New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
GIRL FREES HITCHCOCK
S1YS TALES WERE LIES.
Corroborating Witness Aga'nst act
or arrested on Perjury Charge.

Arrested by detectives from the District A'lor-
news office as she left the courtroom al'e' au"
ting that the allegations she had maze against nay
mond Hitchcock were untrue. Flora WINSTON the
corroborating witness in the charges maze against
the actor was arragned later in the Tornbs police
court a charge of perjury and heid IN soo" pan
for examination tomorrow The sri saio 'lat
she would have counsel and that she would be
baed out but neither lawyer nor bondsman ap-
peared and she was led away to the Tombs Mrs
Graf. her mother and her stepfather were IN the
court and both seemed more disturbed by the
arrest than the girl herself
When the Hitchcock case was resumed yesterday
morning before Justice Blanchard and a jury, the
courtroom was crowded but no one had any idea
that the would be brought to such an abrupt
termination. When. the girl was called TO the
stand and after few questions said that the story
she had told to the grand jury relative 10 an as
sault made on her by Hitchcock was untrue, every
in the courtroom was apparently stunned Tor
a moment. Mr.. Hitchcock never harmed me. L
i told the grand jury the story the Gerry agent
told me TO tell said the girl, and Assistant Dis
trct Attorney Garvan. thoroughly beWildered,
asked for half hours adjournment for con-
sultation, which granted. Hitchcock could
conceal his elation at the confession of the
girl that she had lied to the grand jury, and his
counsel was equally jubilant.
When after the recess Mr. Garvan resumed his
ross-examination of the girl, she said: Agent
Pisarra threatened take away from my
home, he threatened to separate me from my
Hitchcock, and l frightened that told
them. The girl then said. when asked to whom
she had first told the story that Hitchcock had not
harmed her, that it her stepfather, and she
added that she didn't tell any else, in order
that she might make her confession in open court
Mr.. Garvan offered several statements made by the
girl and signed by her alleging misconduct on the
part OF the actor, but the witness coolly reiterated
that they were false.
John ]. Graf, stepfather of the girl next
he Ia
with Mr.. Carvan. Graf confirmed the girls story
| that she had told him of the false testimony He
said that he had not been paid any money by any
connected with the case, and added that he
had not told Mr.. Jerome the real truth of the af
fair because he hadn't had time.
Pisarra, the Gerry society agent, next called, de-
MED with heat the allegations that he had
forced the Winston girl to tell story. He
said that she had ample time tell the truth be-
fore the grand jury. At this point Mr.. Garvan
said that, having been taken by surprise through
the admission of the girl and her stepfather, he
would be compelled to ask for dismissal of the
Indictment.
Justice Blanchard in addressing the jury said
that the evidence had startled the court and
that he would submit the matter to the District
Attorney for d full Investigation. The jury was
then poed and returned, directed by the court,
a verdict OF not guilty. Hitchcock smiled happily,
but refused to make any statement. In spite of
the fact that this indictment has been dismissed,
there are still four others for abduction on which
he may be called to stand trial No intmation was
given bv the District Attorneys Cffce whether or
not the other indictments will be qUashed.
When the news of the verdict reached Broadway
there were the usual Il told you So comments and
many messages of congra tulaon were sent 10 the
actors home and to the office Of Henry W. Saw
age
After he had been acquitted Hitchcock and his
wife went TO the Hotel Flanders. From there he
went TO Henry W. Savage's office, where he found
that = new tour for "A Yankee Tourist" had been
booked for him. The Lambs had a surprise for
MI Hitchcock, too and when he arrived at the
clubhouse he was forced make a speech, and
the noise created by his welcome great that
il woke the members who had been sleeping in the
building
At the Office of the Gerry society Superintendent
Jenkins said that he had nothing to say concerning
the charges made. by the girl against of the
agents and that any statements regarding them
must come from the District Attorneys office.