The evening world., 1908-03-17
Lawyer and Bonisman MyS-
teriouSly Procure Release
o, Flora Winston.
PROBE GIRLS PERJURY.
Mother and Stepfather Before
Grand Jury in Inquiry
Ordered by Court.

Flora Winston. who went to jail yes
terday on the charge of perjury after
quilted Raymond Hitchcock. the actor.
got out OF the Tombs early to-day.
The manner of her getting out was in
vested with a cheap and spectacular
mystery which would have made ar
elegant Chapter III. for a two-penny
thriller.
Soon after midnight a lawyer. whose
last name is Cohen, but whose first
name still comes under the head OF
Missing Word Contest appeared az
the Tombs. With HIM was a slender
young man who manifested a decided
repugnarce 10 publicity. Mr.. NJ. W. C.
Cohen had the discharge paper II was
signed with the name of Magistrate
Peter Barlow, who on yesterday had
committed Flora in default OF $500
bal for examination tomorrow The
blanks In the document had been filled
out with blue black ink such as Is
used IN the police courts. while the
signature of Magistrate Barlow was
done in purple ink. Written on the
margin. in purple ink likewise. was
the cabalistic legend &c. T, Box "a
This proved later to mean Grand Tier
Box "a, Metropolitan Opera House
where Magistrate Barlow sat last night
When Magistrate Barlow appeared at
the Centre Street Court where he is
sitting this week. the reporters asked
him who had gone on the girls bond
The Magistrate replied:
Il have no idea and, what's more. l
don't care"
At the request of the reporters Dis
trict-Attorney jerome sent Assistant
District Attorney Miner to the Magis-
trate TO find out the name of the girls
surety Mr.. Miner didn't have any bet
ter luck than the newspapermen.
Eventually. however, Magistrate Bar
low raised the veil and said that the
bondsman was w. II. Stutchbury. a
manufacturer. living at No. 81 East
One Hundred and Ffttieth street, the
Bronx. Mr.. Stutchbury. it developed
later, didn't know any of the principals
one OF the lawyers in the case. who
Is his personal friend.
Yesterday afternoon. when Flora
Winston was awaiting arraignment. she
told reporter for The Evening World
that Carl FischerHansen would appear
to defend her and tina. a bondsman had
been provided. This information had
been brought to her by her np,ther.
But neither Mr. Fischer-Hansen nor the
bondsman showed up. and Flora took
a walk across the Bridge OF Signs. Mr.
Fischer -Hansen's failure TO appear was
regarded as eXcusable under the circum-
stances, since he had already filed the
roles of being attorney for Helen Won
Hagen, who accused Raymond Hitch
cock. and attorney for Raymond Hitch
cock. who was accused by Helen Won
Hagen.
Assistant District-Attorney Garvan
will lose no time in beginning his in
vestigation. which Justice Blanchard or
dered, into the conflicting stories told
under oath by Flora Winston, and into
her claim that Agent Vincent Pisarro,
of the Gerry Society had. by threats.
forced her to perjure herself. Among
will bring before the Grand Jury are
Flora Whlstons steptatiler and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. John Graf. and a runner
for law frm. They Will testify
Thursday
Although Hitchcock stands acquitted
on the first OF the half dozen charges
made against him his troubles are BY
no means over. Assistant District-At-
torney Garv!n said to-day that with
IN two weeks ne would place Hitchcock
on trial on the Indictment charging
hiuI with abducting Helen Won Hagen
and Elsie Voecks.
Charles S Whitman. former Judge
OF General Sessions. has been retained
TO LOOK after the interests OF Flora
Winston by John l.. Stanchfeli, chef
counsel for Hitchcock, An indictm ,ht
for perjury against the Winston gir!
Is eNpeCtcd.
Assistant District-A'torney Gtrvan
said to-day the investigation into TIE
girls story that Hitchcock had never
harmed her. after the one she had pre-
YiOusly told and sworn to, would be
sweeping and not confined to her charge
that She had been threatened by Agent
Pisarro, of the Gerry Society. II 1t
should develop that the perjury was
committed yesterday indictments for
subornat'on of perjury are looked for.