Evening Star Newspaper, November 21, 1929, Page 5

- 1 | ATTACKS RENEWED BY SENATOR BLEASE Laskey Acting as McPher- son Attorney in Grand Jury Probe, He Says. Pollowing up the criticism he leveled yesterday at those in charge of the new grand jury investigation of the Me-! Pherson case, Senator Blease. Democrat, of South Carolina told the Senate again today that Special Prosecutor John E. Laskey is furnishing defense witnesses as well as Government witnesses to the grand jury. Shortly after the Senate met today Senator Blease quoted new: paper stories of yesterday telling of an unexpected witness, Charles Wilson, a friend of Mc. Pherson, who was reported to have tes tified that he met McPherson near his home shortly after midnight on the morning of September 13. “I simply call attention to this,” sald Senator Blease, “and I especially call to the attention of the Senator from North Carolina (Senator Simmons) the fact that alibi witnesses are being fur- nished by Mr. Laskey to the grand jury in this so-called murder case.” While Senator Blease was speaking yesterday Senator Simmons of North Carolina had expresed the belief that it was a remarkable proceeding if defense | witnesses were being presented to the grand jury. In his speech yesterday Senator Blaine coupled an attack on the Police Depart- ment with his criticism of the McPher- son grand jury. \OVEMBER Mrs, Virginia McPherson, pretty young wife of Robeit A. MrPherson, jr., bookkeeper and athlete, was found strangled to death in the bedroom of her apartment, at the Park Lane, at noon on Saturday, September 14. The discovery was made by McPher- Ison, who returned to the apartment after an estrangement of several days. He found the body of his wife, partly A pajama belt wrapped several times around the neck and knotted. McPherson brok= the news of the |tragedy to Mrs. Sue Thompson, desk clerk, and to Wilmer C. Ruff, manager of the apartment house. Mrs. Thomp- | son said the husband gave her the im- | pression he had been inside the bed- room to satisty himself that his wife was dead. Ruff quoted McPherson as saying he had thrown a dress over the | form. Ruff went with the husband to the bedroom and says he had to shove the door open with both hands because the |body rested against it, feet foremost. He thought this strange and told po- { lice so. Dr. Edward A. Gorman, house physi- cian of the Park Lane, was called to the scene and he pronounced the girl dead. Police of the third precinct were noti- fied and an investigation was launched, under the personal ditection of Lieut. Edward J. Kelly, then head of the { homicide squad. ‘The detectives ques- tioned the husband, relatives and friends of the couple, occupants of the apariment house and others, Thirty witnesses were on hand at the inquest held at the morgue on the morn- ing of September 17. Three testified They were Lieut. Kelly, Dr. Joseph D. Rogers, doputy coroner and Dr. A. Ma- gruder MacDonald, who performed the autopsy. The jury decided that Mrs. McPherson committed suicide. Robert J. Allen, at that time a_po- After declaring that in the grand jury | proceeding the Government has pre- | sented to the grand jury witnesses | for the defendants, and after asserting | also that persons called before the jury have been required to answer “ves” or | *no” without giving what information they had, Senator Blease added: liceman attached to the third precinct, in which the d-ath occurred, didn't jike the verdict. He had conducted an un- authorized and independent_investiga- tion and was convinced Mrs. McPherson was murdered. He so advised The Star and offered to convince representatives of the editorial department that the “It is not a_case of hearsay; I got it | coroner’s jury had erred. right out of the grand jury room, and | if no bill is returned in the McPherson | case it will be because of the efforts of Mr. Laskey by presenting to the grand jury every witness that he could find to prove that McPherson is not guilty.” | Earlier in his speech, after he had declared that Washington will never have a clean city with Maj. Pratt at the head of the Police Department, Senator Blease continued: “If I could tell all I know—it would be hearsay, of course, from some reliable person, for hearsay it not testimony in any case—but if some people who talked to me would give me the liberty to call their names and tell what they tell me, I do not believe either one of these men s Commissioners or Pratt would be in of- fice 24 hours. I do not believe even Hoover with his Mussolini brain could stand what is going on in the City of Weshington “today.” “Acts as Defense Attorney.” In his reference to recent proceedings before ‘the grand jury, Senator Blease began: “As I sald yesterday or day before, here is a man up here who is supposed to be placed to represent the Govern- ment of the United States, sitting in the jury room taking every witness that the defense in the case has got, even the alibi witnesses, and carrying them into the jury room, not in the performance of his duty to the Government, but actually acting as the defendant's at- torney, he being paid by the Govern- ment, and presenting witnesses to prove the alibi of a man who is charged with a crime. “I do not condemn the defendant in this case. I say he has a right to be considered innocent until he is proven guilty. I hope he is not guilty; I hope he can prove himself clear: but some- body killed that girl, somebody mur- dered her. Yesterday it was the Gov- ernment attorney _in the grand jury room presenting. witnesses,’ endeavoring to prove that it is & case of suicide. For what reason? In order to discredit Robert J. Allen. It is an outrage. Senator Simmons here interrupted to | ask Senator Blease if he meant that a grand jury inquiring into an alleged crime heard witnesses in defense of a man who was suspected of the crime. Senator Blease answered in the affima- tive, and Senator Simmons said it was & “very remarkable proceeding.” The South Carolina Senator also told the Senate that he had heard recently of a case in which a place that was scheduled to be raided was warned ahead of time by some one. “Who tipped that place off?” Senator Blease inquired. “Somebody connected the raiding squad or with the Police Department or the Government. It could not have been done otherwise. Somebody connected with the Govern- ment in Washington is tipping these | places off.” Information in Letter. In another part of his speech, Sen- ator Blease read a letter which he said had come to him from a responsible person, whose name he withheld for the | time being, telling of a reeent case | which he said he would ask the Sackett | subcommittee to take up when it re- | sumes the police investigation. The letter stated that a motor cycle police- man had arrested a man for driving | faster than 30 miles an hour and on | charges of transporting and possession | of 240 quarts of corn whisky. The let- ter further stated that all three cases were dismissed in Police Court by Judges Given and McMahon. Senator Blease exhibited to the Sen- ate a large stack of newspaper clippings from various local papers, which he gaid bore out his contention regarding the existence of crime in the National Capital. He read numerous headlines describing various raids and other cases handled by the police. He said these were not all the clippings he could have collected, but that he wanted to show the Senate enough to indicate | that “these things are going on an that there is being no effort to stop it. Senator Blease declared something should be done because “we all love Washington.” He asserted that when people come to Washington they should feel free to walk about without keeping in the middle of the street without fear of being attacked. Near the close of his speech, the South Carolinian asserted that men are “hang- ! ing around police headquarters” who are no longer in the service, and he charged that they are “hanging around for dirty work, and doing it against members of this body.” Senator Blease concluded by express- ing the hope that Congress would take some action early in the regular ses- sion to bring about an improvement in the conditions here and renewed his suggestion that the city should be divided into several judicial districts, BRISTOL IS DUE SOON FOR NAVAL BOARD DUTIES Admiral Is Slated to Become Senior Member on Retirement of Long. Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, credited with being one of the keencst minds in the naval service, is due to arrive in Washington within a few days to take up his duties as a member | of the General Board of the Navy. Admiral Bristol, who created a repu- tation for himself as a diplomat during his service as high commissioner at Constantinople, Turkey, shortly after the World War, has just arrived mn the United States. The admiral until recently has been commander-in-chier of the Asiatic fleet and on his way back to this country came by way of Europe. h iral Bristol is slated to become ,to the apartment. Several members of The ‘Star’s news staff accompanied Allen to the Park Lane, inspected the apartment and talked with Manager Ruff. The latter expressed surprise that he had not been asked to testify at the inquest, and he indicated dissatisfaction with the ver- dict of the jury. He repeated his ac- count of the finding of the body and reiterated that he was puzzled over the fact he had found the body against the door after the husband had said he had covered the corpse with a dress. Attorney Investgates. The circumstances seemed to warrant | The Star in taking the matter to the district attorney’s office. Assistant Dis- trict Attorney William H. Collins agreed to accompany The Star representatives After interviewing Manager Ruff, Mrs. Lillian Conway, telephone operator, and Howard Tem- pleton, drug clerk, he said there were “certain angles” which should be cleared up, and he announced his in- tention of having an analysis made ot blood stains on the bathroom floor. Later Collins conferred with In- spector William S. Shelby, chief of the Detective Bureau, and Lieut. Kelly. The assistant district attorney then an- nounced he was satisfied there was “nothing irregular” about the case, but would sugg: nevertheless, that the blood be analyzed. The sugges- tion was made to the police, and Lieut. Kelly dug up a section of the tled floor of the bathroom and took the stained blocks to the District chemist. The latter said a satisfactory analysis was impossible, due to the dried condition of the blood. Falling to get the action he desired from the district attorney's office, Allen conferred with Senator Overman or North Carolina, home State of Vir- ginia McPherson. The Senator impressed be Allen's story and wrote a letter to District Attorney Rover, urging that a further investigation ot the death be made. Rover placed the matter before the grand jury, and that body began a sensational inquiry, no¢ only into the strangling mystery, buu into charges that the detectives ans coroner’s office had “bungled” the pre- liminary investigation, Widespread interest was aroused by Allen’s announcement, just prior to the beginning of the hearing, that he had two “‘surprise” witnesses who would tell the grand jury they saw a man emerge from the window of the McPherson apartment early on the morning of September 13. Pressed for the identity of these witnesses, Allen declared they were himself and his beat partner, Po- liceman Lawrence Botts. Allen hadn't told any one of this prior to his public announcement, which created quite a sensation. Botts denied Allen's claims when questioned by his superiors. When questioned by the grand jury Botts is said to Lave developed a bad memory of events that night. Allen “Star” Witness. The grand jury proceedings were in Washington. Approximtely 70 wit- nesses were questioned. the “star” wit- ness being Allen, Allen appeared at the hearings in plain clothes, having been suspended for his unauthorized activi- ties in the case. The atmosphere was surcharged with tenseness and excite- ment. Allen was permitted to suggest uestions for the grand jury to pro- pound to witnesses, and at the close of the hearing was allowed to “sum up” the evidence, over the protest of As- sistant District Attorney Collins. On September 30, date of expiration | of the grand jury term, the questioning of witnesses was halted abruptly and | the court was notified of the grand | jury’s readiness to report. Foreman M. | O. Chance then presented to Judge Pey- ton Gordon of Criminal Division 1 an | indictment charging McPherson with | murdering his wife “willfully and with | premeditated malice” by tying around her throat “a certain strip of cloth.” But that was not all. In a supple- mentary report the grand jury made scathing charges _against ~Inspector | Shelby and Lieut. Kelly, characterized the .oroner's inquest as a proceeding held only as “a matter of form” and criticized the handling of the case be- fore the grand jury by the District at- torney's office. McPherson was taken to jail at once. Transfer Detective Heads. The Commissioners ordered Inspector Shelby and Lieut. Kelly transferred from the detective bureau to other du- ties and a committee was appointed to investigate the accusations made against the officers by the grand jury. All members of the grand jury were invited to appear at the District Build- ing to testify before the committee. Most of the members refused the invi- tation, and the Commissioners decided to_postpone their probe indefinitely. In the meantime Attorney General FOR RENT Two Rooms, Kitchen, Reception Hall, Bath and Porch. Electrical Refrigeration. Rental $65 per month THE ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Rd. Adm| the senior member of the Generai Board, _following April of Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long. the retirement nexu nude, on the floor of the bedroom with | was | probably the most lively ever conducted | HISTORY OF EVENTS FOLLOWING DEATH OF VIRGINIA McPHERSON Mitchell, acting on the suggestion of District Attorney Rover, took the prose- cution from Rover and placed it on the shoulders of John E. Laskey, former District attorney, who was designated as a special assistant to the Attorney General. At the same time the Attor- ney General instructed the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Jus- tice to make a thorough investigation of the Park Lane tragedy, with a view preparing the Government's evidence. J. Edgar Hoover. director of the bu- ! reau. announced the inquiry would be | made with an “open mind" toward all | theories concerning Mrs. McPherson’s | case, with a view to determining first whether she was murdered or commit- ted cuicide. If a murder was commit- ted, he explained, then an effort would be made to find the murderer. The investigation was placed in charge of Thomas F. Cullen, youthful |to | erack investigators, A corps of trained | agents was placed at his disposal. Spe- cial offices were opcned at the Depart- ment of Justice. There began one of the most intensive and colorful death probes ever undertaken by Federal au- | thorities. More than 800 witnesses | were questioned and thousands of words of testimony were taken down in short- hand. | Second Autopsy Held. | agents worked with uimost se- | but some of thelr activities could | not "be concealed. Among the moves | which became public was the exhuma- | tion of Mrs. McPherson's body, at China Grove, N. C., after a local physician | had hinted that a skull fracture might | have contributed to the nurse’s death. | The second autopsy was performed by | a group of eminent North Carolina phy- | sicians, headed by Dr. James I. Bullitt, pathologist of the University of North Carolina. No skull fracture was found, nor were any other marks of violence found, ex- cept those produced by the pajama belt A complete X-ray examination of the body was made, and certain tissues | were removed for chemical and micro- | scopie examination. The negative re- |p ¢ of the surgeons was made public by the Department of Justice, but the findings of the roentgenologists and | chemists never were disclosed. After six weeks of investigation it was announced the inquiry was about ended, and it became known that insufficient evidence had been secured to warrant the Government in proceeding with the prosecution of McPherson. It was plainly indicated that unless something turned up at the last minute McPher- son would have to be released from jail. But something did happen at the very last minute. Car Men Questioned. Agents who had been questioning con- ductors and motormen of all “owl” street cars and operators of all late busses running from Petworth to the downtown section on the night of Sep- tember 12 came to one of the last men on their list, He was Conductor Joseph H. Lewark of the Georgia ave- nue street car line. Conductor Lewark made statements that threw investigating circles into an uproar. He said he knew McPherson and that he had taken him downtown after midnight on September 12, some ime before a-taxicab driver said he picked the husband up at FPifteenth street and New York avenue and car- ried him to the Park Lane. The taxi driver’s story had been wholly unsup- ported prior to the appearance of Le- wark. The statements of the conductor and taxi man conflicted sharply with those of friends and relatives of Mc- Pherson, who claimed he was in Pet- worth at that hour of the night. As a result of Lewark’s belated testi- mony Prosecutor Laskey announced he felt justified in pressing the charge of murder against the husband. With this sudden decision reached, there came the disturbing disclosure that the indictment preferred against McPherson was ‘“voidable” because of | the presence on the grand jury of an ineligible member, Mrs. Delores Mar- mien, who was receiving a pension from the Government. The discovery” led District Attorney Rover to resubmit to the new grand jury several cases acted upon by the “iliegal” body. Prosecutor Laskey, handing the McPherson case, followed Rover's example and the sec- ond grand jury probe of the Park Lane tragedy ensued. Indictment Voldable, The new grand jury hearing was instituted 10 days ago, after the dis- closure that indictments handed down by the previous grand jury were “voida- ble,” because a member of that body was ineligible to serve. The member was Mrs. Delores Marmion, widow or a naval officer, who was receiving a pension from the Government. The courts have held in similar instances that this disqualifies a person from grand jury duty and renders voidable member. Tunneys Will Sail Tomorrow. NAPLES, November 21 (#).—Gene Tunney, former heavyweight champion of the world, and his wife, the former Polly Lauder, arrived here today from Brioni, homeward bound. Mr. and Mrs. Tunney will sal for the United States aboard the steamship Vul- | cania, which leaves Naples tomorrow. i[fl = UL LELE o Are You One of —the 6 million women who_will rest on Thanksgiving Day | inspector and one of the Government's | acts of a jury with such an ineligible Mr. Leahy. obviously pleased by the el e i e ‘ TROIT JEWEL Gas Ranges cook Robert A. McPherson, jr. | McPherson left the Dis PHERSON RACES 10 GARESS MOTHER Youth’s Parents Have Smiles That Match His on Release From Jail. (left) | | Smiling broadly, Robert A. McPher- | son, ir., fairly ran into the office of his | attorney, William E. Leahy, in the In- | vestment Building immediately after his | release this afterncon and threw his| arms around his mother. \ The ‘youth's father also was in Mr.| Leahy's office to greet his son. The faces | of the father and mother were wreathed | in smiles. Mrs. McPherson retained her | composure as she gave her boy a bear hug and kissed him repeatedly. The tired and worried look which young McPherson had worn for weeks | was plainly a thing of the past. He | laughed jublliantly as he discussed his telease with his.parents and Mr. Leahy. Poses for Pictures. Asked to pose by a photographer, | McPherson readily agreed. His mother and father also acquiesced when re- quested to stand beside him. A re- porter had gone in search of Mr. Leahy in an adjoining-office when young Mc- Pherson admonished the photographer | to “be sure to get Mr. Leahy in it. I don't want any picture without him, because he certainly deserves a lot of | credit for tHe way he has worked in my | behalf.” As the photographer adjusted his lenses and made other preparations, McPherson - jokingly. told a reporter standing nearby that this occasion was “quite a Bit" different from the times photographers have tried to take: my picture recently.” He added it was a “pleasant contrast.” Knew He'd Be Exonerated. “I knew I would be exonerated when a grand jury really went to the bottom | of the case,” McPherson declared. HPI added he_intends to enjoy life for the next few days and return to his desk at the Washington Loan & Tfust Co. next Monday to resume his duties as a bookkeeper. He said he would live with his parents. “I sure am glad to have my boy back again,” was Mrs. McPherson's only comment, “It’s just wonderful,” the father intervened. action of the grand jury, said he had been confident_all along that McPher- son was not gullty of the charges against | him. “I felt sure my client would be | exonerated,” Mr. Leahy said, “as soon |as his case ‘was' considered in a calm |and collected manner by a grand jury | without the influence of a period of | hysteria. I realized.the Department of Justice and - the' Police Department, {both of which made thorough investi- gations, were right in their belief that he was'innocent.” - CLELELELELE LRI because their- DE- trict Jail this afternoon. their dinners without watching? During This Great Sale We Will Allow You $ 1 O EASY TERMS For Your Old Gas Range, Regardless Of Its Condition! COME IN And See the New Line of Detroit Jewels, Priced as Low as $45.00 | —THIRD FLOOR— ] Barber & Ross, Inc. 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The 21 men and 2 women of the grand jury stood in a semi-circle in front of the bench. James N. Fitzpatrick, jr., foreman, stepped forward with a legal document which he handed to the court. 1t was the decision of the jury to | ignore the case against Virginia Mc- Pherson’s husband. Justice Gordon ex- | amined it without disclosing the nature | of its contents and handed it to the clerk of the court, Fitzpatrick then said the grand jury wished to make a special report in the case, handing another paper to the GR.OSNETR justice. This was the report commend- ing the services of Laskey and Cullen. The justice read it and handed it to the clerk. Suspense Felt. Deputy marshals and bailiffs swung into action as reporters and spectators started forward. Nothing had been sald audibly to break the suspense of wait- ing for disclosure of the verdict. At this point Laskey attracted the attention of the cowrt and made his informal address and entered the for- mal plea for a nolle prosse. The mar- shals and bailiffs made a futile effort to stem the rush from the courtroom as confusion ensued. In the midst of the confusion the court recessed until 1 o'clock. The acts of the grand jury today were in sharp contrast to those of the previous grand jury, of which Merritt O. Chance was foreman. The so-called “illegal” grand jury not only charged McPherson with deliberately tying a pajama belt around the throat of his wife on the night of September 12, but handed down a supplementary report condemning the detective bureau and the coroner’s office. As a result of this | castigation Inspector Willlam S. Shelby and Lieut. Edward J. Kelly were re- moved from the detective bureau and assigned to other duties. What effect today’s decision will have on the controversies growing out of the actions of the chance grand jury was a matter of keen speculation. The present grand jury did not ex- press an opinion on the disputed ques- tion of whether Virginia McPherson was strangled to death by an unknown person or ended her own life. It was reported unofficially that a division of opinion existed among the members on this point. The vote to exonerate McPherson was not unanimous. The exact vote could not be ascertained, however. The congressional criticism referr~d S 173 2'S All Sizes 13V, to 17 Holida Marx’ Thanksgiving Combination Offer Including 26-piece Set of Wm. Rogers Table ware in handsome serving tray, Silver-plated Bread Tray and 3-piece Carving Set— 26-pc. Set of Wm. *% | to in the grand jury’s rej concerned statements by Senator lme that de- fense testimony had been received by the grand' jury. Both Senator Blease and Senator Overman expressed sur- prise at this procedure, Considered Decision. 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