The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-02
GIRL STABBED
BY A VANDERBILT
Young Oelrichs Arrested as the
Man Who Used the Knife
On Miss Singleton in
Automobile.
WOULD NOT PAY $4,000
Thought $500 Was Enough to Pay for
the Escapade and Was Trap
ped in Room by
Detectives.
WOULD NOT PAY $4,000

NEW 4Ohh, OCu. mystery SUI
rounding midnight auto escapade
with a girl, which resulted in the ar
rest of Herman Oelrichs, Jr., scion
of the Vanderbilts, was expected to
be cleared here today by revelation
of the identity Of the companion Of
pretty Lucille Singleton. who grabbed
Oelrich's arm as he stabbed her and
thus wrecked txs car. oelrichs has
$40, 100000 in his own name. After
many hours the police sought proof
that young Oelrichs was masquerading
under the name of a former fellow
collegian, d. M. Cleghorn of Tacoma,
Wash, the young millionaire was
trapped in Miss Singleton's apart
ments and arrested. He spent two
hours in cell at Mulberry station
before his mother appeared and caus-
ed his release on $4,000 bond. When
Oelrichs is arranged in Harlem court
Miss Singleton is expected to appear
and tell her story in full. Then the
identity of the second man In the
car is expected to come out and his
arrest is expected.
Alleged dickering between Oelrichs
and Miss Singleton as to compensa.
ton is said today to have accounted
for the delay in identifying him as
the Joy rider and alleged stabber. In
this connection Detective Trayer who
was first sent out on the case, has
been suspended because of the report
he turned in. 1t was said today thai
Miss Singleton felt that $4,000 would
+ not be too much to repay her for hel
injuries and the notoriety she had at
tanned as result of the frolic. This
| however, she says was considered tor
much money even for an Oelrichs ant
he said $500 was his best offer. Thi
! information the girl impaired to De
| tectives Cassasia and McKenna. "Ge
/ him here they said, and in response
/ to a phone call to his frat house a
Columbia the young man appeared II
the Singleton apartment where thf
detectives waited. How do you do
Mr.. Creighorn," the girl said wher
| he came. "Oh you know my name
isn't Creighorn,' was his reply. IN!
name is Oelrichs." Then as he saw
/ the two men, May | be introduced
to your friends here?' The detec
t,ves arrested young Oelrichs. HI
was not handcuffed but was taken tt
Mulberry stree and remained in {
! cell until early today when his moth
er Mrs. Theresa Oelr:chs arrived.
Herman Oelrichs, with $30,o00,o0f
In his right and said to be next t.
Vincent Aston, the richest young mar
! in America was held today in $4,000
! Aonds for hearing October on the
charge of felonious assault on prett!
nineteen year old Lucille Singleton.
! Young Oelrichs was in very chas
tened MOOD when he appeared toda!
in Magistrate Franks court. He wa
accompanied by Attorney Martin Tay
! lor.
Il have just taken this case, you
\ honor" Taylor said to the judge, ant
la postponement was granted. Del
richs whose boyish face twitched ner
vouFly and singled down close in ;
/ big raincoat in court, heard the post
ponement with gasp of relief quick
ly left the room and, with Taylor
sped away in an auto.
Oelrichs, one of his lawyers said to
day, will deny absolutely that he stab
bed Miss Singleton. New light on he
! identity came toby from Miss Mar.
Chambers, principal of the Darlington
seminary at Westehester, Pa. Sh'
declares that Miss Lucille Singleton
vas there three years and that sh
came from Dallas, Texas. Miss Cham
bers knew nothing of the girls faE.
lily, save that her father was min
ing man.