Show NEW NE YORK MURDER I BAFFLES BUFFUS POLICE 1 Chauffeur r Says El Elwell eIl H Had d Many Women Friends NEW YORK June 12 U. Twenty four hours after alter the murder murd r of ot Joseph B. B Elwell wealthy sportsman and authority author author- ity on whist hist the police admitted t today to today to- to day that they were vere virtually without ut an important clue as as' as to who shot him in his home in this city Examination of or scores of friends and acquaintances served the purpose however however however how how- ever of convincing the police pollee that there was nothing to substantiate a slight suspicion that he h hove haVe ve ended his own life No weapon was found in the house Detectives attached some somo importance to the story told by Elwell's chauffeur r Edward B. B Rhodes that h he knew mew a It number o of women friends had hack keys to io Mr Elwell's Elwell home hom These wom women n were wont to and go at will Rh Rhodes des told the police Mrs Elwell who had been legally separated from her husband since 1911 was questioned by the police last night night- The police declined to make public anything regarding the nature bf bt this I interview |