Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-03
YOUNG OELUICHO LOCKED UP
Son Of Millionaire is Charged with
Stabbing Girl.
MOTHER COMES TO HIS RESCUE
Ho is Released ON Baii and Case Com
tinuea Becaase AIIeEsd Victim
is Too Seriousiy wouaded
to AppeaF.


NEW YORK oct. s,--Mrz.. Hsrmana
Nslnthsl widow OF tho iateq KEefmhrfi
OelrlohA &ho amassed a fortune OF mil
Hons from steamship llnes, today
saved uer con Hermann from apendlhg
the entire nJeht in police station cell
by going his bond for 5000, giving her
$4,000 residence AS security. Young
oeltichs a student In the Columbia law
school, was arrested late last night on
charge OF felonious assault after Lucille
Singleton, a is-year-oid girl who says
she IA daughter OF a Texas mine owner,
had told her story OF mysterious auto
mobile accident on Broadway Tuesday
iaieht The girl alleges that oelrichs.
who was then known 10 her as BILLY
Creighton" had stabbed her while she
was riding iD the young uilllionaire's car.
oeiriohs was arrested while visiting the
apartments at which Miss singleton was
lying wounded. Detectives had hidden
themselves there behind portiers and,
according to them. they heard "creigh.
tom reveal his identity
He was arrested and locked up In the
Mulberry street police station, at which
the youths mother appeared shortly af-
terward and produced the required bail
Young oelrichs was released. under In
struction to be in the Jefferson market
court for arraignment today and he and
his mother drove away In a taxicab.
Miss Singleton told the police that she
was riding with the man she then knew
as "CreiGhton" when quarrel arose
because she admitted she had an en-
gagement with another man. Thereupon.
she alleged, Creighton" let 10 Of his
steering wheel and stabbed her several
times with some sort OF sharp instru-
ment, which May have been an automo-
bile tool.
oelrichs was arraigned In police court
today and held In $1,000 bail. but the
case was postponed until Tuesday be-
cause OF the absence Of the complainant.
She wss Still In bed today.
Girl HISS Good Reputation
Miss Mary Chambers. principal OF the
Darlington seminary at West Chester
Pa, where the Singleton girl says she
attended school. was quoted today as
having said over the long distance tele-
phone:
There was a Miss Lucille Singleton
here about three years ago. She was a
pupil for about a year and a half and
registered from Dallas. Tex. met her
| father once when he came TO the semi
nary with his daughter. Mr.. Singleton
said that he was a miner. Last year
Miss Singleton returned 10 the seminary.
but remained only three or four months.
leaving In April or May. She was well
thought OF In the seminary. She was
very quiet and one OF the most studious
pupils We had at that time We don't
know anything about her family and
since she left the seminary we have not
heard from OF Of her Her registered
address was care OF Edwin singleton, 1904
Wood street, Dallas. Tex"
Girl Denies stabbing story.
DALLAS. Tex. oct. 2-Edwln Single
ton, father Of Lucille singleton. who was
reported stabbed by Hermann OeIrichs
! Tuesday night In New York today denied
that his daughter has been attacked az
reported. declaring he had a teleSra m
from her conveying this information.
The telegram assured him. he said, her
injuries had been received when the
automobile was wrecked In a collision.
Miss Singleton had known oelrIchs for
some time under the name OF "CFeigh-
ton" her father said, having been in
troduced TO him by a mutual friend.
She has been In New York studying
music since she left Darlington seminary,
said Mr.. Singleton.
He will leave for New York early to-
morrow. He Il mining man whose in
tsrests are In the Taos district OF Mexico.