The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-30
George Rice Located In New
York Apartment
House.
INVOLVED
IN THE SITUATION
Eona Goodrich, Wife of Nat Good
ain, Among Those Mentioned
In Case

NEW YORK. Sept 31.-GeorSe era
ham Rice. whose real name is Simon
Jacob HertziS. ar ex-couvict and lesd-
ing spirit in the raided brokerage firm
of B h SchefteIs < Co, New York
Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and var
ious other cities was under Federal
espionage today in fine apartment
near Central Park west where ne was
said to have fed in an automobile.
when he learned that the postal officials
had swooped down on the COMPANY 5
Offices throughout the country
Involved more or less. directly and
AL OF them probably guiltIessly in the
case, are four women. They are Edna
Gooducn. the actress; Miss Elizabeth
Lafel. known as the woman OF Mys-
terry" ~ whose home Rice IS believed
TO be hiding, Miss Esther Quinn, who
Is suing Prof Peck. of Columbia, and
Rice's first wife. from whom he IS now
separated
Miss Quinn. who charges the profess
sor with breach of promise, was work
ing in the Boston branch Of the firm
when Federal officers swoOped down
upon the place With other employees,
she was arrested. and Is being brought
10 New York today as a witness
Nat Goodwin at one time allowed his
name to be used by Rice in the promo
ton OF wildcat securities II was
learned today that, through the influ-
enC6 Of Edna Goodrich. his wife, ne
was persuaded 20 end his relations with
the promoter Miss Goodrich feared. IL
vas said, that he would lose the money
he had made by Investments in mining
stocks
The whereabouts Of Rice's first wife
are not known even 20 her intimate
friends. Following their separation two
years ago she went on the stage un0eE
the name OF Miss InWOOd. and occupied
luxurious apartments at an uptown
hotel Then she went to a fashionable
hotel at Atlantic City, and since then
her friends have not heard from her
Rice was defended today by his sister
in-law, Mrs c r Herzog, who lives at
$50 Riverside drive
& Co earned FOR them the ennl1ty OF
powerful members OF the STOCK Tx
best to put them out OF business. said
Mrs HerzOE. adding that she did not
know where her ther-in-laW was
During four years OF fraudulent MN
ing stock and other schemes. the Fed
eraI officials said today SCheftels & Co
have duped the public out or more Ihan
3. OoO.OO0- 4 large part OF this money
however, was turned back into business
through the COmpany's expensive adver-
Using campaign throughout the coun-
try
The Miss LafeH in The case came 10
New York a few years ago from ken
tucky and X was reported that she was
q silent partner IN Tie concern Hlce,
L Is known admired her greatly ana
may have accepted ger advice in bust
ness deals F'urtEeT than this, how
ever # was declared. she was not IN
tereSted in the concern she IS expect
ed 10 aid him in his light for freedom
According 10 the officials, Scheftels &
Co did the biggest buCket-shOp bust
ness IN the country
Nat Goodwin Partner.
Ceor-e Graham Rice. former convict.
the practical head OF the SchefteIs firm,
bobbed up in that capacity after he and
Nat-C Goodwin. the comedian had
exploited the Ravhide Coalition stock
In GoIdfeId.
Goodwin was once a partner in the
firm. but dropped out about eight
months ago. after the firm had been
savagely attacked in Wall Street for
its dealings in Ely Central stock, which
had been inflated. il vas charged, far
beyond its real value
Rice served a prison term in Elmira
RefOTmatOTy under the name OF Jacob
Herbs, for larceny, and another IN sing
Sing for forging a check
b H SChcrIeiS < Co was regarded
- the largest curb brokerage firm in
the country When Nat Goodwin was
IN the firm he brought into II a profit
people Chorus girls were on the com
pany's books In stock transactions
Goodwin got out after row with Rice
Rice Closed Up.
Rice first came into prominence as the
leading spirit in Maxim & Cos race
track tiDsters- eight years ago For a
time a steady stream Of money flowed
into his Golfers, but the postal authOri-
ties gave him so much trouble he finally
closed uD the place
Recently the Scheftels frm has been