Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1921, Page 10

10 ELWELL MURDER - STORY UNSHAKEN : Believed Harris, Who Con- fessed Part in Crime, May Be Telling Truth. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 8.—Impressed by | © the detailed account of the Joseph Bewne Elwell murder given at Buf- falo yesterday by Roy Harris, former Gov. Whitman, who is in charge of the murder investigation, said today he was Deginning to take more seri- ously Harris' alleged confession of complicity in the crime. Mr. Whitman. at first had been skeptical of Harris' story, told Wed- nesday night after his arrest in Buf- falo. This skepticism, it was ex- plained. was due to the fact that the authorities already had received seven different confessions, six by letter and one in person. It was reported today that Mr. Whitman was making an efiort to ve Harris brought to this rris, arrested on a forgery charge, ned a statement that he and Wil- llam Duncan, a friend, were hired. with promise of $5.000 each. to kill the turfman. He claimed that a wom- an known to him as “Mrs. Fairchild” employed them. Detention of whose photograph was ide tentatively by Harris as that of ' ‘Stl to form. They quality, finer tailoring than ever. Prices appeal more stron city. | States a New York woman.| Fairchild,” suggested to Mr. Whitman by the district attorney at Buffalo, but Mr. Whitman decided to wait for further developments before taking action. : April questioning tonight ent to tl murd every ail of the case failed to shake the story of Roy Har last night conf ) llce that he a companion mur- ph ell in New York 7—Two cept for some minor details, Har- . in response to questioning de- =scribed perfe a ment of the rooms In 1w { He told ory of how hired by a ysterious “Mrs. Fail " went to the home of E and waited there for four { hours until their intended victim came home. Then, he sai ca i fired the shot which Kkille 3 ell. Under questioning, Harris said that he had seen published in connection woman who, he thought, was the Mrs. Fairchild mentioned in his story. All efforts to get from him the name of this woman failed, however. was absolutely certain that the wom- an of picture was the woman who, as he said, had hired him and Duncan to murder Elwell. —_— - — MARINE CORPS ORDERS. Maj. J. R. Horton. from the United Peking, China, to this city. from the Munagua, > United States. er, from this city to and William Connor. with the Elwell case a picture of a| He said ! that he would not divulge it unless he | nd Second t. | & THE EVENING 334 CRIME PRISONERS. Figures Show Decrease Since Pre- hibition Went in Force. Figures showing the decrease in erime since the advent of prohibition in the District of Columbla were pre- sented last night to the Antheny League by Wayne B. Wheeler, general - | counsel for the Antl-Saloon League. Pointing out that the local work- house was organized to accommodate 700 prisoners. Mr. Wheeler sald that from 1913 to 1917 It had a daily aver- age of 640 prizoners. Since 1917 A marked decrease has been noted. In 1918 the daily average was 1919, 4 nd in 1920, 334. — HEADS IRISH COUNCIL. Miss Mary O'Toole Chosen by Rec- ognition Association. Miss Mary O'Toole, president of the Woman's C Slub, was elected presi- ham Lincoln Councll street last night. it officers of the or- included : Andrew L. 3 Drury and Mrs, Wil- . Clagett, vice presidents; John Tynan, recording secreta rv. Roy Morrill, financial secretary; Edward J. Quinn, treasurer, and John H. Crowley, James A. Rea and Mrs. M. E. Murphy, trustees. WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE. Limited divorce and the custody of her two children are asked in a suit for a limited divorce filed by Mary E. m against William H. Chism, who id to be in the District jail after ing to two charges of forgery. ism, who is twenty-seven years old, t Association for the | Recognition of the Irish Repullic at a | STAR, was arrested January 15, when he ran from the store of the Jordan Piano Com. pany after an all attempt to pass worthiess check: The couple were mi 1, 1913. The wife charged cruelty and desertion. At- togney H. P. Leng appears for the wife. GO TO COTTON CONFERENCE. Eugene Meyer, ir, managing di- rector, and Dwight F: Davis. a di- rector, of the war finance corpora- tion, left yesterday for New Orleans for further conferences relative to the financing of eetton experts: $3.50.« Philadelphia | $3.25 « Chester ilmington RETURN 11 $3.00« . Washington (Unlon Btation) 7:80 leaves Broad Btreet 8 West Philadelphia, 7: 1:03 pm.; Wilmiagtos, May 8 . ! ts to the capacity of [ equipment available. 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