The evening world., 1920-06-14


anna hat walked rapidly toward the
east The latter carried n handker-
chief in .his left hand.
One Of the young women who has
been mentioned in the case as having
been questioned by the detectives Is
TO be questioned again by Assist
ant District Attorney Joyce OF the
Homicide Bureau, and is one OF the
several woman friends OF the muir
dered man who are TO be interroRated.
But more than anybody else, the
detectives are seeking two men. one
a society man and both familiar about
the race tracks. both Of whom, they
say. disappeared on Friday after the
murder.
OF the two men most sought to-
day one was reported at his apart
ments to have made all arrange
ments for departure Thursday and
to have left for parts unknown"
He IN said to have had a Rrudge
against Elwel because Of a matter
relating to the war. and also be-
cause Elwell had won the affections
OF his wife, with whom he is not
living. The other man In described
as a bachelor who had resented Ell
Wells attentions to a woman ac-
quaintance. He left his hotel the
day OF the murder.
An unusual move was made by
the police early to-day In attacking
the mystery from another angle.
Every garage In Manhattan was or
dered canvassed for taxi calls be-
tween 11.3O Thursday night and $50
Friday morning. 1t was Intimated
that the detectives have found rea-
son to believe the murderer used an
automobile in going TO Elwelrs
home. but they will not admit hav-
ing discovered anyone who saw II
standing in front OF or near the
house.
The theory that "a woman did the
shooting has not been abandoned,
! though II is regarded as improbabl
a woman could have fired a As cali
| bre pistol with such accuracy. DR..
! Charles Norris, who performed the
autopsy, said on this point: "a
/ woman could have fired II IL she
were familiar with firearms"
He said he did not know whether
! a weapon such as was used could be
/ equipped with silencer, but he did
/ not think 30. Nor was there any
theory that the pistol was fred
| through the pocket OF a coat. He
| thinks the murderer could not have
| been more than three feet away.
The wound" he said, would
prove in my opinion that II was not
self inflicted, even il the disappear
ance OF the revolver did not show
Il. The circumstances, l think, prove
that Elwel was not taken by sur
prise, Pt least that the presence OF
tn man or woman In the house was
not a surprise TO him. He might
have been shot without knowing that
that he was about to be shot. On the
other hand, he might have been sit
ting there trying TO induce the muir
derer not To shoot"
Among the stories OF where Elweil
went after leaving Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Lewisohn and Mr.. Levi
sohus sister-in-law, Miss Viola
Sraus, at A. NJ. Friday is one that
he was seen dancing with q young
woman in one Of the trotteries in
the Tenderloin, and that after being
there far Into the morning they left
together. The police were told the
young woman Is we'll known In the
ultra smart set But they cannot
confirm the story.
What battles the police Is this
Where did Elwell go when he left IN,
Lewisohn party? Apparently he di,
not 20 directly home He left thi
: LewisohnS car at 42d Street ant
Seventh Avenue, and as he said goo,
4 night to members Of the party, h
started across Seventh Avenue an,
headed west. A detailed search O
D Elwells home gave not the sllghtes
+ indication that he had been hom
=, very long before he was shot.
Assistant District Attorney JOyc
4 spent yesterday In the Elwell home
Z where for flve hours he questioned
Countess Sonia SzaniawsKa OF No. L
West SGD Street and her sister, Mrl
l.. Hardy. who resides at No 200 Wes
57th Street.
/. Searching among the dead gambler
, effects the police unearthed a numbe
OF photographs Of women. They wer
e all pictures OF young women. Most !
3 them are strikingly handsome.
q The pictures Of the Countess an
!. her sister were among the Elwell co
lection, and MI Joyce sent for III
: women.