Arizona republican., 1920-06-18
OFFICERS FIND MANY NEW CLUES
 IN ELWELL CASE
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

NEW YORK, June 17=A a. m. visit by a man and a woman to the home of Joseph B. Elwell, sportsman and whist player last Friday, the morn ing of his murder. was under investi- sation by the police today, seeking to unravel the mystery which so far has baffled all inquiry. The police and members of the district attorneys office were unwilling to admit they at tachcd great significance to the report of this early morning visit because of it's vague origin. An unnamed chauf- four is alleged to have said he drove the couple to Elwells home at that hour.
 According to another chauffeur's version of the story, which he said was told him, the unnamed driver waited outside the EIwell house, which he said later the scream of woman inside the house frightened him and he drove away
 Owner of Lingerie Frequent Visitor
 Mrs. Marie Larsen, Elwelfs house. keeper. under vigorous questioning, told Assistant District Attorney Dooling that a young woman had gone to tha EIweu house shortly after the whist expert was discovered dying from the bullet wound in his head. Mrs. Larsen said this woman had visited Elwell several times before and was the re- puted owner of the pink silk lingerie found in Elwells bedroom.
 District Attorney Swan admitted his belief that the woman was bent upon getting possession of the garments and other evidence of female occupancy or the sportsman's apartment. He stated that he had no reason to believe she was connected with the shooting.
 For seven hours today Victor Won Schlegell, divorced husband O. NJ ss Viola Kraus, was questioned in the dis trict attorneys office regarding his movements on the night of the murder and the days preceding. According to Assistant District Attorney DoolinE, Von Schlegell admitted having an army revolver in his apa"tmeEe. WhtSh he said he had never used. did not know whether it was loaded aui could not tel1 it's calibre. He had no license to nossess the weapon. Mir. DootinS said.
 MT. Von Schlegel has accounted for practically every minute or the tune from the Sunday before the murder up to the present time, sail MT Doollt :. Non Schlegell was examined Tn the nrosenoe of Lyttleton Fox, attorney for Mrs. Waiter Lewisohn and her sister, 1 Miss Kraus. who dined with Elwel at the Ritz Carlton hotel several hours before his death. Won SchlegeH salo he Also had dined at the Ritz the same | night with a woman companion. whose | identity he revealed to the district at | torney but which has not been made public.
 Accounts for Whereabouts 1 Von Schlegell, who IS vice -presid ent of a rubber company. told Mir Doollng
 he returned to his apartment Tn the i Kniclerbocker chambers, Sixty second street near Fifth avenue about o'clock Thursday night, went to bed and
 got LID at 7:30 the next morning. break 1 tasted atS:1O ard waited for his motor car until e:36 The murder was dis 1 covered Friday at s 30 a. m. by Eiwelfs housekecper.
 Asked whether Won Schlegeh had seen Elwcll and Miss kraus dancing together at the Ritz and whether ElweH had recognized Won Schlegelrs greet
 ing on the floor, MT. Dooling replied
 ''I don't know. We are more inter
 ested in Elweil1s murder than in some of the things that are cropping out
 District Attorney Swann announced 1 tonight that Miss Kraus and Mrs. Lar
 sen, the housekeeper, would be on the stand again tomorrow. He sald the ! identity of the woman who owncdsthe pink silk neglisee, boudoir cap and
 slippers found in Elwells home IS stlll
 doubtful.