The Washington times., 1920-06-18
POLICE GRILL
SOCIETY BUD.
Believe She Knows Slayer, But
Is Afraid Of Compromis-
ing Herself.
GOING SLOW ON SCANDAL"
Authorities loath to Give Out
Anything to lncriminate
Any Woman.

NEW 1Ohh, June lo.-NeW 90
velopments today have deepened the
mystery surrounding the murder OF
Joseph B. Elwell, bridge whist
king" Beau Brummel and owner Of
race horses. Loose ends of the case
have been cleared up, but the su-
thorities admittedly have made lit
tie progress toward a solution Of the
case, or apprehension of the slayers.
District Attorney Swami planned to-
day to question four persons, among
them the slain mans chauffeur, Ed
win Rhodes: his housekeeper. Marie
Larsen, and a negro, Frank Jeffries,
who is said to have been valet TO
Jack De SsuIles. killed three years
ago by his wife.
De Sauiles and Elwell. II is now de-
clAred. were close friends.
BELIEVED TO BE PAUPER.
Final accounting OF ElwelIs estate,
II is said. may show that his fortune
Of $500 900 has disappeared. and that
at the time OF his death he virtually
was a pauper.
woman guest was in Elwell's homo
shortly before he was shot, but ad-
NIT they have no information that
would fasten the staying upon her.
District Attorney Swami has direct
ed that for the third time two young
society women. the husband of one
OF them and young man friend. be
subjected to searching questioning.
One OF these women, Swami believes.
the mystery by tracing Elwelrs
movements to within two or three
hours of the time ne was shot.
The young women arrived in town
last night and were fnterrogated In
secret by Assistant District Attorney
John T. Dooling.
SHE CAN HELP. THEY SAY.
One OF these young women, the
authorities believe, can aid them in
carrying forward their investigation
movements to within three or four
hours of the time when he was found
dying in a small armchair in the re-
ception room of his home at 244 West
Seventieth street, at $50 o'clock last
Friday morning.
This girl, the authorities have no
hesitancy in stating, as well as Marie
Larsen, the curious little Swedish
American housekeeper of the middle
aged man about town. eventually will
terry. Should the girl follow Marie
Larsen's lead and reluctantly give
further information in New York's
most battling crime-drama. 1t is b.
lieved this story will he told.
After leaving the party with which
he had passed . pleasant evening st
the Rits-Carlton Hotel and On the
New Amsterdam roof. the Sebsnais
Elwell Joined n young woman who
had sften been his guest In the silent.
unsusrded sevestieth street house.
TOOK HER TO HIS HOME.
DESERVING the restaurants and cafes
In which he was . familiar and easily
remembered aGure, EIweu took this
woman 20 his homo, probably BY sub
way. There, IL u believed, she donned
the kimono, boudoir cnp, and silkes
bedroom slippers the concealment of
which, Miss Larsen admitted, was her
Ar-t thought when she found her en-
ployer dyinG), and spent some time
In the exeticslly furntshcd room
which EIweIl maintained adjoining
hts bedroom.
Incidents that took place thereafter
were the subject OF last nights secret
examination-an examination OF
which Mr.. Swami said beforehand:
I'VE are going to proceed tonight in
silence-not with a blare of trumpets.
We hope thus to get the fully story
of Elwells movements lat least in
part) after he left the show at the
New Amsterdam Theater.
GOING SLOW ON SCANDAL
II have heard rumors OF a society
scandal that is an off-shoot of our
inquiry. shall be very loath to gIvp
out anything discriminating any won
an unless the disclosures spell out .
part of the actual crime.
AT present we know nothing more
about the actual murderer of Elwell
than we did on the day OF the trag-
edy."
Mr.. Swami gave this opinion after
three OF his associates-Dooling. Tai
ley and Joyce-directing many detee-
tives. had spent another day examin-
ing witnesses. For more than six
hours. Victor A. Won Schlegell vice
president of a rubber company. and
divorced husband OF Viola Kraus, who
has been questioned by the police, was
examined by Mr.. Swami and Mr.. Dooi-
ing.
Previously further disclosures haA
been made by Mrs. Larsen.
Mrs. Larson, II is understood, not
only admitted that she had concealed
the kimono. slippers and boudoir cap,
but identified two women who were
regular" callers upon the fascinating
bridge waJard. One OF these IL
young woman OF prominent family,
who kept articles of apparel In the
house and whose photograph, In un.
conventional attire, was found on Ell
wells dresser.
This women. IL was learned, wrote
intimate notes TO Elwell. These are
In the possession OF the police. II