The Washington times., 1920-05-18
N|CKY, FREED, GOES
HOME FOR G0UlASH
"Kind Friend" Supplies Ball anc
Wife Hurries Him to
Baby.

CAB scuttered UP broAuway S'''
before o'clock last night In the
rear seat were two persons-ths man
smiling a little wesrily, the woman
babbling things into his ear
Thus Jules w. ("Nisky') Arnstein'
alleged bond thief extraordinary,
faded, for an evening at least. from
the gaze OF a public that knows him
only as the man who kept . jump
ahead OF tho shrewdest detectives In
the country for three months.
"ReaIly, now" said Mickey In his
best Piccadilly accent, after . kind
friend" (reputed to be Arnold Roth
stein, sambler), had supplied the addi'
tional $4,000 Federal bail that OBJ
tained his release. II hope the free
dom they are granting me Will be
permanent. My only wish now 10 to
20 to my baby and spend the evening
with little Frances and my wife"
And Such Lo-sveIfy Food!
Now hubby. don't get a rush OF
philosophy to the head" enjoined his
wife, Fannie Brice. you know
you're going to spend the night with
both your babies-you rascal! Ana,
though you don't deserve II. ] tele-
phoned to cook to prepare great big
dish Of"
you don't mean goulash!" breathed
Arnstein, displaying far more interest
than he had In. tho Intricate argu-
ment over his case before Federal
Judge Knox earlier In the day.
"Oi! oil" replied Fannie with a grin:
the biggest dish of Hungarian gou-
lash you ever sawH
Lead me to it," enthused the al
legged master mind"
He hustled Fannie and his attorney.
w. j. Fallon. into the taxi. The little
car sped away, and half an hour later
drew up before the BriceArnstein
home at West Eighty-third street.
The way led past the Hotel Clar-
idge and other haunts familiar to the
former fugitive. but he said later he
was interested only in getting home.
He explained:
Its a long. long time to be away
on the road three months. Gee!
don't know how l stood 1T all that
time. ! hope I'll never be away from
you, Fannie, and little Frances
again"
Whether his hopes come true hangs
largely upon his Willingness to tell
today the real story OF his exile and
his reasons for undergoing 1t.
At IL o'clock this morning the pris-
oner will be placed on the stand be-
fore United States Com missioner Gill
christ. This will follow his arraign-
ment in general sessions on two
larceny charges growing out of his
alleged habit of picking up loose bun
dies of bonds and other securities.
After a long and acrimonious hear
ing, in which personalities were free
ly INDUCED in between opposing
counsel, Judge Knox ruled that Arm
stein must answer all questions asked
him in the bankruptcy proceedings
which do not tend to incriminate
him under the Federal law"
Perhaps in Contempt Again.
Should he decline to tell details Of
his "jaunt into the provinces" and
whatever he knows about the loca-
tion Of his assets, he will be cited
again for contempt.
Should Judge Knox hold him In
contempt Arnstein may pass this
evening and additional ones In Lud-
low Street or some other Jail. A line
Of attack, howevei, has been worked
out by his attorney. who said last
night:
MRS. Saul Myers accuses Arnstein
OF concealing $1,000,O00 worth Of as
sets. This is a criminal ofense un-
der the Federal law. Should he sup
ply details of his movements In the
past three months, or answer oues-
tions about his alleged acquaint ance
with alleged suspects in the so-called
bond plot, he will place his freedom
in Jeopardy under the Federal law
Sitting between his wife and
friend Of Fannie. Mae weston. Arm
stein waited three hours yesterday
afternoon until the $4,000 Federal
bail bond was finally made out. He
and Fannie were in fine humor. She
said:
DO you know I felt that Bill"
(meaning Fallon) was putting 1t
over before Judge Knox. OIL
wanted to applaud, but Mae remind
ed me we weren't in a theatcr!
A Bouquet for "Buss-"
"Say! If you're from The Ameri-
can, tell Bugs Baer / enjoyed that
piece he wrote about Nicky's day in
Jail. Oi-oi! That was a wonder.
Tell Mr.. Baer 1t was beaut and I'd
like to meet him."
Louis Topper finally appeared at
$50 o'clock and made out the Federal
bond. He represents a surety COM
pany, the interests Of which were
guaranteed, it is said, by Arnold
Rothstein. The party went before
Chief Clerk Tallman. who discovered
that Topper had not filled out the
proper authorization. The latter man
sheepishly produced the authorization
when TaIlman pointed out his error.
Before Judge Knox, Mr.. Myers. at
torney in the bankruptcy proceedings,
charged that Arnstein had stolen