Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-01
KOhn Caught Here
Living Under Alias


kohn then was escorted across the
street to City Hall, taken to Central
Station, slated and placed in a cell.
70 await hearing.
A little group of professional bonds
men were in City Hall corridor when
the expensively attired prisoner was
led into the station.
I'VE have been waiting for him n
'org time and bail will BE- ready as
soon rs he is held" remarked one
bOndsman.
The warrant served by Phillips and
Carr was based on the affidavit of
Ralph W. Nagle. 1916 North American
Building. who invested $500 with the
firm, now bankrupt.
Constable Werner. of Magistrate
Carney's ofi'c. served two other war;
rants on Kohn. One by Leo NcGuigan,
6ezzlement of $515.97; the other, by
Charles Keller, Norristown. charged
cmhezzlement Of S992.91.
The detectives vino caught KOhn did
not disclose how they !enrned Of his
presence in the Market street house
under an assumed name. 1t Ia under
stood they had been given Il Tip" by
ONE one who recognized the hunted
man.
About the time kohn was being
dragged from bed in West Phi hi'atlrlphia,
counsel for his creditors We're In the
United States District Court obtaining
the appointment Of re 'eivers.
Judge Thompson named David Phil
lips and Thomas NJ. Hyndman as re-.
ceivers in bankruptcy. They had been
acting AZ equity receivers. and as such
took charge o. the firms tangled affairs
l.nn nf f,l,' IN
The court action today was designed
to forestalL attempts to obtain friendly
receivers IN districts outside of Phila-
Gelnhia. 4 petition. filed on behalf Of
Arthur Heeb. creditor. alleged that
adverse proceedings are imminent in
foreign jurisdictions.
Kohn staggered into Central Station
az 10 o'clork. He carried his FUR.
I lined coat over his arm and chew,d gum
during the brief hearing That fol-
lowed.
Resented when the detectives pulled
him out of his furnished room few
hours earlier. he struck a pose of hore-
dem before the magistrate. He toyed
with q monOgrum"l silver cigarette
case and once checked Il vnwn.
Assistant District Attorney Carl
Sachs asked for heavy bai bccauYc
Kom had been fugitive. He ,ai,l
warrants ''by Wholesale lad been Is
sued for the frokrr. Mr.. Sachs said he
has been Informed by IN accountant
, that the N~hn irm's, liabilities now
reach Sl.2nO 900.
Preparing to Surrender
Mr.. Scott, pleading for nominal hail,
said his client had been preparing tc
surrender anyhow. He added Kohr
wouldn't be- able to raise even nomna
bail. and he Will be willing to assist
the receivers in Strengthening out the
books of the firm.
Mr.. Scott continued thar the firm
fnancial troubles could be rared tc
'the dishonesty and disl0va't"' of some
o! the emp Dyes, and that KOhn. per.
scnally, had stripped himself Of nearly
! everything he owned in order to keei
! the company attNGt.
! Mr.. Scott further said that receiver.
had attached some property which dit
nov belong I" Kohn II the attach
ment could be- dissolved, h" ventured
bail could be furnished.
Mr.. Sachs askeU for S35. .WW bal fo,
K0hn. He spoke of the great public in
tcrcst in the case and the large rumbnl
of clients who had lost money. II.
cited the heavy bail imposed on Ralr!
.h'S'Ii ioiH!'I 'uSil'T " lHc "TbNkh'
North Penn Bank. who Is now in tn.
Eastern Penitcntiary.
Magistrate RenShaw said IL the As
sistant District Attorney had not sug
gested S35 900 as the amount of bal
the magistrate would have held Kohl
in heavier sum.
$1,000 on Other Warrants
The bankrupt broker was not taker
to Magistrate Carney's office to answe
to the warrants against him there. D.
arrangement with Kohn's counsel bal
WAS set at $1,000 for the defendant
appearance February 13 before Carnc y
After the hearing it was rcpOr,p,
Kohn had bazsd golden trail Of cost,
p'easures white his brokerage house wa
raking in the coin from. thousands q
investors. 1t * said Kohn came TO thi
city twenty years ago and worked her
as barber. Later he was cmployc
by Hughes & Dier, q brokerage part
nership dissolved last year, when il wa
'ncceedcd by +. u. DER & Co., nov
also bankrupt
Kohn engaged room at the Markt
street house January u. the day Of hi
, FIRMS failure. Daniel Callahan, pro
: prictor Of the lodging house, rente
! Kohn the room.
, "He told me he was Edwin Kirk.
! said Callahan today. We know moth
ing about him except he was our lodgeI
lie came and went as he pleased an
had 10 VISITORS"