New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21
MADE ILL BY HIS ARREST
One of Two Alleged SWndIerS
Has to Go to Bellevue.
ACCUSED BY MANUFACTURER
Complaint Alleges Fraud Through
Offer to Loan Money for
His Business.

Detectives McConville. Brown and grimm
Of the Central ONCE. arrested Edwin Arden
Nobett. who said he was broker, OF No
Il West saith street and Cyril Armstrohs'
a real estate man, OF No. 275 Central fa'h
West, on a charge OF swindling yesteFn"!
Nobett. who has figured on other occasions
in the police records. was held at heau
quarters, and Armstrong, an Invalid was
sent to Bellevue Hospital. because he WIS
III from the excitement caused by his al
rest.
The complaint was made 10 the police bY
David A. Schultz. OF No. 56s Grand street
who charges that the two man acted IN
concert to swinde him out OF $3.50 In Janu-
AIRY. Noblett was arrested at 35th street
and Madison avenue and Armstrong In
front Of No. 2s6 Fifth avenue. The police
say that the case has been placed In the
hands Of Assistant District Attorney j.
Bronson Reynolds.
Schutz's story is that he answered an
advertisement in local newspaper OF jan
uary Is Offering to loan capital for invest
ment at low rate OF interest with his
partner. Harry Bremen Of No. go East
Broadway, he says he called al the once
OF the First National Financial and Mort
gage Company, at No. AZ West Jth street
soon after answering the advertisement
and there met Noblett. by whom ne was
introduced to Armstrong. He ADDS that
Noblett described Armstrong as the presi-
dent of the Night and Day Bank.
Schultz told the police that they agreed
10 loan him sl5,OOo for the extension OF MS
factory in Brooklyn, but demanded that
an insI ectlon OF the factory be made flrst'
Schultz says that the examination Of his
plant cost $500, which he paid to Noblett-
After that. he says, Noblett kept putting
him off on the question of the loan untii
no uas forced TO appeal TO the authorities.
NobIett in Trouble Before.
Noblett was arrested on April :, 1910, by
Detectives McConville and Nelson IN MS
office in the Brunswick Building, NO 20
Fifth avenue. The complainant at that
time was David {. Imboden. president OF
the Colony Real Estate Corporation OF
Greenport. Long Island. who charged that
Noblett had stolen $3.50. When taken 10
Police Headquarters he was held as
fugitive from justice in connection with
theft Of 81. go in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Imboden said that ms firm had ad-
vertised for $4,000 for real estate bonds,
and that Nobett promised to arrange FOR
the sale Of the bonds. asserting That ne
lad a client, DE- F. B. Morgan, OF No. ll5
Ellison street, Paterson who had inherited
a large fortune and would invest $4,000
II his own appraiser were permitted 10 in
vestigate the assets Of the company. Mob
lett was TO get $3.50 with which TO pay the
appraiser.
Mr. lmboden became suspicious and asked
the police about Noblett He was told that
DR. Morgans standing was excellent. put
that Noblett was to be avoided In the
pi essence Of detective. Imboden gave Mob
lett a check for $3.50 and charges followed.
Dr. Morgan was told that his name had
been used by Noblett in another deal, at
Someryilc. Mass.
According 20 the police, Nobett was ar
rested on August 7. 1898, for grand larceny
and was discharged; was arrested October
II OF the same year for the same offence
and the indictment against him was dis
missed: was arrested for grand larceny
on December 3. 1899, and sentenced to eight
years and six months in Sing Sing for grand
larceny by Recorder Golf; was arrested for
grand larceny on June /, 1909, and was dis
charged.
friend OF the Armstrong family who
would not permit her name 10 be used said
last night that Armstrong had hired desk
room in Nobletts Office for some time. but
so far as she knew had no business con-
nection with him. She said that he had
paid Nobett 5000 for the use of desk room
and that there had been difficulty over get
ting some Of the original amount back She
described his affliction as spinal trouble.