The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-06
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WITH ALONG
LIST DUPES
Arrest of Weinberg Re
veals Amazing Story
of Deception.
By BURTON LEE.

tSpeCldl LIS HGlLCu " L uG
Washington, March 6.-The amaz-
ing Weinberg story is out at last.
The arrest in Brooklyn of the man
who introduced the Princess Fa-
TINA to President Harding and Sec
retary of State Hughes last July
has released the details of the re-
markable career of a most remark
able young man.
In this supposedly stone age Of
cynicism ana suspicion, Weinberg,
or Wyman, as he chooses now to
call himself, has proved that hu-
man nature in 1922 is just as full
of credulity as it was in the days
Of Barnum. The gaudily clad
princess from Afghanlstan was but
one Of Weinberg's dupes. Follow
ing that adventure he attached
himself to the staff of the famous
Austrian surgeon, DR.. Adolf Lor-
enz, and became his secretary-for
time.
Then Weinberg sailed gaily down
New York bay one day last fall and
attached himself to Harold F. Nc
Cormick, mulIi-millionaire of Chi
cago, recently divorced from his
wife, the daughter of John D.
Rockefeller. Weinberg, or Cap
tain Sterling Wyman," told the re-
porters when the Mccormick ship
docked, that he was "liaison Off
cer' between Mr.. and Mrs. McCor-
mick, and that no divorce was con-
templated.
But most amazing, probably, of
all, was Weinberg's career in the
last presidential campaign. Once
more posing at "Wyman," he at
tached himself to the Republican
national committee, and when he
left he carried with him a letter
expressing the hope that his ef-
forts would insure to the party
unrivalled victory"
Not content with this "unrivalled
victory for the Republicans, Wy
man attached himself to the Dem
ocratic national committee. Not
only did he attach himself, but ac-
cording to letter in his posses
sion, bearing the signature of Sen
ator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, he
actually audited the books of the
Democratic committee. Weinberg's
audit was ''most satisfactory" ac-
cording to the letter.
And if l ever can do anything
for you" wrote Senator Pat, do
not hesitate to call upon me-"
Posing FavOrite Stunt.
The immediate charge upon
which Weinberg has been arrested
is that of impersonating a naval Of
ficer at the time of the spectacu-
lar visit of Princess F'atima to the
capital city. Immediately clad in
white duck uniform, Weinberg
faced his" commander-in-chie at
the White house without flicker
The presidents military aides were
at the ceremony, but no one thought
to suspect the impostor whose uni
form was meticulously correct.
The naval and military services
have known many impostors, but
this was the first time one ever
had the audacity to take himself
within the sacred portals of the ex-
ecutlve mansion. AS can easily be
imagined in the circumstances, it
was not without a good deal of
hesitation that the federal author
illeS proceeded to act in this case.
commander Wyman," however,
nad been fragrant.
Posing as an officer seems to
nave been a favorite stunt of the
brooklyn impersonator. In 1920.
long before the Princess Fatima
mad ever been heard of in this
country, he IVES arrested in New
FORK in the uniform of a medical
omeer OF the navy with the rank
OF captain He was admitted to
oail, 1t was said at the time that
NelnbeEg was enrolled in the Dem
oerauc organization in New York,
n charge of some district work.
whether or not his political con-
sections were brought to bear upon
lue case is not known here, but in
any event the man was let of with
sl0 fine. At that rate he thought
Tue game was worth the chance,
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