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Show HSTCHGQCK 1 STAND II HISJ1 BEHALF Accused Actor Tells Plausible Story of Meeting "With His Girl Accusers. NEW YORK, .June 0. Taking flic witness staud today in his own defense,, Raymond Hitchcock, tho actor, flatly denied the ehnrjes made against him that hc had been improper in his con-duet con-duet with two young zMs, Helen Von Ilagen and Elsie Voceks. Jiitehcock appeared as a witness shortly after the closing of the State's case in tho trial of the actor today. It is expected that the case will go to the jury tomorrow. tomor-row. Hitchcock made an excellent witness, wit-ness, answering thc questions put to him clearly and unhesitatingly. Ho stated that he first met the Von Hagen girl in 1904, and that long afterward she recognized him at thc Garden theater, thea-ter, and asked lo ride with him in his automobile. The actor said he told thc girl to ask her mother if. she might go, and she returned with Elsie Voecks, saying she had obtained consent con-sent to make the trip. Hitchcock said after reaching tho house in Crreat is'cck. L. ., ho put the girls on a train for New York. Had Mother's Conseut. Thc next time he saw the girls, tho actor lestifiod, was late one night standing stand-ing on thc steps of his house, and that they said that their mothers know where they were. The last train having departed for thc city, thc actor said, tho girls remained at his home that night. Later he met Elsie Voecks and Helen Vou nagen on tho street, he testified, and told the girls that hc wanted to talk to thorn. He took them to his home, on West Forty-first street, and told them there that "he had heard that thC3' made remarks reflecting on his character. Thc two girls, lie declared, dcuied making any disparaging remarks. re-marks. Hitchcock denied that his relations re-lations with cither of thc two girls had been improper. Flora Zabcllc testified briefly, stating that at the time of thc alleged occurrences occur-rences her husband told hor of meeting the two young girls and of thc automobile automo-bile ride. |