Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-19
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waiting for him, watching both his
apartment and the home of his aunt,
Mrs. Jacob Wortheim, 1872 West Fifty
eighth street. Schloss also Is a nephew
of Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim, Of the Ritz
Carlton Hotel. New York.
1t became known today that Schloss
became acquainted with the Drewes
through the aunt, Miss Hansen. She
was Charles Schloss's governess for six
ten years, and was regarded by him
almost as foster mother. She often
brought him with her to Philadelphia
when he was q child; and he virtually
grew up with Elmer Drewes. The fam
ily say the two lads were the best Of
friends, and on Saturday when Elmer
came home from Atlantic City he said
he and Charley had parted on cordial
terms.
Schloss May Give Clue
Detectives are particularly eager to
find young Schloss, because they believe
Drewes may have told him Of his plans
for Saturday night before he left the
young heir at Atlantic City Saturday
morning to visit his parents home.
They believe ne may even have made
arrangements to have Schloss drive up
from. Atlantic City to meet him, and
want to find out IL such was the case,
and, IL 1t was, II the appointment was
kept and what happened after.
One theory that the parents have, and
which the detectives are investigating,
is that Drewes waS killed by revolver
shot fred in the midst of a celebration
of the Dartmouth football victory on
Saturday.
If such was the case, or II he was
killed on a friendly party by the
accidental discharge of revolver, II
is thought the friends were afraid OF
the consequences OF the act and hid the
body. f..
The facts that such care was taken to
rest the body gently against the lamp
post, the hat placed on the head. the
glasses kept in position and the body
covered with an overcoat lead detectives
to believe the body was disposed of by
friends or there was a woman In the
case. N n.' ...
The most mortem examination of the
J body was made yesterday by Coroner's
Physician Wadsworth. Heath helped
Beishaw search Drewes's effects ant
It was then the mysterious note was
found.
Detective Belshaw declined to mak'
public the text Of the letter, assert
ing he feared It would hurt their cas-,
should ANYTHING important grow out o
the brief missive. He said it was from
q man. and was dated October 0.
Belshnw expressed belief tha
friends of Drewes were responsible fo
his sudden death. He said he had no
been able to find the slightest trace o
a womnn's hand in the murder, excep
the care with which the body was lai,
against gaslight. pole In the lot, Ill
also stated it was his opinion the shoot
ing was deliberate, not accidental
Whether he had been led into that belle
BY the contents Of the letter, he de
clined to say.
The police were engaged yesterday il
clearing up q mass of mysterious de
tail that surrounds the case and in fol
lowing up stories told by several resi-
dents of Olney. Oak Lane and Ger
mantown as leads to Dossible solutions
+. s. Curry, 1855 West Hansberr
street, Germantown. told the polio
that as he was about to retire shortl
after midnight Sunday morning h
heard mans voice crying Murder =
He went to a window and saw a ma
run past. Before the flying feet die
away there was a shot, and silence
Then a big motorcar speeded along tn
street.
Mrs. Ellen Reeves and her daughter
Anna, and Mrs. Retta Fillmore, all {
Oak Lane, told hte police that the
heard pistol shots and cries in tn
neighborhood of the lot on which tn
body was found.