Evening star., 1929-12-19

that being one of the things which
puzzled you?"
THAT and the position of the body
against the door," Collier replied.
Kelly's attorney drew from the wit
ness the fact that Collier had told the
homicide chief that he was convinced
Kelly had made a thorough tnvestiga-
tion of the Mcpherson case.
When Collier was excused the Park
Lane manager. Mr.. Ruff, was called TO
the stand and told how he had been
notified Of Mrs. McPherson's death by
the young husband.
He said he found Mcpherson looking
for a note in the apartment and that
DR.. Rogers, the assistant coroner, ar
rived As minutes later. At the order
of the district attorneys Office guard
was placed over the apartment on the
Tuesday afternoon following the wom-
ans death.
Ruff said he had talked frequently
with Shelby and Kelly on the first day
Defense attorneys, however, got him to
admit he was mistaken about Shelby, as
the inspector did not go to the apart
ment the day the body was found, but
did visit it and the Lombardy apart
ment on Sunday to investigate reports
nesses.
Russ gave minute description of the
scene he found in the apartment when
he went there at McPherSon's call. He
went there several times with Kelly. he
said, but under frequent questioning
declared he could not recall having
heard German tell him the case looked
like murder.
Questioned About Dates.
The witness was questioned at length
about the date the effects of the apart
ment were removed and the blood stains
mopped up.
Before permitting Mcpherson or arv
of the young mans family to go into
the apartment he said he first got into
communication with Kelly, who told
him it was their right to have it
cleaned up.
The upshot of it was that the janitor
mopped up the floors on Wednesday
and Kelly chiselled up part of the blood
spot in the bath room before the mop
ping commenced, He said Thursday
afternoon McPhersonS father and
mother started packing up some of the
effects.
Ruff said the day the Department of
Justice started its investigation the
twin beds were left in the bedroom
and Mrs. McPherson's clothes were
packed In a trunk in the living room.
He gave complete inventory of every
article In the rooms.
Warned by Kelly.
Ruff testified under cross -examina-
ton that he had known Kelly for 21
years. He was asked about an investi-
cation Kelly made of suicide at the
Houston Hotel a few years ago where
Ruff was manager. He said he was
not required to sign statement he
made to Kelly at that time.
Reverting to the Mcpherson case
Ruff was asked if it were not fact
that Kelly had told him the day the
in the apartment except from the De-
tective Bureau or some one who had
police power. That's correct" he re-
He testified that after the inquest
he had ridden back to the apartment
with Allen and that the policeman re-
marked that he was going to get in
touch with Hoover at the Department
Of Justice and "get this case opened
up again"
no use in doing that?" he added
Very shortly after that Ruff said
that Allen had come to him with two
associates, one of whom he introduced
as "Mr. Hoover"
"And I suppose the other was Sher-
lock Holiness" O'Shea remarked.
Told 1t Was Joke.
Ruff said he did not know Collier was
not "Mr. Hoover" until later, when he
went to the Office of Senator Overman
of North Carolina and saw the reporter
there. II was told it was all a joke, Z"
he said.
He gave further testimony to the fact
that when the Department of Justice
took over the investigation he put a
special lock on the door of the McPher-
son apartment so no one could get IN.
A question by Mr.. Lynch as to
whether the witness had seen Kelly
pick up a note book in the apartment
and put it in his pocket caused sharp
row between counsel.
O'Shea jumped to his feet and called
on the prosecutor to produce the note
book.
We've never had it or seen it, and
I presume it is in Kelly's possession, "
Lynch replied.
O'Shea brought out testimony that
Kelly had been checking up a number
of telephone calls in the apartment and
it was quite evident that the note book
in question contained these numbers.
Asked about the telephone numbers,
Ruff said that there was a notation Of
a "bootlegger" after one Of the num-
bers.
After some questioning about the
suicide of the man shot through the
chest in the Houston Hotel, Ruff was
excused.
Asks Subpoenaes Issued.
Fowler then called out the names of
Alice Brown, William Brown and Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Heaverin. Mr.. Brown ap-
peared and said his wife was not pres
ent and the two others did not respond
to their names.
"Then bring In Maj. Pratt, the
superintendent of police, Lynch de-
manded. But Maj. Pratt wasn't there
either. Whereupon the prosecutor asked
the Trial Board to order Pratt to have
subpoenaes issued for both Mr.. and Mrs.
Heaverin.
The last witness before recess was
Schott, stenographer of police head
quarters, who was questioned about a
statement he had taken Down from
Officer Bolts. He had turned this state