New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
GIRL CHARGES ASSAULT
Stenographer Says Real Estate
Man Lured Her to Hotel.
HER STORIES ARE VARIED
Accused Man Defended by Wife
and Friends-Unable to
Get Bail.

With the arrest Of Joseph 7 Shipman,
real estate dealer. OF No. IS Liberty
street yesterday on a charge OF criminal
assault brought by Miss Emily Richie,
/ eighteen years old. OF No 1SS 18th
street. Brooklyn the police say they may
have another case where an advertisement
for q stenographer was used as a blind to
get Young girls Tor immoral purposes.
. Following closely on the heels OF the VOL
ter case. Miss Riches story and the ar
rest OF shipman caused much excitement
~ Headquarters
The police regard as significant the
statement made 20 Detective Quinn. who
assisted n the arrest. by an elevator boy
F IN the building IN which Shipman had his
Office that "as many as thirty or forty
girls and women called on him a day
/ They found in notebook in the prisoners
possession a number Of names, addresses
and telephone numbers. Detectives we're
/ busy looking these Up last night
I There are some points in Miss Richie
! account which the police cannot understand
1 and her story Of meeting Shipnsn as told
/ 10 them varies from that which she gave
+ q Tribune reporter last nlght-
What She Told the Police.
+ Miss Richie. who is a small and sttrac-
tive locking girl. told this story Of the al
/ legged assault 20 the captain OF the Fulton
street precinct She said that while she
was employed in a Brooklyn real estate Of
Zee she saw Shipnan's advertisement for
stenographer and decided 20 answer It She
got a friend. Mrs. Emma MacCUlly, 10 70
with her. Thursday they started for Ship
mans Offices. in Liberty street Mrs. Mac
Gully took her baby with her.
They found Shipman IN and Miss Richie
said that he told her he had q place al s.
a week. but that he liked her" and II she
would 60 uptown with him to "a meeting OF
the board q managers he might be able
to Get her work at 80 week They took
a car and went TO the Lexington Hotel
/ There. she said. Shipmsn took them to an
upper foor. He locked Mrs. MacCully in
/ one room. When he turned the key IN the
lock IN the room In which she and Ship
man we're. the girl said. she got frightened
Then shiDman attacked her. she asserted
Il struggled herceIv and managed 10
break away I ran 70 the door. unlocked
il and then ran 70 the room in which Mrs.
NacCuIlv was. unlocked that door and
. LtEELL4tl W AetA ---- w ---
car home
What She Told The Tribune.
Put Miss Richie told q different story Of
her meeting Shipmsn 20 a Tribune reporter
last night She said she had been employed
bv the Montague COMPANY, which has
Offices in the World Building. and went out
frequently TO luncheon with another young
woman It was through her. she said,
that about three weeks ago she met Ship
man. He asked her, she said. II she
wanted q Job. and she said she did. He
told her 70 call at his Office, and she said
she went there Tuesday. but found him
busy. and she went again Thursday Then
/ she repested the story told the police about
going % the hotel
I when 7 ran into the hall - the hotel"
/ she told The Tribune reporter, he called
/ 10 me: You're lucky kid. The only girl
/ I ever had in my clutches who ever got
away"
! Miss Richie. according 70 the police iden-
titled Shipman As her assailant yesterday
and ne was arrested.
Detective Quinn said that Shipman did
not deny he knew Miss Richie. that she
! had called 10 apply for position on Thurs
5av or that he had taken her 10 the hotel
re said that he and another man were
With the two women at the tine that the
marty visited the Lexington Hotel He did
/ not give the name Of the other man. When
messed further, the police say, Shipman
/ refused 10 talk.
Wife and Friend Defend Him.
Mrs Shipman wife Of the defendant
/ went 20 the Fulton and Leonard street
/ stations yesterday afternoon 70 see her
/ husband. She was told that IL was against
/ the regulations, and she had 10 leave with
/ out seeing him. Speaking Of the arrest, she
/ said she was shocked" to hear OF a.. I'VE
| are Canadians" she said and All our
/ people are Canadians. We were married
/ ten years ago, and have one child. a boy
/ seven wears old. Ny husband was a
| necktie cutter, but went into the real estate
| business. and only a few days ago fitted
/ up Offices A. No. - Liberty street. 7 know
| he has never been In trouble before lie
| spends bis nights at home, except on rare
occasions and is a good husband and
father"
Mrs Slipnau ano = middle aged man,
/ who refused 10 give his name and address
/ But who said Dee Was "A friend OF Shipman,
called again at the Leonard street station
last night The man said that none of