The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-10
GIRLS IN STOKES CASE ACCUSE
DETECTIVES WHO RAN
SACKED ROOMS.
Lillian Graham Threatens Ven
geance if Stokes Love Epistles
Are Not Returned--Po-
lice Inquiry.


Deputy Commissioner Dillon to be-
gin an investigation into the part
played by the detectives Of the Pc
lice Department in regard to the
examination OF the apartments Of
Ethel Conrad and Lillian Graham
after the girls had shot w f. d,
Stokes.
Mr. Stokes testified yesterday
there were several more letters in
existence than had been shown in
court
James Cummings, house detec-
tive of the Hotel Ansonia, testified
he had found bundle of letters in
the girls apartments, but did not
know how many there were. He
claimed three city detectives were
in the rooms when he found the let
ters--McCormick, Walsh and Sulli-
van, Cummings said he thought
the detectives did not know he
found the letters,
Commissioner Wallace told Depu-
ty Dillon to go exclusively into the
matter and find out just what part
city officers had played in the mat
ter. He said afterward:
IF any one is guilty in any way
here the iron ball will be set roll
ing"
Criminal Action May Follow.
The disappearance of the letters
may be the subject Of investigation
and criminal action II the counsel
for the young women find way to
proceed. These lawyers, Robert W.
Moore and Clark Jordan, expressed
themselves in harsh terms on this
subject today just before the exam
ination in the case was resumed be-
fore Magistrate Freschi. While
Commissioner Wallace was ordering
his investigation the girls We're
breathing vengeance, likewise ar
rest, against detectives, municipal
and private.
81 intend to get warrant for
the arrest of Mr.. Cummings" de-
clared Miss Graham, before today's
hearing opened what right had
he to take those letters from my
apartments. He must have entered
my trunk, for kept them in a tray
in the trunk, and l don't believe his
story that he found a batch of let
ters behind the trunk on the floor
of closet"
When questioned as to the posi-
bility of a warrant being issued
apropos to the letters, Magistrate
Freschi remarked that he might
have something to say along that
line.
ut does appear there was more
than simply trespassing done, COM
mented the magistrate, "and they
had no more right to take those
letters than you or l."
The magistrate announced that
he would take the decision as to
whether or not he would hold the
girls for grand jury action under
adyisement until Monday afternoon
or Tuesday morning, when he would
make public the outcome.
Hearing Adjourned to Tuesday.
After a wait of two hours for
Wilfred Hart, the colored elevator
boy in the apartment house where
the shooting took place, the, hear
ing in the case of the girls was adj
journed until Tuesday morning.
Clark Jordan, of counsel for the
girls, informed the court Hart
would testify that when Stokes ap-
peared at the apartment house on
the day of the shooting he told Hart
not to announce him, that he was
expected and would go up.
Mr.. Stokes testified the elevator
boy had said: "You are expected;
I'll take you right up"
Il was at the Varuna at s o'clock
this morning with subpoena" said
Mr.. Jordan, land I could not find
Hart or get trace of him. | tele-
phoned from here and was told he
couldn't get away until he got per-
mission from the superintendent
Finally / got the superintendent on
the phone and he said he would
send the boy right down. On ac-
count of the peculiarities of the
case, we shall ask your honor to
discharge these defendants, because
Of circumstances which seems to
warrant holding them for the grand
jury"
There was an overwhelming de-
sire on the part OF some one to get
these letters. Some one, we be-
lieve, committed crime in getting
them and that might indicate the
man who employed him was so anx
ious to get the letters that when he
went to the apartment he commit