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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1917
Page
4
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The hearing scrutinized detective Lagarenne and shop owner Cocchi over Ruth Cruger's disappearance. Commissioner Wallstein pressed Lagarenne on surveillance, evidence handling, and omissions while missing person theory clashed with warnings about neglect and potential crime links.
Mrs Grace Humiston appealed to New York Archdiocese leaders to press Father Gaspar Morretto to reveal more about Cocchi s statements and possible accomplices in Ruth Cruger s murder She sought church influence to have Cocchi brought back as investigators question Morretto about Cocchi s visit and confessions while DA Swann pressed for full cooperation
In Bologna Judge Zucconi questions Alfredo Cocchi again but a detailed confession report remains unseen. Cocchi's lawyer Venturini cannot learn all details. The critical issue is Cocchi’s naturalization status and U S extradition rights under the treaty. The American Embassy in Rome has not received an official naturalization statement.
Governor Whitman asked the State Department to delay action by the Italian court in the Alfredo Cocchi case to learn if he can be brought to the United States for trial. Efforts will continue to persuade Italy to surrender the prisoner, though Italy has refused to surrender Italian subjects for years.
Eula May Strateley, 16, found by detective Joseph Ryan at Broadway near 108th Street after a daylong search led by Assistant District Attorney Royal H. Weller. Twin Florence identified her. Eula refused to reveal where she had been since Sunday night. Chauffeur Thomas Cooney held on $10,000 bail on a technical abduction charge.
Cooney left his employer with Miss Strateley at his home then failed to return or deliver her home. Detectives traced his movements to a garage where the Cruhl machine was stored and he was arrested. Assistant District Attorney Burke joined in probing his stories and place-hunting for the missing girl.
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