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

pencils, perhaps to manufacture an
explanation OF their presence. Others
seemed nothing more than sensation
seekers.
As soon as all the newspaper men
were seated at their tables, an ON
pioyee OF Mr.. Wallstein's department
vrant around and took down the name
Of each reporter and the paper ne
represented. The whispered reason
for this was that a man supposed TO
be a private detective had occupied a
ssporter's seat in the gulse OF a news
paperman last Friday and had taken
notes upon the testimony Of Police
Capt. Alonzo p. Cooper, recently re-
ileyed OF command OF the Fourth
Branch Detective Bureau by Com
missioner Woods In connection with
the Cruger case.
A little before II o'clock Mr.. Cruger
came into the examination room nc
companied by his attorney. Terence J.
McManus. and took a seat behind the
witness chair. He looked worn and
holIow-eyed. the shadows under his
brows deepened by the gold trimmed
spectaeies he wore. Most Of the time
he kept his right side partly turned
toward the ck-cranlng crowd OF
spectators. Now and then he leaned
forward and talked with Mr.. McManus
who made notes on a pad In his lap.
DETECTIVE LAoARENNE CALLED
As FIRST WITNESS.
The first witness called was John L.
Lagarenne. the Fourth Branch Bureau
detective who was the first TO be as
signed to the Cruger case by Capt
Cooper on Feb. II last, the day after
Ruth disappeared following her call
At Alfredo Cocchl's shop to get her
sharpened skates.
The examination OF I.agarenne was
short and confined only TO the time
4 at which he had received orders from
his superior to take up the Cruger
case. which he said was the morning
of tho 18th.
Mr.. Cruger was then called. He
gave his address In Claremont Ave-
niue and his business ns that OF coal
merchant in connection with Arthur
NJ. Brown.
O. You arc the father OF Ruth
Cuger. A. Yes, I am.
O. What was the first information
YOU received about Ruth's disap-
pearancol A. Al about p. M. on
Feb. 10.
@. whoro were your A I was
eating dinner In the Grand Hotel.
7 Boston. was thero with my wife.
Ny three daughters. Ruth, Helen and
Christine were at homo in New York.
Q. what did you hear7 A. Mr..
Arthur NJ. Brown called me on the
telephone. about 720 o'clock. He
saAd Ruth had gone out and failed
TO return. He said II ought to be
reported TO the police but he didn't
want 'tVgdo It without my o. X.
ToCo TO REPORT CASE TO THE
POLICE At ONCE.
Q. What did you say7 A. / told
him TO go ahead and report II at
once.
Y. Did he say how he had heard ~
A. Yes, from my daughter Helen.
had told my daughters that II any
thing untoward happened 10 call or
Mr.. Brown; 30 they telephonod hin
when Ruth didn't como home.
Mr.. Cruger then said that he had
called up number OF friends her,
in New York. including Geo. II
Olney. an old commercial traveller.
"Mr. Olney had been with Mr.
Brown when tho first message wac
sent TO me-" Mr.. Cruger went on. "Iu
all they sent me four messages"
q. What were you told about Ruth'i
dlsnppearance? a. That che had gon,
20 get a pair OF skates she had hat
sharpened and had not come home.
.. You suggested that an alarm b,
sent out7 A. Yes, and Mr.. Brown
told me he had arranged with Mr.
Olney TO have such an alarm sent ou
from Police Headquarters at mid
night. Later he telophoned me h
"N' h4NNi FNA Nhk btNNAbt AhN ohbi ~
had not been sent out.
Q. Upon what dl1 he base his belle
that n general alarm would be sen
out at midnight? A don't know.
HURRIED HOME AND LEARNED
OF VAIN SEARCH.
Mr. Cruger then related that
left Boston at 1880 on tho night {
Feb. i3 and came swiftly to this cit,
Q. What did Mr.. Brown tell yo
when you arrived? A. That he hs
been In communication with sever
private detective agencies and hs
instituted q search OF hotels, no
pitfalls and other public places, bI
that nothing had resulted.
"one OF my daughters had been
the habit OF going to th6 Notl,
Rink" Mr. Cruger went on, "and
was thought that Ruth had go
there. But Investigation proved IN
she had not"
Q. What did your daughter tell y,
about Ruth? A. That she had 90
out shortly after l o'clock TO z