The New York herald., 1922-01-24
Arnstein Witness Accused Of
Share in $4,000 Robbery
From Messenger.
UNDER 5 YEAR SENTENCE
Two Others Seized With Man
Who Turned States Evil
dence and Got Off.

Joseph Gluck of $50 Rogers avenue
Brooklyn, who turned States evil
dence in the Mickey Arnstein bond
theft cases in 1920 and received sus-
pended sentence on that account, was
one OF three men arrested yesterday
by detectives from Police Headquar-
ters in connection with the theft OF
$4,000 worth of securities belonging
to Thomson & ,McKinnon of AZ Broad
way on December 6. 1921.
The police accuse Gustave Zeitman
S73 East Tenth street, Brooklyn. OF
the actual theft, but charge that he
was prompted and coached by Gluck
in the methods Of getting securities
in Wall Street.
When Glucl pleaded guilty and was
arraigned for sentence before Judge
Grain in General Sessions. on May ID
1920. he said he intended to 60 straight.
Because of this promise and the fact
that he had testified for the State and
the Government at the trial OF Arnstein
and others alleged to have been con-
cerned In the theft of s5.o0o,o0o worth
of securities from Wall Street firms.
sentence OF five years was suspended.
Later Gluck appealed to the police for
aid in getting work. and obtained t.
lie said then that he intended never TO
commit another crime.
The detectives said that not long
afterward, Giuck began trying to in
duce Zetman to go into Wall street
and steal securities. saying he was too
we'll known to do the lob himself. The
police asserted that eleven stock certi-
ricates were found in the brass tubing
Of bed In the home of Zeitman. and
II at tho other two certificates making
up the entire $4,000 worth OF securities.
we're found in the possession of Alex
ander Green OF sc West 114th street.
who was arrested at Church and Cort-
landt streets after he had tried to sell
the certificates calling for 100 shares OF
stock In the Midvale Steel and United
Fruit Companies. to various houses in
the financial district.
The police charge is that early In
November Zeitman. acting under the
direction of Gluck. went into Wall
Street and made the acquaintance of
Benjamin Pullman. messenger boy en-
pioyed to deliver securities for Thom-
con & McKinnon. Zeitman got into the
confidence of Pullman. and several times
accompanied the messenger boy when
ne made deliveries. Finally. On Decem
Der 8. Zeitman and Pullman set out to-
gether to deliver some securities.
Pullman. the police say, gave Zcitman
an envelope containing the $4,000
worth OF stock certificates, and asked
him to take them to the office OF w. w.
Cohen I'm 81 Exchange place. Ieitman,
known only to Pullman as Joe, took the
bonds but never delivered them.
According TO the police Zeitman met
Gluck later and told him what he had
done Gluck advised him TO keep the
bonds for month or SO and then try TO
negotiate them. Several days ago Gluck
got two OF the stock certificates and
sent Green around to various business
houses to dispose OF them. This reached
headquarters, and since last Thursday
Detectives Broan. Mayer, Brierton. Fay
and Tracey have been searching for
Green.
On statements made by Green when
he was arrested. the apprehension OF
Cluck and Zeitman followed. Later the
police went to Zeitman's home and
found the rest OF the securities in the
he'd tubing. All three of the men are
charged with grand larceny.