The New York herald., 1920-01-07

The regular Grand Jury yesterday began
an Investigation OF that party" held three
weeks ago In the Riverside Drive apart.
ment OF a prominent oil merchant at which
a girl seventeen years old alleges she was
attacked by the host. Tho investigation
was begun by Alfred J. Talley, Chief AS
sistant District Attorney, ushering this girl
and two girl companions of the same age
before the Grand Jury.
When the three were leaving the Grand
Jury room members OF tho body aided Mrs
Ellen A. O'Grady and Mr.. Taliey in pre-
venting the Identity Of the girls becoming
known through qucstidnng. One Of the
Jurors. spying a photographer about Ia
take a picture of the girls, threw his heavy
Ioyercoat oyer the camera.
| Everything connected with the inquiry
v as shrouded I'm secrecy. When the girIs
entered the Criminal Courts Building carly
in the day Mrs. OGrady managed to gel
them to Mr.. Talley's office without Their
presence becoming known to outsiders
Soon after. three other girls, about the
same age as those chaperoned by Mrs
lOGrady. won't to the District Attorney
office and were secreted in a private Of.
flee.
| Goes Directly to Jury.
! 1t was not until after the second thres
girls had been safely hidden from the In.
quisitive that Mr.. Talley announced thai
Edward Swami. District Attorney, had de.
cided to forego the investigation Of the
case he started last Friday and to take
the matter Immediately before the Crane
Jury.
While Mr.. Talley was speaking the frs,
three girls were hurried down the bach
stairway to the Grand Jury room, on the
second floor, and when the other girl.
were taken to the anteroom Of the inquisi
toria chamber a few minutes later a re-
port was circulated that each Of the girl.
would make separate complaint agains
the oil merchant
| 1t Is known that at least two of tho frs,
| three girls ushered into the Grand Jury
room by Mrs. OGrady have serious
charges to make against the man in con.
nectfon with the party" in the Riverside
Drive apartment on the night the oil mar
and one-tirne high official OF the b. r. r
became acquainted with them through ar
automobile filtration In Fifth avenue.
Although no information could be OBJ.
tanned on the matter from Mrs. OGrad.
Ior the attaches Of the District Attorney.
office, the report soon was in circulation
that all six girls intend to reveal to the
inquisitors incidents connected with visits
they made to the mans apartment on diff
ferent occasions
Three Girls Testify.
| 1t was learned that only three OF the
girls were called before the Grand Jury
during the day but the others, il Ia eX-
pected, will be called today. District At
torney Swami said that while all of the
evidence in the case had not been pre-
sented TO the Grand Jury during the day
he would not be surprised If the body re.
turned indictments this afternoon or to-
morrow morning.
when the first three girls. guarded by Mrs
O'Grady. Mr.. Talley and the entire Grand
Jury. came out Of the inquisitorial cham
Der was not without its humorous aspects.
a group OF photographers had arrayed
themselves along the walls of the lobby
,ng to the chamber awaiting the re-
Il. arance Of the girls. As the door of the
Grand Jury room swung open. Mrs.