The New York herald., 1921-08-05
WORTHINGTON SENT
MUCH Cash ABROAD
Alleged Head of Mail Rob-
berry Trust Spread Money
Over Europe.
CODE LETTERS FOUND
Sent to A. Nj. Goldsmith,
Under Arrest as Sls-
pect in Thefts.
TWO MORE SURRENDER
Safe Deposit Vault Searched
i'm Effort to Find $4,000
in Stolen Securities.
TWO MORE SURRENDER

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
CHICAGO. Aug. 4.-Code letters be-
tween John w. Worthington, alleged
head of a s6O00,000 mail robbery
trust" and Arthur M. Goldsmith were
found in Goldsmith's home in New
York by Special Agent Patrick Roche
of the Internal Revenue Bureau, ac-
cording to word received at the Fed
eral Building to-day A $4,000 bond.
said to be part of the loot of one of
the mail robberies, also was located in
New York, it was said.
Other developments were the surrender
OF two more of the men indicted and an
nouncement that Federal investigators
had learned that Washington had sent
large deposits to banks in Berlin, War
saw. Posen and several Italian cities.
The foreign bank deposits were re-
vealed by credit slips found In Worth
ington's office. according to John v.
Clinnin, Assistant United States Attor-
ney. How much they totalled and the
names of the banks were not revealed.
The men who surrendered were Alva
Harschman of Milwaukee and John J.
Epps, real estate man who was a de-
fendant in the recent Toledo mail rob-
berry trial but who was acquitted
Harschman told Col. Clinnin that his
only relations with Worthington COM
prised the sale of $4,000 worth of COM
mercial paper to the latter. He was
arraigned before Judge Lands and
pleaded not guilty.
1t was thought that Eprs would be
freed after he had made statement to
Mr.. Clinnin. but Mr.. Clinnir announced
that Epps's story was so greatly at
variance with facts known tc the District
Attorneys office that he decided to hold
him for further investigation. Melville
Reeves. known as "The Skyscraper Bur-
glar.' indicted as a member Of the or
ganization. is reported en- route to Chi
cago to surrender. He has bee.i passing
his vacation in the Sierra Mountains in
Nevada and is motoring TO Chicago
A letter addressed to Worthington
written by a girl who signed herself
Marie was intercepted by Govern
ment officials to-day. TIL: letter was
mailed in Los Angeles and operatives
there will endevvor to find her.
Worthington at various times has been
involved in number of bankruptcies
and the failure of at least one hank and
one insurance company. according to
foreign bank accounts were maintained
because of the protection 1t gave his
funds from possible creditors.
kilograms have been sent to nearly
every section of the country ASKING Off
cials to report every security and bond
robbery that has occurred within the last
eighteen months.
A safe deposit vault In the Fifth
avenue branch of the Guaranty Trust
Company and a safe In the home OF
Goldsmith. 232 East Sixty-ninth street.
were searched yesterday by Federal
agents of this city and Chicago in an
effort 10 locate $4,000 worth of the
S3s5.O00 in bonds and securities that
were stolen from the Dearborn street.
Chicago. station Of the post office on
April last. Mr.. Goldsmith has been
arrested on charges alleging completely
In the theft with John w. Worthing; on.
Patrick r. Roche. special agent of the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue, and Post
Office Inspector Fry. who came on from
Chicago to search for the missing bonds
md caused the arrest of Goldsmith, OBJ
tained search warrant so tnoy might
examin, the contents Of the trust com
pany vault and the safe Mr.. Goldsmith
Is principal of n private school known
as President Institute. The Chicago
operatives and Timothy Murphy, an in
spector OF the New York post office.
allege that Goldsmith cashel several
coupons at Station Of the New York
post Office that had been clipped from
bonds stolen in the Chicago robbery.