Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29
Assistant District Attorney
Collins May Recall Husband
of Dead Woman; Doctor
May Also Testify.
GRAND JURY TO MAKE =
REPORT OF FINDINGS
Dr., Edward A., German, Apartment
Physician, Expressed Opinion
That Nurse Might Have Been
Slain; Investigators Must Sift
Maze of Conflicting Testimony.

Compelled to reach decision in
the Mcpherson death mystery by
midnight Monday, the District
grand jury will meet early tomor-
row morning, prepared to hear ad-
ditional witnesses if necessary and
to review the tangled maze of tes-
timony obtained from more than
half hundred witnesses.
Among the witnesses who may
bring up the rear of the long pro-
ceSSion of men and women who
have filed in and out of the jury
chamber are Robert J. Mcpherson.
husband of the pretty young
nurse found garroted more than
a week ago in the Park Lane
Apartments; and DR.. Edward A.
German, house physician of the
Park Lane, who pronounced the
girl dead shortly after the discov-
cry of her body on Saturday, Sep
tember IA.
Possibility of McPherson's re-
call to the witness stand was ad-
mitted last night by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney William H. Collins.
assisting the grand jury in its in
vestigation of claims that the
nurse was murdered. Mcpherson
already has testified at length.
It is thought DR.. German may be
asked to. testify in view of infor-
nation received by The Star last
night to the effect that he was
said to have voiced the belief that
Mrs. Mcpherson was murdered.
Doctor Is Surprised.
DR.. German, when questioned by The
Star. indicated surprise that he had
not been summoned either by the coro-
ner's jury or the grand jury, but said
he had come to the conclusion that
the authorities did not consider his
knowledge of the case important.
DR.. German declined last night to
affirm or deny reports that. after ex-
he believed the girl was murdered. He
said he would give any facts in his
possession to the grand jury II sum-
moned before that body.
DR.. German resides in Alexandria,
but maintains an Office in an apart
ment on the first floor of the Park
Lane. He was called to the death scene
Immediately after discovery of the body
by the husband.
manager of the Park Lane know I pro-
nounced Mrs. Mcpherson dead" DR..
German said when I was not sum-
nkoned to appear before the grand jury
Z came to the conclusion that any
testimony I might be able to give in
khe case was not considered important.
I didn't volunteer as a witness for
that reason"
Another witness. Miss Chatwick,
anonymous letter received by Mr.. Col
lins, is expected to appear before the
grand jury Monday. She Is resident
of an apartment near the Park Lane.
The grand jury will give further con-
sideration tomorrow to the testimony
of Garnett NJ. Frye. taxicab driver,
who swore to an affidavit that he had
identified" man already under in
vestigation in the case as a fare" he
discharged at an alley in the rear of
the Park Lane on the night Mrs. Nc
Pherson died.
With the affidavit in hand, authori-
ties in charge of the investigation be-
gan checking up on the drivers state
ments, and made particular inquiry re-
garding the record of the movements
Of Frye's cab on the night in question
Milton Dyer. owner of the cab. was
quizzed by the jury before adjourn
ment was taken yesterday afternoon
until $50 tomorrow morning.
Already Has Testified.
After having spent the better part
Of four days waiting outside the grand
jury room for his turn to appear, young
Mcpherson was questioned at length
Friday afternoon and told he need not
reappear unless summoned. He was
absent from the Court House yester-
day.
Assistant District Attorney Collins
said the young man was spending his
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