New-York tribune., 1922-03-10
Wife, Destitute
And Ill, Still
Trusts Lindsey
Con,iaees Prosecutor She
huew Nothing Of Broker :
Deal With " omen: Asks
Chauce for igi'u 10 :scnav
Washed for Dr. Eulinsl
Gol,I-p lated y alch and Few
Dollars sole Assets. Ncg'
Husband Says q, Hearing


vrs. E,,ie Lindsey. vile o. Aifrca f..
lindsey. the NyycN Arok, eid IN tbo
roa,bs in defau'' OF sro.0ea lau oa
s4erges Of swind.ire women out ot
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars. was
.;ersiewed Yesterday by Assistant Dis
re, Attorney Richard {. Murphy.
PROSECUTOR Of the lindsey ease Then
talk took place at tie office of Henry
coldstein. 276 Filth Avenue. counsel
.or Lindsey and al its conclusion Nh.
Murphy said;
At have promised not TO make arv-
,sing pvblc. viN say that do not
,Aink Mrs. Lindsey had anything 10
&, with L'udsey's crimes
Mr.. murphy said that ne found tho
.,6icted brokers' wife frank and ready
% answer questions, and before he
left she turned over the keys to the
safe in the South Nyaek home to Mi.
coldstein. who gave them to MIR. Mur-
rhy. Nj. Murphy intends to visit the
a5use and sec if there is anything of
qaluc there. Mrs. Lindsey sobbod dur
NJ the interview, and at ti.nes it was
ccssary TO repeat questions owing to
IN impairment of her hearing.
Still Trusts Husband
Nr. Goldstein gave the following ac-
count of the interview between Mrs.
.nGsey and the Assistant District At
%fney:
: Mrs Lindsey. at the request Of the
District Attorney, consented TO be IN
terviewed She stated exactly and
;ruthfully everything she knew about
her husbands business. Sh, stated
that she had no knowledge cf any of
the details OF the crimes charged
against him and that She had never met
any Of the women complainants against
him and never knew any CT them
"She still has implicit faith in her
husband and feels that if given the
opportunity to make good ne VIII do
%. The whole affair is eceat shock
10 her anN at present she is in a con
dition amounting to a physical break
down. She says she does not know
What her movements are going to be
in the future. but that her husband S
arrest and the attendant publicity were
50 great shock She is unable to think
clearly as yet.
"ier friends have generously rallied
10 her assistance ard have offered her
home as long as she desires. In an
swer to Mr.. Murphy's questions she has
stated that she is absolutely destitute
and that she hasn't any money, jewels
or furs. The little she did have was
gwen to Lindsey years ago and the
proceeds were used for living expenses.
She has no resources of any kind
Friend Among Dupes
"She was very much surprised when
informed that woman wnom she
knew had given money to Mr.. Lindsey
and felt keenly aggrieved when she
realized that this friend had been inn
posed upon When | assured her that
most OF this money had been repaid
she seemed better sat SIZED
Relative to DR.. K Arvid Enlind.
Mrs. Lindsey said: 'Enlind lived in
our home at South Nyack for eight
years. | washed his clothes and even
mended his shirts and underwear, but
never knew what transactions he had
with my husband.
She also said: For the last three
wears | have done my own work, in
euding washing, ironing and scrub
bing floors We lived very quietly and
never spent much money, nor did we
entertain lavishly | only bought one
dress last wear"
Lindsey was taken from the Tombs
Yesterday to attend bankruptcy hear
ing before Referee John j. Townsend
299 Broadway.
He refused to answer questions on
the ground It might incriminate him.
This refusal was on the advice of his
counsel. Charles ]. Lane. attorney for
Phelan Beale, the receiver. attacked
the refusal. but the referee sustained