New-York tribune., 1920-03-03
Men Tracking.
Arnstein Found
In Pittsburgh
bartender Gives Only Clew
to Whereabouts of Three
Detectives Who Left Last
Week to Arrest Fugitive
Patience Gone, ,SaysSwann
Hopes alleged Master Mind
Will Return i'm Handouts:
Another Held i'm BOndPlot


A sympathetic bartender from the
Opera Cafe provided the only clue that
was Forthcoming yesterday as to the
present whereabouts of Jules W. Arm
stein and the three detective sergeants
and one lawyer who sailed forth from
this city last Friday night to bring
the phantom Nicky home to answer the
charge that his is the master mind"
that conceived the plot to rob Wall
Street of s5,o00,oO0 in bonds and other
securities.
While the information furnished by
the bartender was not particularly illu-
minating, it served to lessen the anx-
iety of Deputy Police Commissioner
Iahey as to the safety Of three Of
his best detectives-Sergeants Gegan,
Mayer and Brown.
The three were assigned to accom-
pany Eugene F. McGee, Arnstein's
lawyer, to the latter's hiding place.
Since their departure on Friday night
no word has been received from any
member Of the party, and in official
circles y here it was undetermined
whether they were lost, strayed or kid
naped by the alleged bond plotters.
McGee on the Telephone =
The bartender, who gave his name to
Federal Commissioner in Bankruptcy
Alexander Gilchrist as Walter Roth,
said he was busy shaking up Logan
berry cocktail on Monday night when
he received long-distance telephone
call from Pittsburgh. Abandoning the
thankless task of making Loganberry
juice act like vermouth, he Immediately
went to the phone and voice that
seemed to be vibrating with emotion
said to him:
Say. Roth, this is McGee. Where is
Fallon? l want you to get in touch
with him right away and ask him why
IN hell he didn't call me up. Tell him
to phone me right away at the William
Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh"
Mr.. McGee, according to Roth,
seemed to be in such a distressed
frame of mind that he temporarily. dis
missed all thought of further barterinp
and set out Immediately to find Fallon.
He telephoned to the lawyers home in
Mamaroneck and was informed that he
probably could be found at the Astor,
where he usually stops when detained
IN the city on business.
Fallon finally was located at the
Astor and evinced none of the pent-up
agitation that marked McGee's con-
versation. Roth delivered the long
distance message to him and Fallon
simply remarked that there was really
no cause for calling up his partner
that night, as everything would be ar
ranged on Tuesday
Whether these arrangements referred
to obtaining Arnsten's bail of $780,
600 or to communicating directions
that would enable McGee and the three
detectlves to get in touch with
"Nicky' could not be learned last night
Neither could it be ascertained whether
the escortng party had expected to
meet the alleged bond plotter in
flttsburgh. Rumors for several days
nave had "Nicky" in that section Of
pennsylvania, although the dope" on
Broadway continues to be to the effect
That, like Sheridan, he is "only twenty
miles away"-maybe less.
The fact that the "lost battalion"
was reported in Pittsburgh no longer
ago than Monday came as a great re-
lief to the police authorities and to
other officials who have been waiting
patiently since last Saturday for Arm
stem to surrender himself It indicates
mat nothing serious has happened to
tne party and that nothing probably
will, as the William Penn is fire.
proof hotel with. excellent a la carte
service.
Swami Losing Patience
Roth's information was given when
he was called yesterday as witness
in the bankruptcy proceedings being
conducted by the National Surety
Company against "Nicky."
The Opera Cafe, Gel Seventh Avenue.
is one of the few white light Jazz es,
tablishments that has continued to
glitter. Roth said that Fallon freouent-
~ ate there and was friendly with John
bleeck, the proprietor. The lawyer. ao-
cording to- the witness, often met other
men there.
Both District Attorney Swami and
his assistant, Mr.. DoolIng. indicatad
last night that their patience in ths
Arnstein case was completely exhausted, :,
and 1t is considered certain that when
the fugitive Is finally brought in a bail
pond considerably above 100000 will
be asked. '-
Il hope the detectives bring him in
mere IN handouts and that he is sent
70 the Tombs to await trial like anv
other garden variety Of criminal" said
Mr.. Swami. There has been entirely
TOO much glamour thrown about this
man Arnstein."
A new development in the bond theft
cases came yesterday in the arrest Of
irving Adler, twentysix-year-old son
OF Jacob Adler, the actor Young Adler
was arrested by Detective Mindheim
following his indictment on informa-
ton ton said to have been given Assistant
ustrlct Attorney Richard C. Murnhv
oy Joseph Gluck, one Of the Wall Street
messengers now under arrest in con-
nection with the $4,000, 900 bond theft
plot. 'eA'
According to Mr.. Murphy. Cluck told
him 1T was Adler who first brought him
into contact with Edward Furev. also
accused in the bond theft case and
now held In 100000 bail. Gluck is
SAID to have met Adler on Broadway
ana the latter wanted to borrow some
money for few days. Gluck. Mr.. Mnr-
pay says, told Adler of his Operations
IN the financial district, and short
Time later 0luck was approached bv
furey and man known ss the "count !"
VINO represented themselves as detac-
tives, and under the threat Of arrestinv
tne messenger extorted from him an
satomooiie, @ diamond ring worth
$1,000 and $i.7oo in cash.
Indicted Last Spring
Gluck believes that Adler surpe.tes
this trick to Furey and the count"
The actors son was indicted last spring
in connection with silk theft and ia
now out on $4,000 bail. When he was
arraigned Yesterday before Judge Ma
lone IN General Sessions he was held in
$4,000 bail the court takinr hi. for