Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-18
EARLY MORNING VISITORS
! TO ELWELL ARE SOUGHT
Taxi Driver Gives Police New Clue
In Battling Murder
Mystery.
ORIGIN OF STORY VAGUE
Mrs. Mario Larsen, Sportsman's
Huusckccpcr, Under Cross-EN-
animation by Assistant District
Attorney Tells OF Woman's Visit.
[lsy AssecIatcA r-ess !

lBy Associated Press
NEW YORK, June lT-A : y. NJ
visit by man aud woman 10 tho
home OF Joseph Is Elwen wealthy
sportsman and whist expert. last Fri
day, the morning of his murder, was
under investigation by tho police to-
day. seeking 20 unravel the mystery
which so far has baiilcd ali inquiry.
Police and members OF tho district
attorneys Office were unwilling TO
admit they attached great significance
10 the report OF this carly morning
visit because of its vague origin.
The story was vouchcd for by Joseph
Wagstafi. "a taxi driver, who claimed
ii had been told him by another and
unnamed chauffeur, who is alleged to
have said he drove the couple to Ell
wells home at that hour
Taxi Drivers story.
According 10 Wagstan's version OF
the story, ne said, as told him. the
second taXicab driver waited outside
tho Elwell house. which. he said, the
couple entered, until moment later
the scream OF woman inside the
house frightened him, and he drove
away without waiting TO collect his
fare.
The police also are trying 10 trace
a man and woman said 10 have been
driven by Wagsian himself long be-
fore dawn on the morning OF Mon
day, June :. rae records OF the TAXI
cab company employing Wagstan
showed that Il MIR. "Alwell," of Jo-
seph y. Elwclrs West Seyenticth
street address tclephoncd for a cab
at ESQ o'clock that morning TO go
10 Madison Avenue house. Wag-
staff is said TO have responded and
driven man and woman from there
TO the corner OF Sevcnticrh Street
and Park Avenue, where they PAID
him, alighted and disappeared.
IIousckcrpcr ENamAcd.
Mrs. Marie Larsen. Elwclrs house
keeper. under vigorous Cross-cNami-
nation. told Assistant District Attor-
ncy Dooling that young woman
had gone TO the Elwcll house shortly
after the whist expert was discovered
dying from the bullet wound in his
head Mrs. Larsen said this woman
had visited Elwell several times be-
fore, and was the reputed owner OF
wells bedroom.
Mrs Larsen also told OF how she
"tidied up" Elwclvs bedroom after
the dying man had been 9emoved 10
"a hospital. Her silence on this sub
jcct during tho carly days of the in
vestigat!on caused detectives 10 work
under the belief that Eiwelrs bed
had not been Occupied the night be-
fore the Shooting.
4 Husband is Questioned.
For seven h.urs today, Victor won
SchleGe!!, divorced husband OF Miss
Viola kraUs. w2s questioned in the
district attorneys office regarding
his movements on the night OF the
murder and the days preceding. Ac
cording 10 Assistant District .Attor-
ncy Dool!ng, Won .Schlegel! admitted
having an army revolver IN his
apartment. which he said he haI
never used did not know whether II
WAS loaded and could not tell its cal
!oe-. lie had 10 license TO possess
the weapon, Mr. Dooling said.
Won Schlege!l Was examined in the
presence o. Lytt!eton Fox. attorney
for Mrs Walter I.ewisoh and her
: .oNr!' -i1'SS Niass' VINO t!Ntti Will
EiwcN at the RITZ Carlton several
hours before his death. Won Schle-
CELL said he also had dincd at the
lt!tZ the same night with ii woman
companion, whose Identity he re-
y ealeG TO the district attorney, but
which has not been made public.
Won Sch!egell, whT.is vi2i- president
Of . rubber comiany. told Mr. Dool-
ing no returned to his apartment In
the kn!ckerbockcr Chambers. sixty
Second street, near Fifth Avenue,
about II o'clock Thursday night.
"ent 10 bed and got up al :: 80 the
next morning, brcakfastcd at $40
and waited for his motor car until
$40 The murder WAS discovered
Friday a. $50 a. IL. b. Elwolls
housekeeper.
Asked whether Won Schlegen had
seen E!well and Miss kraus dancing
together at the RITZ, and whether
hiweil hal recognized Won Sch!ege!ls
greeting on the floor. Mr.. Doolnr
replied
4 don, know We are more in
tcresled IN @lwelvs murder than IN
some of The other things that are
cropping up"
District Attorney Swanu announced
tonight that Miss kraus ana Mrs
Larsen, the houseKecpcr. would ~
questioned again tomorrow.