New-York tribune., 1920-02-23
Foes
Framed Him.
Asserts Wife
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more than the facts l have related for
The Tribune
II am certain my husband never had
any dealings, directly or Indirectly
with Edward Furey, Joseph and Irving
Gluck and Rudolph and Herbert Bu-
nora, who, l understand, have been ar
rested in connection with the Wall
Street bond robberies. If one of these
men has made confession involving
my husband | am sure it is lie.
"Nicky'' Relic of Bicycle Days
"My husband never PLAYED the mar
ket and had no friends in Wall Street.
The various aliases he is accused of US
ing IN the involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy filed against him by the Ma
tional Surety Company are all names
that were employed in the wire tapping
case he was mixed up in. He has never
used any of those names to my knowl-
edge. He was sometimes called 'Nickv'
rider and rode a nickel plated machine
IN races. 1t was simply nickname"
While Mrs. Arnstein was telling of
her belief in her husbands innocence
the police Of two continents were or
ganizing the biggest man-hunt that has
been undertaken in years. The search
yesterday, however, failed to reveal any
Banks and Wall Street houses that
have suffered large financial losses
which they attribute to the plotting
of Arnstein have enlisted the aid of
various detective agencies with
branches in all parts of thea United
States, and these men are cooperating
with Federal, state and city authori-
ties. The Department of Justice, the
Department of Internal Revenue and
the United States Secret Service are
all at work
While it is believed that Arnstein
has fled the city and perhaps succeed
favorite haunts in the "white light"
district are being closely watched. He
is known to have had large acquaint-
ance among the sporting fraternity
here, and the police are Of the opinion
that he may vet turn up in one of the
Broadway resorts which he Is known
to have frequented
All Passenger Lists Scanned
The police OF Havana have been
asked to look for Arnstein, as many of
his New York friends are active in
Cuban sporting circles. Descriptions
have been cabled abroad, particularly
to England and France, where he is
almost as we'll known as in New York,
and the police began yesterday to
check up the passenger lists of steam
ships which have sailed from New York
since Arnstein's disappearance on Feb
ruary 12. The White Star liner Adri-
attic sailed for Southampton on that
day, as did the American liner New
York. Both carried many passengers
and both have arrived on the other
side. The Munson liner Munamar
sailed for Antila, Cuba, on the same
day with a few passengers. She also
has reached her destination.
While Arnstein would have encoun-
tered difficulties in getting a passport,
it is admitted that he may have OBJ
tanned one, and so the records of the
Passport Bureau are being checked up.
Scotland Yard and the police au-
thorities of Paris have started to look
for Arnstein. He is we'll known in
London and Paris. Inasmuch as no
passport is needed to cross the Can
adian border vigorous search was
launched in that direction yesterday.
All banks in this city have been en-
joined from permitting Arnstein or his
wife to withdraw any funds which they
may have on deposit
The alleged confession of Herbert
Bunora, now prisoner in the Tombs,
which involved $4,000 worth of bonds
stolen from Clark, Childs & Co., is
believed to have caused Arnstein to
flee. The specific charge on which Arm
stein is being sought is that he re-
ceived these stolen securities. His
arrest, the authorities believe, will
throw light on many other bond thefts
and Assistant District Attorney Muir
ply, in charge of the case, said yes
terday that he would ask that Arm
STEMS bail be fixed at not less than
$250,0O0.