New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Man With
Key Sought
AS Slayer
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that she was "a friend from New
York After spending the afternoon of
December % at the farm Elwell reg
stered at the Phoenix Hotel, taking
suite of two rooms with a bath.
Miss Wilson's" name was not found
on the register. Elwell left the hotel
two days later.
Oswald further says that he had
been informed by racetrack men that
"Miss Wilson, had been seen in the
company of Elwell at New York race
track. These men said Elwel always
seemed to keep aloof from his friends
when Miss Wilson" was with him.
Lexington Clew Doubtful
There is conviction in certain
quarters that there has never been any
possibility of clew to the identity of
the slayer being round in Lexington.
The report that man and a "Soman
had fight in the Phoenix Hotel there
on the night of May 28, just before
Elwell left there suddenly, has no
apparent basis in fact. The man who
saw the parties talking together says
they were chatting in the most friendly
manner.
Detective Oswald has had a talk with
Miss Anne Gritty, the young business
woman who wrote the note to Elwell
thanking him for some flowers which
he sent to her during her illness, and
the finding of which, among Elwell's
effects, caused an investigation. Miss
Gritty told Oswald of her four meet
ings with Elwell, and also gave him a
copy Of the note Elwcll had sent her
in answer to her thanks. 1t expressed
the hope that she had recovered from
her recent illness, referred to his
horses then on the Kentucky tracks and
was signed. Miss Gritty had been i'll
OF tonsilitis in a hospital May 18
when Elwell sent her the flowers.
While the air is filled with the names
and doings of host Of women Of all
sorts and conditions Of life known to
have been strong influences in the life
of the turfman at one time or another
there appears to be a decided tendency
them in the background. Members of
the District Attorneys staff take the
stand that they can figure only as fur
nishing possible motive for the
murder and appear to attach little i'm
portance to the suggestion that they
may be directly concerned in the
crime
The report that there was a tcle-
phone call to or from the Ewell house
at o'clock on the morning of the muir
der was denied yesterday by Assistant
District Attorney Joyce. Mr. Joyce
disclosed the real >ane of the woman
who called at the Elwell home shortly
after o'clock that Friday morning
This girl had been known heretofore
merely as Miss Ellis Her true name
says Mr.. Joyce. is Florence G. Ellenson
the daughter of Hyman Ellenson, pro
prletor of Spencer Inn, at Asbury Park
Miss Ellenson, said Mr.. Joyce, had met
Elwell at Palm Beach when she was
employed there at q newsstand. The
girl called up the Elwell home at about
8 o'clock on Thursday morning, the day
before the murder, and is said to have
made an engagement to have him meet
her at the Pennsylvania Station abou,
o'clock the next day.
Detective Answered Phone Call
When the Ellenson girl saw Elwel
was not there She phoned to the house
| The telephone was answered by Cap.
tain of Detectives Walsh, who gave tn,
girl the impression he was a physician
and then had Mrs. Larsen talk TO he1
to dispel any fear the girl may have
entertained that there was anything
wrong at the house.
Mrs. Larsen, under instructions from
Captain Walsh, told Miss Ellenson that
Mr.. Elwell was i'll and invited her te
come up. When she arrived she was
questioned closely by the police, who
were convinced that she knew nothing
about the murder and permitted he1
to 90 on her way.
Miss Ellenson is now said to be en-
ployed on a steamboat on Lake George
where, she explained, she was goinl
when she stopped over in New York
She said further that Elwell had tolc
her that he would open a cottage al
Saratoga this summer and wanted tc
meet her If she was going to be in the
Lake George region.
Lyman Ellenson, father Of the girl
told Tribune reporter that he knew
nothing about Elwell and had neve,
heard his name mentioned by hi.
daughter. He declared that as far az
he knew Florence had not received
nor phoned to anybody in New York or
tne friday morning of the murder. A
similar declaration was made by q
younger sister of the girl, Peggy
Those attending the conference dur
ing which Barnes made certain impor-
tant revelations were Assistant Dis
t1ct Attorneys Joyce. Dooling, Tale
and Unger; Captain Arthur Carey, il
charge Of the Police Department homi-
eide bureau; Captain of Detectives
alsh and Detectives Thomas Finn
John Morrell, William Kenney, Thomas
Martin, Lieutenan, George Busby
Francis Trainor, Stephen Donohue
William Reynolds and Emile Tenevina
ElwelPs Enemies Sought
Particular Importance is attached tc
the declaration of Barnes that Elwcl'
had some bitter enemies" Sir Dool-
ing SAID they are now trying TO locate
the persons named. but chat tn "
might not be at nome right now. They
might be at the racetrack or baseball
game or out Of town."
Barnes denied that he had kew to
the house. "We have learned from his
testimony said Mr.. Dooing, cha,
even persons who had legitimate busi-
ness at the house had difficulty in get
| ung in. 1t proves that whoever called
there was no stranger" 1t could not
! be learned, however, added Mr.. Dooling
that any of these "bitter enemies" had
made any threats against Elwell.
Efforts definitely to establish whether
there were any telephone calls to or
from the Elwell home on the fatal
morning resulted in the declaration bv
Mr.. Dooling that the telephone author
ities have investigated the matter and
report that no such calls are on record
or are recalled by the girls who were
handling these particular exchanges at
the time.