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

IL was learned that Sir. FormaH
spent "A greater part of last week
cleaning mp his financial AFFAIRS In
this city and that he left with
Isrze sum of money. He disposed
OF his holdings In the Ninth Ward
Building and Loan Association and
sold his stock In fhe ~Irenboasd- r
Trust Company. This gave him
several thousand dollars.
Today Mr.. Brady heard whispers
about the City Hall that all was not
right and he had a long talk with
City Gounse. James r. Nagent Mr.
Nugent advised that Mr. Fornan's desk
be forced open. There was found the
note told above also this additional
note:
ITO the Mayor of the city OF Newark:
In choosing an auditor OF accounts
you could not do better than to select
Andrew X Brady He is thoroughly
competent and is probably better quail
fled to take the Office at the present
time than any ether living man.
Tt was learned that before he LEFT
the office Mr.. Forman told friends that
he intended TO take q trip to Boston.
He had evidently planned going away.
although he did not take into his con
fidence his Office force or his friends
at the City Hall.
Mr.. Fornan is bonded by the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Com
pany, of Baltimore, for s20 900
Mr.. Forman has a wife and two
daughters. It is said that his home re-
lations were of the pleasantest. He has
been a very hard worker and was one
Of the organizers Of the Ironhound
Trust Company, of which he was the
first president. He retired from that
office about two years ago. He has q
brother. a designer, who lives in Eiiz-
abeth. He was very active in build
ing and loan associations
A brother Of the missing auditor anti
his sister Mrs. Lopez, shortly after
noon today arrived at the City Hall.
/ They went at once 10 the Office OF the
law department and were closeted with
! City Counsel Nugent
Miss Eva 5. Forman. one of his
daughters. when seen at her home TO-
day. said that the only way the fam
I ily could account for her fathers dis
appearance was that he was suddenly
/ taken i'll on his trip TO Boston.
] MY HlQlllct Is Ill ciit S0itis olto
will not see anyone. on Saturday my
father came home and said that hs
was going to Boston on a business
i trip and that he would be back on
Monday. When he didn't return WI
were surprised. as he was always sure
to return when he promised. We goi
another shock when we were told bs
1 Mr.. Brady that he had not been at hi,
office in the City Hail.
Il would be certain that he had met
with an accident or foul play if it H-er'
not for the fact that he left those notes
/ viii admit they are hard to explain
especially where one Of the notes SAYS
until you appoint my successor Thai
Goes look queer"
Last winter. while Mr.. Forman was il
St. Louis his office had the attention o
the grand jury. 1t was said that Ger.
tain reports from his Office had not bee,
made public in three years. When Mr
Forman returned he said that the ac
of calling the attention of the grand
Jury to his cffice was the work of enc
mics, and he brought his books befor'
that body Nothing more came of tha
investigation
The news OF Mr.. Forman's disappear
ance few throughout the City Hall lik
vildfire. and was the sole and absorb
ing topic of conversation. Mayor Hauss
ling at once notified Alderman Eini
wohlfarth to call special meeting o
the finance committee of the Comnloi
Council for tomorrow morning at |
o'clock. Then win begin at once an in
vestigation of the auditors Office.
1t was stated at IT'S North Seventl
street. his home. today, that he LEI
Saturday on business trip to Boston
Some time ago Mr. Forman sough
reelection as director OF the Iron
bound Trust Company. lie was de
fcated and took his defeat Very muc'
to heart. Two years ago lie ran As tn
New Idea candidate for the Republical