New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Homecoming g arty
Spoiled as tNicky'
Fails to Show Up
Welcoming Committee Waits
i'll Vain OH Tip That Fu-
gitive Would Surrender:
Seek to Identify SArnold'

The "hot tip" that Jules w. Arm
stein, known along the primrose trail
and in the financial district as "Nicky."
would surrender himself to Assistant
District Attorney Dooling at o'clock
yesterday afternoon proved to be only
another heart-wrcnching disappoint-
ment for the wide variety Of officials
and the newspaper and camera men who
gathered in the corridors Of the Crm-
nal Courts Building to see that the re-
turning master mind" was properly
welcomed.
The only clements needed to make
the welcoming committee complete were
Mayor Hylan in a silk hat, Grover
Whalen with a Flatbush cravat, and
the Port of Embarkation Band. Other
wise, the reception delegation was all
that it should have been. Photographic
sharpshooters with movie and still
cameras lined the mosaic trails leading
to Mr. Dooling's office, and they waited
until long after the appointed hour be.
fore they sadly folded up their tripods
and shuffied out into the night.
Smith Enters Denial
The 3 O'Clock tip was said to have
emanated from the office of Assistant
District Attorney James Z. Smith. Just
why Mr.. Smith should have dipped his
oar in the sea of Arnstein rumors that
has been raging in white-capped cross
currents was not satisfactorily cX-
planned.
Mr.. Smith, who is said to be scouting
for master mind" in connection with
the vice scandal, denied yesterday that
he had ever said Arnstein would sur
render himself at o'clock
At the District Attorneys Office it
was said that Arnstein's return could
not be looked for until the Fritz mur-
der trial. now in progress in the
Bronx, had been concluded. This was
given out as particularly "insde
DOPE" it being pointed out that until
this trial is over William ]. Fallon,
attorney for the accused Fritz, could
not devote his time to the defense of
"Nicky."
Seek Identity of "Arnold"
Judge Learned Hand, in the United
States District Court, yesterday di-
rected Referee in Bankruptcy Seaman
to ascertaining the identity of the
depositor J. w. Arnold. in whose name
the Pacific Bank, 47O Broadway, is
holding $4,000.
Judge Hands order was given on a
motion made by Saul S. Myers, attor-
ney for the National Surety Company,
to compel the bank to turn over this
money to Edward Fl. Chlds, appointed
receiver for the bankrupt Arnstein. ].
W. Arnold and Jules w. Arnstein are
one aad the same person, MIR. Myers
alleges. In opposing the motion w.
f. Winnie, counsel for the bank, said
that his client held the Arnold &C.
count subject to the order of the
court, but the bank insisted that proof
be given that Arnold and Arnstcin
are the same person. The bank, he de-
clared, wished to protect itself against
trouble in case the question. Of
identity should not be fully estab-
lished.
Judge Hand yesterday appointed j.
$. Smith ancllary receiver for the
David W. Sullivan G. Co.. brokerage
firm Of Washington. which was de
clared to be bankrupt by the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia on
February is. The Sullivan firm is al
legged to have handled many of the Sc
curitics stolen in the financial dis
trict here