New-York tribune., 1917-07-28

Bologna, July 27.-An official tran
script of the interrogation in the
Alfredo Cocchi murder case has just
been made public. Cocchi swears he
was not helped by New York police
men, and says he confessed his crime
solely TO Father Morretto manager
of the st. Rafael Society for Italian
Immigrants, New York. He declares
he killed Ruth Cruger with a stick
because she refused to cease calling
for help He did not assault the girl
before or after he struck her.
He says he would not have killed
Ruth had she promised not to tell of
the attack. He denies charges of his
association with policemen for I'M
lawful purposes or that he had an
accomplice in the murder. Cocchi
further denies American citizenship.
Between June Is and July 20 Cocchi
has been sujected eight times 10 IN
QUESTION. He began by denying his
| guilt. Then he admitted he killed
| Ruth Cruger, but said it was an ac-
! cident, and made boasts of his stand
/ ing with policemen in New York.
The official transcript OF the eight
1 interroga.ions was delivered to-day TO
/ the prisoners counsel, but Judge Zuc-
/ conf, who directed them, did not indi-
/ cate he considered the case closed or
whether he believed he now had the
complete story. Cocchi's statement TO
! date as to the crime itself and his es-
cape follows:
at is true, killed her. For week
| had been constantly quarrelling with
my wife. This day, the 18th, when
ate my midday meal at home | drank
! five glasses of wine TO make me for
get my family troubles
an a nervous condition / went TO
my shop about l:20 o'clock. when there
Immediately entered the girl, who be-
fore noon had left her skates for
sharpening. She was very beautiful
and lost my head. When she went to
the rear Of the snop to get her skates,
without seeing me, | barred the street
door. Then | started to embrace the
I girl, but she was very strong and
threw me backward / tried again and
! succeeded, despite her resistance. |
picked her up and dropped her into the
repair room below through a square
door, feet first, holding her by the
head and shoulders. All the while she
was screaming 'Policel Police!'
'She fell about twelve feet below,
striking a motorcycle sidecar, but was
not hurt. jumped after her, she being
again on her feet, fighting and resisting
with all her power. | remember before
dropping her below ! said to her:
please say nothing, as have two boys
But she continued shrieking for the
police.
when | joined her in the lower
room | tried again TO embrace her, but
did not succeed. she was 40 strong.
! remember she was Of dark complexion
and short of body; also that her hat
fell off when | first attempted to en-
brace her. Finally, exasperated BY her
resistance, ! grabbed a heavy stick Of
wood and struck her across the back Of
the neck. She groaned and sank down.
Horribly frightened and sorry,
would have killed myself had | had a
I revolver. Expecting TO be discovered.
| took the warm body and dragged it into
q box in the left-hand corner Of the
room, putting the head in first and then
I the body.
This day ! left it so. placing the
tool chest across the opening 70 the
lower room. | finished BY { o'clock,
but remained in the shop until 6
cleaning the black gloves had used in
handling the body.
The latter part Of Cocchi's confess
sicn, telling OF events after the killing.
reads:
"On the night of the 18th | neither
ate nor slept. On the morning of the
14th ! read the newspapers telling Of
the lost girl. Then came the parents