The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-17
GIRLS NAME is
KNOWN To POLICE
Owner of Pink Silk Night Robe
Which Was Found in Home
of Murdered
ElWell
HoUSEKEEPER REVEALS
Search for Mysterious "Anna" in
Lexington Unearths One Girl
Who Had Known
Gambler.

who owned the pink silk night robe,
boudoir cap and slippers found In the
home Of Joseph B. Elwell, slain whist
expert. was known to authorities To-
day. Detectives were searching fof
her and District Attorney John Doo-
lin hoped to question her during the
day 49,,
| The girls name was revealed pV
Mrs Marie Larsen, housekeeper Tor
Elwell.
The housekeeper reluctantly ad-
mitted when she first entered tne
house Friday morning and found her
EMPLOYER unconscious in a chalr, nef
first thought was to shield the glri.
"You hid the garments, dldn I
i. your Doolsn asked.
Eyes, but I hid nothing else, sne
replied. .. ~,
She insisted she did not see the
revolver with which Elwell was shot
and which authorities have been un-
able to locate.
Mrs. Larsen said she was not asked
by the girl to hide the clothes.
az thought it would not be nice
for them to be found there she said.
! Mrs. Larsen said the girl OTTER,
spent the mornings with Elwell ana
that she frequently prepared meals
for them. The girl had been IN the
house about two weeks previously
Mrs. Larsen said.
| Information was obtained oy
authorities indicating the owner OF
the cap, night robe and slippers spent
Thursday night at the Elwell home
Although the bed was up, Mrs Lar
sen said she ''had fixed up the room
a Bit before the authorities arrived
She was unable to say whether the
bed had been slept in that night, bu'
believed it had. Authorities stlll
awaited word from detectives sent 70
iLexin ct on, Ky, to investigate promls'
ing leads there.
| Mrs. Larsen was said to have ad
tmitted she had seen letter written
by Anna the Kentucky girl ap
,pealing to Elwell for assistance.
Important development in the case
today were predicted by Assistant
District Attorney Joyce.
No evidence has been obtained re
garding Elwell's movement from the
time he LETT the Lewisonn party al
$50 a. m. until he was found 6tad
shortly before a. m, with the ex
ception Of the statement Of a neigh
bor that he saw Elwell coming home
at $50
Mrs. Elwell, who has been living
apart from her husband for eight
years, was questioned at length last
night. She told of Elwe1f asking her
ito obtain a divorce and sald she con
sented.
DR.. Chas. Norris, who conducted
the autopsy, today reported that 1t
wah certain Elwell had been r:ur
dered. He based this conclusion on
the missing revolver and because
there were no powder burns around
THE wound.
Little Evidence Obtained.
/ NEW YORK, June 17.-Victor Won
Schlegell, divorced husband of Viola
Kraus was today examined for the
second time in the investigation into
the murder of Joseph B. Ewell, whist
expert.
Miss Kraus was with Elwel ano
three others on the eve of the murder
and had an engagement with him fol-
the following day.
District Attorney Edward Swami
who assumed complete charge of the
investigation, said Won Schlegel
would be asked again regarding his
movements Friday night
! Won Schlegel was with woman IN
black" from Minneapolis while the El
we'll party was ct another table in the
same dining room. Miss kraus de
MED reports that the party was helt
to celebrate her divorce.
The incident OF Elwell and Vor
Schlegell meeting on the dance flool
of the Ritz was also to be gone into
more thoroughly, Swami said. Vol
Schlegell told authorities that he hat
said hello joe" to Ewell, and the
gambler replied pleasantly,
! This was contradicted by Waltel
Lewisohn, a member of the Blwel
party, who said the gambler ignored
p, Won Schlegell.
Among the others who were ques
toned today were Andrew T. Soeller
betting commissioner for Elwell
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