The evening world., 1917-06-26

Miss Cruger's visit to Inspector Fau
rot. and that at Inspector Fsuro,l
direction. he called up the Fourd
Branch Detective Bureau and ordere,
that special efforts be made in IN,
Cruger case. He was told by tht
Fourth Branch that the investigation
was being conducted With all possitl,
diligence.
Police Commissioner Woods vlsitci
City Hall to-day and was closeted foi
about an hour with the Mayor ~
he left the Commissioner was askct
the object Of his visit. lie replied
that II was In no way connected with
the Cruger case. although he admit.
ted that the Developments In thai
matter had been incidentally dis
cussed.
HELEN cRUoER HAD Fremont.
TON OF DANGER.
Next TO Detective Lagarenne's al.
mission Of police inefcciency the
most striking feature OF Commis-
sloner walstein's inquiry to-day was
that Helen Criger had premonitiou
that II would not he well for her
sister Ruth to take her skates to
Alfredo Cocchls shop. And she tried
to dissuade Ruth from doing so.
II was brought out in the testimony
of James A. Fitzpatrick, a private
detective employed for three days by
the Crugers 10 solve tho mystery Of
Ruth's disappearance. Relating IL
conversation he had had with Helen
Cruger at her home. Fitzpatrick said:
"Heden told me she had a Fremont
ton warning her not TO let Ruth take
her skates to that repair shop. Sho
said 10 me: 4 tried in every way to
dissuRde her from doing it,"
When Fitzpatrick was asked by
Commissioner wallstein to-day why
Helen Cruger had felt the premonition
he replied: "She had natural repug-
nance for the place. that was ALL"
Fitzpatrick, In another part Of his
testimony. stated that while he was
at Cocchi's shop on Feb. t6. three days
after Ruth's disappearance, Detectives
Lagarenne. Dillon and McGce Of tho
Fourth Branch had gone into the eel
lar with a flashllght and searched
there for an hour or more.
Patrolman Benjamin Kobcrlcln of
the West Ono Hundred and Twenty
hfth Street Station, whose occasional
post was within sight OF Cocchfs
place, testified that although he had
received two complaints about insults
to women in or near the shop--onc
from his own wife--he had never
mentioned the fact to any OF tho
Fourth Branch detectives during the
investigation Of the Cruger case.
Fitzpatrick was the first witness to-
day. lie said that he had been called
into the Cruger case on tho morning
appeared. At II o'clock that day he
accompanied Helen CruRer on tho
hunt for the place at which Ruth
had had her skates sharpened. Helen
Cruger ana Fitzpatrick went first TO
| he Notlck Rink and then searched
'or shops In the nelghborhood bear
ng signs skates Sharpened."
Q. You eventually got TO Cocchi's
ihop, didn't your A. Yes, about il,3O.
( think. Miss Helen Cruger told me
hat she had been there before. 1t
was locked up when she and l were
there.
Q. Did YOU see any Police Depart
ment detectives that day? A. Yes.
saw Sergt. Lngarenne In the evening.
.. Did you tell him anything about
your visits to Cocchi's shop with Miss
CrugerG A. told him Miss Cruger
had established where Ruth Crugers
skates bad been sharpened. She had
;elephonod that fact to mo in the
evening.
q. DID you tell him Miss Crugcr
had gone three times TO Cocch's shop
and found II closed. A. I don't recall.
TOLD LAoARENNE OF TRACING
RUTH TO coccHrs SHOP.
q. Did you see any other police Of
fcers that night? A. saw n dosR
| NJ INV NUhlhh i'i"ANA
Bureau when went there about $50
or 10 o'clock the night OF Feb. II. after
Miss Helen Cruger had telephoned me
her location Of Cocchls shop.
Q. Did you then tell the police of
Miss Crugers three unsuccessful
visits 20 the shop? A. l don't remenl-
ber. My conversation there was very
: brief. had gone there for informa-
ton.
Q Did you ever ask Helen Crugoi
how she located Coccbrs shop2 A
l No, I've never seen her since | went
there with her.
ktlpatrick's typewriter report on
) the case was inspected by Commis-
sioner Wallsteln. and disclosed the
detectives assignment OF operative.
D to trace the movements OF Ruth Cru,
= ger after leaving the motorcycl,
s. shop"
Q. From whom did you hear Coccu
had disappeared? A. The Fourtl
j. Branch, on Feb. iG.
70 o. You report you spent CONSIDER
i able time" at Cocch's shop. VIVA