The New York herald., 1922-03-23
SECOND GIRL TELLS
OF VISITING RICHARD
Her Testimony i'm Main Sup
ports That of His First
Accuser.
DEFENDANT is UNMOVED
Child's Story Is Unshaken I'm
der a Rigorous Cross
Examination.
DEFENDANT is UNMOvED

tale Of visits and automobile rides
with Tex Rickard. corroborating that
told Tuesday by Sarah Schoenfeld. the
complaining witness. was repeated yes
terday by Nellie Gasko. e. second wit
ness for the, prosecution. In the third
day of the trial of the sports promotar.
Sarah. under long and rigorous
cross-examination by Max ID steuer
counsel for the defendant. that forced
her once to leave the stand for rest
was not shaken in the main points in
her narrative OF the morning and pre-
ceding day.
Although Sarah said on Tuesday that
Rickard had given her sums from 50 to
$40 after almost every visit to Madison
Square Garden or the two apartments
in West Forty-seventh street. she had
not admitted she had sought Rickard
for that reason. Yesterday. after Mr..
Steuer questioned her as to the finances
of her family and herself. she said: II
wanted money OF him."
Another part OF the long testimony
by both girls under examination of
Ferdinand Pecora. Chief Assistant Dis
trict Attorney. prosecuting. dealt with
automobile rides with the defendant
late in January and after newspapers
had carried stories Of his alleged rela-
tions with Anna Hess and Alice Ruck,
other young girls in whose behalf
charges were brought against Rickard
by tha Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children.
Sarah, wearing a white MILDLY blouse,
red necktie and brown plaid skirt, said
Rickard had taken her out in taxicab bs
and in his car and asked her to promise
not to tell Of her relations with him.
She told the court he had threatened ito
send them away IL they told any one
and urged them to keep away from
Madison Square Garden. Nellie bore
out her companions story. saying Rick
ard had told her that "Alice and Anna
had played a mean trick on him."
Rickard Is Unmoved.
The boxing promoter. who is being held
in the Tombs, during the course of the
trial, sat apparently unmoved through
out the day, conversing occasionally
with Hyman Bushel. another of his
lawyers. He watched the witnesses in
tently and at times made notes
Women had been barred from the
court room. by Judge wasservogeps or
ders, so the two girls faced a roomful
OF men, with the single exception of a
nurse from the Children's Society.
Mr.. Pecora ended his direct examina-
ton of the Schoenfeld girl at II O'Clock
His last question was IL Sarah had been
married to Rickard and she answered in
tho negative. Mr.. Steuer then began
cross examination by questions concern
ing the letter introduced Tuesday by the
prosecution. This note purported to
have been written by Rickard and was
an offer to help Sarah's brother, said TO
DO serving larceny sentence In Mil
waukee. Mr.. Steuer appeared To be try
Ing to show the letter was accountable
Tor many OF the visits of the girl to the
promoters office in the Garden.
Girl shows Confusion.
MT. Steuer sought to bring out dis
crepancies in the youthful witness's
testimony and succeeded at tines in
confusing her. lie brought out she had
been In custody of the Children's So
ciety since last January I'm an apparent
effort to show that might account for
her clear testimony. He got her to nd-
NIT that when first interviewed by Mr..
Pecora she had not told the truth. but
said she had had nothing to do with
Richard. The second time she said she
told him the truth and admitted she
had visited the promoter.
Nellie Gasko. wearing a big red hair
ribbon. red tie and dark blue dress. then
took the stand. She appeared much
younger than Sarah. although she spoke
with stronger voice. She started
answering Mr.. Pecoras questions as If
reciting a previously learned interroga-
ton. When he pointed to the defendant
she identified him as 'Mr. George j..
(Tex) Richard"
Her answers appeared to check well
with those of Sarah. She told of visits
to the office in the Garden and the
apartments in 20 and "a West Forty
seventh street, describing the procedure
of entrance and the furniture similarly.
The court adjourned when she had com
pleted her testimony. Mr.. Steuer will
begin her cross-examination to-day at
10 O'clock