New-York tribune., 1922-03-23
Casko Girl, II,
Supports Story
AgainstRickard
CorrUborates the ScI,oenfeld
Child's Testimony Regard
ing Visits to Promoter
in 47ih ST. Apartments
Describes Ride in Park
Under Gross Examination.
Complaining Witness Re-
mains Firm as TO Details

rtftoen-rear- Sarah Schoenfold's
story OF more than half dozen visits
TO the apartments Of Tex Richard in
West Forty-sev"nth Street was cor-oh-
GRATED yesterday by Nellie Gasko.
idc-@1icd by Sarah "a her companion
on those visits. There is al indictment
against Rickard. on trial before Justice
Wassorvoge', charging him with nbduc-
tiou N connection with visits Of the
Gasko child. Who is not get thirteen
wears old.
Nellie did not take the stand until
the sfternoor session was half gone.
Throughout thc morning and during
tao rrst part Of The afternoon session
N the C~imiRsl Branch of the Supreme
Cont the Schocntield girl had been
cross-exaDined by Max D. Steuer. As
the day wore on the Young witness
grew usar7 ard at times appeared pug-
lied By the amending stream of oues-
Ions her mouth Jagged open and she
Eazed vacartly ~ the chandelier in the
center of u" courtroom, but she did
not ~lsterisiiv alter Der story Of four
x'St9 to the apartment in "a West
Forty-ssventh Street and four others to
% vest Forty-soventh Street
Sarsh's answers TO questions were
given II such low tones that frequently
srs yes requested by the court to raise
hor voice. Nellie was decided con-
trast.
Gasko Girl Takes Stand
II was nearly $3.50 o'clock when
court attendant. as Sarah lett The
Casko" N'''e
da.T-eved. thin little girl, with
ed ribbon Ted in her black hair. en-
tered tic = urtroom, acconlpanied hv
matron In white, and took a ouicL
frightened devise glance az rows ana
ro~a ~ mer WHO Razed as eagerly at
her as ever rler watched the contest
ar's N oTe ef .he fights promoted by
the solsmn-Sace5 defendant.
When shs had given her name As
heyl A'"eo
Iiow old arc you. Nell'e ."
am thirteen years old" Nellie
was sslf..composed and spoke in loud,
clear voice 9N'
You meen you are thirteen now?n
next July" N'0
Nellie ?" "9'"''
NY m|t'ors name is Nellie Gsskov
~ nat 10 sour fathers nalneop
.. NY fathe' nano Is Martin Gasko."
Zach time 0 ohiu repc@tcd in her
sns"sr th,. words Of the question.
Nellie thtp told, in reply to oues-
n,ss s.. u scNoenfeid last 9S sumpner 9pp mao 10
tho sN tnnlrs pool in an amusement
1esor at % ey Island. One a child
OF Stwisr ps-sntapo and the othcr
With Catholic back ground; ore from
New Yo1h's East Side and The Other
ron Brooklyn tenement. they ap-'
pa-ently were kindred spirits snd eager
1of aovertures away from homes where
neither vss too carefully supervised
Nellie told of going on two occasions
20 the swimming pool in Madison
Square Garden.
Tells OF Meeting Richard
"Do. you know this mani" Mr. Pc.
cora indicated the defendant, whose
bald pate is concealed by carefully
pls5tered hair that is brushed forward
from that part of the back Of his
lsad that ltes between his ears.
Yes, sir replied Nellie.
WHO is hs?''
MIR. George l. Tex Ricksrd."
Well said Mr.. Pecora. "toll us,
S1eliie, how you met Mr.. George L.
lex Ntckard.
a doorman by The name Of Jack at
Madison Square Garden pointed him
out to ne"
Did you speak to him ther ?"
Yes. sir. told him was good
sswlmner and wanted TO join one Of
the co'.tcsts for girl ewinlmers."
\ What did he ssy7'
he SAID | was too late--or sumpn'
Ike that
= Then Nellie told of going to the Gar
den later after the pool had been closed
Tor the season. Sarah waa with her,
one said. She thought it was some
time in August. It WIS after school
started. and that was September IL. 1t
TOOK many questions to untangle Nellie
on that point, and she finally admitted
shat she did not know whether Septem-
per precedsd or followed August She