Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-02
UNDER BOND
FOR HEARING LATER
Herman 0elrichs, Millionaire
Student, Accused of Stabbing
Lucille Singleton.
TAKEN TO POLICE COURT
AND THE CASE POSTPONED
Trouble Alleged to Have Occurred in
an Automobile on Broad
way, New York.

way, New York.
NEW YORK, October 2-Herman Oel.
rlchs the young millionaire whom Lucaie
loihsieton charges with having stabbed
her In an automobile Tuesday night. was
arraigned in police court today and held
In $1,000 bail for hearing on Tuesday
next The case was postponed because
OF the absence of the complainant. She
was In bed today.
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs the young mans
mother. and widow of the man, who
amassed fortune of millions from
steamship lines. early today saved her
son from spending the entire night
In police station cell by going
ms bond for 5000. giving her one
hundred-thous residence as
security. Young Oelrichs was arrested
Iate last night on a charge of felonious
assault, after Lucille Singleton, a nine
teen-year-old girl. who says she is q
daughter OF Texas mine owner. had
told her story Of mysterious automo-
bile accident on Broadway Tuesday night.
Knew Him as "Billy Creighton"
The girl alleged that OeIrichs, who was
then known to her as BILLY Creighton"
had stabbed her while she was riding
In the young millionaire,s car
Oelrichs was arrested while visiting the
apartments at which Miss Singleton was
lying wounded. Detectives had hidden
themselves there behind portieres and, ac-
cording to them, they heard Creighton
reveal his identity. He was arrested and
locked up in the Mulberry street station.
at which the youths mother appeared
shortly afterward and produced the re-
quired bail. Young Oerichs was released
under instructions to be in court for
arraignment today. and ne and his mother
drove away in a taxicab.
Story Told by Miss Singleton.
Miss Singleton told the police that she
was riding with the man she then knew
as Billy Creighton" when quarrel
arose because she admitted she had an
engagement with another man, and de-
sired to keep it. Thereupon. she a.
legged. Creighton let so OF his steering
4 wheel and stabbed her with some sort Of
sharp instrument, which may have been
an automobile tool Her condition IL not
According to the story Miss Singleton
told Detectives Cassassa and Mcnenna
yesterday afternoon. Oelrichs stabbed her
eight or ten times In the chest.
| She said that man wearing g1asses
and saying he was a detective" called
on her and advised her to settle" the
| case for money, and after a CONVERSE
| ton in which the sum of S. 0OO was men
| toned an understanding was reached that
| Creighton" was to give her $400. The
detective questioned her about the acci-
dent. and. Miss Singleton says. asked
her IL she wanted this man arrested
Miss Singleton replied:
| Not unless he fails to give me $1,000.
Creighton has sent word that he will
give me $40O not to press the case. IT
he doesn't come I will have him ar
rested"
Miss Singleton asked the detective for
advice, and she says he told her to
settle If she could. She says she made
no complaint, and that later the detective
saw Creighton and had a talk with
him. He was to call on her and make
| payment she says.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. how
| ever, nobody came to the apartment
| house. and Detectives McKenna and Cas-
sassa told her to get Creighton on the
telephone She called the Delta Psi fra
I ternity house on the telephone and was
told he had left the city.
Arrest Of Creighton"
| On her urging that the matter was i'm
portant, man at the telephone who
said his name was Williams. said:
! TN come
| He did come. but the detectives told
her not to have anything to do with
him and to make him get hold OF
"Creighton.'x
| 1t took Mr. Williams considerable time
to get in touch with Creighton. who came
! to the apartment shortly before III o'cloc
with a companion, Martin Taylor law
yer who lives in Yonkers. Creighton's
arrest followed.
The detectives called cab and hus-
| tied Oelrichs, whom Miss Singleton
| identified her companion on Tues
day nights ride. into 1t to take him to
headquarters. AT his request Taylor
was permitted to accompany them. The
| cab reached police headquarters at
1870 pm. The four hurried into the
building. Cassassa all the time hold
ing tightly to Oelrichs.
Questioned by Dougherty.
Oelrichs was taken at once to Com
missioner Doughertys office, on the
second floor. There he gave his age
as Twenty-Five said he was a student
and that he lived at l East 57th street
Commissioner Dougherty said he de-
sired to talk with Taylor and request
ed him to remain in his office for that
purpose. While Taylor was waiting
in one of the smaller rooms Commits
sioner DougheEty questioned pelrichs
the door called it a third degree ex-
animation.
After the examination commissioner
Dougherty gave out a statement which
| included a report of Patrolman Was
sung of the West 125th street police
station This report was to the effect
that WaSsung was at n6th. street anu
| Rroadway at Sab o'clock Tuesday night
when the motorman of south bound car
| told him of an automobile accident at
! 10th street
Wassung reported that woman was
unconscious on the ground and that
with Schuktzs aid he put her into the
| latter's car. The woman was taken 10
| the Knickerbocker Hospital. al l.'3th
street and Amsterdam avenue, "here
Dr Kerean made an examination.
The woman, according to Wassung'
said she did not know what had hap
nened 10 her At $40 O'Clock Nassuns
went hack to the scene of the accident
and took the number of the car lie
found the windshield broken and pieces
OF glass on the seat. He teiepnoneo 70
the station house and asked Lieut. Joseph
Meehan to identify the owner OF the
90 : from the license number. Meenah
found the license was held by Hermann
Oelrichs- s-f
Detective Suspended.
A detective, Theodore Trayer. who, had
investigated an automobile accident 10.
young Oelrichs' machiae, on Brsadyay
Tuesday evening. has been Hnspendcd
TFayers report regapdinga the aaeqt m
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