New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
ARRESTS ON THE LUCANIA.
Man AND BOY ACCUSED OF AIDING IN A
NOTE BROKERS'. ESCAPE
HE Is WANTED FOR ALLEGED FRAUDU-
LENT TRANSACTIONS ON THE EAST
sIDE-TRACED TO MON
TRFAI. AND BACK.

Just before the Cunard Line steamship Lucania
sailed for Liverpool yesterday afternoon Central
Off se detectives Moody Sullivan. Leeson and Mur-
ply boarded her and arrested Isaac Greenberg hfty
years old. OF No. 1e Rutgers-st. and Maurice usn-
r nineteen years old of No. 156 Henry-st Tor AID
ing in the escape Of Nathan Musher, twenty-six
years old. a son-in-law of Greenberg.
Nathan Musher and man named Blumberg dio
a general note brokerage business at NO. 10 Fihe-
81, According to the detectives, last Thursday
Musher gave Blunberg his personal check ior
ssoa0 on the Park National Bank, in return for
which Blurnberg gave Musher s4,S0O in cash and MS
check on another bank for s1.700 When Bumberg
went 10 cash the check he found that Musher hao
only $50 10 his credit in the bank
The detectives further say that Musher is wanted
for uttering forged notes and getting them ois-
counted by East Side merchants They aver thal
these Will amount between $4,000 and sioceo one
specific complaint is that Of man named tineberg
r. merchant in Canal-st.. who the detectives say
was defraued by of these spurious notes 10 the
amount OF S5oo. Musher could not be fouho at ms
home No. l56 Henry-st.. on Thursday, ana IL WAS
learned that he had been missing since Wednesday
He was traced to Montreal He must have received
3 tin the detectives say. for when the Montreal
police were instructed arrest him it was found
that he had taken a train back to this city
HAD THREE TICKETS AND A VALIsE.
The two prisoners were down on the list as M
and C. Goldberg They had three tickets and no
baggage except a small valise. When they We're
searched a pocketbook containing sum of money
was found on one of them. Nathan Musher could
not be found though the detectives made a search
of the vessel and pier. The detectives say that
he must have informed of their intention, and
they feel sure that he is in the city.
Almost everybody in business in the neighbor-
hood Of Grand-st. east Of the Bowery knew
Musher He held prominent places In Hebrew
societies. But # was not so much on this ac.
count that he had such wide acquaintance as IT
was because of his methods OF business f m ne
financed it is said many clothing stores IN !nao s
part cf the city. detective who has looked into
the case said that Jew VINO nad tne nee7a t, ig
business would go Musher. give him note
receive s2e6o or 5000 For an accommodation like
This for three mouths a sa or so f@re non w0nd
the notes would have them discounted In this
way ne came TO be looked upon one of the
greatest OF East Side ananciers. and everybody
thought he was worth at Least least Soc f Gh hin, St fo
raise money on forged notes a9d this it is alleged @ 3D.
amount between $4,000 and $4,000.
A PRIVATE DETECTIVES LOSS.
Andrew l.. Drummond. a private detective. with
an office al No. Park Row, one of Mushers 5
friends. Musher asked him for 500, offeri<< him
two checks on the Corn Exchange National Bank
for 500 each Mr.. Drummond did not happen to
have that amount OF money with him. so he boro
rowed il and gladly gave ii 10 Musher, whom ne
po%e The exf dy ia pummond FOUND that the
Corn Exchange National Bank had only 50 cents
500 There also hint was given that Musher had
e bed been doing Business for ears One day last
week President John S. Foster of the Bowery
Bank had just made loan to customer whose
by Musher. Mr. Foster called the customer in
thinking il strange that he should be selling his
note, and asked him If that was his signature on
the paper. The reply was a denial. Then Musher
summoned and he Immediately took up all
MS President Foster communicated with
other hanks. telling Of his experience. The Bow
cry Bank loses nothing through Musher. Drum
mond could not give any reason for Musher's
course for he thinks that the broker is still
wealthy and did not need TO raise money on
worthless notes.
Mrs Musher who lives at No. 15s Henry-st.,
says she knows no reason why her husband should
have gone away. She thinks that he has simply
left home for day business and will
soon return. She expressed a hope that he had
more than enough money pay all claims against