The Washington times., 1920-06-23
SHARED WHIST
W|zARD'S LIFE
"Friend" Of Slain Turfman,
SuppIanted by miss Wilson,"
Quizzed Three Times.
CHAUFFEUR REVEALS NAME
woman in Black" Found to Be
Minneapolis Concert
Singer, Aged 22.

NEW YORK, June 23.-In the
curiously confused pot pourri Of
romance, intrigue and treachery that
forms the background Of the Elwell
murder mystery, but one motive
vengeance-stands out clearly as
the primal reason for the staying
Of Joseph Bovine Elwell, on June II.
For this reason the small army OF
detectives at work on the case has
been divided into three groups. each
OF which is working exclusively along
each of these three lines:
THAT the gambIer-turfman was
killed by . Jealous woman.
2-The murderer was . jealous
man.
3-The murderer was one who haA
beea "d0uble-crossed" by ElwelI in .
ga1hllnG or business deal. ~
| z SCORES OF CLUES SIFTED.
Hall hundred Definite clues have
, gone through the official hopper In
pursuit of the Jealous woman" mo-
tive the authorities have on three sep
| arate occasions and with another in
prospect interviewed a widely trav-
eled woman who was Elwell's best
friend" for almost three years.
In new revelations made yesterday
to members of the district attorneys
stan, Edward Rhodes. for three years
chauneur of the murdered man, mem
tloned this woman's name and said:
when / first came to work for Mr..
Elwell she managed his house for
him During the season Of 1917 she
lived in his home at Palm Beach.
She Travelled everywhere with him
| and was his companion until Miss
Wilson succeeded her as Elwelrs
best woman friend
ELWELL NET HER ABROAD.
| "Mr. Elwell met the first woman
| Abroad think on the Riviera
and fell in love with her. He gave
her $500 to come to this country, and
she arrived, l have been told, about
1915. They did not come to a def
mite break until the latter part Of
| 1918"
Judge Swami refused last night to
discuss this woman's connection with
| the case, saying this was one of the
matters still under the closest scru-
tiny of the district attorneys office
and of the police.
Mr.. Swami reiterated his previous
assertion thnt Victor A. Won Schie-
gelI, divorced husband OF Miss Viola
Kraus, had been of great assistance
to the authorities In their investiGa-
| tfon. He announced that he had re-
| turned letters seized In the former
apartment OF Miss ELY Hope Andcr-
SON. n Barnard College and music
student, at ~ East Sixty-hrst street.
SHE WAS WOMAN IN BLACK.
| At the home of her parents IN
Minneapolis. Miss Anderson frankly
| identified herself as the woman in
Black" who had dined on the roof VI
the Ritz Carlton with Mr.. Won Schle-
gall on the evening of Thursday,
| June 10.
There was one puzzle in Miss An
dersons story: she asserted that Mr..
Won Schlegell escorted her home from
the Ritz at 10 o'clock and left her in
the foyer OF the apartment house.
Won Schlegell told the police and the
| district attorney that he remained
In Miss Anderson's company at
later hour than ten.
NJ think Miss Anderson is in error
on this small point" remarked Dis
trict Attorney Swami However,
both her connection and that Of Mr..
Won Schlegell. with our inquiry, Ia
but casual"
Both Won schlegell and Miss An
derson hail from Minnesota.
| Miss Anderson was comparative
stranger in New York and Won Schle-
gell entertained her a great deal.
Aloysius Milaney, day foreman OF the
garage in which Won Schlegell stores
his car. told the district attorney
yesterday that Miss Anderson fire.
quently drove the machine. lie said:
"Mr. Won Schlegelrs car was to be
repaired because he intended to go
to Atlantic City on June II. He had
been promised the car early. Mr..
Won Schlegell called and .hen came
70 the garage, The car was not ready.
"Ab6ht ten thirty we had tho car
in shape for long trip. I telephoned
| 70 Miss Anderson's apartment she
said; Send u round TO Mr. Won Schle-
Eell' He lives at No. - East sixty
second street I started around there
with the machine and on, 'he way
met Mr.. Won Schlegell and Mr. Edison,
the friend who was going to Atlantic
City with him.
They had started for Atlantic CITY
and ! did not see Mr.. Won Schlegn III
again until his return. He laugh
insly remarked: They have been
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