The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-13
SIEGEL AGREES TO
RETURN ON OLYMPIC
Wireless Message to His Law
yers Is Exhibited TO Pacify
District Attorney.
VOGEL'S FAMILY ALARMED
Fear UnceremOniOus Sailing
Has Hurt Case of Both
Partners.

Henry Siegel, indicted merchant whoee
secrAt departure on the steamship olympic
on last Saturday has aroused the Dis
trict Attorney. promised yesterday to re-
turn to this country on the ship on which
he sailed away. That will give him about
Ave days in London with his daughter
and grandchildren. to see whom was the
only purpose. he says, OF going away ~
der cover.
II Siegel does not debark az Plymouth
on Friday, as he says, but instead goes
on to Cherbourg and there leaves the
vessel, he will be placed promptly under
arrest II he does hurry from the ship
at Plymouth he will be under the con-
slant surveillance of Scotland Yard men
who have been requested by District At
torney Whitman to keep in touch with
every movement of Siesel while in Eng
land. So long as Siegel remains in Eng
land and makes no move that is sus-
picious he will be free from arrest. but
At the same time he must be true to his
promise as to the day Of his return.
John X. Stanchfield and Lemuel e.
Quigg, attorneys for Siegel and for
Frank T.. vogel. Siegels partner. sue
ceeded yesterday in making such an ar
rangement with District Attorney Whit
man so that Siegel will have few days
with his daughter. The District Attorney
was not inclined to be so lenient with
Siegei because Of the suspicious manner
In which he left the country. but both
lawyers gave every personal assurance Of
their belief in Siegels return.
wireless Message From sieg~l.
To prove Siegel's plans they showed
the District Attorney a wireless message
received from him In answer to Wig
orous message which had been sent on
the previous day. The message from
Siegel said:
Leave steamer at Plymouth. Return
Olympic"
The District Attorney conferred with
Mr.. Qugg I'm the afternoon after that
lawyer had held long talk with Arthur
c. Train. Mr.. whtman's assistant in ac-
tive charge OF the indictments against
Siegel and Vogel. Mr.. Whitman made II
clear that he would not relax vigilance
over the movements OF Siegel In England
and would not hesitate to take extreme
measures should the slightest pretext offer
itself.
While the attorneys for Siegel were
having a strenuous time making amends
for the bankrupt merchants unceremoni-
Gus sailing the members of the Nogel
family were also much wrought up over
Slegel's act. They do not feel that SIeeel
has helped his chances of success any by
going away without, making his course
clear to the District Attorney and to his
own lawyers.
The attitude was reflected In a state
ment made by Levy Mayer. counsel for
the members OF Nogel's family in Chi
cago. He said: Il am not in New York
on this matter. but on other business.
] know nothing OF Siegers absence. In
view OF this fact ! prefer not to discuss
It and deem It unwise until he returns
to go into the question as TO whether
Mr. Nogers relatives are prepared to
make additional contributions to the
funds they already have raised. have
never represented either man. and 10
the personal affairs OF either l do not
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