The evening world., 1917-06-22

from the Cocchi home. They had
been translated by Lieut.. Quacken-
bos he said. and nothing touching
upon the Cruger case had been
found.
O. When did you first 20 to Cocchis s
motorcycle shop2 A. On the after
noon OF the 10Th or 17th OF February.
q. That was after Cocchi disap-
pearedI a. Yes.
| q. Have you been at Cocchi's place
since then2 A. Yes, in the latter part
of March or early In April. ] did not
enter the shop at this time. 1 passed
and Mrs. COcchi was there In front
OF the shop with her baby. stopped
and spoke to her.
q. Can you remember any time you
went into the shop2 A. / can't re-
member any particular date. saw
Mrs. Cocchi three times; 1 remember
that. think / was in the shop some
time In April
.. You had supervision OF the men
who worked on the CruRer case? A.
Yes they worked under my direction.
q. What reports were made to you?
A. Lagarenne reported the result OF
his preliminary work, his talks with
people in the neighborhood OF Cocchrs
shop.
This report. on large blue card.
was then read by Commissioner Wall
stein. II was Lagarenne's report Of
his search OF tho premises" Of
Cocchi.
Q. Did you ask him what the search
consisted OFT A. I did not.
TAxlcAB DRIVERS STORY IN.
cLUDED IN REPORT.
Q. Did he tell you any further de-
tails OF the search? A. don't recall,
but / think not.
The card then told OF Lagarenne's
interview with Ruben, the taxi
driver. 1t related Rubien's statement
that a man had called him, TO bring
his taxi to a Jewelry store AZ One
Hundred and Twenty-geventh and
Manhattan Streets. There tho man
beckoned to girl, got in with her
station at One Hundred and Twenty
fifth Street and Lenox Avenue.
Lagarenne stated on the report that
he believed this girl to be Ruth
Cruger.
Q. Did you ask him how he came
to that conclusion7 A. Yes. and he
said II was on account OF her appear
ance, her clothing.
@, Did you accept this as CON
clusively as Lagnrenne did? A. No,
they have to show me.
Q. Were you ever able 20 locate the
man reported as accompanying this
girl In the taxicab? A. No, sir.
q. Did you point out to LaEarenne
that there was not sufficient ground
for deciding that this girl was Ruth
Cruger until something was known Of
the map7 a. don't recall l told
him to go ahead with the investiga-
tion.
Q. What did Lagarenne say about
the man? A. He said II was not
Cocchi.
Q. Did he tell you how he found
this out? A. He did not
q. When did you first suspect
Cocchrs connection with the case?
A. Immediately after his disappear
ance. thought II strange he should
leave 4S hours after her disappearance.
Q. Did anything the Cruger family
said draw your suspicious to Cocchi.
A. No.
@. Prior TO Cocchrs disappearance,
| did any subordinate OF yours tell you
he had heard anything from the
CruRer family throw suspicion on
| Cocchi before he went Away2 a. No,
Q. Have you learned anything OF
! this sort since Cocchi left? A, No,
| but one OF my detectives told me
| either before or after CoCchi went
away a member OF the Cruger family
had substantially accused Coochi OF
being responsible for Ruth's disap-
| pearance, and had gone TO Cocchfs
shop with this accusation.
Q. Have you ever been informed
OF acts OF familiarity In Cocchrs shop
| ny Cocchi2 A. Lagarenne told me
| that lady had entered Cocchl'S shop
and that a man had taken hold OF
! her. | learned this after Cocchi had
disappeared She had told her hus-
band about II,
Commissioner Wallstein then pro-
ducod I'm evidence n memorandum
! about this occurrence signed by
Lagarenne and dated Fob. "a. 1917
and had II marked az an exhibit.