Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-04
NICK" ARNSTE|N
UNDER INDICTMENT
BYD.C GRAND Jury
With Three Others Is Accused
of Bringing Stolen Securi-
ties Here-Other Cases.


spiracy to bring stolen securities into
the District of Columbia was returneh
today by the grand jury against
Jules, alias Nicky. Arnstein; lsadore'
alias Nick. Cohn Joseph Gluck and
Randolph S. Newman, all of New
York city. and Wilen W. yesterday,
David W. sullivan and Norman .
Bowles, former stockholders OF WASH
ington. Stocks and bonds SAID TO az
gregate in value S5,Oo0,OoO were
stolen il is charged from owners or
brokers in the metropolis and brought
to the District of Columbia, where
they were hypothecated for loans
totaling many thousands of dollars.
Accused Men Testify.
Joseph Giuck one of the men in
dicted with his brother, Irving Giuck,
and two other former runners for
New York brokerage firms. were
brought from the Tombs prison IN
New York under guard to testify
before the grand jury. The quartet
are said to have admitted stealing
the securities from their employers
and are in custody awaiting SEN
tence Their testimony is said to
have implicated Arnstein and the other
accused persons. District Attorney
John It. Dooling of New YORK also
testified before the local grand jury.
The SDeclHc OHeISt Which, Inc i''N'
are alleged TO have conSpired to COM
nit is given in the indictment as the
concealing of stock certificates ana
other paperS of value worth So,ooo'-
000 with intent 10 defraud the owners
and to defeat the owners title ana es
tate in such papers. In furtherance OF
the alleged conspiracy certain over.
acts of one or more of the accused
are set forth in the indictment.
Outline of Charges.
October l last, il is charged, Joseph
Chuck took from the possession OF
III. p. Goldschmidt X Co. OF New YORK
200 shares of stock, which later. 1t is
their possession in the District OF
Columbia and which We're pledged
with the Commercial National Bank
for a loan of $1,000 October II last
Gluck took stock certificates from j.
H Oliphapt & Co., which October u
last Bowles and Sullivan are said to
have hypothetical with the Riggs
National Bank for a loan of $4,000.
Again. November 6 last. it is charged
in the Indictment, Gluck stole stocks
were brought into Warrington and
pledged with the Continental Trust
Company as security for loan of
$4,000. Another seizure of securities
from Flor. Billiard & Co. is given as
an additional overt act in contempla-
these securities are said to have been
used as collateral by Bowies and Sui
livan for loan of $4,000 from the
Riggs National Bank
The Indictment charges that other
securities were taken and brought
into the District and used for loan
collateral which are not specifically
set forth.
Indicted in War Risk Scandal.
The grand jury today returned a
number of indictments growing out of
the alleging mulcting of thousands
of dollars from former world war
veterans by employees of the war risk
bureau and persons associated with
them. Those accused by the grand
jurors are David NJ. Griswold. William
F. Salisbury, jr.; Tenola e. Graves,
George V. Seitz. Herbert L. Chal-
ington and Daniel E. OKeefe and
Aloysius A. Young both of New
Britain. Conn.
The indictments charge conspiracy
among certain of the accused to COM
NIT crime against the United States,
violations of sections 100, 113 and
III of the Penal Code and larceny
from the United States by the ex-
tracing of public records. The gen.
eral scheme by which the soldiers
were persuaded to part with large
portion of their awards for disability
incurred in the service is outlined in
the indictments. Those employed in
the bureau. it is said, would know
when an allowance was to be made
and this information would be fur
accomplices and the soldier would be
approached and informed that his
claim could be expedited or a large
amount secured if he would pay the
'raks-off."
Some Gave Up Half.
Some of those approached consented
to the proposition and even paid one
half of their claims. according TO AS
sistant United States Attorney Arth
who presented the cases to the grand
jury.
The sections of the code referred to
make ii unlawful for any officer, clerk
or other employe of the government
to receive compensation for any serv-
ice rendered to any person. either by
himself or another. in relation to any
proceeding or claim in which the
United States is party or is inter-
ested before any bureau or depart
ment. Under the larceny Indictment
Salisbury, Griswold and O'Keefe are
charged with taking. official records
from the files of the bureau, which.
it is claimed. were found by secret
service agents in the custody of
O'Keefe in Connecticut
William H. Campbell. colored, self
Mann near Connecticut avenue and
Porter street. March IL last, was in
dicted today by the grand jury for
murder in the first degree: Campbell.
according to the police also claimed
to have made assaults on two women,
for which offenses Lewis Randall is
now serving a term of forty-fve years
in the penitentiary, at Atlanta, Ga
The indictment is in six counts
Three charge deliberate and premedi-
tated murder, while the other three
charge homicide while in the per-
peAation of the crime of larceny The
grand jurors allege the weapon used
in the tragedy in three ways to fit
the proof, as a stone, a piece of wood
or a blunt instrument
More than fifty other indictments
were reported late this afternoon to
Justice Stafford. This report COM
pIeted the work of the present grand
jury and it was discharged with the
thanks of the court. Talesmen are
summoned for tomorrow for the Oc-
tober grand jury.