New-York tribune., 1920-07-09
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CorrObOrated.
Swami Admits
81 DO Not Think He Had
Anything 10 Do With the
Elwen Murder = He Says,
bun Exonerates No One
victimHad WayW yWithHim
Trainer Tells How Slain
Man Attracted Women;
Liquor Warrants Voided

place to another, from day to day. We
have been following them as they
shifted"
This. statement from District Attor-
ney Swami served yesterday as an in
PRODUCTION to the announcement that
he had been mistaken in his statement
Of the day before concerning the loca-
tion of the automobile belonging to
William H. Pendleton on the morning
.that~ Joseph Bovine Elwell was mur-
dered under mysterious circumstances.
Pecdleton was racing associate of
ElweN
Yesterdays statement was made at
the conclusion of the twentyAseventh
day. of the investigation into Elwell's
death, following corroborative evidence
cf Pendleton's story, given by num-
Der of witnesses.
Personally" concluded the District
Attorney, ~ do not think Pendleton
had anything to do with the shooting.
! do. not think he had, and I do not
think any one else thinks he had
Despite this, however, the District
Attorney went on:
eve are not giving any one 8 clean
bill of health. We are not making any
charges. 1t is very puzzling why, ga
rage man should be so positive with
his records, and that they should be
contradicted. / am not accusing any
one and am not generating any one"
He then showed the newspaper men
the duplicate copy of bill rendered
to Pendleton by Henry Hensler, who
runs the taxi service at Cedarhurst,
the home of Pendleton. This bill
shows the following item:
June II, one fare. 1925 train. .s5 cents
Martha to work at o'clock. 80. IS cents
During the day Assistant District
Attorneys Dooling and Joyce ques-
toned Mrs. Pendleton and Mrs. Oliver
W.-.Bisd in the Offices of their respec-
previous statements of Pendleton
George B. Post jr., of SO East Sixty
third Street, who was mentioned in
the District Attorneys statement of
Wednesday as having ridden in Pendle-
toms car, appeared at the District At
torney's office. Following his examina-
tion, -Nr. Swami issued the following
statement:
"Mr. Post said: "I remember dis
tinctly the night, or early morning,
that was taken into Mr.. Pendleton's
car. I recall that | played bridge at
the Knickerbocker Club earlier in the
evening.
81 have referred to my account with
the Knickerbocker Club and find that
/ was at the Knickerbocker Club on
Monday and Tuesday, June and 8.
My account at the club shows that
was not at the club on the night of
June 10 or the morning Of June II.
For this reason feel positive that the
date Of my riding to the club in Mr..
Pendleton's car was the early morning
Of June 8, 1920. was never in the
car except that one time"
Garage Man Mistaken
Appended to this was the following
statement by the District Attorney:
"The above statement of Mr.. Post, veri-
fied by the records of the Knicker-
booker Club, corresponds with Mr.. Pen
dleton's statement regarding the occa-
sion when Mr.. Post was taken in his
car and shows that John Doyle, of the
Atlas Garaga,e was mistaken as to the
date upon which he drove Mr.. Post in
Mr.. Pendelton's car"
Another witness who was reexam-
tfed yesterday was Mrs. Marie Larsen,
the 16usekeeper, who discovered Ell
wells unconscious form few minutes
had been fired. She repeated her pre-
vious testimony and added she had
told all she knew. She was accompa-
MED by her attorney, Victor Gartz.
Several bank officials appeared at
the District Attorneys Office yester-
day with transcripts from Elwell's ac-
counts. These covered period of
several months and had been request
ed by the District Attorney in an eff
fort to ascertain whether there was
any truth in the report that Elwell
had been paying money to certain
women
Frederic Ingraham, the lawyer who
drew up the second will of Elwell in
1915, which was never executed, also
appeared before the District Attorney.
An interesting sidelight on the manner
in which Elwell exerted a fascinat-
Ing influence over women was recited
by.sAssistant District Attorney Ta:ley
yesterday Talley said it had been re-
tailed to him by Elwell's trainer. Ac-
cording to the story, the trainer said
that Elwell had frequently given him
tips on how to handle women. When
cVcI GlWeII pAIClCuldrly llKeQ certain
woman he would remain aloof from her.
At the same time, however, he would
tell other women who were acquaint-
ances Of hers how much he liked the
woman. This, said the trainer, in
variably resulted in the young woman
seeking out Elwell.
Dry Activity Subsidies
The sudden activity in the Federal
prohibition enforcement headquarters
over the Elwell case subsidized consider
ably yesterday. After repeated an
nouncements that two arrests would be
made, the complaints that had been
sworn out were withdrawn. This action
automatically cancelled the warrant of
arrest which had been issued.
Despite this, however, August Hasen-
mug, attorney for the enforcement
egent said last night that ARRESTS
would be made when the opportune
moment arrived. They are looking for
man known as Tony, who is said to
have knowledge Of facts that will clear
up the bootlegging angle of the case.
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