The Washington herald., 1920-12-14
ARNSTEIN WASN'T
MASTER MIND OF
PLOT, SAYS CLUCK
Mickey Temporarily Re
moved From Court With
Nervous Attack.

For the first time since the open
ing Of his trial before Justice Gould
in Criminal Court No. /, Jules
(Nicky) Arnstein yesterday showed
the strain of the proceedings.
Early in the afternoon, while his
Aattorney. william ]. Fallon, was
kubjecting Joseph Gluck, one of the
four messengers who have confessed
to part in the 5000. 900 bond theft.
to rapier-like cross-examination,
Arnstein was removed from the
courtroom, said to be suffering from
an attack of nervous indigestion
AMI heart palpitation.
Arnstein rallied, however. and the
trial proceeded. The breathing
space afforded by the short recess
seemed welcome to Gluck
The most interesting development
In the legal battle was the stoutly-
maintained declaration of Gluck,
whom Fallon previously had de-
nounced as an "incorrigible liar,
that Arnstein was not the guiding
spirit in the big robbery, thus, In
effect, depriving him of the popular
soubriquet of Master Mind" Gluck
denied that he had ever had any
money dealings with Arnstein, and
stated that Cohn paid him all the
money he received as his share of
the proceeds from the bonds.
No Immunity For Gluck.
Gluck was treated to an unpleas-
ant surprise when informed by JUS
1tice Gould, after interposition by
District Attorney Archer, that an
alleged promise OF immunity from
prosecution in return for testimony
valuable to the State made Gluck
by Assistant District Attorney Dool-
ing, of New York. held no interest
for the local court because Of the
alleged events occurrence IN an
other Jurisdiction,
Pursuing his eXoneration of Arm
stein as the master mind" Gluck
said that he and Corn had an agree
ment whereby Gluck was to furnish
several hundred thousand dollars
worth of stolen bonds for Cohn to
dispose of on a commission basis of
per cent.
The witness denied he ever paid
any money to Arnstein. In all his
dealings, Gluck stated. Cohn figured
as the man who gave him money
or took it away from him by bor-
rowing it or otherwise.
Except to state that Arnstein
rode about Washington with him in
an automobile. Gluck failed, under
cross-examination. to even mention
the formers name in connection
with their first trip to this city
with the stolen bonds.
The witness clung to his original
statement that David w. Sullivan,
another co-defendant, was the man
who met him the night the party
left for Washington. At that time,
Gluck repeated, he did not know
Sullivan by name nor did he have
any business dealings with him in
connection with the bonds.
Gfuek Bought $1,000 Auto.
Further questioning by Fallon
drew an admission from Gluck that
Cohn had warned him not to create
suspicion by dressing in a flashy
manner. But Gluck. in spite of
these warnings. he said, he pougu.
$4,000 car, dressed well, set his
brother Irving up in business and
bought an expensive home.
Shortly after Gluck was asked
more ABOUT the events surrounding
his confession in New York. T. Nor
ris Wampler, counsel for Sullivan,
Wilen W. Easterday and Norman S.
Bowles. the latter two being the
other defendants in the case, began
to cross-eXamine Gluck about his
alleged connections with these three
men.
Beginning with his version of the
examination in New York City by
Detective Morgan. Of this city.
Gluck's memory began to fail him
and he could not remember many of
the statements he is alleged to have
made to the detective.
Wampler then attempted to ge,
q more complete identification of
Sullivan as the man who met Gluck
at the Pennsylvania Station the
night before the party with the
stolen bonds boarded the train for
this city. Gluck evaded the direct
question by stating again that he
never spoke to Sullivan or had any
dealings with him.