Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-18
Bio HOTEL IS
SCENE Of
DEED
Wife Met Man by Appointment in
Kansas City-Discovery Led
to Tragedy.

KANSAS CITY. MO-, Nov. 49,
Meeting in a room at the Hotel Bal
-im5re TO adjust trouble over Mrs.
VI. r. Elan, of st. Joseph, DR.. w. T.
Elan. the husband, this afternoon
.ho, and killed William T. Cramer OF
no. $500 Lake avenue, Chicago.
The trouble was Of old standing,
Cram,r having met Mrs. Elan In
Kansas City three months ago, ac-
cording to friends of DR.. Elan.
Mrs Elan is reported to be in De-
troit Mich, where her mother Is Sc
riously i'll,
Physician Is Prominent.
Dr. Elan is prominent profession
ally in st. Joe and was an officer
Of the Missouri Valley Medical As
ISOLATION He Is a member of the
faculty of the Central Ellsworth
Medical College, and has a large pri-
vate practice.
Several months ago Cramer was in
Kansas City and telephoned Mrs.
Elan at her home in st. Joe, asking
her TO come TO Kansas City and meet
him at the Hotel Baltimore, accord
ing to a cousin Of DR.. Elan.
over an extension telephone In the
Elan home the physician heard the
appointment made.
Mrs. Elan told Cramer she would
meet him.
Next day Mrs. Elan came to Kan
t'ltJ Ilr Flo al n hYtn0-
ing a detective named Glynn, who
also was at the Hotel Baltimore this
afternoon. The story of the trouble
over Mrs Elan was told by Detec-
tive Glynn.
The physician and detective re-
NAMED in Kansas City. They saw
Mrs. Elan meet Cramer Glynn said,
and saw her accompany him and an
other woman to theater and later
TO the Pennant Cafe, wher they dined.
DR.. Elan and Detective Glynn at
that time saw nothing else that
caused jealousy. The physician re-
turned home with Glynn.
After returning to st. Joe Dr. Elan
asked his wife about the Kansas
City visit, She admitted she had been
win Cramer but denied anything
wrong.
Planned to Get Divorce.
Ut Elan told her to go to the
nome Of her mother in Detroit and
SAID he would get a divorce, accord
ing TO Detective Glynn.
ihen Dr. Elan went to Chicago to
talk over with Cramer his plans of
getting a divorce.
trainer was not in Chicago. DR..
Fam sent Detective Glynn to Texas,
W'yhere he found Cramer and arranged
me meeting in Kansas City to-day.
lhis gave Cramer time to write
70 A y. d. Rousseau, his cousin. and
arrange for Rosseau to come from
rreorla, ILL.,, to Kansas City, to aid
TgTianer In the conference with DR..
Dr.. Elan with Detective Glynn ar
tiseu IN Kansas City, on the 2
UCIo1k ST. Joe electric car. They
TTehl directly to the Hotel Baltimore
mere Dr. ELAN and Cramer went to
room on the second floor to talk the
,Lsa.ter over. 1t was expected that
said
They remained alone In the room
about fifteen minutes. Then DR.. Elan
headed.
i ne walked over to Glynn.
IL We done it," he said.
a., one What?" Glynn asked.
~ We killed him." was the reply.
tor IT. Etam was taken to headquar-
"t ~ The Coroner was notified.
Kramer has a wife and two chill
ti ,,s al his home In Chicago. He had
nr aIi arrived in Kansas City from
Dallas, Texas
W., cousin Came To Advise.
me-, " "en the meeting of the two men
"a a, @franged Cramer wrote to his
ry2Us.N' A, d. V. Rousseau, Peoria.
X an attorney. Rousseau came to
cor ,seaH City to advise Cramer in his
'p5te.eAce with DR.. ELAN.
Ds, ,o eau, Cramer's adviser and
Gev,e.t!ve Glynn, Elam's adviser, were
CIR CIR stairs when the shooting &C.
rvo ~ Elam had been married about
s,s years His wife is handsome,
A. vas well known in social circles
sbo,. Joseph. She is his Junior by
cbV5- zen years. They have no
,ro,,l II there had been any
IT. between them, none of their
ser, appears to know of it. The
waro a. superstition was that they
''e happily married.