The New York herald., 1921-04-11

know anything about the murder o.
Elwell? II you do, 1t is your duty to
the community to say 50. and II you
don't 1t Is equally your duty to tell the
truth
Harris then said. oh. ! might as
we'll tell the whole truth. which is that
there's no truth In 1t at all.
The District Attorney said that's all
to be said now about the recantation.
He could not release the full statement
without permission from "the New -ork
authorities" he said.
And anyway. he may retract wiat
he has just told me-" Mr.. Moore added.
breaking into a smile.
Mr.. Moore. like the Buffalo alienist.
DR.. James w. Putnam. believed at the
outset that Harris's story was too sub
stantial and detailed to be regarded
lightly. To-day Mr.. Moore at least con-
ceded that he was mistaken. Harris
with 4 few words has swept away all
the characters OF his rnelodrama. Mrs.
Fairchiid of the blond hair, the plump
figure and the fawn colored coat 81
three-quarter length has disappeared
along with the poisonous chauffeur
Jerry, and Duncan. the man who would
hire himself out for murder
Hated to Admit Automat Lunches.
In the course Of his recantation
Harris hated to reiinquish that supper
with Mrs. Fairchild and Duncan at
Breton Hall on Broadway. where che
nodded at acquaintances as she swept
into the dining room. bat he had 10
let so at last. He had also told Detective
Oswald that he had an equally memoir
able luncheon With Mrs. Fairchild at
New York restaurant of quality. The
cruel truth is. as exposed to-day, that
his faithful wife went every day at
noon to 366 Fifth avenue. where he ran
an elevator, and together they chucked
nickels into siuts nd lunched at the
Automat at Forty-flrst street nd
Sixth avenue.
One thing Is certain. His wife spoke
By the book when she said her husband
was addicted to the writing OF yarns
which he hoped to turn into motioh
picture scenarios. The story IN MS
handwriting produced to-day by Dis
trict Attorney Moore proves that. AZ
covers five sheets OF letter paper or the
Powers Hotel In Rochester. 1t bears. no
date or title. It is O glorious thing.
breathing a rarefied social atmosphere
In which the heroine. In preparation Tor
the final cIirch and the kissing, again
and again wisely seats herself upon
a stool built to hold a potted plant.
Through 1t glide such adorable crea-
lures as Mildred OF the Varieties.
"Dolly Of the Review" and phyllis the
Petite. the Dancer at Wyn1ans'' The
men smoke perfectos and shoot piercing
-.ig IL at each other. which are caught
Everybody lives In palatial homes. one
Of which In Seattle equals any otner
in construction and furnishings In the
country"
Confession May He "Plsnt."
Harris says all he knows about the
Filwell house ana murder he got from
reading ana nearing them talked about,
and that the departures from the facts
IN his confession were due to an I'M
perfect memory He still says that nc
was the man who recently called up
City Hall in New York, intending to tel
n politician, Cross" that he knew
something about the Elweil murder, as
hee was then contemplating retirement
TO some restful prison. IL IL not ex-
plain how he came to think Cross ex'
listed.
1t was impossible to-day to get the
details OF the population of the con.
fession. Detective Oswald, apparently
/ on orders from headquarters In New
York. had Chief Higgins of Buffalo In
struct his men not to let a soul except
| Oswald or the District Attorney tall
with Harris and his wife. When Harris
was confessing to murder he was al
! lowed to talk to the press, but when M
began to change his mind he was bottled
up. and so he Is now.
| Mr. Whitman, while in New York. II
said to have had theory that Harris
may have been. hired to have himsei
\ arrested and make his confession. Th,
III xs~4 4ta4sF -
the Buffalo police. came from Fred
| Welsh, mechanic In a Buffalo garage
Detective Howell Gays Welsh appeared
at the Tenth Precinct station las
| Wednesday and said that Harris wal
wanted for forgery In st. Catharine,
| and was then with his wife ut tn,
Genesee Hotel here. Detectives Howell
and Flynn went out and arrested Roj
and Mrs. Harris. since then the st
Catharines police have reported thai
Harris IS not wanted there. as troubl,
over check had been settled.