South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-19
JEALOUS DOCTOR
KILLS RIVAL--WAS
WIFE INNOCENT?
Without Waiting for Detec-
tievS' Report Which Cleared
Wife'S Name, Husband Stays
the "0ther Man."

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Nov 19.-
through it again. Ny God. man l
had an awful night You don't know
what I've suffered"
This was the statement by DIR.
Elam. 1t was a complete reversal Of
his attitude Of Tuesday night when
he said he was glad of it" and
ready to hang if necessary"
Asked If he had any information
concerning relations of Mrs. Elam
and Cramer other than the report of
Detective Glynn that Mrs. Elan had
met Cramer in Kansas City three
months ago. the physician said: IF
/ had / wouldn't tell il. I'll hang be-
fore I'll besmirch her character. I'm
going to suffer the consequences Of
my act"
The coroner's jury Wednesday
recommended a first degree murder
charge.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Nov. 10
Held on a charge Of murder, DR. w.
T. Elam, a St. Joseph, Mo. physician.
refused TO believe Wednesday the re-
ports OF private detectives and
friends that his wife's conduct with
Putnam Cramer, a Chicago advertis-
ing man, had not been improper.
ELAN shot and killed Cramer in a
hotel room here Tuesday. then calm
" walked into the lobby and inform
ed John T. Glynn, detective, and A.
v. ID. Rousseau, a lawyer, of what
he had done.
Elam had accused Cramer of in
timacy with Mrs. Elan. The Chica-
go man denied the charge and ar
ranged a meeting in Kansas City in
order to prove to Elam that his sus-
piciOns were incorrect. Elan had
employed a detective TO shadow his
wife and CrameT when they were
both said to have been in Kansas
City together recently. The detect
i've was on hand to tell Elan that he
had found the couple were not init
mate.
After a few minutes conversation
in the hotel lobby Elan and Cramer
went up to Cramer's room and in a
few minutes Elam returned alone.
Wife Talks Freely.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 19.-I
was never so surprised in my life"
calculated Mrs. w. T. Elan, when
seen at the home OF her mother, Mrs.
J. NJ. West, Wednesday morning. 1T
has been such a shock to me that L
really can say nothing now"
She had spent the previous evening
in company at the theater, unaware
in whose company she is said to have
been in Kansas City.
1T is just as much news to me as
1t is to any one" she said. "I only
heard of ii when l came home from
the theater."
The news had been broken to Mrs.
Elam by a reporter.
"Oh, this is terrible:- that man
ought to be sent to prison" Joined in
Mrs. West
Have you heard from your hus-
band recently" Mrs. Elan was ask
ed.
Yes. quite recently" was her re-
ply.
Within the last few days?"
Yes"
WAS there anything in his letter
which led you believe that he may
have been irrational?"
Yes. Well 1 have nothing to say
about that 1 would rather not say
now"
Did ne mention anything about
Mr.. Cramer? Did he say anything
about contemplating killing him?"
Il don't care to say anything about
that"
What about your reported meet
ing with Mr. Cramer in Kansas City?"
II have nothing TO say: there is
nothing TO that"
DO YOU contemplate going to
Kansas City?"
Why, / haven't even been notified
and 1 could not say now what l will
do because 1 have thought nothing
about that"
Mrs. Elam said she and the doctor
had been married ten years and that
their life had been happy until four
weesk ago
Widow Is PrOstrated.
CHICAGO. Nov 19.-Mrs. W.
Putnam Cramer. wife Of the man
slain in Kansas City by Or. w. T.
Elam was prostrated Wednesday.
She was expecting her husband home
Wednesday afternoon. While her
condition was said not to be critical,
a physician and nurse were in con-
stant attendance upon her
Mrs. Cramer has been an invalid
for several years.