Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-31
DISAPPEARANCE OF
ACTOR HITCHCOCK
II Was Very Sudden and Three
Theories Are Advanced to
Account for Il.
FLIGHT SUICIDE, FOUL PLAY.
Wife, Lawyer. Bondsmcn. Police and
Private Detectives Are All
Looking for Him

New York. oct. Sl-The sudden dis
appearance Of Raymond Hitchcock. the
comedian. has not yet been cleared up.
About the time the news OF his failure
TO appear at the theater on Broadway,
where he has been starring, began 20
spread IN theatrical districts. he was
being indicted by the grand jury for
alleged misconduct with three little
girIs. These indictments charge him
with felonies. and conviction on the
six counts might send him to prison
FOR the rest Of his life.
Several theories are advanced as TO
the missing actor. One is that he is
bound for Europe and that the steamer
he is on is the White Star liner Ma
jestic, which left about an hour after
he was last seen here; another is that
he has met with foul play, and yet
another is that he has committed suit
eide, having become crazed by the ac-
cusations against him.
Flora Isabelle. his wife. who is In the
play iu which Hitchcock had the lead
ing role, told Henry W. Savage. owner
of the company, that her husband left
the hotel where they were staying
shortly before breakfast. saying that
he was going 10 a Turkish bath ana
would join her at the matinee. This
Is the last she saw Of him. He had
spent "a very restless night, he said.
Hitchcock's wife, his lawyer. his bonds
men, who are responsible for his APP
pearance in. court today, the police an
private detectives, are all looking tof
him The actors bond was furnished
by members Of the Savage management.
Mrs Hitchcock TO whom he was
married two years ago, in st. Louis, Is
the daughter of Dr. Mangasarian, an
Armenian OF Chicago. lecturer on
ethical culture.
AS result OF Hitchcock's disappear
ance. Wallace Berry, a young western
actor who has been his understudy,
has risen to the leading role in IN.
popular Broadway piece, at single
bound. and is likely to keep the place.
OUT on BONDS.
Hitchcock is under IS, 900 bail to APP
pear IN court today to answer charge
OF criminal assault upon which he was
arrested several days ago. No trace
of him had been found up 20 the hour
al which he was 10 have been In court,
however, although the search for him
continued steadily throughout the night
and morning, one aficr auQtnef OF
the theories which has been advanced
as to what has become OF Hitchcock
after his sudden disappearance early
yesterday are being run down by the
police and detectives one OF the first
Of these TO be exploded was that he
took passage on the steamer Majestic
for Europe yesterday. Hitchcocks
name was not on the passenger list.
and the officials OF the line said they
had absolutely no reason to believe
that he was one Of the Majestic's pas
sengors.
Flora Isabelle. the missing actors
wife who has a part in the Yankee
Tourist" company, in which Hitchcock
has been starring, was completely ex-
hausted today as the result OF the
strain Of the last a hours Despite the
fact that she was apparently on the
verge OF a breakdown, she went
through her part in both the matinee
and evening performances OF Yankee
Tourist After the close Of the per-
Torrance Mrs. Hitchcock remained up
all night assisting in directing the
search for her husband. She will not
listen 10 any theory which included
flight insisting that she believes he
has been the victim OF foul play. In
support Of her contention she declares
that Hitchcock made absolutely no
preparations Cor flight. as he had only
few dollars en- money and two or
three rings with him when he left the
hotel yesterday morning.