New-York tribune., 1920-06-29

the so-called Suspect" that could have
ldeE tined him as any person so far
questioned by the authorities. And Il
should be noted that the reports that
a certain person was held under sus-
plclon IN connection with the case
originated from an attache of the Dis
trlct Attorneys of-ce who was known
to be conversant with the develop
ments in the case.
Pendleton's Statement
Mr.. Pendleton was closetd with As
slstant District Attorneys TalleN Joyce
and Dooling for almost four hours
yesterday. When he emerged from
the council chamber he said: 81 am
gratitied to see that Judge Swami has
come out and made his corrections of
the lnslnuations that have appeared in
the newspapers. I have again been
questioned and have answered all the
questions they asked me, so far as |
was able" And then he added in a
locular manner: "If they ask me any
more questions l think I'll go crazy"
Mr.. Olcott here added that he didn't
thing of any Importance, but that Mr.
Dooling might think otherwise "As a
matter OF fact" he added, "Mr. Pendle-
ton knows nothing about it."
Mr.. Pendleton then broke in. "They
are seeking for information. I don t
blame them for seeking it, They are
trying to get everything they can. 1t
is very tough on some individuals, but
l suppose we must stand for it,"
Shortly after Mr.. Pendleton left the
Criminal Courts Building it was
learned that he had brought the fam
lily maid with him to the District At
torney's office with the idea that the
authorities may want to question her
She is Margaret Maxim, who has been
with the Pendletons for about four
years. The maid said that she has an
extension of the telephone in her bed
room and that she heard no ringing
at 1:45 or o'clock on the morning of
the murder, it having been reported
that some one in the Elwell home mad
twice tried to get the Pendleton house
on the telephone at that hour.
She further declared, says Mr.
Swami, that she served breakfast to
Mr. and Mrs. Pendleton at $3.50 o'clock
that Friday morning; that the order
for the breakfast had come at
o'clock and was served to her employ
ers in bed.
When Mr.. Olcott was asked how Mr.
Pendleton's name was brought into the
investigation, he said: "The District
Attorney says he has slips showing
that gas was supplied to a car re
sembling Pendleton's on the morning
of the MURDER
Mr.. Swami then explained that he
had slip showing that Mr.. Pendle-
tons car was in the Atlas Garage, on
Fiftysecond Street between Fifth Ave
nue. and Madison Avenue, on the morn
ing Of June 8, three days before the
murder. He had another slip, he de-
clared, that car of a similar make
got gasoline at the garage on the
morning Of the murder. The meeting
yesterday established, however, that
Mr.. Pendleton's car was in his own
garage at Cedarhurst, L. l., on the
morning Of the murder.
VIII Litigation Begins
The first preliminary to either prove
the will OF Elwell or have it contested
by his widow and son was taken late
in the day in the Surrogate's Court
The proceedings was entirely formal
and consisted OF the examination of
Milton NJ. Rosenberg, of 457 Hopkin-
son Avenue, Brooklyn, one of the sub
scribing witnesses to the will. Rosen-
berg was examined by Andrew Nc
Creary, counsel for the guardian of
Elwel's son. He merely testified that
he witnessed the making of the will.
Joseph S. Elwell, father of the dead
turfman, was present at the examina-
ton, but merely as an interested
party. Under the terms of the docu-
ment the entire estate was left to
him and his wife. Tha other witness
to the will, Hala Lack, 219 West