Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-16
|fK5fFK, ARCH POTTER,
s|FRRENDERs- TO POLICE
brains of Gigantic Bond Conspiracy
Givds Up After -Four Months of.
Frantic Chase.
p s-sIATEEN ALIASES
Chief Figure OF S5.OOO,OoU Theft
Walks. Eooiiy Into District At
\ torncy's Office After Eluding Cor
\ don OF New 1orls's Finest"
Try Kssocln,el rrsss. |

sss Try Associated rress.l
NEW IoRk, May l5.-Juies W
aif"Niclty'D Arnstcin came homo TO.
,sday. Mud. after having been soughr
:s;ior about three months b. the 70.
sslice OF the entire continent "Nicky'
chad an awfully hard time getting
SsarrestSd for the s5,0oo.o0o bond rob-
II berry he. Is alleged 20 have engi-
1 peereG 4kiI New York as base.
g II wasn't that "N!cky" didn't try
ssSto get aristted after he decided Il
most 4oRst@ucns entry into the city
Che knew .i,ow-jus;, naturally motor
sins dfwH Fifth Avenue. reviewing
3 the annual. police parade OF New
EYork's. id.ttb' finest" and finally en-
ScirclinE ,thG Crim!pal Courts Buid
ling Three lines before alighting.
~ Even tbsG didn't turn the trick.
GLE hap Jt7ito right UP 20 the dis
lftrict attorneys Office AND beg to be
sSarrestdd before he was recognized.
You see, "Nicky" had shaved of his
unjust dhe--.-
n "Gree;ings: I'm Nicky Arnste!n, It
pp;ae SAIL to-, Detective Rayens. and
|sthen he was arrested.
Had Been In Pittsburgh.
[sE some hospitality" was his only
scommGnt, except to say that he had
Fsbeen IN Pittsburgh most OF the time
Ssince ac disappeared. and that nc
s,really hadn't been in half the places
the posiceS1Spor,ed him.
Il Aftet {SSRyS finally obtained rec.
aReswas kept busy with en-.
Is gagemen;s. First he was arraigned
Son charge II receiving stolen Sc
acuritics. rla,d the court insisted or
|HsS75,00O. S-k!, although his counse
|RpEotested that the district attorneys
coffee had agreed TO release him OF
N s6c 600:
the Ttiut &Sntsl p" the extra u si5.ooJ
twas produced. and then he dashed
|Eoff to keep a date with Federal Com
ITO DROP fnsta chat over some bank
Sruptcy, proceedings brought agains.
"Nicky! during his absence.
H. There he Was held in $4,000 bail
on Federal writ OF ne eXcat.
Had sixteen Aliases.
This, order. signed by Federal Judge
Augustus HaEd, dlrected the United
Estates marshal 10 hold .trGsieiR.
NICK AtaGitsiS, Jules i. Arnsie!a''
Jules vi Arnold: j. W Arn0td,
lAmes. q fW. Amss, Mccormiek,
ESorach Price, Charles En..Ght. Ell
Smer r.. Steel, George Wa9 aad Akin"
The wr.t vas obtained 10y ;he Ma
stonal Surety Company through is
Sof the. baa.:up; Atnste.a" Iae Pc
stl, nH ESS FsV-swta ias A.asts;R
ot parts .: lAs 'e>o.a .: i.
H The lpi-GSsl, among ctaer thI1-s.
siate3 Li.ss'i -'A.aste.. ..d his VIE
have at-ezl 5;%G - make : .E-ce ..
49,. BAT a1-o-I-y PROCEEDINGS 4aa tina;
gSEs t9= So. % -1=ae -. -Aa ;-ls
ansEer 49,. QUESTIONS !s:-..Ag 70
stss estate
-Niciy1i1:as;tsn soogn; ~ ia=
spcltce .. t~o c2-;.nt.:s IS ;ae a.
Iegea head ot o-a3 Q: sw.aa!e:s.
swao, T. c-.a.. A@l= NH o-aa a.-
p. < et%Et E.tsss;,s as sad %
$3.50 ..-~sar- zac J:nv- securities
tf-oE ~. stree: .-:Es. e ;.e h-s-
band &, t%-a-= E:.-= 81 actress,
whom l.. :nAI.let . ..i5 !ie G.s- p
spe2-eci go. HE~ igE., "..e:e re
nAiat@tnsa 40 iaS!sA.y a2po:n;ec
Fol- =
al HuiI.a- tSn, l.. !. on February -
last, llcc sr.c.. a- mas been report
ed IL ,TA-.c-s parts o. tat -c-UITy'
or On .the sre Q. "sar:sAler.ns" to
Arnae.a : ne son Q. : >-v YorK
dbus!ness man, 4al !. - years o.G
sThe p!!ice say ~ - - we!!-knowu
IN FTaace ana england az In ms
gSnited. States Circulars vffer.n. 4
reward Tor ms arrest SAID ~. ire
fQuenteS A.-n-C.Ass .5tt.. a.i ,.'s
bling Place tie Is Il Nashy Lrts,r;,
Once, 3hcA aTrA!S2ed ~ upG:t. Lr ;t1-
dot netkit2 ana q pax six sh'.rt'
"a Eight years ago Arn.tc!n Was ar
rested tin London ana rX:raG.tcd :,
New Hprk Tor sw!Uil!nS William J..
Shinks: Of ;ep7!nsA!G Mass. gu; o
yl5,OOO by means o. Worthless stock
benteneed TO twO years ia Sing Sin,
prison. Nrnste!n served lt,-S than
year SiX other members OF The bani
Were liter arrested IN san Francisco
L Tokyo and Baltimore.
Shortly after Arusie.u's d!sappe ar
ance last February, :. Federal jud.
dn New, York issued an order cnjo:n
ihg 500 or more hanks and Gcposi
tories In the metropolis from spos
ting Of .any money. stocks. bonds o
Il other securities .A.nsttM might hlv
e on DEPOSIT IN them. ie Was know
h 90 have SIX sale deposit boxes j
n various pubic vaults. According {,
the police. Arnste.n. together Wit
l his associates, obtained the stol.
bonds and other 81 4rit.es from IN
h messengers and runners AND TOO
|Ethem 70 various cities. where the
I were pHt up -. collateral for loan.
The boys or men Wuo committed IN
4 the!ts yeceived less than one-triarte
II of their value, a:l IN some Instance!
h nothing az al. More IMAM $500. 90
E was sa4tf--.e have been buried" /
EsGanat ian banks IN THIS way Abou
lR 3f50,ooO IS said to have been trace
&Sto philadelphia Washington, Bait
more and CltyclauG
"Syhtcm" Had Many branches
Assistant District Attorney DOC
ing. o. EeW York. VINO mas pee
sse sa g. sa fses ;5.s h ,oS
III JuoH ths&roI pet2oer. 1919. there ha
been niA,e.han $40 noEc yoGasr.S
H. ranging rom $Jbg 90 $l-s.uUl IAN
n That most q! taru w,-- u,u..
i Z stobs-thAt is. don. .e .-..Io-crg ,
banks and AroEtrage a1uses \
haid the system -. conn lions
6T GveTy large city IE - I'.I-.H r~4t.
Honcs s;n.cu ~ '...e..rg H.l.as,
isgSan Francis, a- Ge 4a-f. were .s
III, FaTde5 10 fences IU NrW YORK
Esaother cites, wno pu, Them ui as 90
III lateral FOR loans
Is Tia boad tAe!is. which have he.
On for months IN New Ior
katcok a tragic turn IN ore as
lHRenta VI HioEOw!tz ry.res..
SGmpInyed ~ Richard @. whitney
|fRCo., bankers and brokers who d.
Tappeared in AUGUST. 1919, KIN 81.