Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-22
LOOK FOR STUDENT
IN DREW KILLING
Philadelphia Police Searching for
William Brincs. u. of p.
Freshman.
BY Associated Press to Evsry Evening

Philadelphia, Oct ga nationwide
search was instituted today for William
r. Brinns, the University of Pennsylvania
freshman, for whom warrant was tss'led
yesterday charging him with the murder OF
Elmer G. Drcwes. the Dartmouth College
student slain here last Saturday night.
The Young men were said by the police 10
have been close friends.
Although the authorities admitted they
have discovered no motive for the killing.
they declared they have "a large quantity
of evidence which directly points to Brines
as being responsible for the death of
Drewes' One theory Of the police rs that
he was killed in dispute over the p,u-
chase of an automobile Before leaving h,s
home in West Philadelphie last Saturday
night, Drewes told his father he intended
buying n secondhand motor car.
The car found abandoned Yesterday a
mile from where Drewcs body WAS dis
covered, and which was identified M hav-
ing belonged to Brinc, is the one tho
Dartmouth student intended buying, ac-
cording to the detectives. In the car,
which was stained with blood, were
found an automatic pistol with two cart
ridges missing and two empty bottles
The police have been searching for
his mother, who is widow in West
Philadelphia. and their apartments have
been closed since Sunday, He has not at
tended any classes at the university since
last week Mrs. Brines was said To be IN a
local hospital, suffering from a nervous
trouble.
Although widespread search is being
made for Brincs. the police believe the
ha
CITY and viii be found within "a hours, If
he does not voluntarily surrender.
1--WE do not believe young Br1nes killed
Elmer" said a member of the Drewes
family today. "The two boys were almost
inseparable companions. We are too
Christian people even to think Brlnes
had anything to do with it. Elmer and
Brines were students at the West Phila-
delphia High School. Brines wa. fire.
otient visitor at our home and very often
slept and dined here.
"During his vacation, while Elmer WAS
working as a district manager Tor New
York concern, he gave Brines position as
a salesman We knew Elmer was TO meet
Brines Saturday, but we are not certain
whether they met. so far as We know,
Elmer was not TO have purchased an
! automobile from Brines, but from another
man.
I'VE are sorry to hear of Brines being
involved and hope everything viii come
out all right and that he viii be able to
clear himself of the charge
Mrs Thomas r. Virgins, an aunt oi
Brines, today told of a visit he and his
mother made to her home Tuesday night
She said they spent the night at her home
The Virgins home is within a short dis
| tance Of where Brines bloodstained auto
mobile was found yesterday. Mrs. Brines,
according to Mrs Virgins, was very
nervous, and left to go to hospital The
police are Withholding the name of the
hospital.
John F. Wiggins, one of Brines' two
uncles and guardian, who is we'll
known builder and contractor and lives at
prominent hotel here, said he handled
the young mans small estate, valued al
about 81 900, left by his clergyman father.
Garage men where Brines kept his car,
said Brnes returned the automobile
Sunday morning and called for it again
Sunday afternoon. That was the last
time the garage men saw it. Drewes was
killed between 10 p. m. Saturday and day
break Sunday