The Washington herald., 1920-06-21
ELWELL CASE
HAS new CLUE
Man Seen to Enter House ol
Death on Morning Of
Murder.
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learned. . great step will have been
made. IL was said. toward the So
luton Of the crime which at pres-
ent remains completely battling.
Cling to Woman Theory.
Meanwhile the authorities have
not abandoned other theories and
clues they have uncovered. They
have not discarded the belief that
a woman may have committed the
crime although they denied reports
given circulation that the arrest
was imminent of a woman whom
they were said to know as the mur-
derer.
The only new development along
this line was said to be that the
identity OF the woman In gray"
has been definitely fxed. The wom-
An in gray was the companion Of
Elwell at luncheon at his house on
the Tuesday before his murder. She
was described by Mrs. Larsen, Ell
wells housekeeper, as having worn
gray jersey suit trimmed with
squirrel. The investigators said to-
| night they had no reason to con-
meet her directly with the murder
in any way.
Construct Schedule of Events.
Members of the district attorneys
stan conducting the probe of the
Elwell case today constructed a
schedule OF events, as nearly as
they have been able to learn them,
prior to and Immediately following
| ElwelPs assassination.
The new information they have
obtained. they said, indicated that
Elwell had reached home some time
before 2:30 a. m, after his dinner
at the Ritz-Carlton and later party
at the New Amsterdam roof.
| He took of his clothing. his tou-
pee, and false teeth. and lay down
after he had been called on the
telephone by "a frend." whose sex
could not be learned.
Between the hours of 7:25 and
Sis Elwell got up and went down
stars, perhaps for the mail, or for
any number of other reasons ad-
| oAhoHS ING IQeOTy
that he may even have admitted
his murderer.
He was murdered, the physician.
who examined the body and the
police agree, between S:15 and S:25
sdlI Alive when Found.
! Mary Larsen, the housckecpcr
came a few minutes after S:25, anc
the doctors are sure Elwell coulC
not have lived more than a few
minutes with a bullet through hi!
brain. He was alive when she ar
rived. At S:35, according TO til,
records at FlGwer Hospital, the am
bulance call to the ElwelI home wa.
received.
/ The mystery OF what occurred IL
the silent house on S6ventieth stree
between 2:30 o'clock and the tim,
Elwell sat down in his reception
! room to read his carly laSrning mail
shortly after s a m. remains as deeI
as ever. There is some ray of hop,
seen by the authorities in the stor,
which Isdale may be able to tel
of tie automobile which drew VI
at the curb and the man who en-
ttered the Elwell house.
To Qui. Many Witnesses.
| Prosecutor John T. Dooling sal;
tonight that the investigation b!
the district attorneys office tomor
row will probably include the ex
animation of Torey. the letter car
rier who left tire mail. found blood
spattered clutched in Elwell's hand
Joe" the cleaner who came TO th'
Elwell house to wash windows; Hen
ry Otter, the milkman who had lef
the mornings milk at the Elwel
home before the hour when the mur,
der Is supposed to have taken place
and Edwin Rhodes. Elwell's chauf'
feur. who probably will be recallet
for further questioning.