Evening star., 1921-04-28
FORGING LAST LINK
IN ARNSTE|N CASE
Banker Witnesses Heard
Against Men in Conspiracy
CHARGE.

The forging of the last link in the
governments evidence against jules
w. (alias "Nicky') Arnstein and Isa-
.dore (alias Nickb Cohn of New York
and David w Sullivan, Norman s.
Bowles and Wilen w. yesterday OF
Washington was commenced today
before Justice Could and a jury in
Criminal Division !. The five men
are on trial for an alleged conspiracy
in 1919 to bring stolen securities into
Washington and hypothecating them
for several thousand dollars. The
prosecution expects to close it's case
tomorrow.
Washington bankers were called to
the witness stand by Special Counsel
Leahy and Assistant United States
Attorney Cromelin to show that loans
were made to Bowles and Sullivan on
securities which the government has
shown were stolen. Today's testi-
nony by the local bankers that they
advanced large sums of money on
these securities will complete the
chain Of evidence for the prosecution.
Will Serve Summonses.
r. Morris Wampler. counsel for the
New York for the attendance of John
T. Dooling and Richard Murphy, as
sstant district attorneys. and OF &. G.
Whitney and Saul $. Meyers said to
be connected with the surety compa
nies interested in the case. For some
reason the courts process was not
served. and at the request of counsel
Justice Gould signed a special order
directing the United States marshal
for the southern district of New York
to serve the summonses. The defense
seeks to obtain written statements
alleged to have been made by the
Gluck brothers to Dooling and
Meyers.
William J. Flather, vice president
of the Riggs National Bank: Robert
V. Fleming. cashier. and J. B. Johnson
and Hilleary Hoskinson. bank en-
ployes. were called to tell of loans
made to Sullivan on the alleged stolen
securities. Vice President James A.
Cahiil of the Commercial National
Bank. Charles w. Worden. vice presi-
dent of the Continental Trust Com
pany, and Frank w Stone. vice presi-
dent. and Charles c. Lamborn. treas
urer of the National Savings and
Trust Company. are also summoned to
testify concerning loans to Bowles
and to Winfield A. Williams, who tes-
tined yesterday to receiving from Sui
livan certificate of the stolen stock
for hypothecation.
Rowe Takes stand.
Before the bankers were called Allen
C. Rowe, lawyer of New York, took
the stand and was asked concerning
an alleged confession by Bowles about
two weeks before the former trial of
! the case. Counsel for the defense
objected and claimed that the i'm
munity promised by District Attorney
Dooling to BowIes for his aid in trac-
ing certain stolen securities covered
the statements made to Rowe, who is
counsel for the surety compa anies to
which aid was to be given. Justice
Gould deferred the question Of receiv-
ing the testimony of this witness
until several persons from New York
, might be called by the defense to
show that the immunity promise was
reiterated at the time the statements
were made. The government promised
| to aid in securing the attendance OF
! the witnesses suggested by the de-
| Tense and Mr.. Rowe was asked to
| stand aside.
| Mr.. Rowe in explaining to the court
| in the absence of the jury the purport
! OF the statements sought to be intro
duced by the government declared that
/ Bow!es had referred to the Washing
! ton prosecution as "frame-up" and
| that the United States attorney had
| no confidence in the cas-, !.:I .ray
| forced to go on with it by pressure
| from his superiors.