Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-20

domination for Mayor. He was beaten
py Board of Works Commissioner
Frank ]. Book.
Mr.. Forman didn't handle any money
IN his office. 1t was stated that if there
S any shortage there woul have to be
eollusion with some other officials.
1t was learned today that for some
time past Mayor Haussllng and City
Counsel Nugent nave been trying to
get monthly reports from the City
Auditors office. Mr.. Forman. 1t was
said, kept promising to make them
Finally last week there was a peremp-
tory demand made by Mr.. Nugent. Mr..
Forman. 1t is said, promised to have
them surely this week.
Mr.. Forman was seen on Broad
street on Sunday. Those who saw him
say that he appeared much depressed
and laboring under some great mental
disturbance.
One of the City Hail clerks said tina
he saw Mr.. Forman in the city Han
very early Monday morning He ap-
peared to be greatly agitated AT the
same time his presence there at that
early hour didn't indicate anything I'M
usual. Mr.. Forman frequently came to
his office early and remained until late
at night.
Mr.. Forman. among his many. actiy-
files, had an interest in n shirt-waist
factory in Mechanic street. 1t was his
custom to spend a few hours there be-
fore he went to the City Hall. He oc-
c~asionally remained at his office until
IL j O'Clock at night. He was very
methodical in everything he did, as Is
evidenced by the notes hat were found
In his desk.
With the news of Mr.. Forman'S dis
appearance his sister, Mrs. Celectina.
Lopez. came here from her home IN
Brooklyn. She IS FRUSTRATED over her
brothers. strange action. She said that
Mr. Forman was in n highly nervous
state from overwork and she feared
that something serious had happened
TO him
"Mr. Ferman. as everybody knows
she said, was of a highly nervous
temperament. He worked night and
day and the family was expecting just
such a breakdown through nervousness
that we think has befallen my Brother.
He was a man with a great many PROB
lens on his mind and frequently he had
been told not to burn the candle at
both ends. He had so many transac-
lions that we feared he would collapse
sooner or later under the heavy strain.
Mr.. Forman was interested In a great
many things outside the auditors office
and devoted all the time to his inter-
ests. He was in the habit of getting
about three hours sleep nights and
that alone was enough to shatter the
-ssronsass constitution. Mr.. Forman
left home about 7:30 O'Clock Saturday
..tx ,,,J me IpOur he wont tO hsq
Office in the City Hall. That was the
last the family saw of him
II was learned today that Mr.. For
man, in his usual methodical way, had
fixed W Il lot Of his financial matters
last week. evidently in preparation for
flight. There was due him from the
city $3.50 salary. On Friday morn
ing he drew from the city treasurer
SITS. He owed the McCutcheon-Adair
COMPANY, of which he was a partner
with Edward Zusi. $4,000. This sum
was found deposited TO the credit of
the firm,
Chief Clerk Brady, when he went TO
the vault in the city auditors office to-
day. found the key TO Mir. Fornan's
desk on a hook. This was unusual.
He also found the key TO Mr.. Forman's
safe in the Fidelity Trust Company.
and a key to Mr.. Forman's locker in
the rooms of Damascus Commandery.
knights Templar.
George Forman was born in New
Brunswick December &c. 1862, and re-
ceived his education in the grammar
and high schools Of New Brunswick
and the University OF the City of New
York. He studied law in the Office of
Alexander Grant. He was appointed
as v~ica-princiral of the Chestnut Street
School in 1886, and served successfully
as principal of the Monmouth Street,
South Tenth Street and Burnet Street
schools. His sunme vacations and
spare time were devoted to the study
of law and finance n the practise of
accounting ana the organization and
management of building and loan as
sociations. He was assistant secretary
of the United States League of Build
ing and Loan Associations and secre-
tary of the New Jersey State League.
In 1890 he publisched a treatise upon
the mathematics of building and loan
associations. which was one of the first
books of the kind issued in this coun-
try.
Mr.. Forman was consulting auditor
for the Bureau of Statistics and In
dustries during the time when James
Bishop n Charles II. zimmerman
were in charge of that department.
His experience in ac%countancy has in
cluded mercantile, municipal and cor
poration work.
Mr.. Forman is a member of the Uni
versity, Roseville, West End and Lin
coin clubs and the Republican Indian
League. He is a certified public ac-
countant and is a member of the Amer
car Society Of Public Accountants and
the New Jersey Society of Certified
Public Accountants. He is president
of the Eleventh Ward Building and
Loan Association and a member of
many Masonic n other fraternal or
CARNATIONS.