park Lane in a taXicab to at.
tend an athletic club meeting. 81,
Eliot Thompson, fellow employe OF
Mcpherson in downtown bank, who,
In his off-time capacity as minister,
married the McPhersuns, was another
witness today. Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
visited Mrs. Mcpherson at the Park
Lane on the evening before her death
and are said to have discussed with
her the domestic difficulties which had
resulted in separation Of the couple.
Witnesses Tell Of Screams.
Testimony concerning screams and
other noises heard in the vicinity Of
was received today from several wit
nesses. James Mills, colored janitor
Of the Lombard Apartments, next to
the Park Lane, told the grand jury Of
woman'S Shrieks which aroused him
from q sound sleep between and 3
o'clock ON the morning Of September
ID. Mills was so startled by the screams
that he aroused his wife and he went
to the second floor Of the lombard
and looked out window to try to To-
cate the source of the noise. About
10 minutes later Mills heard an auto
mobile start In an alley In the rear
Of the Park Lane Apartments He said
he went into the areaway between the
two apartment buildings, but heard no
further noises and saw nothing sus-
picious.
Other screams" witnesses called 70