The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-08
Prosecutor Hopes to Find Some
New Woman Clue in
Accounts.
FRESH WHISKEY TRAIL.
TURIN ans Housekeeper
Names Girl Who Break
tasted With Him Sunday.

line OF inquiry this morning by sum-
moning to the District Attorneys
office number of banking officials
from the Wall street district.
They had records Of Elwells check
transactions covering period Of sew
eral months leading up to the morning
Of Friday, June IL, when he was
found dying in his home at No. 2I4
West 10th Street.
THE tendency Of the inquiry of late
has put increasing emphasis on the
money side of Elwell's life, and it was
hoped that the records of his dis
bursements might yield a clue. 1t was
said that one additional purpose in
the bank investigation was to learn
whether Elwell had written checks
for any women whose names have
not yet appeared in the published
and unpublished lists.
William L. Barnes, steward Of the
Studio Club and secretary for Elwell'
was to have appeared in the office
OF Assistant U. S. Attorney Albert
G. Rothwell in the Federal Building
: flRs morning to undergo further ex-
animation, but failed to do so, though
Rothwell and other officials waited
for him for more than an hour.
Later Rothwell August Hassen-
flug. special counsel for the Prohi-
bition Enforcement Office, and agents
for James Il. Shevlin, Supervising
Prohibition Agent for this district,
conferred with U. s. Attorney Francis
G. Caffey, after which Rothwell an
nounced that now plan of procedure
had been adopted.
From other sources it was learned
that additional information has been
obtained by the United States Attor-
ney who is working with Shevlin on
the theory that Elwell was acting for
n widespread whiskey ring that was
bringing Kentucky whiskey into New
York and, through the murdered
sportsman. was distributing 1t to the
homes OF wealthy men in the Fifth
Avenue and Park Avenue sections Of
the city.
Capt. Carey Of the Homicide Squad
and Detective Oswald had three
hour conference in the District At
torney's office. On the desk was
Colt .45 revolver.
SFound the gun that killed Elwell"'
reporter asked.
mo" said Capt. Carey. Just one
like 1t. We are making experiments
" ( DR.. Otto A. Schultze Of the District
\ Attorneys office was making the tests,
One Of the witnesses examined to-
day by Assistant District Attorney
Dooling was Frederick Ingraham, law
yer, No. 1872 Broadway. He came with
his stenOgrapher, Mary L. Tidmarsh
They said they had drawn a will for
Eiwen in December 1915 (subsequent
to the date of the will recently Offered
for probate). 1t contained a legacy
for William H. Barnes. This will has
not beeh found.
Mr.. Ingraham said the will was
drawn to give the major portion OF
the estate TO Elwelrs son, Richard,
leaving nothing to his wife and stip-
ulating that the boys guardian should
be some other person than his mother
Barpes, said the lawyer. was one OF
the minor legatees
Mrs. Marie Larsen, who was FL
wells housekeeper at the time NJ his
death, appeared at the District At
torney's office to-day for further
questioning. She was accompanied
by her counsel, Victor Carte, No.
Rector Street.
When she came out OF the District
Attorneys office she said she had
A-sbeen asked about Elwelrs visitors for
several days before his death and
said she had remembered that he had
breakfast at his home with a woman
visitor on the previous Sunday. She
said she had given the name of this
woman to the District Attorney.
Mrs. William II, Pendleton of ce-
darhurst, l.. l.. Mr., and Mrs Oliver
w. Bird OF No. ca East S6th Street
and George w. Post, jrp Of Post &
FlaBg, were to be interviewed to-day
by District Attorney Swami. He anC
Assistant District Attorney Doolins
went TO the Bird home this afternoon
One Of the discrepancies which tn
District Attorneys office wants t
clear up concerns the whereabouts
OF Mr., Pendleton's automobile durinl
the hours just preceding and follow
ing the death OF Elwell, Mr., SWAMI
Gays he has information that the ca
was in a garage in East sgd Stree
until soon after o'clock on tn
u morning Of the shooting, when som'
one, mot yet identified, took it away
fNr. Pendeton says the car was il
use that morning at Cedaraurst ant
"A that, he himself used It,
In what Mr.. Pendletcn character