New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-21
Mrs. Cocchi Swears 3 De-
,ectives Told Her Girl
Died of Operation
putb's Father Asks
Removal of Woods
Evidence of White Slave
Crimes Sought in Other
Shops Cocchi Occupied

.-d.r ease Yesterday so widened the
..o,, Of Investigations now under way
.s 70 include not only the question Of
Police Department negligence but the
,osibili,y Of police completely.
Revelations more sensational even
.hs, those following the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal are expected TO fol-
Law in the wake of yesterdays events.
The day's contributions TO the murder
Investigation were the most substantial
yet received.
Mrs. Maria Cocchi told District At
tornev Swami that a detective captain
and two detective sergeants who have
already figured in the Cruger case Wis
tied her in her home a month after her
husband vanished from the bicycle
,bop under which Ruth Cruger's body
was found and advised her mot to
worry about the Cruger girl
Investigation by them, she swore they
told her. had established that the girl
had died following a criminal operation.
Advised Mrs. Cocchi to Forget
Forget the whole business" they ad-
vised, Mrs. Cocchi declared. Mrs. Louise
Patterson, a playground superintendent
attached to the Board of Education, and
one Of Mrs. Cocchi's neighbors, told the
District Attorney that one of the de-
tectives named by Mrs. Cocchi assured
her also that Ruth Cruger's death was
due to an operation.
40 less important disclosures were
made BY Miss Consuelo La Rue,
patient in the Polytechnic Hospital, who
jumped from the window of her home
early Tuesday morning to escape what
she declared were "Cocchi's avengers
The operations Of an international
white slave syndicate" which annually
engulfs thousands of young girls in
both continents Of America. were de-
scribed by the girl to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Alexander Dorke and
Mrs. Grace Humiston. Police guards
we're hastily summoned to protect the
girl in the hospital following her dis
closures.
Victor Blsdy. the chauffeur, told AS
sstant District Attorney John A. Dool-
ing that he had seen a certain man with
Cocchi in the cycle shop on the night
Of February IA, the day after the mur-
der. This man, Mrs. Cocchi testified,
called for her husband at his home on
the night in question and left the house
with him. The identity of this man is
known 70 the Investigators. They will
no, deny persistent reports that he is a
member of the police force. His arrest
is expected.
Faurot Takes Charge of Case
Coincident with the development of
this evidence, Police Commissioner
Woods halted further investigation OF
the murder by Captain Alonzo Cooper,
Of the Fourth Branch Detective Bu-
reau, and his subordinates. He ordered
Inspector J. A. Faurot. head Of the De-
tective Bureau, to devote his entire
time 70 the case and take full charge
Of the police investigation. Spare no
one" Mr. Woods ordered.
But Henry D.. Cruger, father of the
murdered girl, in an open letter to the
Mayor demanded that not even the
Commissioner be spared He asked for
the Commissioners immediate removal
fron ofHce and the complete reorgani-
ration Of the Police Department. These
moves, he declared, were necessary "in
the interest Of the community and for
the better protection OF the lives and
regulations Of It's people"
Eight detectives who worked on the
Cruger case az the outset, when the
sH vanished and Cocchi disappeared,
were summoned 10 Headquarters last
nIgnt and Questioned by Inspector Eau
Fot. They we're closeted with him until
after midnight.
we're going 20 the bottom Of this
o9siness,' said Fsurot when they
emerged. Faurot is the man who es-
'aoAshed the guilt Of Hans Schmidt,
Sho murdered Anna Aumuller. The
thrse detectives accused by Mrs Cocchi
@ho hrE. Patterson were among those
questioned. They denied making the
Nafments attributed 20 them by the
women. They will be brought up for
s1zmination before the District At
ioney.
Human Bone Found In Shop
The search a. the Cocchi cycle shop
continued yesterday and disclosed sew
sf@i objects Of interest % the search
s'f. small substance believed % be
human bone Was found among the
sihss in the cellar stove. DR.. Otto H.
senuitze, medical assistant % the Dis
riet Attorney, Was asked 20 determine
whether i was the piece Of bone miss
Mg from the dead girls skull. In the
,i'Y, also Was found a rusty penknife,
snether was discovered In the layatory
bshind the shop, while a table knife,
Nhieh had been ground and shortened
sss found in the yard. Any Of these
h1iTes may be the one used By the
murderer, Inspeetor Fsurot believes.
The sui, found In the hole from
Hhieh Ruth Cruger's body vas taken
was found yesterday 20 belong 20 II. T..
Snow, member of the lat Cavalry