New-York tribune., 1920-10-21
Another Close
Friend of Slain
Student Sought:
Youth Missing From Home
in Philadelphia Since
Saturday Believed to Hold
Key to Drewes Mystery
His Family Also Gone
sehIoss Said to Have Given
Police Clew to Identity;
Woman Theory Discarded
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PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 20.-Ah init
~,te friend Of Elmer c. Drewes is
ssins sought by the authorities. who
,A;nk he can shed some light on the
wvsterious murder of the Dartmouth
follese senior. This friend, who lives
:, Philadelphia and attends school in
,sis city, has been missing since last
saturday His family has also been
,.;ss;ne since that date. The circum-
.tapees arc such that it is believed
his man holds the key to the solution
sf the mystery.
@Whise he may be able to explain
everything satisfactorily" said Major
6 @. Tynne, head OF the County De-
tsctivc Bureau, tonight. we wish to
rave MS version Of the whole affair."
Name Is Not Revealed
The name Of the new mystery man
in the case vas not revealed by Major
vgpne. He was described as very
coss friend" Of Drewes. He has not
tended school since the body of
Drswes was found at Mascher Street
and City Line. Oak Lane, Sunday morn
,hg with the right forehead pierced
With revolver bullet.
The police have known Of this man
rom the beginning The fact that the
iouse where he lives has been closed
md the family away since Saturday.
csupled with statements made to the
authorities by Charles Schloss. of New
York, has made the county detectives
more than anxious to Question the man.
We do not think that either he or
his family is very far away" amplihed
Major WynHe. furthermore, we firm
lr believe thai he g viii come to us with
What information ne has in due time
Ne are very anxious TO get in touch
with him He is not the kind of a
cap TO stay III hiding very long"
Schoss has convinced the police that
he can shed No light on the actual
slaving Of Drewes. Schloss, who is
= wealthy young New Yorker and a
nephew of Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim
wife Of the head OF the smeltcr trust,
VS. ccsa friend of Drewes AMI was
visited by ihe murdered student on Sat
urdaT last in Atlantic City. He vol
untsrily came 10 Philadelphia Tuesday
right and placed all he knew in the
hands Of the authorities.
~Schloss gave US some Information
which will be IF considerable value, >"
said .James Gay Gordon IL, Assistant
District Attorney, tonight. HE ex-
raineG his movements n detail oa last
Saturday and told us everything he
knew about young Drewes He has
gone back 20 New York, but will come
10 Philadelphia again any time we need
EIm"
Drewes's Movements Traced
The authorities are tracing the
usvements of Drewes from the time
vfen he left his parenta at 5295 pine
Street al s:45 Saturday hight until hi
hoty was found next morning at 5
o'clock By a amplighter.
Good progress is being made along
this line. larg =. according to Major
Nynae. because of the publication Of
lrewes's desert Dtion and picture in the
newspapers. with the request that all
who saw him report TO the detectives
The details Of the second hand auto
mobile transaction which Drewes came
to Priade .Dtia from Hanover. \. H.,
to consGmmate are known to the au-
thcrttIes. as are the names of those
connected with the deal
we are roy looking for any second
band automob'le,' was all that Major
Nynne would say concerning this
angle Of the case He refused to state
whether the III ssing family owned an
automobile. or whether there is
Young woman in the family whom he
Is seeking
u still know nothing about any
woman was ali that Major Wynne
would say about persistent rumors
nat young woman is mixed up in
he case Il would not state what
lae the missing family left. their
iome on Saturday. 1t is understood
nat the house is being watched by
county and city detectives The fam
" IN question is reasonably we'll off,
Nynne