The Washington times., 1921-05-12
BOND Thieves
G|VENPAROLE.
Four Messengers Whose Test
mony Helped Convict 'Nicky'l
Arnstein Go Free.


phcit3 In the theft of more than
$6y000,000 worth of Liberty bends
and Negotiable securities, large
part Of which were unloaded in the
financial district of Washington,
Joseph and Irving Gluck and Ru-
dolph. Bunora, former bank mes
sengers, yesterday were released
1 and paroled for five years by
Judge Grain in the court Of gen
eral sessions in New York. ~
DENIED IMMUNITY BATHS.
The four youths recently testified
in Crimtnal Division No. 1, District
Supreme Court. before 4 jury and Jus
toe Gould when Jules W. ("Nicky")
Arnstein and Isadore Cohn, Of New
York, and David w. Sullivan, Nor
man s. Bowles. and WileR w. Easter
day. of this city, were being tried on
Indictments charging them with con-
spiracy to bring the stolen securities
from New York into Washington. The
defendant: were convicted on the tee,
tinony Of the four confessed bond
thieves and they will be sentenced
within few days,
When the youths were on the
witness stand, Attorney T. Norris
Wampler of. counsel for Arnstein
and his go -defendants. attempted to
obtain admissions from them that
they had been promised immunity
from imprisonment IL they came TO
Washington and testified against
Arnstcfn. Cohn. Sullivan. Bowles,
and yesterday. But despite a grill
Ing cross the four
youths denied having been offered
any such promises.
ToLn OF BOND THEFTs.
1t was the contention OF Attorney
Wampler. when he argued to the
Jury last week Just before the trial
Of Arnstein. and his co-defendants
came to an end here. that the testi-
mony of sthe four youths should be
given but little credence because
they were confessed thieves and that
they had turned States evidence be-
cause Of promises OF Immunity II
they testified against the defendants.
Joe Chuck testified thattAccompanied
by ArnStein and Cohn he brought
thousands of dollars worth Of securt-
ties, stolen, in New York, to Washing
ton. He said he met Sullivan, erst-
while saloon Reaper of Washington,
and former member OF the defunct
brokerage frm Of Sullivan 4 Co.. in
New YorR before coming to washing
ten with Arnstein and Cohn. Upon
arriving here. Gluck testified. Conn
took the stolen securities into the
office of sullivan & Cos while he and
Arnstein took an automobile sight
seipg ride. That night, Joe Gluck
testified, he again saw Sullivan talk
ing to Cohn In front of the Willard
Hotel. -
"a short time later" Chuck testi-
fled. .cohen gave me $4,000 for the
bonds and told mo to beat IT to New
York, that he would give me more
money in : few days. ] did As he ad-
vised."rr%H
Did Assistant District Attorney
John r. Dooline. of New York. and
Saul s. Myer, of counsel for the Amer
lean Surety Company, promise that
you would be immune from imprison-
ment IL you turned States evidence,
and came to Washington to testify
against Arnstein and the other de-
fendants?" Gluck was asked by, At
torney Wampler.
LIVED IN ID. C. HOTELS.
mo" replied the witness.
= IT also was developed by the lawyer
that the Gluck brothers and tho
Bunora youths while in Washington
awaiting to be called as witnesses,
had not been confined in jail, but
were left in the custody OF United
states deputy marshals and lived and
ate in one of Washington's test
hotels.
Efforts of Attorney wampler to get
Assistant District Attorney Doocling
and Mr.. Myer here from New York to
We Questioned regarding the alleged
promises of immunity given the four
youths failed. although Justice Gould
fssued special orders that they come
TO the Capital to testify.
Wampler wanted them as witnesses
for the defense. He wanted to bring
out that the immunity was promised
the four youths, and that as such
promises had been offered their testi-
nony was of little value.
Washington friends of the defen-
dants today declared that the action
OF the New York court indicated that
the youths were released because of
their testimony. New York dispatches
state that the youths were released
because they had aided the New York
authorities and the Government in