The evening world., 1920-06-18


when was thnt7'
'ssome time before last ChTfstmas.-
THpNKs THAT ELWELL RESTED
ON HIS BED.
''Was Mr.. Elweli's bed mussed7"
'It looked as N he had been lying
on the counterpane, resting. took a
sheet on the bed for the dooter who
came IN the ambulance"
How did you come to hide the pa
jamas?''
''1hey were In a closet in the bed
room and took them downstairs and
put them in a wash tub. 80 that no.
body would know who the owner was. -
who was the Owner?"
Il knew her as Miss Wilson. She
was the little dark woman"
did she ask you to hide the pa
jamAsT'
Nobody did. I did It for her sake.
She wasn't there on the morning OF
the shooting"
why don't you tell the TRUTH"
demanded one of the intefrogators.
''Didn't Mr.. Elwell always treat you
wellY"
'Tf knew who killed Mr. Elweli l
would gladly tell It. He was very
good to me-"
The woman's husband will be ex-
amined Tomorrow by Mr. Swami.
She said that she went home and
told him the whole story of the MUIR
der, and the District Attorney ia
anxious TO check up on II.
OF the three mysterious women who
were known to be at the Elwell house
during last week two have been inter.
rogated by the investigators. The
plump young woman" with the gray
suit whose skirt was edged with fur,
who lunched with the racing man on
Monday afternoon. has not been identi-
fed. She was driven TO No. sos Madi-
som Avenue. then to 76th Street and
Park Avenue, where she dismissed tho
taxi.
Another young woman has admitted
to the authorities that she remained
at the Elwell house at No. 24 West
10th Street on Wednesday night
The third woman. who called at the
house shortly after the murder. was
net the owner Of the pink pajamas.
according to Mr.. Joyce. The Assist
ant District Attorney said:
/. c"rhat young woman had a luncheon
engagement with Elwell and he was
"a meet her at the Pennsylvania sta
ton. She had come from New Jersey
and was on her way upstate. Wher
she did not find Elwell at the station
she naturally telephoned co the hOuse
and was told TO come here Her an.
gwers satisfied US that she was in n,
way connected with the mystery. W,
have her name, but II is not necessary
TO mention IT,"
The District Attorney Is in dali,
receipt OF anonymous letters OF al
descriptions. One received to-day
typewritten on perfumed note papel
reads:
Dear Mr.. Swann--Perhaps II wi
help you to know that Mr.. Elwe
met two parties at the Pennsylvanl
Railroad Station at ssd Street an
Seventh Avenue on Friday mornln
about o'clock. daylight savin
tine. the station clocks registerin
an hour earlier. This is as much a
may tell you without i--yolving my
SELF"
The murder house In West Tot
Street will be closed before to-nigi
and connected by wire with the Wei
G6th Street Police Station. The 'ir
vestigation thereafter will be centre
at the District Attorneys office.
Judge Swami announced this noC
that he was satisfied no woman fir,
the shot that killed Elwell. The a
thorities suspect, however, that aft
Elwell left the Lowisohn party
front Of the New Amsterdam Theat
last Friday about A. M. the saI
young woman who was at the hou
Wednesday night. met him at
home. and possibly was there when
man who suspected her presence ra
the bell and was admitted by Elwt
According TO this theory the cal
ordered her to leave. and soma III
later shot ElwelL The authorit
think the young woman knows I
name OF the slayer. but cannot
vulge Il because 1t would comprom
her.
Victor Won Schlegell and Miss vi
Kraus. his former wife, we're elin
mated from the case to-day. Y
Schiegell, in a grilling that las
from II A. NJ until 8 p. NJ. yesterda,
Mr.. swann's office, gave a satlsfact,
statement. Last night his luxurlt
bachelor apartments at No. 20 f
62d Street were carefully scrutinl
BY a squad OF investigators who tc
poaBesaiOn OF an automatic pistol h