New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-17
District Attorney Cropsey
Rebuffs Sleuths and
Denies Request.
CRIME EVIDENCE
LACKING, HE SAYS
Police Feel Truth Withheld by
Interested PersOns-Faurot
Visited by Student.

BafTled in the search for the missing
Miss Jessie L. Mccain of NO. AS East
Dist street. Flatbush. Captain Coughlin
called on District Attorney James ~
Cropsey. of Brooklyn, yesterday, and re-
auested him TO bring the matter TO the
attention Of the grand jury. The captain
and Detectives Briarton and State, VINO
have been working on the case. are con-
WINGED that those most concerned In the
AFFAIR have not told all they know
II was in the hope OF getting the true
version from certain persons by bringing
them before the grand jury that the re-
quest was made.
District Attorney Cropsey fatty refused
TO take up the case as 1t stands at pres
emit lie said last night:
II asked Captain Coughlin II there was
any evidence of n crime having been COM
mitted and he said no. Since such Is the
report OF the captain in immediate charge
Of the search which has been made there
will be no action taken by the grand jury.
'The captain did say that he felt that
the persons who are interested in the
case. to whom his men spoke. did not tell
the truth. w g OILY nave tllS HO'' W 49,
police, however. As TO this.
When asked If this was an insinuation
that the police have not been working on
the case as hard as they might, In MS
opinion, he said:
mo. don't mean the police were not as
active as they might he, but do not
think that II is up,to the grand jury TO 90
detective work"
ON being told that Robert G. McCann'
father Of the missing girl, would welcome
an investigation, Mr. Cropsey said:
"yhere hasn't been, nor viii there De- an
Investigation Of the case, as II now stahds'
by my office"
Mrs James Whitlock. mother OF Blanch
WhitloCk. friend Of the missing GIRL
was caller at the Mccain home yester-
day afternoon. II is understood that the
visit was made to talk over the private
search which is being made independently
hv many OF Miss McCann's friends.
Harold j. Menken. the Columbia stu
dent. whose name has figured in the Nc
cam case. called on Police Inspector
Faurot yesterday afternoon at Police
Headquarters. lie departed. after being
with the inspector for half an hour. The
following statement was issued by young
Mcnken:
ION August r. 1913 | went 70 Good
Ground. Long Island. TO spend couple
Of weeks OF my vacation with my iatner
and three other friends. We stayed AT
the Hotel Arlington.
About the middle ~ the succeeding
week We were introduced to Miss jessie
NcCann. vino arrived at tho hotel at That
time Upon several occasions she was M
,lted to join our party on my father :
sailhoat when sailing from the hotel To
the boating station.
Il never took Jessie Mccain out alone.
when / was with her We were always n
company with two or more persons.
81 never took Jessie Mccain To any
ICE cream parlor. and on the last evening
Of our stay az Good Ground she was IN
yitcd 10 accompany our party 10 tns
sblnpecock Inn. We sailed over To the
inn. and while there there was no drink
ing whatsoever. Upon returning nome III
the sailboat the party was delayed OWNS
10 il being calm. and for that reason 'ld
not reach tho hotel until early next morn
ing. Early that morning We left Good
Ground.
since that morning I have never seen
Miss Jessie Mccain. nor have he'ii
from her. did address "a letter to her.
asking permission to call. but ! never re-
celved a word In reply from her
Inspector Faurot explained that Men
ken's visit To- Headquarters was Of his
own yoltion.
A protest was made yesterday by Har-
old Rich against some of the stories con-
corning his connection with the case Vie
denied that he and girl friend OF Miss
Mccain had made statement TO the
effect that Miss Mccain told them that
she had visited the Shinnecock Casino on
the night of August % in company with
cour men and did not return home until
a. atney