The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-05
STATE RESTS
CASE AGAINST
HONOR KILLER
Defense Summation Brings
Tears to Allen Murder
Jurors Eyes.
ROSE SNUBBED BY DEBS
Slain Mans Brutality to
Her Father Charged
by Attorney.
BY PAUL Comfy FRENCH
United Press Stan Correspondent

united FrcSs stan Correspondent
NORRISTOWN. Pa, Feb. Sd.
die Aliens two-point defense, main
tanning that he killed Francis A
Donaldson III, his sisters lover, tc
vindicate her honor and to protect
himself and his feeble father from
violence, got under way today aft
er the state had rested its case
against him.
His counsel, William T. Conner
emotionally summed up his defense,
sparing neither the reputation OF
the beautiful 19-year-old debutante
Rose Allen, nor the memory of her
sutton. He brought many members
of the jury to tears.
Rose sat quietly, serene as Con-
nor's sonorous voice rolled on. To
ell appearances, she did not hear
him. Eddie sat at the counsel
table, holding his hands together
in his lap, squirming and twisting
Horace Allen, the father, was
elumped over, obviously tortured by
the recitation. He was prepared to
add to Roses shame in order to de-
fend Eddie. He awaited a call to
describe the alleged dishonoring OF
his daughter by Donaldson that
preceded the Staying.
Tells of Discovery
Conner told of Eddie pleading
with his sister after he learned that
the elder Allen found Donaldson in
her bedroom late at night. She
had slapped her fathers face, and
according to Connor's story, Don
aldson had pushed the father into
his own bedroom and showed him
over bed. Eddie told Rose it
would have to stop.
who do you think you are, God
AlmightyP" Conner quoted Rose.
I'm god enough to protect my
father" Eddie replied. I'VE won't
have him long"
AS Conner talked, there was an
uneasy stirring among the specta-
tors, made uk largely of members
of Philadelphia exclusive society,
cronies and friel. of the Aliens
and the Donaldsons. The debutantes
who snubbed Rose zen she en-
tered the courtroom this morning
listened breathlessly.
Puts Arm Around Eddie
Conner raced over and threw a
protective arm around the Shout
ders of his client. He shouted:
And this poor boy, with his
mother dead, his father rapidly be-
coming a nervous, broken old man.
his sister betrayed and his own life
IN peril at the hands of this vicious
amateur boxer, was confronted on
the night of the tragedy by Don
ALLISON and Lucas.
They had forced their way into
the apartment, into this mans
home, where he but sought to have
peace and calmness for the reclin-
ing years of his aged fathers life
At this point Rose buried her face
in her hands. The elder Allen
looked up for moment. His face
glistened wetly with tears. Through
out the courtroom women were Sob
bing.
Judge Harold C. Knight hastily
recessed court and left for his
chamber, his head bowed.
Roses betrayal was placed in the
records of the court yesterday over
the strenuous opposition of Dis
trict Attorney Stewart NaSe by De-
tective Captain I. L. Mullin of the
lower Merton township police.
He read EddieS signed statement
given shortly after the shooting.
Policeman Reads Statement
Rose, a lone figure seated near
the wall in the court room, lowered
her eyes toward the floor as Mullin
in a lifeleSS monotone, revealed heI
betrayal.
Allen sat with head bowed in his
hands.
AS Mullin droned on, the effort
of police to gain an admission from
Eddie that he had gone after the
gun on the night of the Staying tc
kill Donaldson was revealed.
But not once, Captain Mullin ad-
mitted under examination by Nase
did Allen tell them he had any idea
OF killing the betrayer of his
younger sister.
Il didn't think of that" Eddie
told police, according to Mullin.
I only wanted a weapon to scare
Skinny (DonaldSon) and Gal CAL
bert G. H. Lucas, friend of DON
ALLISON, who accompanied the dead
social registerite to the Allen