Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
NEW STRANGLING
PROBE IS OPENED;
CULLEN AIDS JURY
Apartment House Manager
Is First WitneSS-TeIIS of
McPherSon's Visit.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR
IS NAMED PROSECUTOR
Finding of Body Jammed Against
Closed Door Described in
Close Grilling.

The second grand jury to investigate
the mysterious strangling OF Mrs. VIZ
pinia Mcpherson called the first of a
long list of witnesses today and re-
ceived from him a graphic account OF
circumstances surrounding discovery OF
the tragedy at the Park Lane Apart
ments nearly two months ago.
The first witness was Wilmer Q. RUN,
S,nafarer of the apartment house, whose
Testimony is said to have played part
in the decision of another grand Jury
to overturn the suicide verdict OF
coroner's jury and indlct tne huSpar,u, ,aOs
Robert A. Mcpherson, Ir., on a charge
of premeditated murder.
Interest in the opening OF the new
grand Jury was shared with the an
f1ouncement that Inspector Thomas T.
Cullen of the Bureau OF 1nveStlgatlon,
in charge of the Governments 1nvesu-
cation into the death of Mrs. McPher-
son, has been appointed a special as
sistant to the Attorney General IN
order that he might legally ASSIST Jonn
e. Laskey, also a special assistant 70
the Attorney General, in presenting the
Mcpherson evidence to the grand jury.
Enters Jury Room.
By virtue of his new authority Cul-
len was clothed with the right to be IN
the grand jury room during the new
probe. Only members OF the grand
Jury, witnesses and representatives OF
the district attorneys once or OF tne
Attorney General have this right
I,askey and Cullen have established
their headquarters in a room adjoining
the grand jury chamber.
Cullen is an inspector under j. Edgar
Hoover. director of the Bureau OF IN
yestigation. Although only % years
old. he is regarded as one OF the crack
investigators of the Department OF JUS
tice. It was under his diTectlon tnas
during the departments lengthy mVeS-
fieation of the Mcpherson case.
witness Questioned Closely.
Ru9 the first witness today, was
.,,estiosaed closely it is said, regarding
fhe .irnpression" he got from what NC
Pherson said, that he (McPnersonl nao
been inside the bedroom TO cover w
partly nude corpse prior 70 Gaining sns
'1s,S PssH said on leaving the grand jury
~oonn he gained this impression Wnen
MACPHERSON told him he had thrown
dress over the lower part OF ms Wns
s,ody on making the discovery tIlaC slls
had died with palama pet A1oSOeu
around her throat.
His curiosity was aroused, hun -. ~
nlained. when he found. on entering tne
Apartment with the husband, tnaI nc
mad To shove the bedroom door open
-.-Iti, hoth hands in order to thrust ms
head and shoulders through so he coulo
The body Of the dead nurse lay, feet
first against the inside of the door,
Long Questioning.
The apartment manager was ques-
|Aionad for anproximately an hour ana
q half this morning and was told 10
hold himself subject to further examina-
fion he was followed into the grand
SJrv chamber by Capt. William q. Stott
III the third precinct, in whose JuIls-
diction the tragedy occurred on Ile
night of September IL. A number OF
Stotts men, who were calleo 70 Slls
at the courthouse to testify TO tner
connection with the case. TneSe IN
cluded Precinct Detectives William r.
Burke and F. o. Brass, and Pohceman
E. P Hartman.
Robert ]. Allen, former member OF
Capt Stott's command, now employed
at a gasoline filling station, ana SO.
called star witness during the flrst grano
illry proceedings, was to testify tnls
sfternoon. 1t was Aliens Independent
and unauthorized investigation OF the
MACPHERSON death about the time OF Ane
coroner's inquest that led eventually 10
tIle series of explosions which are now
history.
Series of BOmbsheIIs.
The explosions included not only re-
rersal of the coroner's verdict and IN
iictment of the husband but scathlng
Pronunciation by the, grand jury OF the
Police Department and other local au-
horities in the case, followed by trans
Ter of Inspector William D. Snelpy ana
lieut. Edward j. Kelly from the Detec-
i've Bureau and launching of Federal
Investigation of the strangling case by
ne Department of Justice.
Allen showed up at the courthouse at
o'clock this afternoon in Soiled 0un-
arees in which he works at an Eight
erth street filling station. He leadily
osed for photographers outside the
purthouse before entering.
At the time of his appearance the
rand Jury had not yet recessed for
inch. and he waited in the corridor
itside the grand jury room. His de-
neanor was in striking contrast TO that
hich marked his appearance before the
ther grand jury. At that time he
aced up and down the corridors, CIV
N his theories of the case. Today he
Naq lltJte 10 SsAys SFSlA W llCWoPdpSAhi-AA
Policeman Lawrence Bolts, former
hrtner of Allen, at No. 3 precinct, was
nnoned to appear this afternoon for
sIestioning regarding Aliens declara-
lon to the previous grand jury that he
w. a man on a low roof outside the
rcPhsrson apartment, between and
clock on the night of the tragedy.
Bolts failed to corroborate Aliens
atement when questioned by reporters
me weeks ago.
precinct books containing records OF
e Mcpherson case were brought to
courthouse for examination by the
and jury this afternoon.
Capt Stott and his men were among
3 first persons to view the death scene
Id it is presumed the grand jury
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