The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-22
COHEN CAPTURED
AS ARNSTEN AID
AFTER LONG HUNT
Suspect Seized i'm Washing
ton as He Is About to
Start for New York.
DEFENCE HELPED PLAN
Wanted Missing Man as
Witness to Bolster Case,
Is Report.
PROSECUTION SURPRISED
Dooling Says Arrest is Only
First of More Startling
Developments in Matter.
DEFENCE HELPED PLAN
PROSECUTION SURPRISED

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK ITEeALn.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., Dec. FL.
Nicky Cohen of New York, one of
the group indicted with Nicky Arm
stein in connection with the New York
bond thefts, was arrested in Washing
ton late this afternoon by two New
York detectives, Grover G. Brown and
August Mayer. lie was picked up at
Union Station and was placed in Jail.
Cohen refused to talk about the case.
1t was the first time he had been seen
since he was indicted.
Cohen was waiting for train for
New York. He was charged with con-
spring to bring stolen securities into
the District of Columbia. AN offence
charged in indictments returned last
spring by Federal Grand Jury and on
which four of his alleged confederates.
including Jules w. (Nicky) Arnstein.
are now standing trial in the District
Supreme Court.
Archer Much Surprised.
District Attorney, who is prosecuting
Arnstein. expressed surprise at the ar
rest of Cohen and John Dooling, Assist
ant District Attorney of New York who
is witness at the trial, was unaware
that the New York detectives were here.
mayer and Brown were questioned
tonight by me-" said MIR. Archer, 'and
said they arrested Cohen at the instance
of a friend Of William ]. Fallon and
Eugene McGce, attorneys for Arnsteln
About ten days ago Fallon told George
Storcls, bankaccountant of the Depart
ment OF Justice. and myself that he con-
trolled Cohen, that nc owned him, and
that II Arnstein were convicted or in
danger Cohen would voluntarily enter
the district and exonerate Arnsteln.
Now, tonight two New York detec-
tives, not detectives from the Federal
Government or the District of Columbia.
but New York detectives, appear at the
Union Station and arrest him and sit
down and eat dinner with him. They
had been Informed OF how he would be
dressed and the kind of bag he would
carry. They would not admit tonight
and Eugene MCGEE to make the arrest.
Gets Tip by Telephone.
Mayer said. a man telephoned ne
last sunday night TO make the arrest
when Cohen arrived In Washington.
IL may add that at II ~ NJ to-day.
When the Arnstein case was proceeding.
Fallon told the Judge he had a witness
to offer who would not be here until
after p. W.
I'VE have been looking for Cohen
since February 10. and there Is n $4,000
reward out for him. These New York
detectives made no report 10 John T.
Dooling Of the District Attorneys Office
Of New York that they were to make
the arrests nor 10 their superior officers
in New York. Before they left the little
conference we had tonight they admit
ted that perhaps they had made n big
mistake in not reporting 20 their supo-
riors.
"I have always said that 'Nicky' Arm.
stein was not the master mind in the
thefts OF securities from brokerages in
the financial district" said Mr.. Dooling.
"The arrest OF this fellow is only the
beginning of series Of startling de-
vel0pments In connection with this case.
Tho connection of prominent men with
the disposal OF the stolen securities and
the rlmification OF the conspiracy In
connectian with the thefts OF the securi-.
ties / feel certain will now become
known"
The trial OF Arnstcin and the three
others is about to~bc ended. the last pros
cntation Of evidence being expected to-
morrow. II was said tonight at the
District Attorneys office that the de-
fence in the case had aided in the APP
prchension of Cohen so as to bring him
into court as n witness.
Joseph Gluck. Wall street messenger
and witness fo- the prosecution In the
trial. has testified that he entered into
an agreement with Cohen TO deliver
hundreds OF thousands of dollars worth
1f stolen securities. on which he was 20
receive an per cent. commission. Gluck
also has testified that all his negotia-
tlons we're with Cohen and that he never
had dealings with Arnstcin the alleeed
director Of the bond theft operations.
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