The sun., 1919-08-25
SIS MESSENGERS
CUT A WIDE SWATH
Millhand, Who Fled With
$4,000, Lived Life of Rich
at Saranac Lake.
COMRADES DID LIKEWISE
Visited Baltimore, Chicago
and Buffalo Before Going
to Adirondacks.

The three Wall Street messengers who
had been blowing the roof off things up
al the fashionable Algonquin Hotel at
Lower Saranac Lake in the Adirondack,
came TO town last night in company
with Detectives Grover Brown ana Au-
gust Mayer, who captured them after
five day chase and were in cells at
police headquarters after being booked
for grand larceny. with the boys came
S1. 900 worth OF Liberty bonds In less
than two weeks they had managed to
dispose OF $4,000 worth of tho bonds
and sallivant around Baltimore. Chicago,
Buffalo. Utica and finally the North
Woods. where they had registered under
fancy names and came through to the
tune Of 800 a person, which Is the pre-
vailing summer rate at the Adirondack
hotel
Last August ~. Harry James Mill
hand. is. Of 127 West l27th street, en-
ployed as a messenger at SIS week
by the brokerage firm of Simmons q
Slade, was sent from the firms Office
at 8 Nassau street to deliver $4,000 In
| bonds at a depository in the financial
district The leather wallet used for
carrying the bonds came back to the
ONCE of the firm and they thought the
delivery had been accomplished faith
| fully.
or for a Good Time
But Just what did happen was told
by the boys and the two detectives to
| the newspaper reporters at Police Head
quarters last night. Millhand said he
met a pal Of his Arthur Filler, IS, OF
| 1892 Third avenue, in the lobby or the
| building after he came out with the
bonds. He confided to Filler. who is also
a messenger, what the wallet contained,
and they both decided they would take
| the bonds and have a good time.
| After putting all the bonds In his
| pocket he returned the wallet to the firm
and walked out. Millhand said. Both
| Millhand and Ellert are very boyish In
| appearance and they decided accord
| ing to Millhand, that m order to dispose
| OF the bonds they would have to yet the
i aid Of some ore little older. Millhand
| said he then got In touch with the third
member of the group. Edward Eicholz.
! ii, of 407 East Eighty-hrst street.
| The detectives charge the boys sold
their first bond for $3.50 to pawnbroker
| in this city. The boys demanded the
| face value, $780, but the dealer wa:
obdurate and they finally assented. A
| clothier and mems furnishings dealer
got considerable OF the first c,sh, after
| which the boys went to the Palace The
stre. That evening they went to Balti
more, where Millhand said more bonds
| were sold The trio journeyed on Il
Chicago, then to Buffalo and next tC
| Utica At each city they managed t.
sell some bonds, which always kept then
| we'll provided with cash
At Utica they hired an automobile and
rode in it to Saranac Lake, where Mil
hand registered as Melville Bruce, Chi
cago; Filler put his name down as Ed
| ward Doyle and Eicholz took the nam,
OF Arthur Forbes Walker.
Posed ms Sons of Wealth.
To the other sojourners they confdet
they were rich young men from Chi
cago." so the police related, and spen
money lavishly. hiring guides for trip
to the trout and bass streams and
high powered motor boat. They hal
negotiated also to purchase an auto
mobile.
The police were able TO follow tn
trail OF the messengers because all til
bond purcha sers sooner or later discov
cred they had acquired stolen bonds
! When the detectives told the hotel clerk
and some OF the patrons their mission
they were inclined to believe that 9TH
police were mistaken" With thei
smart clothing. silk shirts and lavisl
tipping and entertaining with moto
boating parties "the boys had made
big hit at the summer hotel said tn
detectives.
Finally there was talk Of calling o
the local authorities to restrain tn
police from arrestlng the boys, bu
Brown and Mayer decided on fast &C
tion and hired an automobile. WIT
their prisoners they made a record tri
out of Saranac and did not stop unit
, they reached Saratoga Springs.
I've played the part of a damne
fool" regrettully announced MillhanC
1T was a good time while it lasted-bu
: guess II means jail for me now
The two other prisoners appeared
be just as regretful as Millhand, VIII
has-been on parole from former charS
OF grand larceny.