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It would probably be a good idea to explain why this is considered a murder. I'd guess the gun was not found in the room, but it might be a good idea to say that. 85.157.76.57 (talk) 21:50, 1 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, the article should explain that. Why not suicide? --P64 (talk) 19:08, 17 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
BridgeBum (who?) covers Elwell with some reliable sources. And says without any reference, "Police failed to find the murder weapon". [1]
"Elwell, the Man of Many Masks, [...]". The New York Times. June 20, 1920. preview/abstract(subscription required)
"The Great Elwell", Peter Levins, The Milwaukee Sentinel, October 24, 1948, pp. 34–35[?] – perhaps a series "from the Album of Famous Mysterie". at Google news
From its Publishers Weekly review, quoted by Amazon, presumably relying on Jonathan Goodman:
"From a lower middle-class family, he married into the social register; his wife was instrumental in helping him capitalize on his skill at cards, and he became the nation's ranking authority on bridge-whist and auction bridge. Among his pupils was Harold Vanderbilt, who later often played as his partner; association with Vanderbilt gave Elwell entree to wealthy clients and his position was enhnaced by the publication of several books, a couple of them ghost-written by his wife."
