The evening world., 1920-06-14


There h . discrepancy in Rhodes's
stories regarding the time he arrived
et the house after the murder.
z'he story OF the chauffeur gave the
fnfpression at first that he believed his
late employer committed suicide Later
IA interviews he secuted this belief.
saying that there was no reason for
such a theory. He was quoted as say
ing that three women had keys to the
Fawen house. To reporters he vigor-
ousIy denied ever having made such a
statement.
He went further and declared that
he had never driven any women 10 or
from the Iiweil home, and said that
n Eiwell had such visitors they went
50 him In taxis or their own machines.
Rhodes is himself a married man.
Arthur Bishop, who was Blweil's
chauffeur while Rhodes was away
during the war, is quoted as saying
that he knew that several women had
keys to the house. When Rhodes was
spoken 20 in regard 20 the statement,
be said the keys. IL the women had
them, would be useless TO them, as
Mr.. Elweu had changed all the locks
since the house was robbed last De-
cember.
II is 10 check up these apparent dis
crepancles that the investigation Is
being started over again in the muir
der house. Mr.. Joyce and the police
want TO start anew.
Something which was brought out
today and which has not been before
mentioned by the police, fixes the
time within a few minutes of the
shooting. Mrs. Larsen told the po-
lice that when she entered the house
sho smelt powder smoke. The 'po-
lice have experimented and discov-
cred that the odor OF powder in a
wen ventilated room wdn not last
more than Is or 20 minutes.
Assistant District Attorney Joyce
said that ne ts anxious TO interview
victor Won Bchlegel, the former hus-
band Of Viola Kraus, whom the late
Philip Boileau, illustrator of pretty
woman magazine covers, pronounced
the -tnost beautiful young girl in
New York"
BELIEVED ELWELL KNEW VS.
fToR AND IGNORED THREATS.
n il believed that the murdered
man knew his early morning visitor
and that II the latter made any
threahs, the racing man, who was
noted for his cool nerve, disregarded
them and had little respect and no
fear Of tho man who fired the A5-
calibre bullet into his head.
The murderer may have let himself
into the house with a key, or he may
have been admitted by his victim
He had a quarrel Of some sort with
Elweli. but the racing man evidently
was paying little heed to his griev-
ances, for he went on reading the
letter from Lloyd Gentry which he
had picked uD at the door a short
fime before
From the position in which the
dying man was found in his chair II
is evident TO the police that he did
not attempt to rise and was paying
little attention to the man who had
come to murder him. That he saw
his murderer there is no doubt, for
the shot was fred from in front Of
him.
Possibly. the investigators say, The
murderer called Elwell's name while
he was reading the letter and he
looked up into the pistol barrel. The
next instant the weapon was dis
charged and Elwen fell back in his
chair, his head almost touching the
wall. uuconsciOus. and never spoke
again.
Richard Elwell the son OF the mur-
dered man. arrived this morning to
attend the funeral OF his father in
Ridgewood, N. j. He is fifteen years
old. a manly looking little chap. the
image OF his father. He went to his
mothers home at No. 1887 Lexing-
ton avenue.
When asked II he thought that the
stories about his father assooiating &
with other women were true. he
said:
II don't think 50. But\I didn't
know my father. hadn't seen him
since was five years old. l have
been going 70 a prep school az An
dover. but guess that's all over
/ don't know what / am going to do
but mother can't afford TO send m,
70 school. She has no money. and
will have 70 stay home and hell
her"
A man and woman whose where
abouts are known are to be ques
toned as now witnesses In the case
In addition 10 this new lead tn,
detectives are working on the stor!
~ two sisters whose names are with
held for the time. These girls wer
walking along Amsterdam Avenue oI
the morning OF the murder, one OF
her way to school and the other 90
ing 10 work.
They saw, according to their stor9
Mrs. Larsen, Elwells housekeepe
tairn into the avenue from 10th Stree