Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-06
Long-sought Actor Bobs Up
SereneIy in Court.
OVER IN new YORK TODAY
Pleaded Not Guilty to Charges and
Released on Bail.
WAS ACCOMPANIED BY WIFE
No One About Building Recognized
Eim-Has Not Been Out Of
City Since Indicted.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, November 6.-Raymond
Hitchcock, the actor. who disappeared
October 80, after he had been indicted on
six charges growing out OF the stores told
by Young girls, gave himself up today
at the district attorneys office. Hitchcock
appeared IN the criminal courts building
shortly after noon. He was not recog-
nized by any persons in the Railways ana
went directly to the office of Assistant
of the case against him.
Hitchcock was taken from Mr.. Caravans
office before Judge Whitman in general
sessions. where he pleaded not guilty, and
the Judge fixed bail at $500, covering all
the charges. 1t was said that Martin
Engel. the former Tamnany leader, would
go on the actors bond
When Hitchcock went to. the criminal
courts building he was accompanied by
his wife, whose stage name is Flora Ia
belle, and his attorney, Henry Goldsmith.
He looked pale and haggard. His law
yer said for him that he had not been
out of town since he was indicted. but
that he had been very i'll in this city. He
showed signs of Illness when he was ar
raigned in the court. His hair was
disheveled and altogether he looks as If
he did not care for his personal appear
ance.
The court proceedings were brief. Be
fore his arraisnmeni HitChcocks s lawyers
Y. Il Y1lk In n
planned the case to him.
Mrs. Hitchcock did not go TO the court
room to see her husband arraigned. In
stead she remained in the ante-room of
Mr.. Caravans office, crying all the while.
Police Search in Vain.
Since Htchcock's disappearance the
police of the entire eastern section Of the
United States and Canada have been
searching for him. but not a trace was
found, and absolutely nothing Of his
whereabouts was known to the public
unit! ne made his appearance at the
criminal court building today He went
directly to the district attorneys office
from whence. accompanied by his wife
and counsel, he was taken to the court of
general sessions, where % 4. was fixed
at s. 800.
The first intimation of trouble came
several months ago, when Hitchcock was
q PpCei ii!S III Lie IttuilB ib4t III a an
kee Tourist through the publication of
a story in a local newspaper. That story
contained practically the same statement
OF alleged facts that led TO the indictments
a few DAYS ago
No action of any kind was taken at
| that time, however, and IL was not until
the opening of the present theatrical sea
son, which found Hitchcock again ap-
pearing in "A Yankee Tourist that the
storm broke. The first real sensation
came when the actor caused the arrest
| on a charge of blackmail of a brother OF
one Of the young girls whose name had
been mentioned in connection with the
charges against him. A few days later
Hitchcock was summoned to the office OF
the district attorney. and was placed
under arrest he entered the building
on a charge of criminal assault Two
days subsequently,, while he was out on
bail, the indictments were returned by the
grand jury and almost simultaneously
Hit = cock dropped out of sight
Arraigned on One Indictment.
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 6,-Hitchcock