The Washington times., 1920-06-28

lice and peSsspspermen. and has made
a nsmoes OF lntefestins 1tatemeats.
IL is considered a cause for inter
esting comment that this person mas
discussed. with great freedom ana
variety. possible motives for The mur
der and methods by which II might
have been committed, and that In
these statements has belittled the
suggestion that a woman might have
been involved In the affair.
Efforts were made yesterday 10
hArmonize any differences which may
have existed between the two groups
of detectives working on the case.
Assistant District Attorney John II.
Dooling called TO his ofnce in the
Criminal Courts building. Capt. Thom-
as f. Walsh, of the district detectives
auartered at the West SiNty-eighth
street police. station. in whose district
Tie murder took place, and Capt.
Arthur A.. Carey. head of the Homi-
eide Squad at Police Headquarters.
Both came with their chief aides.
With Mr Doolfng were Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys A. Blogg Unger and
John Il. Joyce.
DOOLING NOT DISCOURAGED.
Mr.. Dooling thus stated the obje"ts
OF the conferences:
1--WE have been in conference sll
afternoon checking up the work done
by the police department and our
own department and comparing notes.
can safely say that we are not dts
couraged, and IL you look at Mr..
Joyce, Mr.. Unger and myself you can
see that we loPk fairly happy and
satisfied"
Mr.. Dooling would not express an
opinion, however, on the question as
to whether the authorities were any
nearer to making an arrest than they
were on the morning OF the murder,
sixteen days ago.
Commenting, on an interview given
by a French detective. in which were
outlined the methods which the Paris
ian police would have adopted. the
moment the murder was discovered.
Mr.. Doollng said:
I'VE have done everything sug-
gested except photographjng the reti-
mas of the eyes of the murdered man.
/ am going to ask some photographer
know whether that can be done. OF
course, this is an Anglo-Saxon coun-
try. We can't arrest anyone until we
have convincing proof. over there
they seize everyperson remotely con-
nected with a crime and force him or
her to prove his or her innocence.
We cant do that here" -
GET ANONYMOUS LETTERS.
How many persons had been ques-
toned with regard to the affairs of
the murdered man and the move
ments of various suspects on the
night and morning of the murder. Mr..
Dooling, in response to a question.
would not say. He said that in addi-
tion to the persons whose names had
been mentioned in the newspapers
there had been interviewed a large
number of servants. telephone opera
tors, taxicab drivers and like persons.
He assured newspapermen that no
clue was being neglected. %
Mr.. Dooling said he would inter-
view further a former racing asso-
ciate of Elwell on his return to the
city.
a large number OF anonymous let
ters are being received both by the
police and the District Attorney. All
of these are being Investigated. since
the authorities recall that an anony-
nous communication led to the detec-
tion and conviction of DR.. Waite.
Mr.. Dooling ridiculed a suggestion
that a representative of the District
Attorneys office had been sent to
Minnesota to interview Miss ELY
Hope Anderson, the woman in black,
whose latest story sustained the alibi
OF Victor Won Schlegell, divorced hus-
band of Viola Kraus,, sister of Mrs.
Walter Lewisohn. AS has been pre-
viously told, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewisohn
and Miss Kraus were with Elwell at
the Ziegfeld Follies the evening be-
fore the murder.
Her story has been obtained from
her on the ground" said Mr.. Dooling.