The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-21
NEWARK'S AUDITOR MISSING
SIGNS THAr FORMAN PLANNED
To GO AWAY To STAY.

Appointed His Temporary Successor ana
LsfR Hts keys On tHas 0fnce-Ne lndi.
eaten That tEls Aecounts Are Far Cot
% me Way-Geae since saturday.
City Auditor George FormAn OF Newark
has been missing since last Saturday after
noon. That he intended TO quit the city per-
manently was indicated in a note found
yesterday in his desk addressed 60 Mayor
Haussling. Il was dated April 10 and IL
read a. follows:
I hereby designate Andrew X. Brady 20
act a. auditor OF accounts OF the city Of
Newark during my absence and until my
successor has been Installed in Otics
Another letter containing Q recon-
mendation of Mr.. Brady for appointment
a. Auditor read that he 10 probably more
capable Of filing the once than any other
living man
Apprehension was Eele among the
friends and associates OF the missing
oHlcial in regard to the use % the words
living man. and possible suicide was in
the minds Of some OF them.
When Forman left his home. I7s North
Seventh street. on Saturday morning Tor
the City Hall. he told his family that he
was going to Boston on business. In his
once at about noon Of the same day he
said 10 Brady. his chief clerk. that he
had to 20 TO the shore on Monday and
might not he hack until Tuesday.
Forman talked with Edward Zusi. q
close friend. about } O'Clock saturday
afternoon. They met in ZtIsl's foundry.
~ Mechanic street. but the latter said
Yesterday that their conversation was NOT
unusual. Why the missing ofscial went
away Zusi could not explain He said
that as far as he knew Formans home LIE
vas all that a man could wish for.
He never intimated TO me- Z1si said
that he was dissatisfied in any way
with his surroundings. although Il may he
possible that he felt that he was not
the success he might have been. for he
was a very brilliant and well educated
man. I vas surprised when I heard Of
his disappearance. He did not tell inc that
he was going away.
Il has been noticed Tor weeks bv the
city officials that Forman has been worry
in part Of the work Of his ONCE II 10
alleged that the control accounts. 81
winch the Auditor had personal charge.
show a number OF discrepancies. hut only
for small amounts The hooks and sc-
counts Of the general office. Of which
chief clerk Brady has been in charge
have ALWAYS been kept accurately
The control accounts include items Of
assessment for pubic improvements
levied upon property owners. such a.
stre-t paving. sewers, street openings.
grading. curtling and haGging. II ~ said
that the Auditor recently admitted dis
crspancies involving possible errors in
making entries. The heaviest he referred
TO was about 80. There was another for
SO and a third for SSis Whether there
be told IA vet The Auditors ONCE does
not handle cash.
City Treasurer Guenther and Chief
Clerk Brady yesterday said they believed
that the accounte Of the Auditor 80 far
as they concerned the general city buai-
ness would be found correct. They said
that there was no way in which any req
son connected with the Auditors depart
msnt could obtain Possession Of city funds
or 81 money due to legitimate claimants
unless forgery, collision and perhaps
deception upon the Treasurer we're prAc-
tisNd"
Al the request Of Mayor Haussline an
emergency meeting has been called
for ~ o'clock this morning by Alderman
Emil WohlfRrth. chairman ~ the Commit
tee on kinance 81 the Common Councils.
10 inquire into the Affairs Of the Auditor
Office
When Chief Clerk Brady went into the
vault ~ the Auditors department he saw
the key co Forman's desk hanging by a
cord from a hook Brady opened the desk
and found the two notes addressed IN the
Mayor. naming Mr. Brady as acting Audi
tor IN accordance with Chapter iJs of the
Laws Oi 1905.
In an envelope in one 81 the pigeon
holes 81 the desk were two keys. one for
the front door OF his home and the other
the Key II the lodge room % Damascus
Comnandery. Knights Iemplar An
other envelope contained the key u
forman's box in the vaults Of the Fidelity
Trust Company. II was learned that
about the middle OF last week ne vent
over his papers there. A half dozen
checks for various sums of money were in
another cnvelope. representing sums
withheld by the city from various claim
ants for damages for street openings.
IL was learned yesterday that Forman
81 ten shares OF stock OF the
Ironbound Trust Company two weeks
ago. He also sold sorns stock Of the
Ninth Ward Building and Loan Associa-
eo sn and hour on :: sTsy ss o 1s S the x:
National Newark Banking Company:
This money he 10 supposed 70 have had
with him when he disappeared.
Within a few days Forman has repaid
To Edward Zuzi he repaid a loan Of - on
u IL Understood that ForVnAn disposed
of soms real estate holdings 20 meet this
and other obligations. Last Friday City
Treasurer Gusnther made . personal
loan u SiI5 20 FormAn. The latter said
he had need Of this sum At ones, and 70
secure the Treasurer gave him power %
attorney 20 collect an equal amount from
the Auditors salary. This vas more than
sufficient. a. oDe-han months salary.
AZ the rate 81 $500 a wear. amounted %
ss75O
AZ the Forman home IL was said ye1ter-
day that the family supposed he had gone
TO Boston on business.
Forman was born in New Brunswick
IN 1897. He went N Newark IN the 'sOs