New-York tribune., 1922-03-24
RickardW armed
Him ToBe Mum.
.Ianitor Swears
Herman Verch Says He Saw
Promoter i'll Building
Where Alleged Attacks
on Children We're Made
Girl Confesses Grimes
Nellie Casko. One of the
Accusers. Admits Theft
and Forgery on Stand

The state rested its case against Tex
R,ekard yesterday afternoon after the
isnitor Of 20 and "a West Forty-sev-
Anth street lad testified that he had
cen the defendant enter the building
and that later Rickard had told him
20 keep quiet.
Max Steuer. counsel for the boxing
nroraoter viii begin this morning an
,tte,npt to convince the jury that
Rickard is the victim of a conspiracy
The words "framo-up' were heard in
he courtroom for the first time yes
erday Afternoon. when Herman Nerch,
tbe isnitor. testified that Rickard had
,sid to him: Some persons are going
% get afar me--a frameup. If you
NOV anything, keep quiet"
IN the main. the testimony of Nerch
VAS valuable 10 the prosecution. as it
.,rved to corroborate the stories of
sarah SchoenfeId and Nellie Gasko to
his extent Rickard did visit the
.partmcnts where the girls say the
,ileced crimes against them we're com
nitted These apartments, first 90 and
after Octobee Is p West Forty-sev-
enth Street we're leased by " alter
Field. an employee Of Rickard Field,
according TO Assistant District Attor-
aey Pccora has been sought unsuc-
cessfuly since early in February by
subpoena servers from the District At
forney's Office This information was
not placed in the record. As far as the
Jurors are concerned, the failure to put
Field on the stand is unexplained.
Girl Confesses Thefts
yerch was the fourth witness offered
.he two little girls and Or. W. Travis
Glib. Of the Children's Society. The
physician testified for the state con-
cerning the physical condition of Sarah
Schoenfede. The effect Of this was
somewhat lost, however, by an adms-
son by Sarah, brought from her by
the skiIful questions Of Mr.. Steuer
hat she had an affair with a boy of
ier own age.
1t was the glib tongue Of little Nellie
Gssko that revealed Sarah's secret
Nellie was on the stand during most
o. the day and in her own words pic
mred herself for the jury as an arch
criminal She had forged checks
broken into houses, robbed the mails
and, worse than that had deliberately
selected Sarah Schoenfcli as an en-
icing bait to lay before Mr.. George
l. Tex Rickard" which is her com
0lete manner Of identifying the fight
-romoter
Nellie" began Mr.. Stcucr, were
you ever arrested ~
To the spectators leaning forward to
.3eh the words Of the defendants
.awyer it seemed almost foolish
-lestion. From the red ribbon in her
curly light hair TO the buttons on her
SHOES Nellie might have posed as
Youthful Iunocence' in any Sunday
school tablcau
Stole From Relief Fund Bank
Yes. said Nellie, and stole a sly
look at the surprised faces confronting
Ter n the jury box.
"W hat we're you arrested for, Nell
lie ' From Mr. Steucrs voice it might
haze been assumed that lie was little
Ne'i's sole friend.
81 took some money out of jewish
relief fund bank said Nellie, and
5njied family.
Nellie, do YOU know Joseph Lewis ~
YES. sir.
DO YOU recall going to his office,
forcing open his desk and stealing
some postage stamps?"
yes. That was last year
10id YOU ever work for Mrs.
The Youthful witnesses face was
blank and she gazed at tho ceiling as
does child in school when stumpod
pE teachers question
We'll Nellie. do You remember
working for woman who lived in SiA-
eenth Avenue in Brooklyn. between
SNiy-second and SiNty-third streets p"
A es.' Nellie nodded eagerly.
Then Mr. Steucr reminded Nellie
-ha' while she had worked there two