The Washington times., 1920-06-26
ARREST At HAND
INELWEl[ CASE
Kew York Authorities Expect to
Have "Man With Motive"
In a. Hours.
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''l6iss wilson" the young society girl
who frequentiy remained overnight
In Elwelfs house.
The third set of keys indicates that
the person who Joined Eiwell In the
early hours OF the murder morning
was someone who had Access to the
house. The authorities believe this
person either killed Elwell or knows
who, killed him
Neither Mr.. poolins nor the police
would discuss the new turn in ths
case. When the former was ques-
toned he waved newspaper men away
with this brief statement:
I'VE are not a bit discouraged"
He would not confirm the informa-
ton that had come to the newspapers
nor would he indicate in the slight
est way the Identity OF the perEon
upon whim suspicion rests. For days
this man has been in the minds OF
the authorities the unknown quantity
In the murder equation.
BY process OF elimination the trial
OF the investigation has led direct to
him. This had been the case In no
matter which direction. the detectives
turned. ...
HAD WRITING ON CUFF.
Whether Miss Wilson" the woman
Of all others whom Mrs. Larsen has
seemed anxious to protect. Is concern
ed In the latest Developments. could
not be learned. However the belief
that Miss Wilson" expected Elwell
TO marry her was startlinsly con-
firmed yesterday.
"Miss wilson," It is believed, Joined
Elwell after the latter left the Lew
tsohn dinner party at 1:45 a. m. on
tho morning of the murder. In a
spirit Of playfulness, IL was reported.
she sketched an arrow and twin
hearts on the sleeve of ,Elwelrs cuff.
Captain Carey on this point said
gusrdedly:
There was some writing on one
Of Elwelrs cuffs on his dress shirt.
We are looking Into It,"
During his stay with the Lewisohn
party. 1t has been established. Elwell
wore q dinner coat. On this point
mystery Was injected into the case by
Edward Walters. the negro chauffeur,
whose story was printel exclusively
In the American Thursday.
wa'te.s said he drove a man re-
sembling Elwell to the House Of
Mystery" about a. m. on the murder
morning This man. he said, was tall
and slim and erect and clean shaven.
30 far the description 1ts Elwell.
But the negro, Mr., Dooling said last
night, was positive thai his fare wore
street clothes He said he wore q suit
''of brownish color" He was certain,
too. that Elwe'l carried no newspaper
and made no stop on the. way. Wal
tsrs said:
1.-The man I drove told me. thought.
to drive to 204 West Seventeen street.
can't swear that the mistake was
not mine. He reminded me of 1t
mn ~ oh han ar rf.
ed to stop in front Of No. 204.
"'No. no? he, called.i 60 down a
couple of doors from that big apart
ment, house, ~ wantfto. 20 to No. 244.'
sSAa I recall he had NO key. because
after he iiad tossed M so CENTS and
: raced nervously up the steps OF No.
244. turned my car around and he
was still standing on the stoop, ap-
parcntly waiting to get in. kept on
turning and drove or I did not see
him open the door or pull out key.
HE was broad-shouldered and over
six feet tall, and 1t occurred to me,
~ he stood on the stoop, that he
might be q military man."
Shown photographs OF Elwell and
other persons, the chauffeur pointed
to one of the other men and said:
THAT looks like the man drove
Friday morning. 1t also looks some
L
Follies to the Hotel Des Artistes, l
West Sixty-sevenih street, on the pre-
vious Wednesday,"
Walters story raised a suspicion
in the official mind that the a. m.
visitor was someone who had trailed
Elwen and wanted to talk, perhaps
to quarrel with the gambler. Their
theory il that this man did not find
him at home and went away to return
later.
KEYS INJURE THEORY.
One theory Is that this man, or
some one else. returned about 8 o'clock.
pressed the bell viciously. Elwell,
dosing L. his room on the third floor.
may have said to himself: THAT Is
Mrs. Larsen She has forgotten her
keys. I'll let her In"
Then he pattered downstairs, sleep
lily, in his bare feet and without his
toupee and false teeth and opened
the door. The mail was in the vesti-
bule. He picked this UP and then
opened the outer door, expecting to
ind Mrs. Larsen-and confronted the
man who killed him a few minutes
later.
On the other hand. the discovery
Of the third set OF keys opens up an
entire new lire Of conjecture. These
keys, the officials say most certainly
were not customarily used by Elwell.
and they were not on his mantle the
day before the murder.
One Of TIE puzzles in the official
mind lies In the one point in Mrs
Larsen's story to which she clings
tenaciously. This is that both the
outer (vestibule. and inner house)
doors (opened with separate keys)
were locked when she arrived at
$3.50 o'clock.
Did Mrs. Larsen know who killed
her employer when she found the
third set Of keys? And did her
curious mind conceive the idea that
she might shield this person by
swearing both doors were locked and
sticking to her story In the face Of
contradictions from three neutral
witnessesf
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