The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-06-25

because you'd feel cheap II the girls
body was found somewhere there
And he replied. We don't want any
thing like that to happen
q. When was tho first time any
momber Of the Fourth Branch came
! to your house 10 see your A. A short
time after 1 had FIRST reported the
case there.
At this point a recess was taken.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Cru
ger resumed tho stand. He stated
that when Detective Lagarenne called
on him at about noon he was out,
/ likewise when Lagarenne returned la
ter with Detective Dillson.
q. With whom did they talk1 A.
With members OF my family.
Q. When did you first get your in
! formation that Cocchi had dlsap-
peared7 A. On the evening OF Feb.
IS. A man who said he was Martin
Donovan. and described himself as a
private detective of No. 3O41 Manhat-
tan Street. told me Cocchi had gone
away.
I Q. When did you next see Laga-
renne77A. On Saturday morning, the
18th. at my house. The members OF
my family were in and out while he
was there.
q. What conversation took placer
A. spoke of Cocchi's disappearance.
Iagarenne said they had no report
- A. .nytbtna aho,,N htv, ~. ,,olp
any charges against him. He was
perfectly reputable man, Lagarenne
! told me. Then / asked why Cocchi
| had gone away and he said he had
trouble with his wife and that private
detectives and reporters were annoy
ing him.
/ said TO him "a record of this case
" being made up now and an answer
will be had at some time"
Mr.. Cruger said Laquienne had told
him that Cocchi had been at that To-
cation for a year and a half.
Q. Did he say how he knew that?
a. No.
The witness told then OF the visit
/ 10 MN OF HNo h'NoPhbNAHhNllt WIZ
had told him that Coochl had an un-
savory reputation.
Tat was before IAgarenne came
| to see me-" he went on. "and all
told him was that I had been in
formed that Cocchis reputation
wasn't what he. Iagarenne. said It
was. didn't tell him my source OF
| information
Here Mr.. Cruger was excused and
Lagarenno was recalled.
DIG UP MORE CELLARS USED BY
coCcHI.
Alfredo cocchi's confession has not
been officially communicated in detail
to the District Attorney. 1t is re-
self confessed murderer tried to kill
himself yesterday. Inspector Faurot,
In charge OF the police Investigation
", the police, continued to-day the
work OF digging up cellars in premises
where Cocchi maintained motorcycle
repair shops during his residence in
New York.
Gov. Whitman to-day brought the
state OF New York into the EFFORT to
procure the return OF Cocchi to this
city for trial. The Governor, in seek
ing information which was requested
by the Department Of state, wired
District Attorney Swami to find
whether Cocchi ever applied for his
| first citizenship papers,
II is known that Cocchi was not n
citizen of this country but Il is be-
lieyed that he took out his first pa
pers. In that event 1t is quite prob
able that italy, under existing war
circumstances will hold that he in
tended TO renounce his Italian citiz-
cnship and is not entitled to the pro-
lection of the Italian government.
with the City OF New York, the
state OF New York, through Gov.
Whitman, and the United States.
through the Department OF state.
asking for the return Of Cocchl. the
prospect that he will come back from
Bologna is considered favorable.
probable development during the
day Is the suspension OF ten or dozen
motorcycle policemen, Commissioner
Woods is also hoping 10 receive from
Bologna certain additional details G.
Cocchis confession, for which he has
cabled. He is especially anxious to
know whether Cocchi had accomplices
in his crime and by what means or
with whose help he was enabled to
make his getaway
Representative men and women
will meet Thursday evening with
Mrs. Grace Humiston and map out
a method Of combating the White
slave evil.
The meeting Is the result OF con-
ference last night at Mrs Humiston's
, office. No. 30 East Forty-seconC
q Street, when those present included
Miss Mabel de pont Colvin, Miss
Margaret Salomon, Miss vida Mil.
J holland ana Spencer Miller jr., all o
+ the Peoples Campaign Committee
/, Inc.
WILL HAVE MISS BOOTHS AIT
p. IN WHITE SLAVE WAR.
a Mrs. Humiston announced she naC
enlisted the services OF Commando
Eyangeline Booth of the Salvation