The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19


about Mr.. Kastel in connection with the
bond cases. and there had been many
yelled insinuations about him, he waited
an entire day about the District lAttor-
ney's Office with his lawyer and his
bondsman and the promised arrest was
not forthcoming. In the evening he sent
word to one of Mr.. SWANS aids that he
intended TO stop at the Waldorf-Astoria
and that should they feel disposed to sea
him again they might locate him at that
hotel
The progress that has been made in
connection with the bond theft investiga-
tons, the confessions of David w. Sulli-
van and Wilen w. yesterday, former
brokers. and other material points in the
development and strengthening of these
cases are the result of efforts and liberal
expenditure of money by private con-
Germs that were interested in breaking
UP the rings of bond thieves. The state
ments of two Montreal private detectives
which, have an important bearing upon
the case were also recovered by repre-
sentatives of surety companies and not
by representatives of the District Attor-
ney's Office.
Now, despite the noise which attended
the indictment of NiclSy in this county,
his case Is still untried. The District At
sponsibility OF making good in this case
last month by the action Of the Federal
authorities who placed Nicky and sew
eral others on trial in Washington, d. c.,
on charges of violation of the Federal
laws through the transportation of stolen
stocks into the District of Columbia.
Conduct of the EIwen Case.
The Elwell murder. which proved TO
be the most sensational case of homi-
eide in New York county during the
year. was totally ignored by Mr.. Swami
for about thirty-six hours after it's oc-
currence. Although the card player had
been found slain under circumstances
that pointed clearly to murder; although
the weapon of death had disappeared
and there was no one about Elwell who
could have been sufficiently interested
in him to "cover up Il case Of suicide;
although gun experts said that the
wound did not appear to be self inflicted;
although the circumstances surrounding
the finding of the body and what could
be learned of the mans life pointed to
murder. and no motive for suicide could
be found, Mr.. Swami took no hand in
the matter at all on the day on which
the body was discovered because he
thought the case a suicide.
The following night he sent a repre-
sentative to the Elwell home where the
tragedy had occurred and another farci-
cal investigation was begun. Distorted
statements were given to the press. I'm
portant matters of which the pubnc
should have been appraised were kept
secret The stories OF witnesses were
twisted. The twisted versions We're
given to the reporters and the witnesses
hesitated 10 correct them because they
tto1I IN
After a few days of tragi-comedy Mr..
Swami visited the Elwell home in person.
1t was then being used as sort of club
house for investigators. On leaving the
place Mr.. Swami gave out to reporters Il
story involving the name OF girl IN
Lexington. KY He stated that Elwelis
relations with this girl had been such
that her relatives would have had mo-
tive for killing him. He gave the girls
first name.
cause of great embarrassment TO
Lexington girl who was so unfortunate
az 70 have the same first name as the
Young woman of Mr.. SWANS romantic
story. There was no foundation what
ever for any intimation that Elweils
relations with her had not been proper.
The story was given out for the sole
purpose of distracting public attention
from, the persons known to newspaper
dom as the real suspect in the case
Regulations Attacked.
In subsequent stages of this "inves-
tigation" various persons were be-
smirched and regulations were at
tackled without justification. People OF
high social position who figured as very
important characters in the inquiry into
n xyic eli
the District Attorneys office. One OF
Mr. Swanns aids would call upon them
at their uptown residences.
Mr.. Swami said much about shield
ing the regulations of women who were
not in any way responsible for the
murder, but who had been involved in
Ewelrs affairs. He did not practise
that doctrine in the cases of all OF the
women connected with the case, but
only with few of prominent connec-
lions in this city. When the name OF
a certain Western girl came into the
case. when a working girl of New Jer-
sey was mentioned, no effort was made
by the District Attorney to keep their
names out of the mire. No fictitious
names were invented to confuse the
public as to their real identity.
The EIwell case was quite as full of
promises as the bond theft investigation.
1t was full of noise; of accusations and
retractions of suspicion and exonera-
ton, and like the Arnstein case, this
publicity plum also came to sour in
Mr.. Swann's mouth, and then no more
was heard of 1t.
Another article concerning the admin.
istration of the office OF District Attor-
ney under Mr.. Swami win be published
In The New York Herald tomorrow.
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