The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-07
HITCHCOCK BACK; HERO
Actor Reappears, Surrend-
ers, Let Out on Bail and
Acts Same Day.

New York. Nov. Raymond Hitch
cock reappeared yesterday just as
suddenly as he disappeared before the
grand jury indicted him a week ago.
and last night he was back again in
his stage clothes playing The Yam
kee Tourist to an audience that
cheered and applauaed him as it might
have done some sort Of a hero.
Before he was able to enjoy this
unexpected and surprising outburst
II sentimental sympathy Hitchcock had
10 surrender himself as a prisoner to
tie district attorney and furnish 1900
ban on one of the six indictments re-
turned against him on charges Of as
sault and abduction brought by three
giris, the eldest Of whom is not Is.
IIitchcock's lawyer wouldn't allow
hIm to say where ne had hidden him
self since his disappearance week
ago. The comedian told the reporters
however that he merely had remained
in seclusion because he was Ill, not
because he was afraid. He declared
he had come back for vindication.
Great Crowd Welcomes Him.
He certainly got a taste Of vindica-
tion at the Aston theater which was
crowded to the guards, despite the
rain He had appeared suddenly at the
matinee performance. The audience
was small, however. and it was not IN
til the play was we'll under way that
he was recognized. But the news
spread that he was back and playing
again, that by the time the theater
was opened for the night performance
there We're enough people in the lobby
and street to fiji the house.
In The Yankee Tourist Hitchcock,
as Copeland Schuyler, does not make an
! appearance until the first act is well
advanced His wife Flora Zabelle. as
Miss Whitney, is on the stage some
time before he enters. When she APP
peared last night the house applauded
violently as If to show her that they
thought we'll of her for standing by
her husband
Those who held watches. in a psuedo
scientific spirit of inquiry, said that the
applause and shouting continued foI
four minutes for her. She was unable
to go on with her first song, as the
orchestra could not make itself heard
and she proceeded with her lines wher
the cheering stopped. Meanwhile. she
had stood with bowed head in the cen
ter of the stage.
Couldn't Cheer Hero More.
The play proceeded regularly unit
Hitchcock made his appearance. h
enters at the head of a chorus. TIL,
first sign of him was the signal fol
another greater outburst OF cheering
shouting, and handclapping. He coulC
say or do nothing while for nine min
utes the noise continued. Then h
went on as best he could, every lin
he spoke being greeted by great ap
Iplause by those present to show tina
they We're with him
Possibly all that was nothing in rea
sentimental feeling to the moment whel
Hitchcock and his wife We're seen to
gether on the stage. She is suppose
to enter without him observing hel
because they never have met before
in the play. What she did do whe
the time came was to walk directl
up to where Hitchcock was standin
and throw her arms about his necl
1t wasn't in the play, but it took tn
house When she put her arms abou
his neck Hitchcock stopped and kisse
, her. The manner of approval by til
audience of this cannot be we'll de
scribed. Every possible method c
noise making within the reach of
theater audience was used. STAMPING
whistling, shouting, and handclappin
kept up for a long, long time