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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

easier for secret service oper-
atives or police agencies to
detect crime or catch crim-
inals than it ever was before.
This is because, as life becomes
more complex and interrelated,
human beings come to have more
and more points of contact with
one another. 1t is extremely difficult
at the present time for man to
make many moves without leaving
a subtle trail behind him.
In the old tribal days, when people
lived in caves or in rude shelters in
the forest, one could hit his neigh
Dor wallop over the head with an
ak and then quietly disappear. He
could fish or trap for his dinner and
sleep at night under tree. Nobody
could know anything about his move
ments, for it was not necessary for
him to have any relate with any
body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
Self-Extenuation

Scarcely any Criminal is GRIN,
inal in his own, estimation IT,
VIII try TO convince himself that he
has some KIND Of right to do what.
ever illegal thing he is doing. II
ne destroys evidence against himself
that is a tacit admission to hin,
self that it is evidence against hin,
Rather than bring himself to facs
the truth, he prefers to dillydally
along, all the while trying to fool
himself into thinking he has done no
wrong, that he has nothing to fea,
and that there is no reason why bs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
Must Meet Many Persons

But to-day it is wellnigh impos-
sible for anybody to avoid having
frequent contact with others. Even
those whose scheme of life is the
simplest imaginable will perhaps be
surprised if they pause to think
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
Apparently Insignificant Actions
Leave Trails That Are Plain
to heDetectives

later, the German agent ~.
rested, the trunk was az
found and searched. ''"p'iy
You see, the man rad boz, =
full enough about putting a. "a e
where nobody would thips ,.tn'
for it, but he failed to be- look
careful about disposing of/eqOalls
tale warehouse receipt!/ W, w;a tell
that receipt he could not keco "''no %
trunk, and so he had kJn. :. the
his immediate personal esa.. among
. .;m ~ 10 I% f ,pl.' IN noY frequently
" '-'i-'-"' i'''S 70 osS|roy the record
opportunity to do so and v,bo, -
is nothing to be gained h. go. .'e-'
the record. Just why tb;s :
body seems to know. A nIar.;h,
theory, however, is tb;s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
By Fred C. Kelly

ACH year it becomes little
~. easier for secret service oper-
~ atives or police agencies to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
Telltale Handwriting

Certain characteristics of his sig
The Washington times., 1920-06-24

his examination was made public by
the district attorney:
"William II. Pendleton says that
the telephone instrument in his bed
room is on a little table between his
bed and Mrs. Pendletsn's bed. There
Is also an extension to the maids
room; that he was home on Friday
morning, June IL, 1870, and that the
telephone did not ring In his house at
any time in the early morning on
Friday: that IL could not have rung
without awakening Mrs. Pendleton' or
himself; he knows of no reason why
Elwell should have telephoned him so
early in the morning: he knows OF no
motive that would prompt anyone to
kill Elwell. He did not know that
Elwell had an enemy. He never heard
anyone threaten Elwell with violence
or make any threat regarding Elweu
"Elwell never told him and he never
heard that Elwell had ever said that
he had an enemy or that anyone had
threatened him. He knows of no
reason why Elwell should commit sui
eide.
There is no theory that he can
reasonably advance for the killing
of Elwell. He has thought the mat
ter ever and allowed his mind to go
back for many months regarding
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
WOMAN USESF|STS
ON HER kSSAILANI
Pull, His Hair and Chases Hin
From Movie Into Arms
Of Cop.

PHILADELPHIA. June 2A-Incsns'
ed by what she termee his familiar
ity toward her. Mrs. May ThomA
tweaty-four and pretty xrned or
her alleged tormenter yesterday In .
movie. and struck him In the Jaw with
her nst. Then she ssised him By the
hair and chased him out into ths
street. where he was arrested
The prisoner, Frederick J. Wolf
who said he was a machtnist employ
ed at Hog Island. looked a. II his
face had passed through . thrcshins
machine when he was arrsignod- be-
fore Magistrate Rooney.
Mrs. Thoma testified that almost
as soon as she seated herself In the
theater Wolf insultsd her
Il didn't know what hit me-. said
Wolf In his own defense when
sat down the shawl worn by the
woman was on my seat and shoved
IL over. / may have touched her ac-
cidentally, / don't know. Tho next
thing i knew she had punched me
and when tried to st away she
jumped on me and pulled my hair.
Then l was arrested"
Magistrate Rooney held Wolf. whe
said he was an ex-service man. under
$500 bail for court to answer the
charge of disorderly conduct
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
TAMMANY Chief BRANDS
INDICTMENT 'NONSENSE"

SAN FRANCISCO. June 24.-Charles
F. Murphy, Tammany leader, said
last night. on his arrival here, that
the Indictment against him in New
York was nonsense" He arrived
on the Overland.
Newspaper men who met him at
the train greeted him with the news
of his indictment. They told him that
he. Assistant District Attorney James
+. Smith and others had been indict-
ed, charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government of excess
profits taxes.
. Nonsense" said Mr.. Murphy. II
have Just heard of the charges. They
are ridiculous. I have nothing fur
ther to say"
The Washington times., 1920-06-24

the little two-story red brick build
ing on Park avenue, between FIFTY
third and Fifty fourth streets, which
houses the studio Club. The dinner
table was set for a dozen members
who were TO have their usual Wed
nesday evening supper and games OF
whist and bridge.
Barnes is a large man. deep OF
chest, with an abundance OF black
hair, neatly parted and a touch OF
gray at the temple and sides. His
eyes are a peculiar shade OF intense
brown and harmonized with his tie
In which CLEANED a diamond pin.
He said at the outset OF the inter-
view that he wanted to correct pup
lished statements that he had told
the police OF nifty affairs" Elwell had
with women. explaining:
There may have been one hundred
and nifty. / don't know. l mind my
own business and never sought to
pry into Mr.. Elwelrs affairs. i know,
that from the time 1 first met him
In May, 1913, Mr.. Elwell was abso-
luetly Irresistible to women. He was
handsome and had a wonderful mag
netic smile that no women, and few
men, could resist.
NO HIGH STAKES AT CLUB.
may iOlo, ISiwCil
me as steward and superintendent of
this club. He was secretary and
treasurer. And by the way, let me
correct the general impression that
the members Of the Studio Club play
for big stakes. They don't. Mr.. Ell
well never made fortune by his
winnings here.
"He may have played in Palm
Beach and elsewhere for big stakes,
but not here. Furthermore. I never
heard of his playing faro. or roulette
although, of course, he may have.
/ never went to Palm Beach with
him.
"Mr. Elwell was the life of this
club. The members missed him ter
ribly when he did not drop In on
Wednesday evenings. They'd say:
Gee, we've got to have Joe Elwell
about. He is the greatest fellow
ever
"Mr. Elwell, you know, was a sort
of amateur broker. Almost every
morning he would go at 10 o'clock to
the branch office of J. p. Bernhard
g. Co., in the Waldorf-Astoria, and
speculate. John A. Drake and several
other wellknown men made this Of
fee their headquarters mornings. Ny
impression was that Mr.. Elwell was a
wealthy man, but not a very wealthy
one-worth, say, about 100000.
PARTIES AT LONG BEACH.
After I had been steward Of the
Studio Club for a couple of months,
Mr.. Elwell told me he was going to
Europe for his health and put NE
in charge of the accounts and the
running of the club. He sailed In
July, 1913, and did not return until
September. 1914. 1t was on his return
that he was accompanied by the wcm-
an svho was Miss Wilson'S prede-
cessor. y
Mr. Elwell bought q beautiful
place at Long Beach, place he sold
later-and this woman went tharc
with him. I suspected their relation
ship, Of course. l took a couple Of
servants down there and fxed the
place up.
"Mr. Elwell was a great hand for
entertaining. Generally there was a
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
FIND CHAUFFEUR
IN ELWELL CASE
Drivers Story May Show Turf
man Went Straight Home on
Night of Tragedy.
Continued from First Page.)

ATSl IdSe.J
the next day or so, Mr.. Dooling said.
The woman in Gray" frst was
heard of when Mrs. Marie Larsen,
Elwelrs housekeeper, told of her
lunching with Elwell on Tuesday at
about 80. Mrs. Larsen described the
young woman as short and stout, with
dark hair and complexion. Mrs. Lar
sen said that day was the only time
she had ever seen the young woman
at the Elwell house. She said the
young woman left the house at about
3 o'clock in the afternoon in taxi
cab.
Mr.. Dooling yesterday examined
Jacob Wagstan. chauffeur OF
Black & White taxicab company. who
answered the call to the Elwell houEe
and who took the young woman away.
Wagstaff fixes the day as Monday.
He said he took his passenger to S06
Madison avenue. where she remained
for a short time and then proceeded
to Seventy-sixth, street and Madison
avenue, where she discharged him.
NEARLY 100 WOMEN LISTED.
Between fifty and one hundred
women in all stations Of life, whose
names and telephone numbers were
listed in Elwell's private notebook,
are being questioned by detectives
The work is proceeding slowly be-
cause of it's delicate nature.
Women who are married are being
questioned in the absence of their
husbands. Unmarried girls are being
visited without the knowledge OF
their parents. District Attorney
Swami has ordered that extreme
care be taken in this work, explain
ing: ......
mo woman will be unnecessarily
dragged into this case. The name Of
every woman will be protected-un-
less IL develops that her identity and
her story have a vital bearing upon
the actual commission Of the crime"
In the absence of District Attorney
Swami yesterd&y the investigation
into the, murder mystery was in
charge Of Chief Assistant District At
torney Alfred J. Talley and Mr..
Dooling.
Last night when both were asked
IL any real progress was made in
solving the murder, Mr.. Dooling said:
al and I look happy. don't weT
PHONNE AT las A. M.
Miss Margaret Entler, a telephone
operator in the Columbus Exchange,
WAS also examined by Mr.. Talley and
Mr. Dooling. She told OF receiving a
call from the Elwell house on the
morning of June II. the morning of
the murder, at 1:45, asking for a con-
nection with No. 1s41 Far Rockaway,
which is the home Of William H. Pen
dleton, former racing partner OF FL
well. She does not recall whether
tho voice was that OF a man or a
woman, but said at was natural
one without agitation or excitement"
She made the connection and for nine
minutes the automatic control kept
ringing that number, at the end Of
which time she reported mo answer"
Miss Entler said ten minutes later
the request for the Far Rockaway
number was repeated. Again she
| rang for ten minutes, sho said, and
got no answer.
Mr.. Pendleton was questioned con-
ccrning this reported telephone call
and as to what he knows OF Elwell.
The following typewritten account of
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
DENIES ENM|TY TO
SLAIN WHIST KING
Victor Won ScheoeII Denies He
Ever QuareIed With
"Joe" EIwell.

NEW YORK. June 2t.-vietor Won
schlegeil yesterday. for the nrst
time since his name has been men
toned in connsetion with the Eiweli
case. declared In an Sinterview that
he had never eusrreled with the
slain turfman and added that all in
situations TO the contrary were false.
Mr.. Won schlegeil's statement was
given in Ms office. He said:
II have never dparreled with Mr..
Elwell. had absolutely nothing At
all against the man. Why. he WAS
no more to me than any OF . hundred
scqusintsnces. Our rslstions were
just casual. ss,
"The newspapers have been looking
up my women acquaintances, but they
have not tried TO talk 10 any OF my
men friends I'don't know why they
keep referring to me.
"I have gone over fhis whole mat
ter with District Attorney Swami. !
have tried to account for my move
ments. / have, told the truth. 1 had
no enmity for Elwell.
~ don't care what the butcher.
the baker or the candlestick maker
say. have no theory about the
case. But these newspaper istories
are a source of embarrassment to
me-"
There Is nothing that ] can say
that / have not already said to the
District Attorney. You have to- have
a motive in a case like this"
"Did you ever have quarrel with
Mr.. Elweil2"
"No,' did not. II the statement
that did not speak to him the night
q ~ L. g. L. Ad n
II will be found 90 be incorrect"
Had you anything against Mr.
Elwell of any kindT"
Absolutely nothing In the world
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
VETERANS OF CANADA
SEEK LARGER BONUS

= OTTAWA, Ontario, June IA -
per cent increase in the form Of sol
dier bonuses. over the scale adopted
last year, was recommended 10 the
report submitted yesterday by ths
special house committee that invests
gated the need for increasing pen.
sions to meet the advancing cost Il
living.
The recommendation provides fo1
increasing pensions to meet the ad"
vancing cost of living.
The recommendation provides fo1
increasing the annual pension bill
from $25, 900 900 in\1910 to $33, ,00O, 900.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
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The Washington times., 1920-06-24
MRS. PEVNYPACKER sues
FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE
Nephew of Former Pa. Governor
Charged With Having Illicit
Friendship,

CHICAGO, June 24.-Edward j.
Pennypacker, nephew of former Gov
ernor Pennypacker of Pennsylvania,
and head of the Pennypacker Manu-
featuring Company here, was made
the defendant in a suit for divorce
here today. Mrs. Pennypacker
charges that her husband. whose in
come Is said to be $4,000 year. has
on various occasions been friendly
with other women. She names the
women, with addresses and dates.
The Pennypackers were married
five years ago. after q whirlwind
courtship which started with a
Michigan boulevard introduction.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24

Barnes has beeh pofuayeu 40
-mystery. nxure" In the Elwell case
one OF the three BARNES, Edward
Rhodes, chauffeur. and Marie Larsen,
housekeeper) that form a sort OF tri-
angle of mystery. Vehemently disput-
Ing this view OF himself. Barnes as
serted he was Mr.. ElweiPs agent. not
his secretary. valet OF servant"
Asserting repeatedly in an accent
a. English as on his arrival In this
Scountry from his home In the town of
Coventry thirty years ago that I'm
q man as always minds his own busi-
ness" Barnes told a story that tended
to focus further attention upon Ell
wells two STEADY" women associates
of the past six years-the New York
society girl known as "Miss Wilson"
and her predecessor-the widely trav-
eled woman who associated with Ell
ven for three years before Miss
Wilson" won his wandering arec-
tions.
RIVIERA ROMANCE.
The main points of Barnes story
are.
That Elwell. suffering severely from
Indigestion. spent the period OF four
teen months from July, 1913, to Sep
tember. 1914. abroad. On the Riviera
he. met a fascinating young woman
try and who was his constant COM
pAnion at Long Beach, Palm Beach
and elsewhere for more than three
years. :,
That this association continued
until late in 1917 or early In 1918.
when the woman he had met on the
Riviera was supplanted by SMiss Will
SON"
That the first woman lived in Ell
Do an Long
Beach, but not in ElweH's luxurious
Apartment When his affection FOR
miss Wilson" ripened, Elwell moved
from the Seventy-second street apart
ment to the quiet house in West Sew
cntieth street.
HOME FOR "MIss WILSON"
Barnes said he often superintended
the service at sWagger dinner ano
card parties in the Seventy-second
street apartment-parties which were
attended by some of the best-known
men and women in New York society
These parties suddenly ceased when
Elwell took the Seventieth street
house some eighteen months ago.
knowledge Of the identity of "Miss
Wilson," Barnes drew this inference:
"Mr Elwell apparently wanted a
place where he could entertain Miss
Wilson without the knowledge Of
the lady's husband or any one else.
I have been surprised to find her
identity has not been revealed by
the authorities.
"For while I was not in Mr.. Ell
wells confidence as regards his
women friends, 1 believe Miss Will
SON and the other woman could be
of immense value to the authorities.
] also believe that Anna Kane, who
was Mr.. Elwelrs housekeeper from
May 1918. until June, 1919, could tell
an interesting story. .....-
anna Kane was the only ser
want did not engage for Mr.. El-
we'll in nsthe past-seven yeats. y haye
been told she sailed for Europe the
middle Of April with a man I have
heard spoken of as her brother. Mr..
Elwell, I believe. discharged Anna
Kane. Then he hired Marie Larsen
on my recommendation"
Barnes talked in the front room of
The Washington times., 1920-06-24

Nnetynine 100 who have Inspected product
assured that Ghy have cak they will
the Glass Cakt We therefore that
75% of the annually
O% of the and
$40 each sket will profit of $780,
which will enable dividend of 2%
Il holders
The Crystal Glass Ckt Company neither organized financed by
only in selling stock but by the officers the
itself who looking forward with equal arefune the time when
plant erected and our product is being marketed
stock is selling $2 50 share However
of
the the stock
least SIS share and building the selling
i , of estockyvi be still further advanced
schano
opportunity of
n
behind the
thousand
would
Il have spknd unusually
CystdG|assCasketCo g.: :: = :: ::
Display Store and Ohce, 6O5 18th ST. n w.
| DheAyO !
/ op'" 80 - - - ! Address
III ! T ~
The Washington times., 1920-06-24

party of about a dozen men and wom-
en-. These parties were held at Long
Beach or at his bachelor apartment,
1855 West Seventy second street. Mr..
Elwell had a wonderful living room
almost as large as a studio-but only
one bed room. The apartment house
was a very high-class one. and the
parties were always pleasant aid
broke up by 1 o'clock or o'clock In
the morning.
THEN NET. .MIsS WILSON"
"This was in 1916 and 1917. The
next year. Mr. Elwell met Miss Will
son. l understand they met at Palm
Beach. AS i said before. l am a man
as minds nv own business, and l
don't know what persuaded Mr.. FL
well to move to the Seventeen street
house. But might guess that 1t was
because he wanted to be alone with
Miss Wilson.
Anyway. when he moved, that
was the end Of the pleasant little
parties. / was never once called into
the Seventieth street house to super
intend the service of supper or din
ner. Mr.. Elwell always kept in touch
with me, though, and frequently he
sent for me.
81 visited him at Seventieth street
about a year ago. Strange to say. a
murder had just been committed next
door--at Pa woman was killed. 1
think. 1t was about this time that
learned Mr.. Elwell wore q toupee.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24

conversations with Elweli and with
his friends. and he cannot suggest
to the district attorney the name Of
any person who may have killed Ell
well. or any cause that prompted his
killing"
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
PLAGUE DANGER IN
81, MEXICO INCREASES

( VERA CRUZ. June 24.-Plague dan,
gers in the State of Vera Cruz have
been increased by another outbreak
of yellow fever. Five cases were re-
ported during the past twenty-four
hours ~
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
sRiUiera Woman Seen
AS Clue by Agent of
Slain whist Wizard

NEW YORK. June 24.-Pu6ng placidly at cigar in
the dining room of the Studio Club William f. Barnes yes
teray afternoon told fascinating story of his years
association with Joseph Bovine Elwel
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
MOTHER HURLS BABY
TO DEATH FROM a.

NEW YORK. juno 24.-Mrs. Con.
Stamina Gross, believed to be dement,
ed, hurled her four-month-old baby
into the street from the platform of
an elevated railway station early to-
day.
The infant was instantly killed and
the mother was arrested on q charge
Of homicide.
DECATUR HEIGHTS. Z
Greatest sale of lots begins Saturday, JunA,
36: 4 days only Call Main 4632.-Advt-
, 1920-12-11

portors in the House of Commons yes
terday were brought into line for the
second reading of the d%yestutfs Bill,
against which i~rreconcllable free traders
are making a dead. set. Thursday will
witness the debate on national expen-
diture, which, in view of the cutlery for
economy, must be important. 1t is ex-
pected that the ESTIMATES will have to be
out all around. and the Govt. is being
pressed to prevent any Nfresh schemes
involving further expenditures. Mr.
Austen Chamberlain, replying to a ques-
ton on the subject, said that there was
as yet no reason to anticipate any ma
teriai variation from his estimate of 224,
600, 900 pounds sterling, stated to be the
balance of the years revenue and ex-
penditure.
, 1920-12-11

to drink from it and while he was
asleep two whole armies of them fell
upon his right hand and two upon his
left, but Hercules rolled them all in his
lions skin. Swift took this Grecfan le-
gend and brought forth his "Gulliver's
Travels, which are the delight of ev-
cry young boy or girl-alrhough they
were written as 8 political satire.
Aristotle did not believe that the stor-
les about pygmies were utterly fabu
lous his Interpretation of them was
that they were a diminutive tribe in up
per Egypt who rode very small horses
end lived in caves. Ctesias represent
ad a nation of them as inhabiting In
Ola Pliny placed them in transgs ngetic
India.
Du ChaiIlu found pygmies in the
mountainous country Of the Ogobai.
They are called Ohongos and about four
and a half feet high. They lived in the
midst of negro tribes of ordinary sta
are and subsist chiefly on animals food
but partly also on the roots, berries and
nuts which they find in the forests.
SchWeinfurth between the years 1868 and
1871 came IN contact with a pygmean
race In the heart of Africa. There are
also the Aka and BatWa pygmies in
Central Africa.
The most recent discovery of "pyg
mics was by President Wilson, when
ne found them in the U. S. senate,
when the league Of nations covenant was
denounced and ratification prevented.
"Pygmy" in this sense is fgurative-a
peason of small understanding or mar
row intelligence The Pathfinder.
, 1920-12-11
AIRSHIP RISK SLIPT.

Air navigation will soon be so safe that
timid people will prefer TO spend their
lie in alrship travel in preference. to
risking all dangers of staying at home.
Out OF almost 40, OC0 flights, in which
10000 passengers were carried, during
the first year Of civil flying in England,
pounds of freight was carried and 81, 600.
600 worth of goods was imported from
the continent by the air route. Ibid.