The sun., 1917-06-25
COCCHI ATTEMPTS
TO END LIFE IN CELL


Continued from Fret Page.
run away from her home at Schenectady
on February 10.
The point OF the Lagarenne report. in
the mind OF Commissioner Wallstein. II
that It indicates a suspicion on Iaga-
renne's part that Cocchi might have had
something to do with Miss Crugers dis
appearance and that his mail ought
therefore he scrutinized. However. moth
ing was done and the detectives contin-
ued TO run around in circles and as far
as possible from where Cocchi's trail be-
gan.
Commissioner walistein's inquiry and
that Of the District Attorney will 60 into
the matter OF Cocchrs easy disappear
ance. Efforts will be made to find out
II anybody assisted Cocchi In getting
away. especially anybody connected with
the police force. District Attorney
Swami and his principal assistant. John
T. Dooling. were resting in the country
yesterday after their arduous labors and
so nothing was done over Sunday by the
District Attorneys Office. Mrs. Cocchi.
in the House Of Detention. wanted to
give further Information to the District
Attorneys office. but nobody In author
ity could be found to take down her
statement.
Wallstein was extremely busy, work.
ing all day In his office on the twelfth
floor OF the Municipal Building. He
de,ved into stacks of Police Department
records and worked out a process OF ex-
animation for to-day. when Henry d.
Cruger, Ruth's father. takes the stand
before him to accuse the police. The
Commissioner has studied Cocchis con-
fesion "a reported from Bologna. and
finds in II intrinsic evidence to support
DR.. Otto II. Schultzes theory that Cocchi
was criminal of perverted proclivities.
ripper murderer.
DIR. Carlos Macdonald. the alienist,
suggested yesterday that the unsolved
mystery Of the murders Of I.eonora Cohn
and Charles Murray In 1915 might be
! laid to Cocchis door. The girl Of and
the boy OF 4 were victims Of a ripper.
| The police have taken cognizance OF DR..
MacDonald's suggestion.
Inquiry Into Graft.
Inquiry into the graft side OF the Cru
ger case has reached a stage OF docu-
mentary interest. The police investiga-
tors have found evidences in the sum-
mons stub books supplied to motorcycle
policemen tending to show that crooked
practices existed. To every motorcycle
pOiiCemdn lS suppHe0 n summons btuO
book of ffty blank summonses. At
tached to each summons blank are two
stubs. One OF these stubs goes to the
traffic branch and tho other IL retained
| In the stub book as = permanent record
for Police Headquarters.
| When a motorcycle policeman hnds
cause OF complaint against an automo-
bile driver or owner ne issues q sum-
mons setting out the nature Of the COM
plant. He Is supposed to enter the
nature OF the complaint on each Of the
stubs. 1t has been discovered that In
many Of the old stub books turned In
to Police Headquarters the stubs are
blank. no complaint Of any sort having
been noted. although tho summons
blanks were served. If there had been
| only one or two such instances the omis-
sion to note the character Of the COM
\ piaint on the stub would have been ac-
| cepted as a case OF forgetfulness or
carelessness. but when four or Ave. and
to all out stubs were discovered the
failure indicated to the police investiga-
tors something more than clerical In
efficiency II indicated that grating
has been going on Summonses had been
served. but cases had been Quashed.
Records Of the traffic court are being
compared with the records existing I'm
these stub books.
The lack OF a proper inspection OF
these stub book recoxds made irregulari-
ties possible. The books are supposed
to be inspected regularly. As q matter
Of fact inspections and auditings are in
frequent and irregular. Apparently
many motorcycle men took a chance" "
suspensiOns Promised.
To-day, It is announced. there will be
an order issued suspending ten or a
dozen Of the motorcycle men who have
been supervising motor traffic In Man.
haitian. These men are not charged
with grating, but they will be tried fol
violating certain rules OF the Police De-
partment.
In the meantime reports persist that
Cocchi was q graft collector and thai
ne was the principal agent in the col!ec-
tion of upward Of 100000 from motor
lists who wished to avoid dne or i'm
prisonment.
Inspector Faurot paid another visi
Yesterday to Consuelo Larue In tho Poly.
clinic Hospital After he had talked
with Miss Larue he said he had made
ian important discovery" Subsequenti,
he Raye out that he had found wit
ness who knew Miss Larue and who wa
prepared TO sibstantiate some Of Mis-
J.arue's story But Faurot thought u
hesr 10 withhold details. Presumabl,
they had to do with leads on a genera
investigation of white slavery condi
, tions. an investigation which Mrs. Grace
Humiston is pressing for.
Commissioner Wallstein's public In
cuirv will be resumed at 10 A. NJ. to
day in room 1900 In the Municipal Build
ing. with Henry d. Cruger as witness
Mrs Grace Humiston had two hou
talk Yesterday with Commander Evan
geline Booth OF the Salvation Army
Mrs. Humiston asked Commander Boot
70 suggest ways for the Salvation Arm!
10 cooperate with a new organization
20 oxpose and punish white slaverA Tn
cooperation was pledged.
"Mra Humiston is an interesting com
b,natIon Of analytical mind and warn
svmpathy." said Miss Booth last eve
n,na "Her sole aim is to protect tn
lives and honor Of young girls. be
Iieve she has positive genius for re
search and that II she receives activ
! s,nport from the authorities she vii
: 20 far in the accomplishment OF her am
, commander Booth said tho improve
} want Of the Police Department unde
5 commissioners Woods has been S
marked that she hestated to criticis
the force for its failure in the Cruge
/, case.