Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-15
"N|CKY" ARNSTE|N
GIVES HIMSELF UP
INN. Y. BOND CASE
Openly Drives Through City,
"RevieWs" Police Forming
for Annual Parade.

for Annual Parade.
By the Associated Press.
| NEW YORK, May I5.-Jules W.
(Nicky Arnstein. putative master
mind" of New York's $5,00o,o0 bond
theft plot. was arrested hero today
In the district attorneys office whom
he appeared there with his wife,
Fannie Brice, the actress.
Arnstein told reporters he had been
| in Pittsburgh all the time the police
had been looking for him.
| The elusive "Nicky," for whom the
ponce from coast to coast. and even
the Canadian authorities. have been
| searching since last February, in
finally fulfilling his oft-repeated
promise to surrender himself. ap-
peared at the district attorneys Of
hce bright and early.
Lawyer With Couple.
Besides his wife. he was accom-
panied by William J. Fallon, his law
yer: They seated themselves and
\ patiently watched for attaches Of the
office to show up for the days work
Five minutes after their arrival
Detective Edward Rayens. attached to
| the ofhca walked up to Arnstein and,
by order of Assistant District At.
torney Rorke, placed him under ar
1 rest.
"Nicky" retained his reputation az
successful dodger Of police until the
| last.
| Taken to Rayens' Office. he described
| 70 newspapermen an entrance into the
city undetected by the sleuths who have
been pursuing him for months.
According to his story, he arrived at
the Pennsylvania terminal from Pitts
burg at o'clock this morning and
went directly to Columbus avenue and
9Oth street. where. by pre-arrange-
ment ne was met by his wife in her
said, because the police had faithful
ly listed the number of his own car.
| Drove Down Fifth Avenue.
Finding Miss Brice and Mr.. Fallon
| awaiting him. he entered the machine
ana drove down 5th avenue with them
In broad daylight. Despite the fact
that his pictures. with advertisements
| onertng reward for his arrest have
appeared in newspapers over all the
continent. he sped down the broad
thoroughfare unrecognized.
| Just to hefghten the effect, "Nicky"
ran into his police pursuers. thou
sands strong. forming for the annual
New York police parade.
| The Arnstein car was held up for
several minutes as the blue coats fell
in line and when he continued on his
way to the criminal courts building,
'Nicky" passed mile after mile Of DO
licemen, reviewing them from his ma.
| chine, as 1t were.
Mockingly Salutes Police.
Arnstein admitted 1t was touch ana
go At enc moment when the machine
passed the grandstand erected for the
police parade. He arose from his seat
and mockingly lifted his hat to the
high officials Of the New York police
force. Fearing he would be reco9-
ntzed, Miss Brice pulled her husband
4 n int h sa -
police. misinterpreting the scene. con-
| cluded II must be p fight that was
being staged before their eyes. They
| started toward the machine. but were
reassured by the three passengers and
| returned to the great feature OF the
day-the annual police parade.
| A score of detectives were leaving
the criminal courts building when the
Arnstein machine arrived there. Just
to make spectacular finish. Arnstein
had the car driven around the build
ing several times and then stopped
under the Bridge of Sighs. Leaving
the automobile the trio entered the
building unrecognized.
Recognized BY Elevator Operator.
An elevator operator. and not a de-
tective. was the first to recognize the
| elusive "Nicky' Bennie Jackman,
who runs one of the lifts in the GRIM
inal courts building. had his curiosi-
ty aroused by the sight of the mys-
| terious car which insisted on encir-
cling the structure. He said he was
pretty well convinced 1t was Arm
stein when he saw man dressed In
business suit, with a heavy blue
overcoat and a gray golf cap get out
of the car.
Bail Fixed at $4,000.
Bail for Arnstein was fixed at $75,-
600. and he was sent to the Tomba
in immediate default Of bail. From
there he was taken under guard to
appear before United States Commits
bankruptcy proceedings which have !.
been in progress during his absence
The Indictment against Arnstein
spa raesvnr saarsss sts 1 him sS nth ., cr &
chile stock certificates which were
stolen from Clark. childs & Co. here
last October.
Arnstein said he had never metz
indictment against him. and hadn't
the slightest idea" where Cohen is
His statement that he had been in
Pittsburgh all the time he later
had been there much of the time. he
had spent a long period not far from
herein q nearby town" He said
he had not been in any of the places
he was reported in except Cleveland
and Pittsburgh.
Hailing Detective "Gus" Mayer, who
has been leading the police search for
him, Arnstein. who had shaved or his
mustache, said:
Hello. Gus. ] wish you could have
been the man to bring me in. You
were hot on my trail q couple of
times. Gus, and TIL tell the world It
was no fun giving you the go-by.
There were plenty OF people will
ing to whack up with me on a $3.50
basis on the rewards for my arrest,
but, Gus. IL 1 could have gotten to you
without being picked up. I'd have
done it and let you grab or the re.
ward"
History OF the Case.
Arnstein was sought as the alleged
head of a band Of swindlers who, by
connivance with bank and brokerage
messengers, are said to have stolen
from $1.500.000 to $5.00,00O in bonds
and other securities from Wall street
firms. He disappeared from New York.
pointed apartments besides q country
home at Huntington, l. l., February
IL. Since that time he has been re-
ported in various parts of the coun-
try or on the eve of 'surrendering"
to the authorities.
Arnstein is the son Of a New York
business man and is forty-two years
known in France and England as In
the United States.
Shortly after -Arnstein's disappear
ance last February. federal judge
in New York issued an order enjoin-
ing 500 or more banks and deposito-
ries in the metropolis from disposing
Of any money, stocks. bonds or other
securities Arnstein might have on de-
posit in them. According to the po-
lice, Arnstein and his associates OBJ