Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-25
FORMAK WIFE
SCORNS STORY OF
GIRL IN The CASE
Calls Letters Linking Husbands
and Young Woman's Names
as Cruel Lies.
FEARS THAT WARRANT WILL
DRIVE HIM TO SUICIDE
Experts Probe So Far Reveals
Nothing Criminal in Audi
tors Books.

Mrs Forn1an. wife of City Auditor
George Forman, who fled leaving un-
accounted for $4,000, today in her
home, ITS North Seventh street, tear
full. told of several anonymous letters
che had received to the effect that her
husband had run away with a 17-year-
old girl employed in the plant of the
McCutcheon-Adair Company, of which
MIR. Forman was a partner.
while l know these letters are cruel
lies" said Mrs. Forman. ''they make
first letter I made an investigation and
learned that the girl is still in the
city Other letters speak of another
woman, but 1 don't believe that there
Is woman in the case.
Mrs. Forman was seated at a front
window when the EVENING STAR
man called at her home. There she sits
the greater part of the day with a view
of the street. In her patient vigil she
thinks that there is hope that the
man she welded thirty years ago may
be led to come home by the thought Of
his wife and two daughters. She is
practically penniless. Every call of the
postman is watched for, and Mrs. For
man is the first to handle the mail.
As letter after letter is delivered and
there isn't any clew from the absent
one she grows more and more discon-
solate, and her daughters fear a nerv-
Gus breakdown She has had only a
few hours sleep since her husband left
home more than a week ago.
"The persons who send me the letters
are vicious said Mrs. Forman. while
1t is true that j didn't like my husband
remaining away from home so much
at night / know that it was business
at his Office that kept him so late. The
thought Of a woman never occurred
to me and will not believe now that
George Forman ever had any other at
tachment"
Tn another ROOM Eva, one of Mrs.
Forman's daughters sat while her
mother talked One of the daughters
is constantly near her as it is feared
that the strain will have serious effects
Wife Fears Suicide.
"And to think that now there is
warrant for his arrest" Mrs. Forman
continued. 1T all seems too awful.
When he hears that the police are
after him he will commit suicide. He
could not bear the disgrace. While 1
still intuitively believe that my hus-
band is alive, dread the consequences
when he hears, wherever he is, that
there is warrant out for his arrest.
IT do hope that l will not receive
any letters about this 17-year-o girl.
am miserable enough now. Every
one of those letters only adds to the
mental anguish and cuts me like a
knife. l know that this girl is still in
town, and that she did not go with
my husband. If she had left town it
would look very bad. But with her
here in town there can be nothing to
tins story"
At this point Mrs Forman burst into
tears and her daughter came into the
room signifying that the interview was
at an end.
Chief of Police Corbitt today COM
peted the mailing of the circulars pro-
claiming George Forman a fugitive
from Justice and calling on the police
of all cities in this country and in
Canada TO be on the lookout for him.
The grand jury will likely consider COM
plants against the missing city auditor
at it's first session and indictments will
likely follow.
City Expert Hewson was busy at his
desk in the city auditors office in the
City Hall today. He says that the
books are in very much mudd'ed
condition. although nothing criminal
has been discovered or is likely to be
discovered. As has been frequently
stated, the missing city auditor didn't
handle any of the city's cash, and In
order to get away with any collusion
would be necessary. This is regarded
as extremely unlikely
Alleged Acts Recent.
As Mr. Forman's books have not
been posted since January, 1908, the
work of the expert is difficult. AS soon
as he strikes trial balance in any one
month he can call additional help and
the work of writing up the books can
be pursued a great deal faster, he said.
At the City Hall today there was
considerable comment on the fact that
apparently up to January l last City
Auditor Forman had lived up to his
record as a clean and honest man. All
his alleged criminal acts date from the
first of the year.
Those who incline to the theory that
there is woman in the case say that
the fact that Mr. Forman stayed at his
office late at night and that he did not
go directly home bears this out AS he
had few confidantes, however, it is al
most impossible to get clew as to who
the woman, IL there is one. may be.
No one yet has thrown any light on
the identity of the woman who was
seen Friday night a week ago to leave
the City Hall with Mr.. Forman. 1t was
about AS o'clock when she went into
the Office, according to Policeman Nc
Tague, and she and Mr.. Forman left
about II o'clock.