New-York tribune., 1922-02-17
Indict Rickard
On 2 Charges
Filed by Girls
Grand Jury Acts on Com.
plants of Alice Ruck and
Sarah Schoenfeld; Pro-
moter Pleads Not Guilty
Freed on $4,000 Bond
Week Granted to Make Mo-
tions: Defendant Denies
He Has Quit Enterprises

George L. (Tex) Rickard. sports pro-
meter and lessee of Madison Square
Garden, was indicted yesterday on
charges made by Alice Ruck and Sarah
Schoenfeld each fifteen years old. Two
indictments against Rickard charged
MIN with assault in the second degree
and another statutory offense. The
indictments were handed up to Justice
Wasservogc shortly before o'clock.
Eickard gave $4,000 bail and was re-
leased.
Richards counsel. Max Steuer. had
been notified five minutes before the
grand jury reported the indictment to
produce Rickard in court. Richard.
with his counsel and Frank Flaurano. a
business associate, appeared at the
criminal Courts Building twenty min
utes later Upon their arrival there
was q conference between his lawyers,
Justice Wasservogel and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney John +. O'Ncil
Rickard Pleads Not Guilty
Following the conference, William A.
Penny. clerk Of the court. called:
George i. Rickard to the bar"
Ricsard Immediately walked forward
and took place alone in the prison
er's stall Asked how he pleaded 10
the charges. Steuer replied for him.
saying: "Defendant pleads not guilty
and. valves the reading of the indict
ments.'
Mr. Stcur then asked that week he
granted FOR the purpose of making any
necessary motions. This request was
granted.
On the question of bail Mr.. O'Nejl
said the District Attorneys office would
he satisfied with the $4,000, fixed by
Magl lStrate George W. Simpson in the
West Side Court last Saturday on the
Ruck sirl'S complaint, to cover both
indictments.
justice Wasservogel said the court
approved of this amount and asked if
the surety company had been consulted
A rep. .esentative of the National Surety
Company acQuiesced in the bail being
continued to cover both indictments
and Rclarc and his party left the
courtroom.
Denies Quitting Business
Az usual, Rickard was composed and
before entering the automobile which
awaited hlm denied that he had sew
cred his connections with the enter
prises IN which he is interested. as was
rumored earlier in the day. Concern
ing the indictments, Rickard said he
mad no statement to make, but would
answer 'ne charges at the proper time
kickard was arrested on January 21
following his surrender to detectives of
the west Forty seventh Street police
s'ation He was arraigned before Mag
4strate Simpson charged with attacking
Alice Ruck: Other girls, ranging in
age from eleven to fifteen years. were
named as witnesses At that timo he
vas held in bail Of $1,000 later in
creased to $4,000, when Magistrate
sSimpSon held him for the grand Jury.
ne denied at that time all charges
made against him and declared that
the whole procedure was surprise
to him.
The Euck girl remained the sole
ngure in the charges until Assistant
plStrlct Attorney Pecora announced
mat other complainants had been
ound to testify against the sports pro
moter.
The indictments handed up yester-
DAY charge that attacks were made on
'he Euck and Schocnfed girls in the
Tower of Madison Square Garden and
III an apartment at 20 West Forty
seventh Street.