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Show Divorced Husband of Party Guest Is Questioned With- ; Out Result iVOLUNTEERS INTERVIEW BY N. Y. DETECTIVES All Clues So Far Have Led Up Blind, Alieys, District Attorney At-torney Admits NEW YORK, June 15. Victor von jschlegell, diyorced husband of Viola Krauoe, who was one of the women in a dinner party attended by Joseph B. EJwell, sportsman and bridgo whiat expert, the night before ho was found slain in his home, was added to Jay to tho long list of persons the police havo. questioned In an effort to gain come cluo to Elwell's assailant. Mr. von Schlegell, who had been out or the. city since last Friday,-.returned late last night and telephoned to 3e-tectlves- yolnnteering- to' bo Inter viewed. Celebrate for Divorce. 5 Deputv District Attorney Joyce, who is conducting the investigation again (questioned Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lew- liBohu and Miss Krause, sister of Mis j Lewisohn. During the questioning, .it was sail. I the fact was brought out that the din ner partv Mr. Elwell attended Thursday Thurs-day night was in celebration of Missj Krauso's final decree of divorce from Mr. von Schlegell. "Evervone questioned thus far has! been eliminated." Mr. Joyce said after concluding his interview with von Schlegell. All our clues so far have onlv led up blind alleys," Was Present at Party. Mr. Jovce said von Schlegell was surprised to learn that the party on the eve of Elwell's death was to cele-; brate tho granting of Mrs. von Schle-gell's Schle-gell's final divorce decree. Ho attended attend-ed the party, ho said, with another woman. Earlv l'i.viv morning, von Schlegell said, he left f'or Atlantic City on business busi-ness and w.ne there he learned of ie j tragedy througn the newspapers. I nn |