Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-18
SAY MAN AND WOMAN
 VISITED ELWELL ON
 MORNING OF MURDER
Taxi Driver Left Without Col
 Iecting Fare After She Screamed
LATEST TO CLUE TO
 MYSTERY VAGUE ONE
Divorced Husband of Viola kraus Ac- counts for Movements After Short Investigation by the
 District Attorney

New York, June 17-A five q. m. visit by man and woman to the home of Joseph B. Elwell, wealthy sportsman and whist expert last Fri day, the morning of his murder, was under investigation today by the police, seeking to unravel the mys- tery which so far has batfled all in- quiry.
 Police and members of the dis trict attorneys office were unwilling to admit they attached great signi- fiance to the report of this early morning visit because of it's vague origin. The story. was vouched for by Joseph Wagstaff, driver, who claimed it had been told him by an unnamed chauffeur, who is alleged to have said he drove the couple to FL wells home at that hour.
 According to Wagstaff's version of the story he said was told him, the second taxi-driver waited outside the Elwell house. which he said the cou- pie entered, until a moment later The scream of woman inside the house, frightened him and he drove away without waiting to collect a fare.
 The police are trying to trace a man and woman said to have been driven by Wagstaff before dawn on the morning of Monday, June 7. The records of the taxi-cab company em- ploying Wagstaff showed that a MT Elwell' of Joseph B. Elwell's West 72nd street address, telephoned for cab,at 2:30 o'clock that morning to go to Madison avenue hotel Wagstaff is said to then have there to the corner of 76th street and Park avenue, where they paid him and disappeared.
 Mrs. Marie Larsen, Elwell's house. keeper, under vigorous questioning today, told that young woman had gone to the Elwell house shortly after Elwell was discovered dying by the bullet wound. Mrs. Larsen said this woman had not visited Elwell often and was the reputed owner oi the pink silk lingerie found in FL wells bed room.
 District Attorney Swann admitted his belief that the young woman was bent upon getting the evidence of female occupancy of the sportsman's apartments. He said he had no req son to believe she was connected with the shooting.
 Question Miss Kraus.
 Mrs. Larsen told how she "tidied up" Elwell's bed room after he had been removed to a hospital. Her silence during the early days of the investigation caused detectives to believe that Elwell's bed had not been occupied the night before the shooting.
 Victor Won Schlegell, divorced hus- band of Miss Viola Kraus, was ques- toned seven hours today regarding his movements on the night of the murder and the day preceding. Ac- cording to Assistant District Attor- ney Dooling, Won Schlegell admitted having an army revolver in his apartment, which he said he had never used. He had no license te possess the weapon, MT. Dooling said
 "Mr. Von Schlegell has accounted for practically every minute of his time from the Sunday night before the murder" said MT. Dooling.
 Won Schlegell was examined in the presence of Littleton Fox, attorney for Mrs. Walter Lewisohn and hel sister, Miss Kraus, who dined witf Elwell at the Ritz Carlton hotel sev. eral hours before his death. Vor Schlegell said he had dined at the Ritz the same night with woman companion whose identity he reveal ed to. the district attorney but whicf has not been made public.
 Won Schlegell, who is vice presi dent of a rubber company, told MT Dooling he returned to his apartment in the Knickerbocker chambers about il o'clock Thursday night went to bed and did not leave hi' home next morning until about 9:30 The murder was discovered Friday a s:SO a. m. by Elwell's housekeeper Asked whether Won Schlegell hat seen Elwell and Miss Kraus dancing together at the Ritz, and whether Elwell had recognized von Schlegell' greetings on the floor, MT. Doolint replied:
 q don't know. We are more in terested in Elwell's murder than il some of the other things that ar cropping out" z
 Distict Attorney Swann announced tonight that Miss Kraus and Mrs Larsen, the housekeeper would b. questioned again tomorrow.
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