The Washington times., 1920-06-27

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WHO OWNED THIRD KEYss
| Detectives also admitted yesterday
that . third set of keys had been
found to the Eiwell home. These
were on mantel upstairs.
Eiweirs keys were found in his
pocket. Mrs. Larsen used hers the
morning of the murder to admit her
self to the house. Rhoades and "Joe,"
the man who cleaned the stoop, did
not have keys.
Barnes, Elwelps valet and secre-
tary, also testified that he did not
carry q key to the house. and on sew
ersl occasions has insisted that when
the person with tho third set OF keys
was found that the mystery would be
solved. Efforts to locate these keys
failed until the other day. when they
were stumbled upon in one Of the
upper rooms.
The ownership Of these keys SEEM
ed yesterday to hold the secret Of
the mystery. While there were many
rumors that the police and the Dis
trict Attorney had been told who
owned this third set of keys. the au-
thorities declined to make any in
formation regarding them public.
DOOLING Is MYSTERIOUS.
Tho fact that Assistant District At
torney Dooling was away from his
office ION an important lead" in the
murder mystery lent color to the re-
port that the arrest was only a mat
ter of hours.
iro oil ad MI n
who, it is said, is likely to be arrested
for the murder had been questioned
by the authorities since Friday night.
Mr.. Dooling's reply was as follows:
"Have any of you gentlemen ever
bet on a sure thing?"
Out of the congeries Of newspaper
men not one replied in the affirma-
tive.
"THE MAN, OUT OF CITY.
That's too bad" said Dooling,
stroking his chin thoughtfully. Then
he said: 'Ill give you the telephone
number Of the man of whom / have
been speaking. Call up his home and
see what you can learn" .'..-
A reporter called up the mans
house and was told by a servant. that
the man and his family had gone out
of town for several days. The maid
did not know when they would return.
1t was recalled that Mr.. Dooling
had said on Friday evening that the
man OH whom suspicion rests had
been under the strictest surveillance
for the past few days and that aNclose
watch would be maintained on him
night and day until he either rids
himself Of the cloud that hangs over
his head or he Is arrested.
The belief therefore prevails among
those who have closely followed the
investigation of the murder from the
morning of June II that the police
and representatives from the district
attorneys office have melted the sus-
pected friend of the dead gambler to
some quiet retreat where. safe from
the possibility of interruption, they
are hemstitching and embroidering
their case. .r....
THEY CANNOT BE FOUND.
Color for this belief was supplied
when, shortly after noon, District At
torney Swami and his assistants, Al
fred ]. Talley, Mr.. Dooling, and John
Joyce retired from their haunts in the
Criminal Courts Building in a manner
that may accurately be described as
unostentatious. Where they went and
when they would return no one knew.
II the earth had opened and swal
lowed the four county officials they
could not have more completely been
obliterated from the ken of the per-
spring and anxious reporters.
The telephone revealed the fact that
Nr. Swami and his assistants were not
at their respective homes or clubs.
They were not golfing. They were
not visiting friends in the country
wherever they had gone they were
still there" when darkness began to
drop over the city
Police heads who have been work
ing on the case also mysteriously dis
appeared about the same time the
district attorney and his men slid
from sight. No one at police head
quarters knew where Captain Cray
head Of the homicide bureau, could be
found. George Busby, also of the
homicide squad and upon whose
shoulders much OF the heavy work"
in the case has rested, was not to
be found.
POLICE OFFICIALS DISAPPEAR.
Even Second Deputy Commissioners
Lahey, who Is known to be more than
mildly interested in solving the muir
der mystery, had deserted his office.
This left the score of news gather
ers who have been sleeping with"
the Elwell story since its inception
with a lot of new-laid rumors on
their hands. Since rumor in n
murder case is OF no possible mar
ketable value until II has been can
died by an official Investigator, tho
rumors we're empticd in one bask q [
and the basket was put In a dark.
cool spot where IT will rest until the
district attorney and Captain Cray or
Lieutenant Busby, or one or all three
or any Of their aides, return to their