The New York herald., 1922-01-22

Charles G.. Birmingham, Mr.. Samuel IL.
they were turned over to the Children $
Society with a record of their state
ments and request to investigate.
After hearing the stories of tine al
legged visits to Richards Office in the
tower of Madison Square Garden and to
the West Forty-seventh street fiat agents
Of the society took the girls on Friday
before Ferdinand Pecora, Chief Assist
ant District Attorney, to whom they re-
peated their stories and who determined
upon Richards arrest
When Richards arrest was decided
upon Friday night he was sought at
Madison Square Garden, where pro-
gram OF boxing bouts was in progress.
He was not there, but short time later
his counsel, Mr.. Steuer. telephoned to
the District Attorney that he would be
in court yesterday morning.
When he arrived Rickard was es-
corted into the room and not immedi-
ately placed under arrest When the
final complaint was drawn, however,
and attested by August Masop, an agent
OF the society, he was formally taken in
custody by Detectives George f. Nc
Cam and Charles G. Flaherty. His ar
raignment and release on bail followed.
Scores Of the promoter friends were
present during the short proceedings,
word OF which had spread up and down
Broadway during the early hours Of the
morning. Their only explanation, and
one concurred in with nod and mono-
syllable Yes" by Rickard, was that Il
was a case of mistaken identity,
Police Force Entry to Flat.
party Of six detectives. some of
them from the Childrens Society and
the rest from the East Thirty-ffth street
station, visited the three story house at
20 West Forty-seventh street Yesterday
afternoon with the Ruck girl.
The superintendent of the building re-
fused to let them into the apartment of
walter Field, on the second floor, where
tney said they wanted to go. One of
the detectives climbed by the fire escape
through a rear window and opened the
door of the apartment from the inside.
The girl was shown the first room. and
according TO Superintendent Pisarra,
said II was the one In which the alleged
attack took place.
The apartment was rented on October
by a man who said he was Walter
Field, according to the superintendent.
1t is furnished apartment consisting
OF three rooms and alcove and rents for
sl.600 year. There are three apart
ments on the upper floors. but the parlor
floor and basement are used for busi-
ness purposes.
Detectives of the East Thirty-fifth
street station said last night tt>nt Anna
Hess with another girl figured in the
arrest of Angeles Beliery of 242 East
Twenty-eighth street on November 20
on similar charge made by an agent
of the ChiIdren's Society. The detec-
tives stated that physicians testified
Beliery could not be guilty of the crime
and the complaint was dismissed.
When the Hess girl was in Bellevue
Hospital few days ago. according to
the police. some of the detectives who
visited there on other business recoc-
nized her and said: Are you in trouble
again The giri, they added, 'just
smiled"
At the homes of the three girls no
particulars of the affair were known.
The girls had been in the hands of the
Children's Society for week-that was
all parents or other relatives knew. All
three girls spoke frequently last summer
OF the Madison Square swimming pool,
but as far as could be learned never
mentioned Rickard.
The Ruck girl lives i'm modestly fur
nished flat on the top floor of tcne-
oni. 1t Is a front apartment and ap-
parentlys the best in the house The |
homes OF the other two girls suffer by /
even with that one. The /
Renzi girls father conducts shoe /
repair shop and fruit stand at Third
avenue and Twenty-fifth street. lie \
had never heard his daughter mention |
Rlckard and said he couldn't understand /
the affair OF why the society was keep
ing her in charge
The Ruck girls mother broke into !
tears and protested that she had been 1
unable to get any information herself |
from the socetys agents. She declined /
to answer questions. The Hess girls |
home Is a two room basement apart /
ment that Is occupied by her father, n
mechanic; her mother and two brothers.
Mrs. Hess said that last Sunday night
when her daughter had failed for the
first time to return home her father
and brothers went In search Of her.
Some time later she said. police Off
GER from the East Thrty-fifth street
station called and said( the girl was
here. That was all she knew of the
affair.