New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-09


dence from the apartments Of Miss Con
rad and Miss Graham TO hand over -
the prosecuting officer
And | defy any one 70 question or
!mpugn my motives he added.
Before the news that Commissioners
Waldo had ordered an investigation be
came generally known Mr. Stokes and
Cumming appeared at Police HeadQuar-
ters. and the former had talk with Mr.
Dillon. He said that he did not know
anything about the wherea bouts Of the
letters until Mr.. Gleason told him they
were In his possession.
Detectives Mccormick, Walsh. Devery
and Flynn. OF the 2Sth Precinct, were
these mon took part in tho search Of the
apartments.
Mccormick was questioned and then
Walsh. II is understood that there were
some slight inaccuracies In their stories.
but none that could not be reasonably
accounted for. Walsh, on the night Of
the shooting. helped Detectives Sullivan,
Flynn, Devery and Mccormick search
the rooms Sullivan was in charge. and
as Walsh had 10 keep an appointment
for 10 o'clock he got permission TO leave
and did leave while the others were still
there He saw no letters OF any kind. he
said. Mccormick, who II is claimed by
the defence was the man Stokes en-
ployed for Mrs Singleton when her hus
band was robbed AZ the Ansonia, did re
member that number OF letters had
been seized that night and carried over
to the West 6Sth street police station
No one could remember what had be
come OF them. and for a time II seemed
az though there was TO be a second let
ter mystery. Finally they were discov-
cred in the station house, but an investi-
CATION show ed that none of them were
from Mr.. Stokes. and none had any
bearing on the case.
Two Of the detectives whom Cumming
swore were IN the apartments when he
found the letters. said right up and
down that Cumming did not find any
letters then The third went n step
further and declared that II any were
taken from the trunk ar all they were
taken before the arrival OF detectives.
Frame Up" Say Detectives.
The detectives had solution all Of
their own, and from their point OF view
a comforting one at that They held
Ill MD
that II was impossible for mere citizen
or q private hotel detective 10 ind any
thing that escaped Central once sleuths,
They figured II out this way: Either
10 Stokes letters we're taken ar all, or If
anv we're taken it was done before they
had a chance 70 investigate. They did
not elaborate by supplying motives for
the hypothetical frame-up. simply stand
ing pat
Nevertheless, some nj them wore
greatly worried countensnces after their
sessions with Mr.. Dillon. When they
hear OF the latter's report 10 Commits
s,oner Waldo however. the gloom will
be dispelled-for a time, at any rate.
Among the letters which the detectives
seized and carried over TO the 6Sth street
police station were several signed
Ernest" and addressed TO Miss Ora
ham. Also there was an unrecsipted bill
from the Ansonia for $3.50. not TO speak
Of several that were receipted. A tele-
gram 10 Miss Graham signed Emil
Carusa" told her he was very sorry not
10 be able TO ioln In a Christmas celebra-
ton or be one ar a Christmas dinner
party.
The negro hallboy at the Varuna
spartnent house failed TO show UP when
the time for the hearing came yesterday
morning. After waiting an hour or two
Clark L. Jordan. OF counsel for the de-
fence, went into court and told Mag
istrate Freschi all about II and asked FOR
another adjournment Mr.. Jordan went
on TO say that he thought the prisoners
should not be held for the grand jury
anyhow. Then he referred 10 the over
whelming desire OF some one connected
with Dir. Stokes to get the letters actu-