Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-14
FORMAN
MYSTERY
UNSOLvED
Year Has Passed Since
City Auditors Dis
appearance.
WORLDS SEARCH HAS
PROVEN FRUITLESS
New System Installed Since Of
ficial Left His Affairs in {.
Chaotic Condition. !
WORLDS SEARCH HAS
PROVEN FRUITLESS

Rfvaling the mystery that surrounds
the disappearance of Dorothy Arnold
is that connected with the fight OF
first anniversary of whose departure
from Newark viii be recorded on the
police books Sunday. A year has
elapsed since Fornan left the city, and
although the police in all parts Of the
country have been searching for him.
armed with warrants for his arrest on
charges of embezzlement. he has SO
successfully covered up his tracks as
to escape detection.
The disappearance of this man, his
embezzlement of thousands of dollars
from friends that trusted him and the
leaving of his family in an almost des-
titute condition, is a chapter in Grim
inal history that is not often paralleled.
His accounts in the City Hall. gone
over by experts who made their report
ten days ago, showed no sign of de-
falcation. but he nevertheless COM
mitted grand larceny to the amount OF
nearly $4,000.
George Forman had been well known
in Newark and held in the highest
esteem by his fellow citizens, there
fore. when on April 20 of last year.
after a four days absence from the
City Hall. two letters were found in
his desk which proved positively that
he did not intend to return, the entire
community was shocked. The news Of
his embezzlement did not come TO light
until few days later.
Letters Found in Desk.
The letters in his desk were found
by Andrew X. Brady, the chief of the
Office, and, strangely enough. referred
to him. One was TO the Common Coun-
Gil appointing Mr.. Brady auditor until
such time as an auditor should be
chosen. The other was 10 Mayor
Haussling and said that Brady was
the best man in the world to choose
for his successor. Both letters were
dated April 1.-THE last time Forman
was seen by any member of his offics
staff
The sixteenth of April last year was
on a Saturday. About noon the audi
tor left the office without giving any
one an inkling that he would never
return. When he did not report for
duty Monday and Tuesday Mr.. Brady
thought that his chief was H. He
called up the house on Wednesday and
was told that Forman was not at
home. He called up other places where
the auditor was likely to have been
without locating him. Then the alarm
was given. The desk was opened and
the letters found.
A week after his disappear nee war
rants for his arrest, on charges IF en-
bezzlement were issued by Judge
Hahn. He took with him the following
sums From David NJ Wickham, s12.-
! 800. which had been intrusted in his
care; he had $1,000 in cash from Mrs
Wickham. Sherrerd Depue had intrust-
ed with him S3.s76.32 and $1,000. the
final payment for a house being built
in East Orange by the Miller Con-
struction Company.
Declared Fugitive from Justice.
As soon as the warrant was issued
\ Chief of Police Michael Corbitt sent
word that Forman was a fugitive from
justice to the police in the United
States and Canada. The Fidelity and
4 Guarantee Company, of Baltimore.
Forman's bonding company. sent
Pinkertons after him. all of no avail.
Forman has not been seen since.
There were rumors about his having
| gone away with a young woman and
| his having met with foul play, but
none of the rumors could be substan.
tiated. Forman's wife and two chill
| dren protested that the husband and
| father was innocent and refused 10
believe a word against him.
The city authorities feared that ha