The Washington times., 1920-12-22
DENIES PLEA
TO CALL COIN
Judge in ArnStein Trial Won't
Summon Alleged master
Mind" Arrested Last Night.

Isadore Cohn, alias "Nicky," al
legged master mind in the New York
bond theft case, will be placed on
trial in the near future in the Dis
trict Court on the indictment charg-
ing him with conspiracy to bring
stolen securities into the Capital,
Justice Gould, presiding in the bond
conspiracy case in Criminal divis-
ion No. l, announced this morning
when he was informed that Cohn
had been arrested at Union Station
yesterday.
ENDS NATION WIDE HUNT.
Cohn was jointly indicted last
March with Jules W. Arnstein, David
w. Sullivan, Norman :. Bowles and
Wilen w. yesterday. the four defend
ants who have been on trial before
Justice Gould and a jury during the
past three weeks on indictment
charging them with conspiracy to
bring stolen securities into the
District. Cohn had been sought
throughout the country for more than
a year because of his alleged con-
nection with the thieves who stole
more than $4,000, 900 worth of negoti-
able securities from Wall Street
messengers.
Before resting the case shortly be-
fore noon today, Attorney William
+. Fallon and r. Morris "ampler
representing the defendants who have
been on trial, motioncd that the court
subpoena Cohn as the courts wit
ness, permitting both the defense and
the prosecution to cross examine him.
Mr. Fallon declared he might attempt
to impcach whatever testimony COhn
would give.
REFUSES TO CALL COIN.
Justice Gould refused to subpoena
Cohn as the courts witness, although
he offered to issue u subpoena to bring
Cohn into court as the defendants
witness. He declined TO permit the
defense. If it subpoenacd Cohn, to at.
tempt to impeach any testimony that
the alleged bond thief might give.
I'VE want the TRUTH" declared At
torney FallDn, land We believe that
Cohn would cXoneratc the defend
ants on trial If he took the witness
stand. II his story should cNoneratc
the defendants on trial we want it,
and we are willing to take the chance
of his story condemning them. We
want n statement of fact from Cohn,
as we believe he can acquit the de-
PENDANTS II he tells tho truth.
Fallon minated. however. that if
Cohn did not tell the truth he would
attempt to impcach his testimony.
Justice Gould declared that he
would not permit counsel for the de-
Tense to attempt to impeach COINS
testimony should the alleged bond
theft he called.
II would he dcpriving him OF his
constitutional rights by allowing you
to do SO. | have no personal interest
In this case. l am presiding here to
see that justice is done. / have never
attempted to influence the jury" Jus
tice Gould commented.
DEFENSE WON'T CALL HIM.
After Justice Gould declined to call
Cohn as the courts witness, counsel
for the defense also announced they
would not subpoena him as their wit
ness. The defense closed its case
after attempting to prove that Arm
stein was not guest at the Wash
ington Hotel on October IA, 1919, as
alleged by tho prosecution. Assistant
United states District Attorney
James T.. Archer attempted to show
that Arnstein, also known as a. W.
Arnold" had been guest at the
hotel on October II, 1919. when he IL
alleged to have come to Washington
with Joseph Gluck and Cohn to dis
pose of stolen securities to negotiate
in the brokerage office of Sullivan q
Co.
The prosecution attempted to show
that Arnstein had registered at the
hotel on that day under the name of
y. r. Arnolla."
RULES OUT SIGNATURE.
Arnsteln wrote the name OF u. w
Arnold" and J. II. Arnolla" on a sheet
o fpaper In an effort to show that the
signature on the hotel signature was
not his. The court ruled out the
signature written by Arnstein, de-
claring 1t would only admitted should
be defendant write IL while on the
witness stand.
Argument by the Government and
the defense began at noon and IL is
expected that the defendants will
know their fate by tonight.