Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-19
Prominent Kansas City
Doctor Willing to Suffer
the Consequences.
HOTEL TRAGEDY SCENE
Chicagoan Is Shot Down After
Detective Assures Physician
Nothing Is Wrong.

Kansas City, No. Nov. 1s.-Dr. Will
lam T. Elan. a prominent physician OF
St Joseph. Mo. who yesterday, shot
and killed ". Putnam Cramer OF Chi
cago. solicitor for a magazine, this
morning reiterated his refusal 70 make
q detailed statement
At the inquest today Elan. Tohn T.
Glynu. private detective. and a V.
Rousseau. an attorney OF Peoria, Ill. a
cousin OF Cramer. were witnesses. II
was brought out that Elam had en-
ployed the detective 10 shadow his
wife and Cramer. The doctor. Glynn.
Rousseau and Cramer had held a con
ference in the lobby Of a hotel Is min
Utes before Elan went with Cramer
q his room in the hotel and shot him.
According 10 Giynn. the four had at
tempted TO come TO an understanding
CCncerninL Cramer's alleged relations
with EIam's wife. who two weeks ago
left her husbands home in ST Joseph
. visit her mother In Detroit. Detec- .
tiv,N:lynn said that after investigating
lie Assured mis- employer that the d
frienEhip Of Mrs. Elan and Cramer I
was nCthirg more than a harmless I
Irritation"
Dr. Elan was charged with murder
in the first degree at the coroner's in
stand. In a statement 10 the police
before the inquest Elan showed in
tense remorse- q do not believe there
vas anything imprope- In the rela-
Iions Of Cramer and Mrs. Elan. The
shooting was one OF the acts accomp-
lished in a moment that wrecks the
remainder OF mans life II it comes
10 a question Of showing any wrong
doing on the part Of my wife ! would
rather be hanged"
Elam is As and his wife 80 They
have been married - years.
Story OF Killing. T.
Kansas City. Mo. Nov. 19-Dr W.
r. Elam. a 81. Joseph. No. physician.
calmly walked up TO John T. Glynn,
detective. and 4. V D. Rousseau. a
IsSyer. in the lobby OF the Hotel Balti-
more yesterday afternoon and told
them he had killed Putnam Cramer OF
$500 Lake avenue. Chicago. an adver-
{ sing agent for Everybodys Magazine.
Cramer's body was found on the floor
Of his room with a bullet under his
heart.
Cramer came 10 Kansas City yester-
day with Rousseau, a cousin. to meet
GIynu and Elan. The latter had &C
Cused Cramer OF paying too much at
teution 20 his wife. and Cramer at the
OF Glynn had come to ex-
plain To Elan that there had been Moth
ing improper in their conduct.
As the four men stood in the hotel i
where everybody can hear"
I've got a room on the second
floor" Cramer said. "Cume up with
me and well talk II over. Just you
and l." c
Sure" said Elan. and the tragedy
followed within few minutes
About three months ago" Glynn
said. some one called up Mrs. Elan
az Dr. Elam's office in St Joseph. Dr.
I.lam. in an inner office. listened on
an extension telephone and heard Il
that Mrs Elan meet Cramer h
~ the Hotel Baltimore in Kansas City q
.he following day" Il
Elam employed GIynn 10 trail Mrs. r.
-lam- According TO Glynn Mrs. Elan @
md a woman friend who accompanied %
Ter from St Joseph and Cramer had
luncheon together and then went TO a 4
picture show Glynn saws that he fol
owed the women every moment they Z
we're here and saw nothing improper.
,ut that when he so informed Elan
he husband did not believe him
DR.. Elam is said to have told his wife
% 20 to Detroit and sue for divorce.
fe became morOse after she departed E
liam formerly was city physician CT
. Joseph. and has a home in the
fashionable residence district there.
FRS Elan before her marriage. thir-
cen years aEo. was employed as his
'ffice girl She is 80 years old. "
All Mistake. Mrs. Craner Says W
Chicago. Ill. Nov. IS.-Mrs- W. p. III
ramer. wife OF the solicitor killed yes OF
erday in Kansas City by DR.. Elan, 20
eclared today Cramer was a victim ell
4 mistake on Elam's part
His conduct was always without e'
!emish.' she said Gi
James d. Sullivan. a friend OF Cram Gl
r. said Cramer had told him OF meet G.
~ Mrs Elam in Kansas City He hi
oid me. raid Sullivan. they had had CO
luncheon party. He described her
= refined woman and spoke OF the CT
flair as . pleasant innocent flirta- III
ion" IA