New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-03
Rich Columbia Student Goes
Into SecIuSion After Hearing
on Charge He Stabbed
Girl Is Postponed.
SCHOOL MAY EXPEL HIM
Detective Accused in Case Sent
to Patrol Duty on Staten ISL
and-Girl in Auto Episode
Said To Be Wealthy
in Own Right.


in Own Right.
The difference between two hours
and three months was about the meas
ure of the diversity. both in time and
other respects, in the two stories told
yesterday for Hermann Oelrichs and
Miss Lucille Singleton in regard to
their relations, ending in the auto
result of which young Oelrichs was
arrested and charged with felonious
assault by the girl, and his stay in
Columbia University jeopardized.
The story for Oelrichs was told yes
terday by his attorney. Charles II.
Strong, Of Strong & Mellen, No. -
Cedar street, who represented him
when he was arraigned on tho charge
yesterday morning in the Harlem po-
lice court Miss Singleton's story was
told by George S. Dougherty. Second
Deputy Police Commissioner, who is
personally directing the investigation
into the affair.
Although Miss Singleton has been
quoted as saying that she met Oelrichs
last June I'm the Pennsylvania station,
Mr.. strong said yesterday that the ac-
quaintanceship began only two hours
hofcre the girl received her injuries.
and that the introduction was Of her
own seeking.
Calls Charge Ridiculous.
The stabbing charge" said Mr..
Strong. zig perfectly ridiculous on the
face OF IL, as must be apparent TO every
ole who considers the statements on
which tho complainant makes the
charge. Docs any one think 1t likely
that a S.IfF law student. driving in
an q, inouile. would reach around
and siab h =. having known her. on
her own str''r1ent. only two hours,
simply H.-4ysg Jhe said she could not
sec him aga'1 that evening?
zone thing is clear. and that is that
OF: CUR part we have every intention
to tell the story only as II actually is.
She sought the meeting herself by tele-
phone, ringing up the fraternity house
where Mr.. Oelrichs lived. asking first
for a Mr.. Claghorn. as | understand II.
but when Mr. Oelrichs answered ex-
pressing "a desire TO meet him.
There is no doubt Mr. Oelrichs was
in the automobile with her. driving it.
That is admitted. There was a second
man in the back seat. | know the
name Of that man. lie Is Columbia
student. but not especially prominent.
/ won't mention his name now. since
II may not be necessary 10 bring him
into the case at all. Matthew McCune
was not the man in the car.
This firm has not tried TO make any
arrangement To settle the case out OF
court" he said in reply TO questions
as 10 reported offers at hushing the
matter up. If you mean 10 pay her
any sum Of money. we would not
dream of it-I mean by that, In
criminal proceeding. No civil suit has
been mentioned as yet but, Of course.
any honorable man would make proper
reparatlon for physical injuries"
Some corroboration to the statement
for Oelrichs that he had known the
girl only a short time before the un-
lucky automobile ride of Tuesday
night came from DR.. John Kergan. of
the Knickerbocker Hospital, VINO
treated her the night she was injured.
She told him. Or. Kergan said, that she
had met Oelrichs only that afternoon,
and in speaking of her injuries in
oujred of him whether ut would not be
a good chance for suit for damages"
DR. Kcrgan said yesterday that, in his
opinion, the wounds had been caused
by glass. He was positive OF this, en-
cent i'm respect to one below her left
breast. which, he thought might have
been caused by stab, although he
would not say positively that it was.
He said she also admitted TO MN
that she had beep involved in another
stabbing affair three years ago.
Girl Sticks to Story.
According to Commissioner Dough-
erty the girl stuck to her story tnat
ebe had been stabbed, and that she had
known Oelrichs under the name OF
"Billy" Creighorn ever since she met
him AT the end of last June.
"As soon as | heard the name Billy
Creiehorn," said the Commissioners yes
tordav II thought there was some
thing .phorey,' even b. fore i learned
that Oelrichs was involved. That
sounded like an assumed name-llke
ono va, see in yellow back novels
And then. also, / thought there was
something funny about 1t because the
man in the automobile disappeared.
"Detective Trayer, who reported 1t as
an accident, h. been transferred out
Of the central office squad to patrol
duty in the Tottenville precinct and
suspended pending an investigation.
When I assigned him to the case
thought he was fully capable to handle
r. have nown him ever since he
was a kid, and am responsible myself
for bringing him into the detective di-
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