New Britain herald., 1922-02-08
Arrests In Bristol.

Bristol, Conn.,, Feb. S.--Federal au- thorities who have been Investigating an extensive plot among automobile dealers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to defraud insurance com panies by hiring chauffeurs to steal machines and then have these ma chimes disappear until after the n- surance had been paid, came into Connecticut today to make arrests. In this city Morris Segal and his two sons, Herman and Davi1, were held for federal officers who were to take them to Hartford for arraigrment be- fore the U. $. Commissioner on charges of conspiracy and of violation of the Dyer act William Sherman was also arrested by the city police for the federal officers although the charge against him was not definitely known. It is said he bought car from the Segals last fall.
 Bonds Fixed At $3O,0O0.
 Herman Segal was arrested by state officers in Plainville on November IS. together with Charles Scheinman, who was arrested in New York yesterday on charge of stealing automobiles. Each was held for trial in s3".oOo bonds and later obtained bonhsmen. Charles Segal. another son Of Morris Seral. was arrested at Manchester, Conn.,. on November l7, anI held in s5,oOo for trial on charges of steal ing automobiles Today officers were told that Charles was in Springfield. Mass, He had been sought for here. The elder Segal and the son David have not been arrested before.
 Scheinman and Herman Segal when arrested by Sereant A. N. Pinncll of the state police in Plainvj!le, were in possession of five machines. almost new. and five sets of dies alleged to be used to obliterate engine numbers. At the time they were in a machine which had been stolen in New York city and which had been traced bS- de- tectives of an insurance agency These later identified the other machines as stolen ones.
 Pinncll Makes Arrest.
 The state police claim that Schein- mans arrest came about b" chance. They went to the Segals garage but Herman, whom they wanted, was not there but Charles was. They learned that Herman had gone to New York to meet a man who was to drive over stolen car. Herman was to have met his brother David at Milldale but failing to do so called np Charles by telephone. Sergeant Pinnell Warn- cd Charles not to give warning but to direct his brother to the garage. As the machine came in Pinnel sump- cd into it with handcuffs Herman is said to have said:
 You don't want me: you want @cheinman."
 Other Arrests Follow.
 Both men were locked up in Hart ford until they had preliminary hearing at Plainville. The next day Charles Segal was arrested at Man chester charged with having stolen q New York owned car. He had been in a collision with a clr in Andover and the owner of the latter, in belief that his chauffeur had caused the ac- cident, bought of Charles Segal for $500 the damaged car of the latter. The next day the purchaser, Harold Bidweli of Manchester, learned that he had bought stolen car. Complaint was made and state officers found that engine numbers on the Segal car had been altered. Segal was found and held in $5,o0o for trial. His father was his bondsman.
 In a few days after the arrests the state police had nine cars which had been stolen in New York and run over by the Segals. Later arrests for stealing cars were made at Norwalk and stil! later stolen cars which had been re-sold were found in various parts of the state. The state police and the federal officers jointly work cd on the case the latter at the New York and New Jersey end. Arrests r'q.,o in New York yesterday includ- ',"iar,;,n