The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-02
Accompanied By Companion
In BrOwn=-NeWarker Ger
tain lie Wasn't Mistaken.
ALIGHTED FROM TRAIN
When Police Hear Story Early
Morning Search Is Instituted.
Informant Makes Round of
Hotels With ReSuIt--VaIet
Disappears, Too.

Detective Sergeant Ryan. of police
headquarters, had an early morning
hunt in this city for Raymond Hitch
cock, the Broadway actor, who mys-
teriously disappeared from New York
city after six indictments had been
found against him in which three
young girls figure.
| William Slavin, of 25 Fillmore street,
stated positively that he had seen
Hitchcock and young girl get off
| New York train at the Market street
station last night
| Ryan was hauled out of bed at 2
o'clock this morning, and with Slavin
and newspaper man visited several
hotels of the city. Among the hotels
visited was the Continental, where a
couple had registered about midnight.
| Ryan, with the clerk Of the hotel,
went to the room and the clerk of the
hotel asked the man to come into the
hallway for a minute.
When he did It was found that the
man was not Hitchcock. as the hotel
guest at the Continental wore a black
mustache. Slavin told the police that
ting off the train at the Market street
| station.
slavin says that the man ne declares
actor carried two suit cases and was
with slender woman dressed in
brown. He says he saw Hitchcock two
weeks ago in "The Yankee Tourist"
and cannot be mistaken.
He f,srther says the actor; with his
companion. walked up Market street
in the direction Of Broad. and watched
them until they were out of sight.
| NEW YORK, Nov 2.--Another startling
development in the case was the report OF
the New York police that Hitchcock's
valet, Herman Ranle, who also had
small part in ''The Yankee Tourist, at
the Astor Theatre has now disappeared.
| RanSe was one of the witnesses sum
rnoned to the District-Attorney's office In
New York In connection with the charges
made by little girls against Hitchcock,
and according TO the actor was present
at his country home in Great Neck, and
also at the house in Forty-first street
when two little girls visited those places
Inspepctor McCafferty of the Central
Office, detailed Detective O'Farrell to go
10 the theatre and interview RanlSe re
garding TIitchcock's disappearance, and
particularly to ascertain whether Ranke
could throw any light on the disappesG-
ance of Bella Mckenzie, the runaway
girl. who was believed by many to have
accompanied Hitchcock in his flight.
O'Farrell watched the stage entrance for
an hour before the performance, but
Ranke did not enter. O'Farrell inquired
for him at the stage entrance and was
referred to the managers Office In front.
From the managers Office he was taken
| into the theatre and introduced to Her
man Fromme Hitchcocks lawyer.
Fromme declined to aid the detective
or give him any information.
| The police of Washington. Montreal Bos
ton and other New England points, as well
as other cities in Canada, are looking for
the actor today The search was also con-
tinued in New York, and many believe
that Hitchcock IS really concealed in
Broadway hotel not far from the Astor
Theatre, although those who hold the opin-
| ion have different ideas as to which hotel
affords him refuge.
| Flora zabelle. Hitchcocls's wife, appeared
last night in "a Yankee Tourist" and was
roundly applauded at her entrance. She
made this statement today:
| Il had decided not to say anything in
regard to this affair, but in justice to my
husband and in Justice to myself l should
publicly and un reservedly state that /
consider Mr.. Hitchcock absolutely innocent
of the charges that have been made against
him.
Something tells me that my husband
has been done away with and that 1 shall
never see him again. / hope to God that
this impression is incorrect. but somehow
cannot rid myself of It"
She explained the actors meetingA with
one of the little girls on whose charges he
was INDICTED, as follows:
1.-The facts Of the matter are these; Mr.
Hitchcock and l left the Astor Theatre
| after the matinee performance on the
afternoon in question. We had two other
people with us. We walked over to Shan
leys, and he excused himself, saying that
he had to be shaved before the evening
performance and that he would return as
quickly as possible. He walked around to
the barber shop at the Lambs Club. in
West Forty-fourth street.
"As ne neared his club a girl ran across
the street and spoke to him. She asked
for a position in the chorus, and he ex-
planned to her that he did not engage girls
for his company. This girl said her name
was Bella Lockwood, or something similar
when she spoke to him. She afterWard
said she was Bella Mckenzie He went
into the Lambs Club, was shaved and
came back to Shanley's, where he had
dinner with me. Thence we went directly
to the theatre"
Should Hitchcock succeed in getting out
of the country he will be extradited and
made to stand trial on an indictment based
on the stories told by the three little girls.
While under the present indletmgnts the
offenses charged are not extradltable, new
indictments viii be presented at once If
It is found that the comedian has fled the
country, and he will be brought back to
answer the new charges.
Try r. Hustler.