The Washington times., 1920-06-20
'WOMANHO[OS
MYSTERY KEY.
MaidenIy Reserve Prevents Her
Telling of Relations With
"Whist King"
THREE UNDER SUSPICION
Miss Wilson," Her Husband,
and Male Friend of Slain
Man Being Watched.

NEW YORK, June 20.-Today's
developments brought nearer TO so
luton the mysterious murder Of
Joseph Bovine Elwell, prominent
turfmsn, bridge expert, society
gamester, and international sports
man, found dying more than
week ago in his West Side home with
a As bullet hole in his head.
Edwin Rhodes, Elwell's chauf-
feur. revealed today that the hus-
hand of a woman Elwell met at
'alm Beach several weeks ago,
,ad threatened the murdered man
in a quarrel over Elwell's atten-
ions to his wife.
Rhodes declared Elwell told this
woman. in the presence of several
Palm Beach garage employees, that
he wanted nothing more to do with
her. Her husband learned the follow
ing day of her relations with the
turfman and accused Elwell, threat
her alone. Rhodes said.
wOMAN's NAME At STAKE
The arrest today or tomorrow of
one of the persons who had the
strongest possible motive" to kill
Elwell viii depend. 1t was revealed
today by District Attorney Swami.
upon the Willingness of a beautiful
young woman residing in a Pennsyl-
vania town oshatter an alibi pro-
Nfded by the person under suspicion
To do this, Judge Swami intimated.
she may have to brush aside maidenly
| reserve and testify to gay events
of recent evening when she quietly
left her home. cac to Nv York. and
here embarked upon an escapade
which unless the ends of justice were
at stake, she certainly would not wish
known.
District Attorney Swami declined
| to reveal the girls name or even that
OF the town in which she lives. He
stated. however, that detectives had
gone to interview her and that with
| in a short time he will know whether
she Is willing to tear to shreds the
alibi which is the only present OBJ
stacle to an arrest
FRIEND OF "MISs WILSON"
The Pennsylvania girl knows the
identity OF Miss WILSON," the mys
terious and beautiful brunette whose
association with Elwell has deeply
| interested the detectives. II was said.
| There are at least three persons
two men and one woman-who had
the strongest possible motive to kill
! Elwell," said District Attorney Swami
today. There may have been more.
| but at present we are concentrating
on these three.
''The three are: A woman who WAS
| Elwelrs closest friend for a consid-
erable period--a woman who was
succeeded in the turfman's affections
| by the younger and more 'peppery'
| Miss wilson, the husband of Miss
Wilson somewhat OF gay dog him
| self. but who insists he was abso-
lutely ignorant of his wife's close as
ISOLATION with her forty-seven-year-
4 old charmer: and, third. a man who
has posed as q great friend OF Biwell.
but who, we have been told, quar-
relied bitterly with him a short while
ago.
CURSES FOR ELWELL.
"This man applied almost unmen-
tionable opithets to Elwell, and threat
ened TO mop up the ground with him.
| He knew the lay of the land at the
seventieth street house, and could
have left his home in a nearby city,
come to New York, and done his
| enemy to death.
"I shall have a long talk with Miss
Wilson II she remains evasive and
continues her policy of blocking our
inquiry. IT may be necessary to bring
her before the grand jury and make
her testify under oath. We are de-
termined to draw the truth from her.
William Barnes, secretary-valet to
| Elwell, admitted yesterday during
long examination by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Tallcy that Elwell had
| a number 6f "bitter enemies" Barnes
denied he had a key TO the house.
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