Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-01
GERRY SOCIETY HAD
HITCHCOCK ARRESTED
Young Girls Say They Were His
Victims He Gave Them L0dg-
ing Because He Thought They
Needed 1t. so He Sdys--Sea
quel OF BldCkmail Case.

| New York, Nov 1.-The latest the
ory regarding the problematical
whereabouts of Raymond Hitchcock,
the comedian, who disappeared on
the evening of his indictment on
charges made by several young girls,
is that the fugitive has gone to Cam
ada.
Information sustaining this theory
was furnished by railroad conduc-
| tor.
Hitchcock will be safe from etra-
dition If in Canada.
Gerry Society Caused Arrest.
Hitchcock, who was starring in a
musical production on Broadway,
was arrested Monday on a serious
| felony charge preferred against him
| by agents of the Gerry society The
comedian was taken into custody as
| he entered the criminal courts build
| ing in response to a subpoena, and
was held in $4,000 bail for exami-
| nation on Thursday.
On learning the charge the ac-
| tors face blanched and he appeared
| almost dumfounded. Finally, after
| an evident struggle, he exclaimed:
what! Has such charge been
brought against me?" emphasizing
the word me"
\ III all dnlQdNll presented Dy agent
Pessaro of the Gerry society. the of
sense eEith which the soanediaa :
charged is said TO have been COM
mitted on or about November 2S,
] 1905, at 126 West Forty-first street.
The girl named in the charge was
Helen Won Hagen, whose age was
given as fifteen.
Bond Fixed at $4,000.
After some wTangling between AS.
sistant District Attorney Garvan and
Attorney Fromme for Hitchcock, the
court fixed the bail at $4,000 of
which Mr.. Fromme offered $1,000
cash. The rest of the bond was fur
nished by Hollis Cooley, general
manager for Henry w. Savage, un-
| der whose direction Mr.. Hitchcock
is starring.
Mr.. Hitchcock's arrest was said by
Mr., Garvan to have been the out
come of the actors examination on
October 25 before Magistrate Finn.
At that time the comedian appeared
to prosecute the case against Hugo
c. Voecks, whom he accused of try
ing to blackmal him out of $2,500.
Mr.. Hitchcock was put on the stand,
where he admitted that he had taken
Elsie Voecks, sister of the defend
ant, and Helen Won Hagen in an
automobile to his home at Great
Neck. l.. l. He also testified that
| the Voecks girl and Helen Won Hag-
en- had visited him at a house in
West Forty-first street. He firmly
was any wrong-doing on his part to-
ward the girls.
The girl who furnished Mr.. Garvan
Information in addition to what he
obtained from Helen Won Hagen was
Flora Winston The Winston girl
Voecks last week, but when she was
told to stand up that the actor might
see her, he swore that he did not
remember having seen her before.
Under cross examination Mr.. Hitch
cock further said that he had met
girl by the name OF Belle Mckenzie
IN company with Elsie Voecks, and
admitted that he had given them
both lodging. He said he did this
because they told him they were in
terrible plight.
on Wednesday evening he failed
to appear at the house whore he was
starring, and on Thursday he failed
to appear in court to answer sum-
mons. A thorough search of New
York revealed that he had left the
city.
Actor Seen i'm Several Places.
The police learned today that
man closely resembling Hitchcock
sailed on the Majestic Wednesday
and "a wireless telegram has been
sent to the captain. The best clue
however points to Canada.
"A gateman at the Grand Central
Station says that he saw Hitchcock
take a, train for Boston Wednesday
while there is a report that he was
seen at North Adams. Mass. by a
hotel clerk. 1t is asserted at North
Adams that Hitchcock remained
over night at a private house start
ing yesterday afternoon for Rutland
VT, and connecting at the latter
place at . o'clock last night with
train bound for Montreal