Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-15
ARNSTE|N GETS BY
WHOLE N.Y.POLiCE
FORCE UNOETECTEO
Alleged Master Mind of IS, 100000
Bond Theft Plot Surrenders
After Long Hiding.
MOTORS THRONG COPS
PARADE TO GIVE UP
By Associated Press TO Every Evening

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New York. May I5.-Jules w. Mickey
Arnstein, putative master mind Of
New York; s. 1000. 600 bond theft plot.
was arrested here today in the district
attorney's Office when he appeared there
with his wife. Fannie Briee, the actress.
Arnstein told reporters he had been III
Pittsburg all the time the police have been
looking for him.
The elusive Mickey" for whom the
police from coast TO coast and even
the Canadian authorities have been
searching since last February. and finally
fulfilling his oft-repeaied promise To
surrender hirnsa.f. afpeaTedg at the
District Attorneys office bright and early.
Besides his wife he was accompanied by
Vim. j. Fallon, his lawyer. They seated
themselves and watched for attaches OF
the Office
Five minutes after their arrival Detec-
tive Edward Ravens, attached 10 the
Office. walked up to Arnsteln and BY order
OF Assistant District Attorney Rorke,
placed him under arrest
Mickey retained his reputation as
successful dodger OF police until the last
Taken to Ravens Office he described to
newspaper men an entrance INTO the city
undetected by the sleuths who have been
pursuing him for months
According to his story, he arrived n the
Pennsylvania terminal FROM Pittsburg at
9 o clock this morning and went directly
10 Columbus avenue and Goth street
where by pre-arrangcment he WIS met
nv his wife in her automobile He used
her machine. he said. because the police
had faithfully listed the number OF his
own car
Finding Miss Brice and MIR Fallon
waiting for him. he entered the machine
and drove down Fifth avenue with them
in broad daylight Despite the fact that
his pictures, with advertisements 4
awards for his arrest are all oyer the
continent he sped down the broad thor
oughfarc unrecognlzed. Just 70 heighten
the effect Mickey ran INTO his poliee
pursucrs thousands strong, forming tor
the annuaI NcR York Police Parade.
The Arnsteln car Vas held Up ior several
minutes as tho luecuats fell IL Tie aad
when he continued on ms Way Ia the
crimial courts building, Mickey passed
mile after lalle ot pollecmen. reviewing
them from his machine IS II were
"Nicky admitted II WAS touch AMI
"a" at one moment when the machine
passed the grandstand erected for the
police parade "Nleky rose from hIs
seat and mockingly lifted his hat TO the
high officials Of the New York police
force Fearing he would be recognized
Miss Brice pulled him down into his seat
and some Of the police, mlsntcfpretmg
the scene. concluded 1t must he tight
that was beng staged before their eyes.
They started toward the machine, but
we're rcassuTed by the passengers and re-
turned to the great feature Of the day, the
parade
\ score Of detectives we're leaving the
criminal courts building when the Arnsteln
machine arrived there Just to make u
first class finish, Arnstein had the car drive
around the building several times and
then stopped under the Bridge Of slghs
Leaving the machine, The trio entered the
building unrec0gnIzed
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