New-York tribune., 1920-10-23
Second Man and
Woman Sotlgh Int
Ina Drewes Case.
Police Believe Pair Impli-
Gated i'm Students Death ;
Say Evidence Points to
Chum as the Slayer
Brines's Haunts Watched
Mother Suffers Nervous Col
lapse; Is Guarded by
Detectives in Hospita |
Special DiSp0fch TO The Tribune


PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22.--Poice are
looking for second man and woman
whom they believe to be implicated in
the shooting of Elmer c. Drewes, the
Dartmouth College senior for the mur-
der of whom William p. Brincs has
been named in warrant.
Major Wynne, chief of detectives,
said to-day that although no motive
had been advanced as to why Brnes,
University Of Pennsylvania student,
should have killed his chum and
friend direct evidence pointed to him
as the murderer. Police and detectives
were watching many places where
Brincs was believed likely to appear
Mrs. Annie Z. Brines, the students
mother, now is in a hospital in the
southern part Of the city in a state of
the approach to her private room and
allowed none but relatives and hospital
attendants to sec her.
Suffers from Nervous Ailment.
Mrs. Brines went to the hospital yes
tcrday, after she had been at the home
of her brother, John S. Virgins, Tues
day and Wednesday. Members Of the
family there declared both she and her
son, who was with her until Wednes-
day afternoon, were then in a highly
nervous state. refused to eat and said
they were sick. 1t is known, however,
that Mrs. Brines had engaged her hos
pltal room several days before the name
of her son was mentioned in the case.
Mr.. Virgins said yesterday his Sis
ter had been at the hospital on several
occasions for treatment for her ncrv-
GUS ailment He said the shock had
sent her there sooner than was ex-
pectcd
That the shock was the admission to
her by young Brincs of his part in the
shooting is the belief expressed by the
police. They say they know that to be
q fact
1t was said that the disinclination Of
the dead boys family to believe Brines
could have been connected with the mur-
der prevented the arrest Of Brines sew
cral days ago.
Detective Bolshaw, chief of the mur-
der squad, said to-day that the Drewes
family told him on Monday night, facts
later disclosed. he could have arrested
Brines that night Mrs Brnes, it was
said, bad visited the home of the
prewes on Sunday afternoon to con-
When she left she promised to return
that evening, bringing her son with
her. She did not return.
While Belshaw secuted the part of
motor thieves in the mystery, and did
not connect the mother of the boy with
the occurrences Saturday and Sunday
nights, he stood firm in his declaration
of Thursday that Brnes was response
Bile for the deed He declared he had
worked out motive for the killing,
and intimated he was in possession Of
evidence which would make the en-
tire story clear lie would not hint at
the robbery theory built up by his men.
HIS only lntlmation was that other per
sons were to be found, who were con-
nected with Brines in the shooting.
Believe Chum Abandoned Car
He believed Brines, in sudden panic
at finding the detectives so close on his
trail, Abandoned his car at the first op-
portunity, without having taken time
to remove the blood spot, the empty
liquor bottles or the automatic pistol
found in side pocket
In other police circles it was believed
the motor thieves, or whoever was re-
sponslblc for the crime other than
Brines, left the car, with its implicat-
ING evidence, where the police would
not fail to find it, hoping to lay tho
blame against Brines while covering
their own trail
The stains on the side and floor of
the Brnes car have not yet been
proved blood stains, but chemists arc
now making tests to find out whether
they arc or not.
Police have believed them to have
been made by the blood of the MUIR
dercd youth. No specimen of the blood
of Drewcs was taken prior to his burial
N.ncfnn.in1,