The sun., 1912-07-07
RAYMOND HITCHCOCK
STARTS ROW ON SHIP
Stewards Had to Separate Him
From "Charlie," Whom He
Had Decried Loudly.
FLORA ZABELLE SAILED
Comedian Says He Only Wanted
Wife's Signature to Some
Law Papers.

Raymond Hitchcock and his wife
Flora Zabelle Is her stage name-had
q brief squabble yesterday In front OF
the stateroom Mrs Hitchcock and her
father engaged on the Hamburg Amer
lean liner Moltkc. which sailed from
Hoboken for Mediterranean ports
The souabble was further augmented
by the appearance Of a person whom all
hands called "Charlie." From tho
winged words that flew for a time spec
tators gathered that not only did Mr..
Hitchcock want Miss Zabelle TO sign
certain papers which he brought along
to the ship with a lawyer. but he
strenuously objected to Charlie sailing
ON the Moltke or tagging around after
Miss Zabelle.
Matters were further complicated by
the untimely arrival OF Charlie himself
with two suit cases. He and Hitchcock
started right In without further word
to get mussy. but were pulled apart.
Charlie sailed when the Moltke did.
The whole thing started with the ar
rival OF Hitchcock and his lawyer on
the scene about half an hour before
sailing time. He made his way rapidly
TO the statcroom Of NJ. NJ Mangasarian
Of Chicago. who is Miss Zabelle's
father. In answer to the actors knock
both Miss Zabelle and her father ap-
peared and Immediately Hitchcock be.
gan to decry Charlie in a loud voice.
He shouted that Charlie was on the
same ship and that he was Just there
to follow Miss Zabelle around. This
Mr.. Mangasarian denied or that they
expected Charlie.
Hitchcock insisted that he was right
in tones that made the others shrink
from the publicity. At this juncture
the bcaming Charlie showed up. a dap
per person. with his luggage. Without
any preliminaries Hitchcock and
Charles went to 1t until the shrieks Of
the frightened Miss Zabelle and the
| calls Of her father for aid finally At
tracted stewards. who separated the
belligerents.
Then things took a turn. Mr. Hitch
cock fumbled in his coat pockets and
unearthed some legal documents which
he wanted his wife to sign. He ap.
peared to forget Charlie. All he wanted
was TO have the papers signed.
u SiSu dhIlVSt uuytTI cl3U0O
Miss Zabelle In relief. ito be rid Of him. -
Meanwhile the somewhat ruf1ied
Charlie with many gestures explained
to a circle of onlookers that II was all
n mistake about his being there. He
Ithereupon gracefully withdrew from the
scene.
When the last whistle for those
ashore sounded Hitchcock and his law.
Yer hurried down the gangplank and
left In taxicab for Manhattan. The
Lambs Club was their destination.
When seen later in the afternoon Mr..
Hitchcock was rather amused over the
incident.
That's most amusing" he said. II
had three farms. Just sold one. My
wife. Flora Zabele. had given me power
of attorney to sell our farm at Lud-
dingtonvillc six miles from Brewster,
y. v, to-day. She and her father and
some sousins were sailing for a visit
in their old home, Constantinople. and
In Stamboul
After she had left for the steamer I
discovered that our herd Of Holsteins
I WAS going to- sell could not ne dis
posed of without Mrs. Hitchcocks sigma.
ture. So | got my lawyer. William
| Weeks of Brewster, and we hurried Ia
| the pier to get her signature to a power
of attorney so I could sell the cows
| my father-ln-law hasn't much re-
spect for my business ability and !
guess l was n little excited In explain
Ing to him why l must get to Mrs.
Hitchcock at once. There was no one
around except German ship officers
Finally I reached my wife and &c.
cured her signature. Now l can sell
the COWS
| "About Charlie II. h.d tho nae,
stateroom. He's her cousin. Mr.
Weeks was pulling my coattail as III
was in hurry to catch a train bact
10 Brewster. wanted to see Charlie
and tell him my auto had broken dowr
and that was why had failed to keey
an appointment with him the night be
fore. So ] called. Charlie. I must rush
on. So long. Charlie and then Mr.
Weeks dragged me or.
Miss Zahelle and I are on the bes
Of terms Well. I'm going out to Grea
Neck now. Later III sell those cows.