New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-18
Wife L a kes Arnstein
Home From Ludlow St.
Jail to Kiss Their Baby
and Dine ON Coulash
Actress uts Gems
Up as Last Resort
ContemptProceedingsDis-
missed by Judge Knox
i'm HeatedCOurt Hearing

fannle Bflce gained the release from
Ludlow Street Jail yesterday of her
husband Nicky Arnstein. Having
pledged most all her possessions to get
him bail, she took him home to kiss
their baby for the first time in three
months and to dine on his favorite
dish, Hungarian goulash
At the District Attorneys Office Arm
stein is no longer referred to as the
master mind" Of the thieves who
looted banks and brokerage houses of
S5,0O0,000 in securities and bonds. In
stead they call him "piker" and say
the man who must be caught is Nick
Cohn. Whatever the authorities think
of him, Nicky is king in Fannie's fiat
and in her heart.
husband of the hgh-salaried per
former signed himself "gratefully
hubby" in his message telling her he
was returning. 1t was Fannie who
made it possible for him to come back
without falling into the hands of the
police
Fannie Gives Up Her Gems
In order to persuade about ten of
her friends to put up the $4,000 bail
fixed by Judge Grain on Saturday, in
a form acceptable to the authorities
annie had given them deeds of trust
to her house in Huntington, l.. l., her
half-interest in a dressmaking estab-
lishment, her equity in several songs
sne has popularized and lien on her
big salary, which is fixed by contract
Then when Federal Judge John c.
Knox fixed bail at $4,000 on Saturday
to insure Arnstein's appearance in
the bankruptcy proceedings against
him, Fannie finally had to part with
possessions that are most precious to
an actress-her jewels. So, the hands
that the slender Jewess extended to
Nlcky yesterday when he finally was
released were bare of all ornaments
except a platinum band, her wedding
ring.
We're going home now to / West
Eighty third Street." said Fannie" as
they prepared to depart from the Fed
erai buld ing. I'm going to work to.
night, but hubby will stay home and
rest"
Looking carefully about to see that
Nicky wasn't in hearing, Fannie added:
.",We're going. to have his favorite
dish tonight. You'd never guess. It's
Hungarian goulash. didn't make it
but | taught the cook how"
There must have been change in
the program, for Fannie left her home
at about 1880. At 8, Nicky went out
accompanied by his lawyer. He woulc
not say where he was going, but an
nounced he would meet newspaper men
at his home at LAB p. m., too day. Miss
Brice did not appear in the 8 o'clock
Frolic on the New Amsterdam Roof.
Judge Knox, in the Federal Building
dismissed yesterday afternoon an or
der entered on motion of Attorney Saul
Myers, of the National Surety Com
pany, for Arnstein to show cause why
he should not be jailed for contempt
Of court for refusing to answer ques-
tions propounded in an examination
on Saturday before Commissioner in
Bankruptcy Alexander c. Gichrist jr
Myers Subpoenaes Nicky
In dlsmlsslng the contempt proceed
ings Judge Knox said that he would
direct Commissioner Gichrist to ex-
anime Nicky along the same lines that
caused the witness-on the advice of
his counsel, William ]. Fallon-to balk.
These questions concern Arnstein's s
movements during the last three
months.
He refused to reply on the ground
that to do so might incrmnate or de-
grade him. Judge Knox ruled yester-
day that Nicky may resort to this i'm
munity only when to reply might in
crlminate him under the Federal law
Afterward Fallon said that he would
advise Arnstein to decline to answer
questions at the next hearing before
Commissioner Gilchrist, which is set
for II o'clock this morning, Attorney
Myers having subpoenaed Nicky as he
left the courtroom.
"The judges ruling gives US the
right to refuse to answer questions"
said Fallon. "Myers has already said
that the purpose of the questions was
to show where my client has concealed
assets. Conccaling of assets is a Fed
eral crime. Arnstein won't answer
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