The New York herald., 1922-03-07
100000 CONCEALED
BY LINDSAY SOUGHT
Women Victims Start Bank
ruptcy Action to Uncover
Funds.
FOUR NEW COMPLAINTS
Broker Made Thousands in
Charity Collections, Nyack
Ncighbors Say.
FOUR NEW COMPLAINTS

-Four more women eonplainants ap-
peareG yesterday against Alfred Z. Lind
say. Nyack stock broker. whose speciality
was handling funds of wealthy widows.
At the same time three of his victims
signed a petition in bankruptcy against
him. These were Mrs. Lillian y. Duke,
who claims 100000; Mrs. C. Dorothy
Atwood. $4,000. apd Mrs Sarah r.
Arnold. $4,000.
Tho four additional claimants de-
clined to give their names. Richard c..
Murphy. Assistant District Attorney,
said one OF them gave to Lindsay
$4,000, another $4,000 and third,
whom he described as mice old lady
of 67." had not only lost most of her
fortune of 100000. but had given to
Lindsay's friend, DR.. Knute Arvid
Enlind. q harp valued at $1,000. which
she was anxious 10 recover for senti-
mental reasons.
Lindsay and Enlnd are in the Tombs
awaiting trial under grand larceny in
dictments. Claims against the former
now exceed S1,o00,000.
Borrowed" Lamp Shade.
How Lindsay helped to furnish his
expensive home in South Nyack was
disclosed when one of the women who
saw Mr.. Murphy told him of valuable
belongings of hers which had been Dor
rowed" by the broker and which she be-
lieved are ut present in his house. She
mentioned cut glass vase, two feet
high. and lamp shade.
The woman who lost the harp also
lest n hand painted china plaque which
she had made herself and was much at
tached to. 1t bore a picture of Venus
surrounded by butterflies, birds and
blackberry bushes. she said. DR. Enlind
admitted accepting the harp, which he
believes Is in the possession Of q woman
friend. who lives on ranch in Ne.
brasla. He told Mr.. Murphy he took
It to protect it from mildew and would
try to get it back.
Former friends OF Lindsay's in Nyack
recalled yesterday that just before his
exposure the broker had been active in
raising money for a Nyack fireman
whose legs had been cut off. Lindsay
himself contributed $1,000 and said he
had collected $4,000 more, but after
comparing notes the neghbors are Of
$4,000. The firemen got $4,000 only.
That was only one of Lindsay's many
charitable undertakings. it was said.
Sequestercd 100000.
The three women who brought the
bankruptcy action are also principals in
criminal indictments against Lindsay.
The petition alleges that he transferred
S100. 900 to persons unknown while he
was insolvent ito delay, hinder and de-
fraud" his creditors and $4,000 TO
creditors unknown in an attempt to
prefer their claims. Tanner & Lane, 26I
Broadway. are attorneys for tho petit
toners
Judge John c. Knox. in the United
States District Court. appointed Phelan
Bcale receiver for Lindsay and fixed his
bond AZ $4,000. Lindsay told Mr.. MUIR
ply he was dead broke" having lost
heavily in the stock market.
In addition TO the bankruptcy pro-
ceedlngs and seven larceny indictments
one of Lindsay's victims has brought a
civil suit against him TO recover $780,
900. Enlind has been indicted once. He
and Lindsay. formerly friends and part
ners, are now at dagGers drawn. Each
blames the other for his troubles.