New-York tribune., 1920-03-04
Arnstein Only
I 10 Hrs. Away
! Ayers Counsel
Doesn't Say In Which, Di-
i: rection, and There Is Still
No Word From Fugitive's
= Missing Escort of Police
Wife Hunts Bondsman
sNicky' Said to Have Turned
Down Proposal to Sur
render i'm Pittsburgh

AoOtner uimy 1Spflc OF mystery WaS
draped about the missing Jules w. Arm
stein yesterday, when his counsel. Will
fam J. Fallon. called on Assistant Dis
trict Attorney John T. Dooling and an
nounced in so many words that "Nicky''
IL only ten hours away from New York.
While this statement apparently was
intended to cheer Mr.. Dooling and the
police authorities, who have been walt
ing since last Friday for Arnstein to
send in his card, it did not have that
effect. An sstute detective who has
been working on the case for weeks.
and who has been progressing rapidly
from little to less In the accumulation
Of information concerning Arnstein's
whereabouts, recalled instantly that
Mr.. Failon had said on last Sunday
nisht that his client was then only nine
hours away.
New Crop Of Rumors Blooms
Rumors drifted through the corridors
Of the Criminal Courts Building with
high-pressure frequency, and they had
the alleged bond theft plotter in wide
variety Of places.
One "wireless tip" was to the effect
that Arnstein is being filmed in five-
reel thriller in a Jersey studio, while
another had him engaged in spring
workout with the Giants in San An
tonic.
Just what has become Of the ~lost
battalion" consisting Of Eugene r.
McGee, Fallon's partner, and the three
here last Friday to keep tryst with
''Nicky" has not been made clear to
the District Attorneys Office.
In police circles 1t was said yester-
day that the four men probably did
keep some sort Of . catch-as-catch-can
engagement with Arnstein in Pitts
burgh, where the erpeditionary force
was last heard from, but when they put
the proposition Of surrendering up to
"Nicky" he gave a reply that corre-
sponded in general way to that made
request was made Of him by the Ger
mans in the Argonne Forest. Then, 1t
is believed, he vanished. This, how
ever, does not explain what became Of
the detective sergeants.
Slow Work in Arranging Bail
Difficulty In arranging bail for Arm
stein Is given as one reason for his
failure to return. According to q
statement said to have been made yes
terday by Mr.. Fallon to Mr.. Dooling,
Fannie Brice, actress wife Of the MISC
ing Jules, has been getting in touch
with theatrical friends. with a view to
obtaining bond for her husband, but
has made slow progress.
Mr.. Fallon denied report that the
check for $4,000 drawn on the Pacific
Bank and given to Fannie Brice by her
husband was intended for him as his
fee and expenses.
II never worry about my fee," said
Mr.. Fallon. when the time comes for
collecting I generally get my retainer
or do not handle the case"
In regard to kilograms he has been
receiving from Cleveland the lawyer
said they were sent to him In connec-
tton with a personal business trans
action. He said he had 5000 shares of
stock In a company which has its head
quarters In Cleveland.
Mr. Dooling said that detectives were
working on the bond theft cases in
Western cities and had obtained q
great deal Of valuable information.
Many firms have only recently discov-
cred that they have been robbed. and
others are just beginning to realize
that securities which they have dealt
with as collateral were stolen. He de-
clared that when all this material has
been checked up and pieced together
there would be "astounding revela-
tions."