New-York tribune., 1920-06-19
Housekeeper Tells Swami
shat Miss Wilson Owns
Lingerie Found inHomc
Of Murdered Turfman
Chauffeur Gives
Jealousy as Clew
Rhodes Says Whist Expert
Often Took Strange
Women Into His Auto

The owner or lne Sl'heH HlShl
robe. boudoir cap and pink silk slip
ners found in the home Of Joseph
powne Elwell, the whist expert and
turfman, soon after the mysterious
murder last Friday morning, was
definitely identified last night. Mrs.
Marie Larsen, Elwell's housekeeper,
saws she was the "short, dark wom-
am whom she knew until recently
as "Miss Wilson"
Edwin Rhodes, Elwell's chauffeur,
declared he drove "Miss Wilson"
around in the company of Elwell fire.
quently.
District Attorney Swami says this
il not the real name of the woman,
hut that the authorities hadn't
pinned anything on "Miss Wilson"
that would Justify their making her
real name public.
Jealousy Called Motive
These revelations were made in the
course Of dramatic examination OF
the housekeeper and chauffeur by Dis
trict Attorney Swami before score Of
newspaper men. TO whom the Prosecu-
tor later turned over the witnesses for
questioning. In the course of this
grilling it developed that parties Of
vi WV
a. the Elwell home late at night or in
the morning. District Attorney Swami,
however, does not believe there was q
woman in the house during the night
or morning of the murder.
Rhodes wound up his examination
With the statement that his employer
occasionally picked up women in the
streets and drove around with them in
his car The chauffeur was Of the opin-
ion that Elwell was killed by man
through jealousy over a woman
Mr. Swami has believed all along
that Mrs. Larson and the chauffeur
anew more than they were telling, and
Early in the day asked Assistant Dis
lrlct Attorney joyce. at the Elwell
house, 244 West Seventeen Street, to
send them to his Office. They arrived
aoou p. M. the examination lasting
more than an hour Mrs. Larsen was
composed throughout the entire grill
ing and hesitated Only once to reply to
tina voley of questions fired at her by
the District Attorney and newspaper
men.
Hesitates Only Once
This was when she was asked by Mr..
Svann if she had discussed the murder
With the chauffeur or William Barnes,
the dead mans secretary, to which she
hnally replied in the negative.
She went over the incidents on the
DAY before the murder, describing how
ing reading his newspapers and mail
in the same chair in which his body
sas found crumpled up with a gun
shot wound in the head. She said he
left the house at 1870 a. m, and that
vas the last time she saw him alive
Did you ever see Mr.. Won Schlegell
the house? Mr.. Swami began.
Never"
What did you do with the pistol ?"
i didn't see any pistol. I never
saw one in the house"
Did you think Mr.. Elwell had com
rlitted suicide -
=, No, thought he had been killed.
'here was no gun about and | didn't
himself
Did You ever hear Elwell complain
about life,'
no"
Friend Got Her the Job
Who had your position before you
came TO the house,"
Anna Kane"
hoy did you get your Job"
through girl by the name Of
oatne Nielsen, friend Of mine who
No'aeo at the Studio Club and who
nne" Mr.. Barnes. Ny Elwell's secre-
Ar Elwell"
Did you know Catherine Jones,
"se,ess, who worked for Mr.. Elwell p"
Mrs. Larsen reiterated her state.
.ls n.ns about having placed a key under
.es mat IN the vestibulc of the house
s.o.siy before last Christmas on in
"aeaons Of Elwell, for the conven-
.nee OF William H. Pendleton, former
eng partner Of Elwell. This story
srn osen denied by Pendleton
npis.n then what condition you
- s'ua .u Mr. Elweil's bed on the morning
he MURDER
,;.', went upstairs Arst, after the ar
"a o. police sergeant, who had
IN asked by surgeon for sheet to
er the body Of Mr.. Elwell The po-
jmsn ssked mo 10 get sheet and
.Nhed up p Mr.. Elwell's bedroom
u; he covers on the bed were
..',,eo back a ittic on one side. lust
had left them She dav before and
~. hot appear as though they had
'ssn s'sp. under.
Always Tells tho Truth
=, .eere was an indication on one side
ao coyers, appearing az though
."s !. one had lain On the bed on top
As covers. I took this TO mean
~ sass ar El~ell had csrelersly lain
Aere. There was a newspaper along
Ass the bed"
Ata Larsen" interjected one Of the
pof,srs. why don't you tell the
s.m..!, n! Didn't Mr. Elwell treat you
v,l I'm a Swedish Lutheran and I al
- tell the truth"
- ~ you swear what you say t. tho
! do"
"hst did you DO about tho sheet z"
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