Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-02
FIVE DAYS
Left TO Bondsnlen to Pro-
duce Hitchcock.
One Of The Girls Who Accuses
Him Also Missing.
Might Throw Light on Whereabouts
Of the Actor.

days III Wnlcn 10 denver the Coileuldil
to the courts where he is expected t.
answer to Il charge of offenses against
young girls. 1t was limited today that
the actor was stopping quietly IN this
city and would he on hand to face hi
accusers when the case was called
Wednesday afternoon. If this is true
those most Intimately connected with
the matter have kept in the dark az;
much as others. for neither his wife
nor his hondsmcn and counsel have
received the slightest clue TO his where
aboutS.
Tho police. however. who without
regard to the original ease seek to
make an immediate arrest on tn"
strength at the indictments returned
by the grand jury on Wednesday, tl,"
day that Hitchcock disappeared. con-
tinu"d their scar, h TODAY. pr' :ty thor-
oughly CHnvassing the lodging houses
of tue theatrical district. keeping posted
ut the railway and steamship terminals
and even calling upon the authorities
of other cities to head off III" fugitive
should he lac recognized in their parts.
a new twist to the complicated case
WAS given today when the police at
tempted to locate Bella Mckenzie, aged
II years, one of Hitchcock's accusers.
She left home q month ago and sub
scqucntiy took lodging in West Goth
street. According to agents OF the
Childran's Society, she has met Hitch
cock .incc his troubles began. She left
her last stopping place about the time
the actor was indicted. The police be-
lieyc that the girl if found might throw
y,t hat hoo If
Hitchcock.
Ii was said today that an effort would
hc male to obtain the release. under
habeas corpus proceedings. of Elsie
VreckS and Helen Won Hagen. two Of
the girls who testified before the grand
jury and who arc now detained in tho
House of the Good Shepherd The
agents for the Gerry Society, it is UNI
dcrstood will fight against the releasu
of the girls alleging that friends t.
Hitchcock arc behind the proceedings.
The only other developments today
were in the way of new theories re-
garding the actors disappearance. The
NEST fanciful theory and one which
found; some favor was that the actor
had called into play his makeup
genius and by clever disguise was
enabled to roam at will about the city,
fearless of detection. Those who adj
vanced this theory went as far as 10
say that the detectives have been ir-
structed not to put too much depend
ence on the shock of hair which, falling
over his forehead. had made the COIN
edian easily recognizable.
New York Nov. 1.-The police have
thrown a dragnet over New York and
every clue is bling run down to capture
Raymond Hitchcock. the actor, accused
OF offences against three young girls.
Hitchcock disappeared suddenly from
the city Wednesday morning and his
wife. Flora Isabelle. the actress. and
the police. have no knowledge of his
wherea bouts. Mrs. Hitchcock declares
that her husband has either been MUIR
dered or kidnapped by a band of black
mailers, who she states. have been
hou1ding the actor for months.
The police are convinced that he has
fled the city. Detectives assigned to the
case state that Hitchcock's features
arc SO well known that he could not re-
main in New York "a hours without
beng detected.
The police have learned that a man
closely resembling Hitchcock sailed on
tile Majestic Wednesday morning and
a wireless message has been sent to
the captain of the ship asking him to
have the actor held by the English po-
lice if he is aboard.
Search is also being made by the
ChilGren's Society and the police for
Bella Mackenzie, one of the girls whose
stories resulted in HitchcoCk's indict-
| ment by the grand jury. 1t vas
| learned today that Miss Mackenzie
| told her story to the Children's Society
early Thu, fall, after which she became
| recorciled ,vith her family and return
| ell home Agent Pisra OF the Chill
drnn's Society. said today that the girl
had disappeared from her home OH Oct.
| | and that she had been seen III the
| company of the actor shortly before
| his; disappearance.
| The missing actor has been reported
to have been in several places since he
| left nj; wife Wednesday morning after
| telling her he was going to Turkish,
! bath. a Sateman at the Grand Central
| station said today that he saw Hitch
| cock take a train for Boston Wednes-
day afternoon while there is a report
from North Adams. Mass. that the
actor was seen there by William New
| man, Il hotel clerk.
The police have been informed that
Hit hcock wears gold bracelet weld
ed about his right wrist to ward of
rheumatism and that this bracelet mas
never been removed. Hitchcock'S exam
ina ton was set for yesterday afternoon
i and when the actor failed to make an
III appcarance Assistant District Attor-
ney Garvan moved that his $4,000 paii
be forfeited. Hitchcock's counsel. how
ii ever, secured an adjournment OF the
case until next Thursday in order that
the actors friends may have an OPP
| pnrtunity If finding the fugitive anu
II producing him in court.
The Swiss; army will soon include a
corps Of volunteer motorists They
II will have a special uniform. and Will
III be armed with reVOlverS.