Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-31
NO TRACE OF ACTOR
Raymond Hitchcock Vanishes
Under Indictments.
"F0UL PLAY" WIFE SAYS
Some Friends Advance the Theory
of Suicide.
UNDERSTUDY BECOMES A STAR
"FOUL PLAY" WIFE SAYS
UNDERsTUDY BECOMES A STAR
Bondsmen, Police, Lawyer, Wife and
Detectives Seeking to Solve Mys-
terry of Disappearance.

NEW YORK. October 31-The sudden
disappearance of Raymond Hitchcock
the comedian. has not yet been cleared
up. A bout the time the news of his fail
ure to appear at the theater on Broad
way where he has been starring began
to spread in the theatrical district he
was being indicted BY the grand jury for
alleged misconduct with three little girls.
These indictments charged him with fell
onies. and conviction on the six counts
might send him to prison for the rest of
his life
One Of the theories advanced as to the
missing actor is that he has met with
foul play and yet another Is that ne has
committed suicide. having become crazed
BY the accusations against him.
Flora Zabaiic. his wife who is In the
play in which Hitchcock had the leading
role. told Henry W Savage. owner of the
company. that her husband left the hotel
where they were stopping shortly before
breakfast saying that hs was going to a
Turkish bath and would join her at the
matinee
Close Search in Progress.
This is the last she saw of him. He had
spent Il very restless night she said
Iiitchcocks wife his lawyer. his bonds
men, who are responsible for his appear
ance In court today the police and pri-
yate detectives are all looking for him.
The actors bond was furnished by mem
bers of the Savage management
Mrs. Hitchcock, to whom he was mar
ried two years ago in ST. Louis, is the
daughter of Or. Mangasarian. an Ar
menIan OF Chicago, lecturer on ethical
culture.
As result of Httchcock's disappear
ance Wallace Berry. young western
actor. VINO has been his understudy. has
risen to the leading role IN the popular
Broadway piece at a single bound and is
likely u keep the place.
one after another the theories which
nave been advanced to what became
OF Hitchcock after his sudden disappear
ahce cary - terdaS are being run down
ny the police and detectives who have
been out at work the case one OF
the ii! st OF these to be exploded was that
ne TOOK passage on the steamer Majestic
tof Europe yesterday. Hitchcock's name
was not on the passenger list and the
officials of the line said they had abso-
Iuiely no reason to believe that ne is |
among the AdJestiCs passengers
Foul Play" Says Wife.
. fora Za5elle, the missing actors wife. |
who has u part in The Yankee Tourist
company. in which Hitchcock has been
stdrflnSi was completely exhausted to-
day as the result of the strain of the last
twenty four hours Despite the fact that
She was apparently on the verge of break
down she went through her part in both
1he hlathee ana evening performances OF
Ahe Yankee Tourist" After the close
OF the performance Mrs Hitchcock re-
tndlIet up all night assisting in directing
the search Tor her husband. She will not
. .sten 20 any theory which included flight !
insisting that she believes he has been |
tie victim of foul play In supnort of
Ter 'pntent'oG, she declares that Hitch |
cock Hady absolutely no preparations for |
Right, as he had only a few dollars in |
money ana Two or three rings with him
"heH mt LETT the hotel yesterday morning |
Was Under $4,000 Bonds.
iii''"'ork was under bond of $4,000 |
Il surrender himself in Il magistrates !
o"ur' yesterday morning to answer a
'.if-' %. Which he was arrested several
days ago The arrest was based ON :,
chaTge similar to one made against hin, |
by the girls yesterday before the grand |
gary When he did not appear warrants
"eF' ISSUED for his arrest and Lieut.
Letei barry, attached to the office Of the
ulstrlct attorney. was in the lobby OF
tiie tht'i"F last night with the warrants
Ia his pocket
hen Hitchcock did not appear yester-
uay afternoon for the matinee perform
ance Wallace Berry his understIIdv US
PUT IN the role. and carried the part both
III we afternoon and evening. Miss "a
hci4@ APPEARED in both performances, an
!drehlIj under great nervous strain Ad-
vert.Semsnt of the play in today's New
1oIh newspapers feature Beery as th.
star ana ignore Hitchcock entirely.
some Of Tie indictments returned yes
tefday are for abduction The girls on
whose testimony the indictments are
based are Elsie Voecks twelve Years old
~ NO ''bS I'd avenue: Helen Won Hagen
hfteen years old. of No. 200 East 27th
stree. and Flora Winston. They told OF
visits {" Hitchcock's summer homa AZ
Great Neck. l.. L. where he had take
them IL his automobile and kept them
ever night, and of visits to house In |
9Isl street. near Br~~ dNay.
Arrest of Alleged Biackmailer.
Last Saturday night Hitchcock caused
'le arrest on charge of b!aCkmail of
Hugo Eoecks. brother Of Elsie Voecks
The arrest was made at the theater where
the actor was playing, and took place
after Hitchcock had given $1.JOo In mark
oi bills 10 Noccks. At the preliminary
hearing Of NoeCks, Hitchcock admitted
that lie had taken the Noecks and Won
Hagen girls to his Great Neck home and
to d room in 4lst street but he denied
further charges.
Officers Of the Children's Society have
charge Of the girls who have made the
charges on which Hitchcock has been in
GiGted
At Great Neck. L. L. where the Hitch
cock summer home is. everything was In
darkness last night and II was learned
that no one had been there since Sunday
The automobile had been taken away and
the actors favorite dogs had been placed
Ia charge of a keeper