The Washington times., 1919-11-23
RUNNER
|NbOND THEFT
Missing Messenger Chief Link
IN Evidence Against Gang OF
Stock Robbers.

What has become of Frank Parncil.
eiehteen-year- messenger ior
Clark, Childs & CO., New York
brokers?
Has he met with foul play, or is he
in hiding-keeping under cover from
the police?
Washington and New York polite
authorities are trying to solve the
mystery of his disappearance. as he
is considered an important factor m
determining the identity of those re-
sponsible for the theft of more than
81 ,000, 900 in negotiable securities In
New York, some of which have found
an outlet in the financial district II
the Capital.
Ever since he was entrusted by his
employers with two certificates. of
100 shares each. of Crucible Stesi
stock. valued at $4,000. no trace OF
Parnell has been found by the po-
lice.
Tool OF GanEsters.
While of no certain opinion. Wash
ington and New York police are in
clined to believe that Parnall was a
tool of a group Of New York gang
sters. whose activities were confined
to corrupting and robbing banker
and broker runners of negotiable Sc
curittes entrusted to them for deliy-
cry to other financial institutions.
The youths description has been sent
to police authorities throughout the
country, with orders that he be
placed under arrest in Connection with
In obtaining employment with
Clark. Childs & Co., Parnall gave
fictitious address. as did the three
men that David w. Sullivan, former
Washington saloonkeeper and more
recently of the brokerage firm of
Sullivan & Co., with offices in the
Capital and New York, mentioned to
the police.
sullivan admitted go Detective Ser
geants Patrick OBrien. that he had
ordered the negotiation of the 2oo
shares of Crucible Steel stock which
had been entrusted to Parnall. but
he claims he received the certificates
from three men whom he thought
ere reliable and responsible busi-
ness men of New York. Z
Trailing "Master Mind"
However, New York police believe
they are familiar with a former
washington broker, said to have di-
rected the activities of the gangsters
who confined their operations to rob
bling and corrupting bank and broker
runners of the financial district in
that city.
This former Washingtonfan, as has
been stated in The Washington Times.
is considered the master mind, or
brains of the organized gang OF
thieves. This man is under the sur
veillance of the police. although he
now is out on heavy bends on charges
OF crooked financial deals.
Sullivan. who is q pemoer CT the
Consolidated Stock Exchange. expects
tn be released on bonds today Hls
mother has appealed to Washington
cundy manufacturer to. deposit the
S45, 900 for his release. Should Sulii-
var: obtain his release today, he prob
ably viii return to the Capita.
Another Arrest Due Here.
The name of another Washingtonian
was brought into the case today. IL
being stated that he frequented Sui
livans office in New York and dab
bied in some of the stolen negotiable
securities which the brokerage firm
placed on the financial market
With the linking of the additional
Washing tonian to the case CT the
widespread thefts Of securities. his
arrest is liable to occur at a moments
notice. His association with he firm
OF Sullivan & Co, in New York, is
being thoroughly threshed out, and
II was stated that he will be ques-
toned, IL not formally placed under
arrest
Other arrests are likely. but In
spector Guy Burlingamc. acting Chief
of Detectives, today declared that "We
are marking time today, watching for
developments. l cannot say whether
there will be any further arrests to-
day" -
No Hurry In Matter.
Handwriting experts, and adrnis-
sions by employees Of the New York
office of Sullivan & Co., established
yesterday that a former Washing
tonian, considered by the police of the
metropolis to be the master mind"
of the negotiation of stolen securities.
was the controlling power behind Z
Arm handling the bonds.
"We have plenty of evidence to
show that this Washingtonisn is the
controlling force behind number of
firms which handled stolen securities"
declared Assistant District Attorney
Dooling, of New oYrk, today. while
this man is under Indictment in New
York and other cities, since he is
bail case" there has been no haste !
In again placing him under arrest.
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