Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03
JURY REPORT LIES,
COLLINS DECLARES.
U. S. Attorney Denies Notes
Were Taken for Possible
Perjury Charge.
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to exclude him from his private office
and locked the door against him. He
said he was unable to ascertain any
reason for this action on the part OF
the grand jury and only knew that it
was ordered by Foreman Merritt o.
Chance.
The next witness was Hall. who
served on the first Mcpherson grand
jury.
The principal feature Of testimony
was his charge that Foreman Chance
stampeded the grand jury into adopt
ing the report criticizing police Off
Gals and the district attorneys Office
without giving those opposed to it any
opportunity to discuss the contents. He
said that on the Saturday afternoon
before the grand jury adjourned
Chance announced he was going to
select committee of six men and
prepare a report criticiZing the police.
According to Hall, Chance returned
the following Monday morning, read
the report and almost Immediately
asked for vote. He said there was no
discussion whatsoever OF its contents
nor any explanation of its Significance.
Hall declared he did not remember
any evidence to indicate that a book
nau been removed by a representative
OF the district attorneys office. He
SAID he remembered Policeman Robert
J. Allen saying something about some
oooy removing such a book, but did
not remember the individual name
mentioned by the policeman. His best
recollection at this time. he said is
that the book told something about
foreign ways to kill people. IF had
known this thing was coming up" he
said, Il might have remembered some
thing"
He denied that Inspector Shelby had
attempted In any way to mislead the
grand jury or to influence testimony
OF witnesses. He also said that in his
opinion the investigation into the death
OF Mrs. Mcpherson by the Police De-
partment and the district attorneys
ONCE was neither inefficient nor I'M
buSlneSslike.
Hall Accuses Allen.
Hall accused Policeman Allen Of i'm
proper conduct. declaring that the of
f1cer approached Assistant District At
torney Collins in the grand jury room,
shook his fist in his face, and threat
ened to tell something he had been
holding back" Hall said Collins in
vited him to go ahead and divulge his
information, but that Allen refused, de-
claring he was going to save 1t for fu-
ture use.
Under cross-examination by the
prosecution, Hall was able to recall few
details Of the proceedings in the grand
jury room. He declared that Lieut.. KEEL
ly was unable to tell the jury whether
the windows and screen in the Nc
Pherson apartment were open, whether
there was any blood on the bed, and
when asked about fingerprints. he said
none were taken. Hall said that he
heard something about a statement
from Policeman Lawrence Bolts being
in the jury room, but that he did not
see it.
He told Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Walter l.. Fowler that he remen1-
bered Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Heavrin APP
pearing before the grand jury, but in
sisted that he had forgotten all OF their
testimony He said he remembered
somebody announcing that Mrs. Heav-
rim had important information which
she had forgotten to give on her first
appearance, and that she was coming
before the grand jury a second time to
disclose the nature of these facts. She
did make a second appearance, he testi-
fed but he was not able to remember
what she said. He could recall, how
ever, that Policeman Allen told the jury
he was not certain he saw man crawl
ing through the window of the Nc
PherSon apartment until after he heard
Of Mrs. McPherSons death. At first,
been q shadow that he saw.
Wouldn't Call 1t Rising Vote.
Fowler asked the witness If the grand
jury gave Collins rising vote of
thanks II don't know that you would
cali it a rising vote" the witness an
sWered. I'VE all got up to leave the
room and thanked Mr.. Collins as we
were going out the door. suppose you
might call that rising vote"
Detective Weber followed Hall on the
witness stand and recounted a visit of
Mrs. Heavrin at the detective bureau,
where she came while the Mcpherson
case was under investigation by the
grand jury. few hours prior to Mrs
Heavrin's appearance at the detective
bureau, Weber, who was in charge at
the time said he received a telephone
call from the office of Representative
Zihlman of Maryland, asking him to
fix up" traffic ticket for friend Of
Mr.. Zihlmans.
Later. Mrs Heavrin came in, Weber
testified, with q memorandum from
Zihlman'S office, and in the course OF
conversation with him she declared
that Allen was trying to make q lot
of trouble for the police and that she
felt that Lieut.. Kelly had made thor
ough and conscientious investigation of
the Mcpherson case. Mrs. HeaVrin also
said, Weber declared that she would
be glad to relate that to the grand jury.
Woman Reversed Story.
Weber said he told Mrs Heavrin that
he would be glad to help her. The next
afternoon, Weber continued, he was
surprised to read in the newspapers that
the woman had gone before the grand
jury and, according to the newspaper
account, had told a story completely
the reverse Of her remarks to him.
Attorney James A. OShea. counsel
for Kelly, asked Weber II he had done
anything about Mrs. Heavrin'S trafflc
ticket.
mo, couldn't under the circum-
stances" he answered. For I could
not ask the arresting officer to with
draw the charge after what had
happened"
Hugh Davis Robey, Detective Bureau
chauffeur, was next called and sup
ported Weber's story of Mrs. Heavrins
visit to the Detective Bureau. Robey
was in the Detective Bureau with Weber
when the woman came there with the
traffic ticket.
Collins was asked to describe the cir
cumstanceS preceding the vote OF
thanks given him by the jury.
when 1t became apparent that the
presentation of evidence was complete,
ile asserted, and just as was prepar-
ing to leave the room, grand juror
stood up and moved that a vote OF
thanks be given me because of the fair
ana impartial manner i'll which the
hearings had been conducted despite
the handicap under which the District
attorneys Office was working. All %
OF the jurors arose and there was some
hand clapping Mr. Chance, the fore
man OF the jury, came over to me and
shook hands, saying: Notwithstanding
the fact that you have sometimes found
1t necessary to call me down, 1 want
you to know there are no hard feelings
on NV mart