New-York tribune., 1920-03-02
Arnstein Fails
Again to Show
Self i'm Court
Three Detectives Who Left
Last Friday in Quest of
Alleged S'Mastcr Mind''
Still To Be Heard From
ButHe May Arrive To-day
Also Hinted That Fugitive
May Have Changed Mind;
Miss Brice Breaks ssDate''

Apo' '""' oeseloPnents expected yes
terday in the alleged plot to rob Wall
Street banks and brokerage houses of
$5,o00,o 900 worth of bonds failed to ma
terialize. Jules w. Arnstein. known
to Broadway as "Nicky" and until lately
cast by the police in the role of the
master plotter behind the bond thefts,
did not keep his engagement with
Judge Malone in General Sessions to
plead to an indictment charging him
with having criminally received s42.-
600 worth of stolen securities.
Judge Malone dispensed Justice all
day long with firm and even hand.
put when he knocked off work late in
lne afternoon "Nicky" had not appeared
and had neglected even to send his
regrets.
Up on the third floor of the Criminal
Courts Building, Assistant District At
tsorney John I. Dooling waited patiently
from early morning until late last
night for the wandering "Nickev" to
darken his doorway. He even had his
meals served at his desk in order that
MS waiting might not be INTERRUPTED,
put the big clock outside of District
attorney Swann's Office licked on in
ee;Xorably and the minutes arrayed
themselves into hours and the day
laoed into night without SO much as a
picture postal card coming from the
phantom Arnstein.
Movie Men Out in Force
Ihe first rays Of the rising sun had
not begun to silhouette the skyline of
the Ghetto when battalion of movie
men swooped down on the Criminal
seui 9ourss Building and took up positions
nanklng all its entrances. Miles Of
sensitive film were waiting to be un-
reeled on "Nicky" the moment hn an
peared, and the operators, with their
caps reversed, stood manfuly by their
machlnes waiting to record his every
movement. They waited until darkness
made photography an uncertain bust
ness, and some were still holding down
their emplacements when the stars
came out and gave them the laugh.
Old inhabitants in the vicinity of
the courts declared that it was the
greatest concentration of Photographic
artillery that had been seen in chat
section since the Thaw trial
Further up the street, at Police
Headquarters, Deputy Commissioner
Lahey also was waiting. His capacity
1or lndefatigable patience is said to
match that of Mr.. Dooling and the
movie men. All day and far into the
night he waited and wondered what
was keeping "Nicky" and the three de-
tectlve sergeants who left here last
Friday night to escort the master
mind back into the jurisdiction of the
local courts.
Inc policemen who are supposed to
be returning with Arnstein are Detec-
tive Sergeants Gegan, Brown and
Mayer At late hour last night both
Commissioner Lahey and Mr.. Dooling
declared that although they had not
heard from these men their confidence
was unshaken.
II am sure" said Mr. Dooling, chat
within a very few hours Jules ". Arm
stein will be brought into this Office.
he Will be arraigned tomorrow morn
ing before Judge Malone. l don't know
where he is now or, from what direc-
tion he is coming, but feel sure that
he will be here before many hours
have elapsed"
Practically the same sentiments we're
expressed by Commissioner Lahey.
While nothing has been heard from
the three detectives, all of whom have
brilliant records, no anxiety is felt in
police circles for their safety. The
authorities feel certain that they will
return eventually, and it was pointed
out for the benefit of a Tribune re-
PSAe sio|, CNCA tHOu6u Lne men might
be lost, each one carried documents Of
identification with him that would
sooner or later lead to his being re-
turned to Police Headquarters.
Attention also was called to the fact
that the men left the city last Friday
night under rather disconcerting cir
cumstances. All they knew at that
time was that they were or their way.
but they had not the slightest idea
where. Eugene F. McGee, partner of
William ]. Fallon and one of the law
yers for Arnstein, led the detectives to
Pennsylvania Station, bought four
mileage books and said: Lets TO-"
Outside of that one cryptic remark he
said nothing.
From that moment all trace Of the
party was lost. One hope for the early
return of the Arnstein expeditionary
force is based on the belief that one
OF the detectives had the foresight to
tear up any unserved warrants he
might have in his pockets snd leave
behind him long white trail of scraps
of paper.
William J. Fallon reported yesterday
that he had received mysterious mes
sage from McGee, in which the latter
stated that the party had encountered
some difficulty in getting in personal
touch with Arnstein. The message said,
according to Fallon, that Arnstein had
found it advisable to keep on the move,
and Whop bo