Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-02
UGLY CHARGES MADE
AGAINST RICH
NEW YORK
YOUTH
Companion Of Joy Ride De-
olarss Herman Oelrichs
Stabbed Her Before Machine
Turned Over.
WOUNDS May BE CUTS
FROM BROKEN GLASS

NY leased Wire 20 Evcnlne Herald. I
View York. Oct 2.-Miss Luclile
Singleton, injured IN au autonoblie
ride Tuesday night did NOT relate her
charges aaainsa Hermann Oelrichs
known 20 her az billy Crcishtln',
today. The young woman remained
IN bed. suffering from wounds which.
from the varying versions at the at
FAIR. may hnNe been inflicted with a
sharp instrument or may have Deen
caused BY broken giaas nom tho wlnl
shield with wnp demolished when
Young Oclrich's automobile WIS
wrecked.
f0stponcment OF the case against
tho scion OF she millionaire OelrIeh's
family until next Tuesday was a dls-
appointment 20 many who crowded
the court room, anxious 10 hoar the
details of the escapade. Deputy Com
missioner Doushorty who, hrs charge
of the police end Of the case. said
this afternoon.
n have learned that Miss Singleton
received each month a check from
Dallas. Texas. The checks were from
a man named Smith and we're cashod
by the girl al a drug store Ia Har-
lem
Or, Kergor, OF the Knickorbocker
hospital. who attended the girl on tho
night Of the automobile accident held
a conference with the police this aft-
ernoon. 81 found several cuts on the
young woman's BOSOM" he said. "Onc
OF these may have been inflicted with
u knife or other sharp instrument, but
believe Il was cnused by contact with
the glass Of the wind shield through
which sho was hurled That h what
she told me. II IN impossible TO soy
with certainty how the cuts We're IN
flicted."
Herman Oelrichs q q Columbia law
student and the son or The iato Her-
mann Oelrichs. shipping merchant,
lie was arrested last night by order
of Deputy Police Commissioner
Doughorty on a charge Of folonluus.
assault. as the result al story told
to the police by Miss singleton. a 1a-
year-old nryn Mawr student, daughter
uf Texas ranchman.
Miss singleton had Oeen reported
Injured by being tossed through the
wind shields ~ the machine. hut this
explanation was not satisfactory In
tho light OF developments IN the case,
as obtained later by detectives.
Miss singleton told the detectives,
according to Doughoriy. that she had
been stabbed by man 20 whom she
alluded Ms Creighton" hor com
panlon In tho car. Tho machine that
mot with accident. striking a stone
and crashing into a tree. belonged to
Oclrlchs The girls companion fled,
leaving tho wrecked car behind him,
and Miss Singleton was removed 10
hospital ana later to her home.
a youth wearing glasses and say
Ing he WIS q detective called on Miss
singleton yesterday and advised her
10 Settle" the ease for money. de-
tectlyos told nougherty, and after
conyersation, I'm which the sum OF
$4,000 was mentioned. an understand
ing was reached that "Creighton" was
20 give her sf0O.
Commissioner Dougherty last night
arranged for Mlss singleton 10 teie-
phone tho home Of Creighton" and
ask him to come 10 hcr nome, which
she aid. Detectives concealed them
selves there and Oclrichs ana conn
paniOn. they say. walked IN ana Oei-
rich was arrested az n result OF AL
conversation between the two ana
Miss Singleton. The other man was
not arrested. The young womana
condition. Il was said tonight. is not
serious. Oolrlchs wps locked up Ia
police station cell tonight 20 await
nrrnienment tomorrow Ho is 28
years old and a first year student In
the law school
New York oct. 2--Arrolguod ia
police court today on "a charge of
folonious assault Herman Oolricha.
son of the late steamship mngnato,
was released on Si 600 bail for hrar-
ing Tuesday. The postponomont was
taken because Of the absence of the
complainant Miss Luollo Singleton
who says she is tho 19-ycar-oid
daughter OF q ToXna mine owner. The
girl alleges that Oelrichs, who was
known Co her as "Rilly Creighton,
had stabbed her Tuesday night whllc
they wcrc automobile riding
Young Oelrichs wns released short
b. after his arrest when his mother
appeared at the police station and
furnished $4,000 bail. giving her
100000 residence az security
Miss Mary Chambers. principal of
tke Darlington seminary at West
Chester. Pa. whore tho Singleton girl
says she attended school was quoted
today as having said over the long
distance telephone that "a Miss Lu-
cile Singleton attended the seminary
for about year and Il hnlf that she
left last Aprll or May She was
quiet and one of the most stndi0us
atudcnia Hor registered uddreas was