The evening world., 1917-06-20

charge Of this work. o'Bren Is en-
I experienced builder.
Mrs cocchi, the wife OF the fugl-
i've, VINO II held ~ q material wit
mesa, was taken from Harlem Prison
70 the District Attorneys once to-day
ana questioned for two hours in the
. prsesncs OF her attorney, Aaron Mar
out, By District Attorney Swami and
Assistant District Attorney Dolling
kr. Marcus advised the woman 10
tell everything she knew.
She said she had quarreled with her
husband daily for three years prior
to his disappearanoe because OF his
attentlons to other women. She gave
the names OF two young girls. one the
daughter Of q brakeman In the Vi
entity OF Cooohi's shop when he was
located In West Eighty-third Street,
near Amsterdam Avenue.
HE used TO give those girls money
that should have gone to me and my
children" said Mrs. Cocchi. II got
hold OF a letter he was going 90 send
one Of them. II had SIS. took the
money. 1 was not In the repair shop
from Sept. ., 1915, to Feb. Is, 1911.
sbecause was afraid might meet
seome Of bis women there"
> Mrs. coochi did not appear 20 feel
any particular resentment against
= her husband. She said she had a
Fletter from him recently in which he
told OF having dinner on Easter Sun
iday with some OF his relatives and
ssome Of her relatives In n village In
Italy near Bologna.
Y Commissioner Woods has asked tho
newspapers 10 inform the public that
the work OF the police can be greatly
eexpedited n parents viii promptly
repprt all advances made 70 or at
backs made ucon young girls or chill
y dron. lie has reason TO believe that
tbecause OF the dread OF notoriety only
a small percentage OF these cases ever
a come 10 the attention OF police ON
1 GERS.
: The Commissioner pointed out that
9sif a report had been made 10 tho po-
lice OF an attempt by Coochi TO at
tack flfteen- year old girl in his shop
last September Ruth Cruger probably
would be alive to-day
'If that attempt had been report
FED" said the Commissioners. "Cocchi
would have been arrested. Possibly
The might have been prosecuted and
sentenced to prison. At any rate.
even had he escaped punishment, II
Is unlikely that he would have con-
tinued business In that neighborhood
and remained there; even II he had. II
10 unlikely. with his record on file at
,ePoiice Headquarters. that he would
Y dared to attack Ruth Cruger."
Hiding these matters from the
police, only serves 10 encourage and
protect the scoundrels who are con-
A tinually seeking prey among young
Z girls. II every case OF an attack oil
an attempted attack or a suggestive
T. action was reported here We would
soon have a line on tho Objectionable
persons, even though prosecution
might not be possible In all Instances
II want parents knowing Of such
p cases 70 write 10 mo personally. We
viii protect the interests OF the fami-
; lies involved and such families will
by cooperating with the police, do q
great service 10 the public at large
and contribute greatly to tho protoc
ton OF young girls and children who
are always In danger In a teeminI
I city such as this"
y Mira. HumiSton's ofiloe at No. 8
East Forty-second Street was jamme,
to-day with women seeking her ali
In finding missing daughters or sis
Z ters. She Is making a list Of thes
z cases and will investigate them a
2 far as possible with the funds whic
! have been placed at her command b
Z wealthy women who believe there
y an orehnized tranAc in women In Ne'
q York
Y The Evening Worlds despatch fror
Rorne stating that Cocchi Ia not undo
y arrest at Bologna and has probRbl
slipped through the hands of I'll
J. Italian police just aS he did here ghv
4 great concern to Mrs. Humlston. 81
Z SAID that the arrest Of Cocchi and h
q return 20 tbls country are OF vital II
h tsrest in the investigation OF the sta
= OF affairs revealed by the Crus'
& murder.
PREDICTS coccHrs sToR
Y WOULD HoRRIFV CITY.
y "cocchi." she said. will undoub