The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-05-07
DEATH.
HAMPERS SEARCH
FOR STOLEN BONDS
Checks Found With Name of
.Gondorf ASSociate-ln-
quiry Is Resumed.


Inquiry into the many -anEied
81, 1000 600 bond plot the principal
figures in which are still among the
missing. was resumed late this after
noon before United States Commits
sioner Hitchcock in the Federal
Building.
Saul IS. Myers, attorney for several
surety companies which have had to
make good on the bonds OF weak OF
wicked Wall Street messengers who
fell into the hands Of ''master minds"
announced before the hearing that at
"Bie Iod" Furey's request he was en-
deavoring TO bring FNurey face to face
before the Commissioner with James
n Kean. former associate and now
accuser.
The search for stolen securities was
reported TO have met with setback
through the death OF Mortimer Bern
stein. thirty-six, known TO Broadway
as "MOrty Burns'
Detectives assigned to the search
for Bernstein reported that "Morty
died on April II this year IN Lenox
nm uospItal Of an abscess near the
heart.
since 1915 Bernstein had a room
with a family living at No. 1Ol West
18th street. He was known In tne
bouse AZ n salesman. He was called
the best dressed man in the neighoor-
hood. A young woman called upon
him occasionally. They were TO have
beep married last June. Berns'ein
was away a great deal. The young
woman said he had swell" apart
mept on Riverside Drive. in addition
TO this one.
.,Icor several weeks before his
death" his landlady said this after
noon. "a number Of telephone calls
came here for Mr.. Bernstein from
Chicago. Cleveland and other cities
The callers were insistent but could
do no more than tell them where h'
was"
The woman showed an Bvenins
World reporter several checks found
she said. in the Bernstein apartment
They were drawn in the names o
seven payees in sums ranging from
900 10 $4,000. All bore what pur
ported 10 be the signature OF "Charfe
M. Drucker" A man by that name
who is said to have been mixed "
in the old Gondonf crowd OF (wire
lessJ wire tappers has been named il
the bond mystery.
The present inaccessibility OF seV
eral persons whose testimony Is mucl
desired in loosenlng the knots In tn
bond plot" investigation Is serdousl!
hampering the efforts Of Mr.. Myers
He said to-day that one OF the mel
he particularly wanted TO question
Philip Kastel, the man OF mystery,
had gone out OF town" two week
ago and was presumably in Chicago
Kastel is the man through whom,
was alleged in testimony by W. "
Easterday. David Sullivan, the bon
broker, could get in touch with Arm
stein and "Niclxy" Cohen.
Mr.. Myers said also that in the las
few days he and Assistant Distrlc
Attorney Dooling had received report
: that the two "NiclOies" had returne
, ITO this vicinity" and we're prepare
I to surrender II bonds could be PR
vided.
Gluck told in his confession
going TO the Post Graduate Hospit
with Nick Cohen. and that the latt
y gave a patient there by the name
II Burns $1,000 worth of stolen secuI
= ties. Mr.. Myers identified the mi
q who received the securities as Bur
or Bernstein.
E. In Gluck's confession he told
= several meetings with "The Count
) in company with Arnstein end Cohe
This individual has now been ident
fed as Count" CarTigan, a midd
re aged man, also being sought by t
4 police. lie is well known in gamblil
pc circles OF this and other cities.