The New York herald., 1922-11-16
Pair Took Diamond From
Victim and Pawned 1t,
Witness Testifies.
DENIES HE'S PRISON PET
Fake Market Tipster, Operat.
ing Around Plaza Hotel,
Confesses Thefts.

DIR. knutt Arnid Enlind, former
business associate of Alfred e. Lind
say. South Nyack broker, who re-
Gently was convicted of grand larceny.
made a practice of steering wealthy
women TO Lindsay so that he might
fleece them out of their money while
posing as a "sure tip" stock finanoier,
according to testimony given by Lind
say yesterday during the trial of DR..
Enlind before Judge Mott in General
Sessions.
The specific charge on which DIR.
Enlind is jointly indicted with Lind
say is that they obtained s1,450 and a
81 200 diamond ring from Miss Flor
ence A. James of 22 East Eighty
ninth street in the late summer of
last year. Lindsay is nowf in the
ing pleaded guilty to mulcting women
acquaiatances of sums said to ag-
gregate s1,OOO,Ooo.
Major Redondo Sutton. another of
eho7CNAN'e'''
formerly vice-presden: OF the Pacific
Minerals and Chemical Company of Al
East Forty-second street. was recently
convicted of using the mails to defraud
investors. and Burt r. Parrott. formerly
president of the same company. who
was Jointly indicted with sutton. is to
be tried later.
Lindsay. who confessed during the
trial that he had obtained s225 900 from
Mrs. Lillian Duke. and $1,000 from Mrs.
William II. Arnold and various sums
from other women. calmly admitted
yesterday during the cross-examina-
ton that he was thief
He denied that he had made state
ments TO any one in the Tombs that he
would get even" with Dr. Enlind foT
having sent victims to the District At
torney's office He admitted that he
had lunched outside the Tombs several
times after he had been to the District
Attorneys office. but said that IN each
case he paid for his own meal and not
for the guards.
He emphatically resented the insinua-
ton that on several occasions AS a re-
ward for testlfying against Enlind he
had been taken to motion picture shows
and theaters since his confinement in
the Tombs eight months ago.
The first witness TO testify was Miss
James. who said she had met Lindsa Y
through Major Sutton at the Hotel Plaza
on August of last year. Lindsay. she
said, knew she was a member of the
Hartman family. and was well ac-
quainted with wealthy people. Lind
say told her that the Harrimans had
been associates OF his and that Harry
Payne Whitney had also had financial
transactions with him. she said.
As the result OF several interviews.
In the course OF which Lindsay ex-
plained that he had inside information
on the market. Miss james said that
she sold some New York Central stock
and gave Lindsay s1.450 In cash and
a diamond ring on which he promised
to lend her money 10 place with the
sl.450 80 as 20 make good Killing
in the market She testified that Lind
say never returned her money and that
she was able TO get the ring only after
the arrest of Lindsay when she re-
deemed II at a pawnbroker's for 1928.
Lindsay In his testimony admitted
diverting the money 20 his personal
uses and occasionally playing the
market" DR.. Enlind pawnod the ring
at Lindsays suggestion and they divld-
ed the proceeds. the latter testified.