Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04

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of the visit he and Kelly made to the
home OF young McPherson's parents on
Upshur street
Lieut.. Kelly and I questioned the
young husband in great detail concern
ing his movements for several days
prior to the finding of his wife'S body"
Shelby said. I'VE permitted his mother
and father to remain in the room after
warning them that they must not in
terfere in any way, regardless of how
embarrassing our Questions might seem
to be.
Young Mcpherson told us that he
went to his wife's apartment on Thurs
day night after his mother had told
him of a phone call she had received
from Virginia. He arrived at the
apartment at about 7:45 pm. and re-
manned for 10 or Is minutes. After
his wife had made an unsuccessful eff
fort to adjust their marital differences,
he told us he engaged a taxicab and
drove to Georgia avenue and UpShur
street, reaching that destination at ap-
proximately five minutes after 8. He
changed 10-dollar bill in a drug store
nearby in order to pay his cab fare
and then went to a foot ball meeting
at Georgia avenue and Varnum street.
! He said this meeting lasted until nearly
10 o'clock, after which he went to the
residence of his aunt nearby. Remain
ing there a few minutes, he met three
friends and drove to Mount Rainier,
Md, where he stayed until nearly mid
night, before returning to his aunts
home.
He told us that he went to his own
home shortly thereafter, conversed for
few minutes with his father and went
to bed.
Early next morning he boarded a
downtown bus, intending to spend the
day at the Meridian Park playground.
The bus, however, he told uG, was an
express and did not stop before reach
ing I street, where he left it and board
ed northbound bus to return to the
Fairgrounds.
Dispute Is Described.
HE also told us of the difficulties
which resulted in his separation from
his wife. He described her as being
very nervous and high strung and adj
mitted that he had slapped her on sew
eral occasions. He said that on the
preceding Tuesday he had returned
from short trip and on entering his
apartment found his wife in company
Pherson informed us that he had pre-
viously objected TO his wife associating
with this girl and that they engaged in
dispute over this matter, which re-
suited in his leaving the apartment"
Shelby said their questioning of Nc
Pherson required approximately three
hours. after which they returned to the
Trinity Towers and talked to Dorothy
Ringer. He said she convinced them
she had not seen Mrs. Mcpherson since
Monday night of the week she met her
death.
Shelby then told of an interview he
and Kelly had with Martha Berry, who
told them that the nurse was of a
'high-strung" temperament and that
she had invited her to come and share
her apartment in the Park Lane. The
Berry girl declined, however, Shelby
added.
Interview With Heavrins.
Next Shelby told of an interview he
had with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Heayrin of
the Park Lane, who figured prominently
in the Mcpherson case. The Heayrins
told him, Shelby declared, that they
had heard sounds of domestic quarrel
on the night that Mrs. Mcpherson died
and a voice say: We'll have to get
out Of here now. I'll take my clothes
and leave tomorrow"
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Heavrin talked
to him. Shelby Gaid, but the wife
''monopolized the time" In fact. Shelby
declared, there was a dispute between
the couple as to which one should do
the talking.
The Heavrins, Shelby continued. told
him that they attached no particular
significance to the quarrel until they
read in the newspapers the account OF
the death of Mrs. Mcpherson.
The movements the following day in
the police investigation were then out
lined by Shelby. Before he had pro-
ceeded very far, however, a telegram
which the police official sent to Hurley
the father of Mrs. Mcpherson, advising
him Of the inquest on September II and
urging him to attend, was exhibited and
read.
Shelby said on this day he ordered
Headquarters Detectives Fowler, Fle-
harty and Kelly to go to the Lonbardi
Apartments, which adjoin the Park
Lane, and make a careful check on
the west side in an effort to determine