Priest Denies Cocchi Confessed Killing Rath Crager
The Rev Father Moretto testified that Cocchi did not confess the murder of Ruth Crager and denied revealing details of the crime. The district attorney cited clergy confidentiality and noted pressure from press coverage and attorneys. Investigators probed St Rafsel's Home in Water Street for Cocchi's possible detention before departure to Italy.
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Cocchi
Rath Crager
Aspar Sinner
Seme
Ake Refael
Charlton Street
Inethiet
Swann
Newa- Pputttet
Father Moretto
Grace Hammston
Cruger
Meretto
Val O'Farrell
Hutelste
Thorgne Magwoll
Momeenar Mudtey
Duntic
Cardinal Farer
Rem
Ofarvelt
Erioinary
Dinwoodin
Father Moreste Synersl
Lenn
Ine
York
Father Morette
Iiden
Rome
Hamiston
Father Fornttn
Joseph A. Fautot
St. Rafsel
Water Street
Italy
Accused by Fourteen Girls Held on Bail in Yorkville Case
Magistrate Marsh in Yorkville court yesterday set bail at 2500 dollars for Hellman accused by fourteen girls aged fourteen to fifteen of abuse at 116 Kant Seventy-second Street. Detectives name a dozen potential witnesses and say a 14 year old girl reported mistreatment by Hellman at his shop after an absence.
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Vranx Hellman
Kant Seventy-second Street
Marsh
Yorkville Court
Manine Thifteen
Hellman
Trial of Detective Is Asked For Laxity in Cruger Case
A public inquiry into New York Police handling of Ruth Cruger’s disappearance recommends Detective Sergeant Job Lagarenne be hauled before the Police Trial Board for gross negligence. The inquiry details delays, poor cooperation, and incomplete searches at Cocchi shop, with testimony on missed leads and the role of motorcycle cops amid family pressure and suspect theory.
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Cruger
Thes
John Lagarenne
Fourth Branch
Leonard A. Wallstein
Wallstein
Arthur Woods
Lagaren Mn Tris
Gaspar Moretto
St. Rafael's
Charlton Street
Edward Swann
Corchi
Cocchi
State Department
Whitman
Gocchi
United States
Police Department
Leonard M. Wallstein Esterday
Detective Bureau
Folies
Woods
Lagerenne
Hoe
Lagarenne
New York
Ruth Cruger
Joby L. Lagarenne
Legarenne
Alfred Coceht
West 127Th Street
Borough of
Manhattan
City of New York
Serfast Lagarenne
Mics Crager
Helen Cruger
Ruth
Thakneas
Sergeant Lagarenne
Hi 4
4Th Branch
Alfred M. Brown
Horeau
Alfredo Cocchi
Feither
Mr. Wallatein
Laga~renne
Crager
Ruth Croger
Helen Cruzer
Helen
Cecchi
Crehit
Alonzo Cooper
Coecht
Cooper
Mr. Wallstein
Tegret
Cacchi
Tagarenne
Eurenne
Cocchi Interrogated Again by Bologna Judge in NY Slayer Case
In Bologna on June 26 Judge Zuc cari questioned Alfredo Cocchi over the Ruth Cruger slaying. A public confession report has not been released and Cocchi’s attorney Venturini has not learned all Cocchi has stated. Unclear if Cocchi is a naturalized American and whether extradition could be requested independently of treaty grounds.
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Bologna
Italy
Zuccari
Alfredo Cocchi
Ruth Cruger
New York
Signor Venturini
Cocchi
United States
United State
Amelian
Rome
Cocedi
Committee of Twelve Ends Police Ties in New Oversight Move
The Committee of Twelve Inc announces it will conduct its own investigations of public complaints about police conduct. The move, disclosed at 25 West Forty-second Street, aims for independent review though not accusing the police of laxity. About 180 citizen complaints were filed in three months, all from north of Fourteenth Street, with reports sent to Police Commissioner Woods. Frankie Callanan of New York defeated Chick Simler of Erie in a twelve round boxing match in a referee’s decision tonight.
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Committee of Twelve, Inc
West Forty-second Street
Robert W. Hebberd
Ihs
Fourteenth Street
Woods
Poston
Frankie Callanan
New York
Chick Simler
Erie
Penn
Cardinale Reveals Plots to Kill Barnet Baff in Harlem
Antonio Cardinale, a key witness in the Barnet Baff case, testifies about a year of murder plots. He describes plans to kill Baff, ties to Joseph Cohen and others, and a bomb attempt linked to the West Washington Market poultry trade. Cardinale’s testimony continues, with other witnesses including Moses Rogenstein expected.
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Cardinale
Barnet Baff
Antonio Cardinale
West Washington
Supreme Court
Baff
Italy
Swann
Joseph and
Jacob Cohen
Abraham Graff
David Jacobs
Five
Harlem
Hat
Washington
Leo Campo
East 108Th Street
Joseph Cohen
Cohen
Campo
Jacohs
Barnett Bat
Batt
Baft
Jon Lorre
Sorro
Joe Cohen
Ippolito Greco
Grecco
Sara
Frank Burke
Tony Nino
Washington Market
Buffs
Arverne
Sorre
Abe Graff
Sand
William Simon
Simon & ‘Ohen
Graf
Moses Rogenstein
Ieken Mov
Raf
War Cross Fund Reaches 114 Million For Red Cross
Washington reports the Red Cross war fund has reached 114 million dollars, with stockholders contributing about 20 million in special dividends. The drive aims to aid American soldiers first and allies second, and includes plans to dispatch experts to Russia and establish dispensaries in key seaports. Major efforts will also back relief along the battlefront and in Romania.
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Washington
Red Cross
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
Davison
Frank Billings
Chicago
Red Cross Commission
Russia
National Red Cross
Ated Cross
Nd Navy
Avo
American Red Cross Commission
France
Grayson HI. P. Murphy
General Pershing
Murphy
Romania
New York Sees 40 Million Dollar Red Cross Allocation
A long standing New York contribution to the Red Cross is reported as 40 million dollars. Officials indicate the allotment will fund relief efforts and post war needs across 1940s timelines. Local organizations expect coordinated distribution and oversight by federal and state agencies.
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New York
Red Cross
Houses Given Red Crow British Branch Is Re Largo
The note records a decision involving the Red Crow British Branch and the Largo matter. It outlines a request or legal action affecting property or holdings and references the parties involved in the transaction or dispute.
Roosevelt Denounces Red Cross Aliens Order
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt denounces as discriminatory the State Department rule barring Americans of foreign birth or blood from Red Cross units abroad. He argues service should be based on loyalty not birth or parentage, urging immediate reversal and condemning discrimination between native and foreign descent.
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Theodore Roosevelt
State Department
Red Cross
Charles A. McGee
San Diego
Calif
McGee
Milwaukee
Cole
J. Re Kean
U.S. Air Medical Corps
Germany
Army
Americ
Local Voting Mixups Reported in City Notices
Reading of fragmented OCR text shows garbled phrases about a mayoral vote and street names. The readable bits mention a city, a mayor, an election in March, and street references, but many words are indecipherable.
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Stephen Smith
Hinckwell
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Zetretives
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Agov
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