New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
FACES GTRT.
Trial of Comedian MoUes zritb Gr,o.
iSDeed.

When recess was taken yesterday no,. ., -.
trial Of Raymond Hitchcock. the cone5a, =.
IS charged with attempted assault on E.l., -,
Hagen, the jury had been selected and svsrv-s,,,
was ready to proceed. The morning session "a.
given over to the picking of the Jury and rss, .,
cess was over the police had hard TIN. n.,
aging the large crowd Hitchcock showed n. .,
fects of his two days in the Tombs He. SAT hs~s,
, Henry c. Gray. The prisoners WIFE Flora Za5.B.
was in court with two other women.
As soon as the recess was over Assistant pir-.,.
Attorney Gsrvan began his opening address ssy.
ing that the defendant charged with a,..nc,,s
assault. assault in the second degree and sbtur.
ton of the Won Hagen girl. who at the TN. .,
the alleged crime was fifteen years old. Mr. Car.
van then went on 70 present the charge, agslp,.
the actor.
The first witness called 20 the stand was NJ,
Won Hagen mother Of the girl. On cruss-sxsnt,s
ton she was asked by Mr.. Steuer il she had 70,
signed an affidavit that her daughter had NJ
been harmed by the prisoner She admitted tas,
she had signed it, but the affidavit was not rad
to the jury. Mrs Mary J. Dewitt. who conducted
a roon1ing house in Ast street. told OF the Iac-
dents surrounding the renting Of room thsrs By
Hitchcock. but denied that she had ever sen
him take any girls into the house.
Mary Brook a negro maid in ths hous.
called Her evidence was similar TO that given By
Mrs. De Witt.
There was some excitement in the court Wien
the Won Hagen girl took the stand She I'D nor
seem to be embarrassed until she was called upon
TO tell what happened in the 4st street house. Ths
girl told all the incidents leading up to her sc-
quaintance with Hitchcock and OF her srts with
Elsie voecks TO the Hitchcock home az Great Neck.
Long Island. on several occasions and staying thSs
overnight. She then recounted all Of her meetings
with the defendant and of meeting him and gong
to the 4st street house the night that ths a.
legged assault is said to have been committed
When asked during the cross-exan1ination whom
she met at Hitchcock's home in Great Neck ID
addition to the servants the girl replied;
Mr.. Chanler"
Were you introduced 20 hir1?' was asked
Yes" she replied
DO you happen TO know his first name
'I don't know. but think that It is william
The rest Of the afternoon was taken I'd WIN
the REORGANIZATION. and when IT was over
Hitchcock seemed pleased ar the progress that had
been made. 1t is understood that the girls mother
will take the stand to-day. The fury IS made a'
as follows: William L.ansenzer. No. I5 East a's
street. foreman: Charles J. Mcguire. book agent
No. I42 West sd street. No 2; John c. Grls8eh'
secretary, No 70 East I'D street. No 3; Owen
Fielding. msssa seur, No. 32S West ssh Slee,
No. 4: william H. Masterson. contractor NO. -
Anthony avenue. The Bronx. No. 5: George A.l''
ternan. Iaundrynsn. No. 34S West 18th street w.
s; Henry Guttin. electrical engineer, No q Sea'e.
street No. Z; Frederick Gebien. real estate NO :
East 21st street, No. s. James R. Branch seeis
tary. No. II Pine street, No. .; William GooonaiN
hat dealer. No. III Broadway. No. 10; Koos'' =
Miller. manager. No. $50 Grand street. No -
Samuel L. Kern. clerk. No. los West i4ltn slreeE
No. Y.