New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-05
Two Surrender
In Roundup of
Robbery Trust
defendant i'll Million-Dollar
Toledo Mail Theft Gives
Up: 'Skyscraper Burglar
Motoring Back to Chicago
Women Assistants Sought
Worthington, Called Brains
of Combine, Said to Have
Sent Huge Sums Abroad

CHICAGO. Aug. 4.-Alva Harschman
and John j. Epps, who were indicted
u;.s John W. Worthington in the all
lessd gigantic mail robbery trust, sur
rsnsered to-day to Federal authorities.
Melville Reeves. known as the "sky-
s,,sper burglar" is reported on his
nav to Chicago to give himself up He
has been passing his vacation in the
Sierra Mountains and is motoring back.
Epps is real estate dealer He was
defsndan, n the $1,000 900 Toledo
mail robbery and was acquitted. 1t is
,boueht ne has substantiated the gov
srnment's information that Worthing
,on financed the defense of the eleven
ren arrested fer the Toledo job. Sam
MI Block. who defended Epps at that
t;n,e. is Worthington' attorney.
Earschman denied any guilty connec-
t;or with Worthington, and after he
had been closely questioned by Federal
attorneys his bail was reduced from
$4,000 to $1,000. He says his dealings
with Warrington were confined to the
nurchase OF some commercial paper. for
which he paid $4,000 cash.
Harschman Called Witness Only
Harschman had been living in Mil
Yankee until recently. and says he
came to Chicago to give his children
superior educational facilities. The
government now considers him in the
light Of witness rather than de-
iendant.
Federal investigators to-day an
rounced that they believed Worthing-
,on and his agents have sent millions
in deposits TO banks in Berlin. Paris,
Warsaw, PoSen and to several Italian
we're found among his papers, and it is
and prevent creditors from obtaining
judgments against him. Deposit slips
show he has 100000 in Polish banks
alone A deposit of $1,000 was found
in 2 Milwaukee bank.
One OF the strongest links in the
chain that is being welded around the
supposed conspirators was made pos
sible by the arrest of Albert NJ. Gold
smith, owner OF a New York business
college. Goldsmith. it is alleged, sent
$3.50 worth Of washed" revenue stamps
10 Worthington by special delivery.
New York officials say Goldsmith dis
posed Of thousands OF dollars worth of
stolen securities for Worthington.
Secret Service men and police at Los
Angeles have been asked to arrest a
mysterious Marie" and the St Louis
operatives are looking for an equally
mysterious Pauline
Letters Of Women Intercepted
Federal officials intercepted a per-
sonal letter from Marie" to Worthing-
ton. Its contents were not revealed
but they led the authorities to believe
she is an active agent for Worthington.
She is believed to be The original of q
large photograph seized when his Office
vas raided. She IS beautiful, 4ppar-
entity brunette, and it should be easy
10 ind her because of her striking ap-
pearance. The clew TO Pauline" wAs
also obtained through intercepted let
tsrs
Colonel Clinnin, of the United States
Attorney Office, said the government
has proof that Worthington was the
brains OF the 100000 Sinclair Oil
stock robbery in New York as we'll as
many other huge thefts.