Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-17

position that the assassin had snonno,
the lock on this outer door and cioeee
1t tightly after him upon leaving.
Trailing Lexington Clue
In. connection with the story told IN,
district attorney Tuesday night abon,
Elwelrs undue intimacy with o;rI T.
Lexington, KY, and the suggcstion tb a, ~
one Of her relatives might have slo;r
him in revenge Mr.. Swami said he ., !.
pected report from detectives in Lev.
ington making an investigation. 'N
The district attorneys office is aIs,
trying to ascertain the identity of twc
girls who said few days ago thu,
while passing the Elwell home last Fri .
day morning they had seen a man leave
with a girl and had heard her say tc
him:
Come on; pop, let's get away from
This story, not taken very seriously
at the time. in view of the Kentucky
theory. now is thought worth careful
inquiry.
Elwell vas entertained by the best o,
families during his stay IN Lexington
where many wished to know the man
to whom was ascribed the authorship OF
many Nti-huOWn NOTkS on bridge
whist. Elwell, 1t is, said, deeply disap
pointed many Of these people by finding
various excuses for not playing cards
with them.
A former trainer of Elwell's horses
Is said to have borne him deep grudge
because he had been discharged after
he had attempted to ''hold out" some
money Elwell had given him for one
Of his jockeys.
:. A report received from Lexington in E
dicated Elwell had been shot by a
woman there sixteen years ago and that
he had refused to press any complaint
against her. The assault Is said to
have occurred while he was standing in
front of the Gait House.
There are many men and women in
New York and out of it who. in their
sons to shoot the bridge whist expert
and Broadway habitue. As a result
the detectives and Assistant District
Attorney John Joyce, who made their
headquarters in the murdered man s
house. have an embarrassing wealth of
suspects, but unfortunately very lit
tie concrete proof against any of them.
Every detective who went forth to clear
up some part Of Elwells life came back
with names of new persons who had
plenty Of motive for the crime. II
was case of motives, motives every
where, but not a clue to fit.
A new woman in the case bobbed
into view yesterday. This was the wife
Of young army officer. Her husband
is said to have won judgment of
s150. 900 from another man. not Elwell.
for alternating the affections Of his wife
while he was fighting in France. This
woman, who has been moving picture
actress, was questioned by a detective
about her relations with Elwell. but in
sisted that al she knew about him was
that hc had once been pointed out to
her at Saratoga and she told her mother
that she had seen that wonderful man
Elwell." She will be questioned furs
ther, but is looked upon merely as one
Elwell.
Even in death Elwell continues to ex-
ert peculiar influence over women.
Of every ten automobiles which drove
through Seventieth street and slowed
down purposely in front of the house at
east seven or eight contained women
who gazed eagerly out upon
The house in which the murder occurred.
Cincinnati, June 17.-Information
was sought at the Latonia race track