The Washington times., 1919-11-22

theft and sale of the stolen securities
than they have told-and here may
oe some persons concerned whose
names have not been mentioned pub
licly. The grand jury will get all our
evidence. Whatever action it will take
7 cannot predict"
that one former Washington broker
was the master mind In the opera
tons of the band Of New York thieves
who robbed bank and broker mes
sengers entrusted with valuable Sc
,urities, is In the possession Of the
police.
Directed Activities.
1t is said that this former WASH
ingtonian, acting as head of the band
of gangsters, directed his activities
from a rear room OF a Bowery saloon
in. New York
Despite the fact that the New York
'olice say that they have incriminat
ng evidence against this former
Vashingtonian he has not been taker
nto custody. However, he Is now out
n heavy bonds on other charges
his, Ii was intimated, was probably
he reason he has not been arrested
Z was stated by Detective Sergeant
pBrien that he Is not in possession
{ any discriminating evidence against
his former broker to warrant his ar
est, although the police Of New York
'ay they have woven a strong case
'gainst him in their investigation of
he honS frauds
Although not surprised, the inves-
tigators have found that efforts are
being made to block them in obtain
ng incrfminating evidence in their
,robe of the bond thefts.
1t was pointed out that the suspect
ed brains" of the gangsters who
'ither held up Or corrupt ed bank anS
broker messengers entrusted with the
Negotiable securities. is a former
Washingtonian known to the police
rs a shrewd. calculating broker
whose activities In this city have
caused them to look upon him with
suspicion.
He is now under indictment in New
York and other cities, but has never
been convicted by jury or Judge, It
is said. The police say he attempts
TO. play his cards within the law, and
On this account has defeated them or
several occasions when they suspect
ed his compIicity in shady transac-
tions. - ~
~ AAoydcS,i INSPECTOR Oh. tne
Surety Cpmlan of New
HSrk. INFORMED fngpet{or Grant that
virtually every stock handled By tn.
New York Arm of Sullivan & Co., 10
Wall street was stolen securities.
Laad Inspector Grant.
In cooperation with Inspector
Grant and his force assigned to the
bond thefts is Assistant United States
District Attorney James Archer, act
ing for Mr.. ,Laskey. The American
Surety Company has publicly COM
mended Inspector Grant Detective
Sergeant O'Rrien and other Officials
for their Investigation Of the bond
thefts and the recovery Of many of
the stolen securities
Sullivan told Detective SERGEANT
OBrten, In New York, that the men
who brought him the stolen securities
for the criminal receipt of which he
was arrested, were Charles Enright.
Elmer e. Steel, Of the Hotel Com
nodore, New York, and George Wall
nf Washington.
The books taken from the office Of
sullivan & Co. 10 Wall street. New
York, show payments to these men
but In each case the check was drawn
TO the order of cash. New York
detectives say the employees OF SuIli-
van q Co. 10 Wall street, could not
recall having seen either of these
men. They have not been located at
the address they are said to have
given Sullivan.