New-York tribune., 1920-10-20
Offers
Aid lin Solving
Drewes Murder
New York Youth Tells
Detectives Slain Student
Visited Him Saturday;
Body Found Next Day
Mystified by Tragedy y
Friends Story That Victim
Planned to- Buy Automo-
bile Is Verified by Note
Specia. Dispotch to IN, T,;bur

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19.-Charles
Schloss, of New York, hitherto mystery
man in the Elmer C. Drewes murder
case, arrived in Philadelphia early to-
night and placed what information he
had about the dead Dartmouth College
student in the hands of Major S. o.
Wynne, head OF the County Detective
Bureau.
Schloss came voluntarily and offered
his aid in solving the case. He made a
statement to Maj jor Wynne in which he
outlined the last interview he had with
young Drewes on the afternoon prcced-
ing the murder, and told of the stu
dents plans for that night.
In public statement Schloss said
that he had no knowledge of the actual
staying OF Drewes. He maintains that
ne was in Atlanulc City with friends
Saturday night when Drewes was killed.
with bullet wound in his forehead d
Drewes was found carly Sunday morn
ing IN vacant lot in Philadelphia.
Schloss was not detained by the local
pohce, but he agreed to spend the night
IN IN Philadelphia and appear at Major
mynnes ONCE again early tomorrow
morning. Chief Importance attache d
to his story is laid on what he had to
say concerning Drewes's plans for Sat-
urday night
Harry Dickerson, county detective
who accompanied Schloss on his trim
from New York to Philadelphia, left
again for New York immediately after
Schloss had been questioned by Major
Wynne, William Belshaw, head of the
murder squad, and James Gay Gordon
Jr., Assistant District Attorney.
Coincident with the arrival of
Schloss came the statement of w. F.
Vandergrift, who lives at Sill Masche1
Street, near the spot where Drewes's
body was found. Vandergrift, who is
typesetter on morning newspaper
says he arrived home late Saturday
night. At about 2:10 o'clock, while he
was still wide awake, he heard re-
volver shot directly west of his house
He Immediately jumped to the win
dow when he heard the shot, calling tc
his wife, who had been awakened by
the noise A few seconds later came
two more shots, in quick succession
Vandergrift is positive that the sounds
came from a revolver. Hearing moth
ing more, he went to bed. About twenty
minutes later there was a Shrek OF
brakes outside his house, but he did
not investigate the cause.
lie believes that it was from a higf,
powered car, as he had not heard it
drive up. Additional speculation is
added by the fact that the road in
front OF his home is an unfrequented
one, but could be used by a car driv-
ing from the woods on Second Street
to the spot where the body of Drewes
was discovered early next morning by
a lamp lighter.
Schloss, who is a nephew of Mrs
Daniel Guggenheim, was accompanied
from New York by his attorney, Her
/ n luc
he said, in Atlantic City at about four
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
"Drewes came to get back $10O which
7 owed him. Schloss said 'At the
same time he asked if he could bor-
row $500 from me, as he wanted to buy
on automobile in Philadelphia. AS
didn't have it | had to refuse his re-
quest. The last time | saw him he was
headed back to Philadelphia to pur-
chase this machine. SO far as | know
Drewes was never in love, nor was he
mixed up with any girl. He was not
that kind He was the finest sort of
a fellow and I am mighty sorry the
tragedy occurred"
The police are also looking for the
author of a note found among Drcwes s
effects which deals with an automobile
transaction. The man who sent the
note is known, but so far he has not
! been located. The police are also
searching Reading for another man. be-
lieved to have been negotiating with
| Drewes for the sale of an AUTOMOBILES