The Washington times., 1920-02-23
ARNSTE|N FRAMED
SAYS LOYAL Wife
Fannie Brice Claims Innocence
Of Reputed Master Mind in
Bond Thefts.
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Gently was In the second hand auto
mobile business. In this line he made
considerable money, and frequently
would hand me a $50 bill and tell me
to 20 buy something for myself he
never made enough. however. TO pay
the expenses OF an establishments such
as the one we are living In.
.seareh. Bat Dss't Wshe naSy-"
THE first time knew that MT. Arm
stein was wanted In connection with
the Wall Street bond robberies was
when three detectives from police
he adquarters called on me last Tues
day afternoon and said they wanted
TO search my home. I told them they
could search II to their hearts con-
tent so long as they didn't wake up
the baby. They went through the
apartment from one end to the other,
| ranAacking every corner and going
through all my personal papers. IL
didn't bother me any. as had nothing
to conceal. When they finished they
began to question me as to my hus-
bands Affairs. and told them just
what have told you.
81 then offered to tell my story to
the district attorney. and when the
idea I called my own automobile and
drove them TO Assistant District At
torney Murphy's office. There i was
asked a thousand questions about my
husband but j couldn't tell anything
more than the facts l have related.
II am certain my husband never
had any dealings, directly or indi-
rectly. with Edward Fnrey, Joseph
and Irving Gluck and Rudolph and
Herbert Bunora, who, / understand
! have been arrested in connection with
the wall Street bond robberies. III
one of these men has made a con-
fession involving my husband / am
sure IL Is a lie.
.NIcky- Relic Of Bicycle Days.
My husband never played thermar.
ket and has no friends in Wall Street.
The various aliases he is accused OF
using in the involuntary petition in
bankruptcy filed against him by the
National Surety Company are all
names that were employed In the
overlapping case he was mixed up
H.. He has never used any of those
names to my knowledge. He was
sometimes called 'Nicky' because
years ago he was bicycle rider and
rode a nickel-plated machine in races.
! II was simply a nickname"
While Mrs. Arnstein was telling~of
her belief in her husbands innocence
the police of two continents were or
ganizing the biggest man-hunt that
has been undertaken in years. The
| search yesterday, however, failed to
! reveal any trace of Arnstein.
Banks and Wall Street, houses that
have suffered large financial losses
which they attribute TO the plotting
of Arnstein have enlisted the aid of
various detective agencies with
branches in all parts OF the United
States. and these men are cooperating
| with Federal. State and city authori-
| ties. The Department Of Justice, the
| Department of Internal Revenue and
| the United States Secret Srvice are
all at work.
/ While il is believed that Arnstein
has fled the city and perhaps succeed
| ed in obtaining passage abroad. his
! favorite haunts in the white light
district are being closely watched. He
is known to have had large acquaint-
ance among the sporting fraternity
here, and the police are OF the opinion
that he may yet turn up in one of the
Broadway resorts which he is known
to have frequented.
All Passenger Lists Scanned.
The police OF Havana have been
asked to look for Arnstein. as many
! OF his New York friends are active IN
Cuban sporting circles. Descriptions
have been cabled abroad, particularly
| to England and France, where he is
almost as well known as in New
York, and the police began yesterday
to check up the passenger lists OF
steamships which have sailed from
J New York since Arnstein's disappear
! ance on February IL. The White
I, star liner Adriatic sailed for South-
ampton on that day, as did the Amer.
| lean liner New York. Both carried
many passengers and both have ar
rived on the other side. The Munson
liner Munamar sailed for Anttll1-
Cuba, on the same day with few
passengers. She also has reached
her destination.
| While Arnstein would have encoun-
tered difficulties in getting a pass
port, 1t is admitted that he may have
| obtained one, and so the records OF
, the Passport Bureau are being check
ed up.
Scotland Yard and the police au-
| thorities Of Paris have started to look
| for Arnstein- He is we'll known in
| London and Paris. Inasmuch as no
passport is needed to cross the Cana
| dian border, vigorous search was