Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
Senator Sure She Told Him
She Thought Policeman
Slew Detective.
REPORT EXPECTED SOON
IN DEATH INVESTIGATION
Department of Justice Will Con-
tinue Search for Finger
print Identity.

Denials by Miss Pearl Mccall, assis-
tant United States attorney, failed to
shake Senator Thomas j. Hefiin OF
Alabama today in his assertion that
Miss Mccall told him that she believed
member Of the Police Department
killed Detective Sergt Arthur B. Scriv-
ener, who was shot to death In a
Georgetown alley in 1926.
Senator Hef1in brought Miss McCalrs
name into the case in a letter which
he wrote to United States Attorney Leo
S. Rover before he received a grand
jury summons to appear as witness
which he ignored.
Informed today of the denial by Miss
Mccall, Senator Hefiin said:
ST understood her to say that that
was the impression she had gained
from people who had talked with her
about the case, that Scrivener had been
murdered and that policeman did It,"
Senator Heflin said the conversation
he had with Miss Mccall occurred last
year some time.
Doesn't Intend to MiSquOte Her.
In commenting further on published
reports of what Miss Mccall said, Sem
ator Heflin said that OF course he would
not Intentionally misquote her, but that
he had understood her to express the
opinion he referred to in his letter.
While Senator Hefln did not go be-
fore the grand jury yesterday in re-
sponSe to the subpoena, he expressed a
perfect willingness to go before the
grand jury later if his letter was re-
garded as insufficient and if 1t was
believed there was any further infor-
nation of value he could furnish. He
expressed the belief that he had given
all the information that could be of
assistance to the grand jury. He en-
phasized further that he had intended
no disrespect for the court, but on the
contrary wanted to be Of assistance If
he could. He said that yesterday he
was particularly anxious to remain in
the Senate because the Ware case was
being finally settled.
Senator Hef1in expressed the belief
that If the letter which he had written
before receiving the subpoena had
arrived at the District attorneys ofice
sooner the subpoena would not have
been issued to him.
Immune From Arrest.
Inc grand jury maze preSentmentS
to Justice Gordon on the refusal of
Senator's Heflin ard Blease to appear
as witnesses and the court ruled yester-
day that they were immune from
arrest.
Expressing regret that her name had
been drawn into the case, Miss Mccall
today declared:
you know there are million and
one theories on who killed Scrivener.
AS newspaper man you must realize
that II knew who killed Scrivener 1
would have been duty bound to place
my information In the hands of the
United States attorney Immediately. I
don't know and haven't the slightest
idea how to find out who shot Scrivener,
so there must have been a mistake.
Mr.. Hef1in wrote to Mr.. Rover that
told him in 1928 that I thought a
member of the police department
killed Scrivener. believe Mr.. Hefiin
is an honest man. I know he Is sincere,
but the conversation had with him
about the Scrivener case took place so
long ago he has forgotten just what I
said. I, too, have forgotten my exact
words, but I am certain have been
Il formerly lived in the same hotel
where Mr.. Heflin stopped. I saw him
at social gatherings there quite often.
I know from my contact with him there
that he is sincere. I haven't seen Mr.,
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