The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-23
A Prominent Greenvi11a
Lawyer and Republican
Politician Can't Be
Found.
WORTHLESS CHECKS LEFT BEHIND
He Leaves a Wife and Family in
Strengthened Circumstances,
and Many Victims.

Herbert Gedney, one Of Greenville'g
most prominent citizens, has disappeared
and has left his family in almost desti.
tute circumstances. Gedney has been
missing since last Monday and left
town because he was afraid Of
being arrested for passing worthless
checks He is member of the Minkakwa
Republican Climb and the Sixth District
Citizens improvement Association. He
is lawyer by profession and has an
Office in the Equitable Building, New
York.
Gedney is also member of the Rapid
Transit Committee of the Citizens Asso.
citation, and was one of the most
active workers In the scheme
to secure rapid transit for
that section. He was also an
active worker for the Republican party,
his services were afterward demanded
during the late campaign. He
was held in high esteem by Greenville
residents, and his disappearance has
caused no end of excitement in that sec.
tion.
WORTHLESS CHECKS IN GREENvILLE.
Gedney, it appears, has passed worth~
less checks upon numerous residents and
business men in Greenville. but despite
this fact. his family is compelled
to move, because he failed
to pay the rent. The residence
in which his family lives is the cosy three
story frame house at No. e0A Linz
den den avenue, sand is owned by Mr..
Kiefer of Ocean avenue. Mr.. Kiefer
said that it was true that Gedney had not
paid the rent for several months. but as
he was held in such high esteem by his
fellow townsmeU, he thought that he
would meet his debts.
Mrs. Gedney's father, however" said
Mr. Keefer, 'has agreed to pay the rent
which is due me. did not receive any
OF the worthless checks"
Among the business men who cashed
Geduey's checks were August Zeugner OF
the Belvedere Hotel and Thomas Cogan,
the contractor and partner OF Assembly,
man Henry Holmes.
called upon Mr.. ZeDguer this morn
ing and he admitrA That he cashed one of
the checks.
''Gedney was in my hotel a few nights
after New Years." said Mr.. Zengner.
land treated number of friends
cneck for $50 on the Manhattan
Trading Company, of No. 13 Broadway,
New York. 1t was signed by Mr..
Chancey, aud was endorsed by
| Gedney. When presented the
check Tor payment was
| told that Chancery never had an account
with the company, and, of course, it was
not cashed. I met Gedney the next
night at the Minkakwa Club
| and told him that the check was worth
less. 'Oh, that's all right ne replied, J
will see you in day or two.' Il met him
several times since then. but each
time he said he would pay me in a few
days. | then called upon his
wife, but she said she knew
nothing about the matter. 1have dropped
the case now that he has disappeared"
WILL BE ARRESTED IF FOUND.
Mr.. Cogan was not at his office when
called there. The amount of the check
which he cashed is not known, bat it Is
said to be for large amount.
Over q dozen more residents of Greene
vile, it is alleged, have been swindled by
Gedney, and If he shows his face in that
section he would be Immediately ar
rested. The last seen of him was on Mon.
day last, when he boarded train bound
for New York.
When l called at his residence my ring
for admittance was answered by Gednty's
daughter, who told me that her mother
was too sick to be interviewed.
SIS it true that your sfather has disap.
appeared" asked Miss Gedney.
II don't. know as he has
disappeared she replied. ''We
know where he is, but
] am not going to tell you. It seems too
bad that man cannot leave his nome for
four or five days without being bothered
by reporters"