Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-18
Woman in ELlUelPs
Home Before Murder
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on the outside door, and, noticing that
the inside door contained different
lock. suggested a change, so that one
key would unlock both doors, but was
told to leave the inside door lock as it
was.
Lady Of Lingerie" Identified
Detectives investigating the murder to-
day were particularly interested in reve-
lations expected from Mrs. Marie Lar
sen. Mr.. Elwells housekeeper. and. the
owner of the pink silk lingerie found
in the Elwell house, who were to face
each other and answer questions re-
garding the hiding ~ these articles the
morning Mr.. Elwell was killed.
Mrs. Larsen already has revealed the
identity of the woman who is said to
be the owner Of the lingerie. and who
is reported to have rushed into Mr.. FL
wells home the morning of the murder
in an effort to obtain her belongings.
Her name has not been made public.
Efforts will also be made today to
ascertain definitely whether Mr.. Elwell
went to bed the morning he was shot
or whether his housekeeper hurriedly
made IN the bed after she found him in
dying condition. Throughout the in
ypstigation it has been assumed that
Mr.. Elwell had not gone to bed, but in
view of certain retractions and Correc-
tions made in the testimony of Mrs.
Larsen she will be questioned definitely
on this point
Believe Evidence Concealed
Mrs. Larson has confessed to the
district attorney she attempted to shield
"a young woman whose name she
disclosed by taking a pink silk night
robe, boudoir cap and slippers from the
bedroom Of Elwell and hiding them in
washtub in the cellar. She revealed
the name after insisting for long time
that she did not know it.
Mrs. Larsen admitted that the woman
had gone to the Elwell house shortly
after the whist expert was discovered
dying from the bullet wound his head.
Mrs. Larsen said this woman had Wis
tied Elwell several times before.
District Attorney Swami announced
his belief the young woman was bent
upon getting possession of the garments
and other evidence Of female occupancy
Of the sportsman's apartments. He
stated. however, that he had no reason
to believe she was more intimately con
nectcd with the shooting.
Mrs. Larsen, also admitted to the
district attorney that she fixed up
Elwell's bedroom while the police
were getting the dying gambler tC
the hospital 1t had previously beer
believed by the authorities that the
bed had not been occupied that morn
-, nrnpoIipn tha do wv
| There is plenty Of evidence that the
women in the case will be protected
from publicity in so far as the district
attorneys Office is able to protect them
This is for the reason that they are not
implicated in the murder so far as the
district attorney has been able to de-
termine. and Mr.. Swami feels they
should be shielded as much as possible
This killing pierced the center Of
New York's fast life and before the case
| is over large number of women ant
men are bound to come into it as side
| issues. 1t is not likely that any of then
knew who killed Elwcll, but they are
bound to be dragged in, The district
attorney feels that should he permit hal
dozen scandals TO be unnecessaril,
spread upon the public records he woult
be remiss in his duty and open to jus
| criticism. mat is why names ant
facts which have nothing to do will
the actual shooting are so CAREFUL!
guarded.
Lexington. Ky, June 1S.-Ann
Russell Gritty. daughter of Porter
Gritty, of Versailles. Ky, prominent
socially throughout the blue grass re-
gion. and whom local police believe il
the Anna" mentioned by New Yorl
authorities in their announcement Tues
day night that detectives were cominl
here in connection with the murder o
Joseph B. Elwell. made public yester
day statement explaining her rela
tions with Elwcll.
Miss Gritty said she first met Elwel
at social function during the Lexing
ton race meeting and that she saw hin
four times after that at entertainments
Elwell sent her flowers while she was il
a hospital for an operation, the state
ment said, and she wrote a formal not
of thanks 10 Flwpll in New York.
1t was the note Of thanks from Mis-
Gritty that brought about activitie
by New York authorities, police her