Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-10-21
SAMETH HELD
WITHOUT BAIL
Sent TO Tombs for Thirty
Days to Await Requisition
to This State.
WILLING TO WAIVE
New Facts in Case In Sam
eth's Fayor--Detective Pei
tier Tells of Capture.

.N Emil Sameth, the former local
exchange agent and steamship ticket
agent whose accounts have been
found short by an examiner from
tha state banking commissioner
Office. was arraigned before Magis-
trate Murphy in the Jefferson Mar
ket court In New York at 2:30
o'clock Yesterday afternoon and held
without bail for thirty days to await
requisitfon papers so that he may be
brought to this county for trial. He
was charged yesterday with being
fugitive from justice and on that
Magistrate Murphy committed him
to the Tombs to await action Of the
governor of New York state. Sameth
waived extradition, being willing to
accompany detectives to Middlesex
county, but Magistrate Murphy held
him nevertheless. as he felt it was
beyond his power to turn prisoner
over to authorities of another state
without the permission from the
governor.
New Facts in Case.
From examinations in Sameth' 8
affairs and by new facts that have
come to light 1t would seem that
Sameth's g deficiencies are not as
great as 1t has appeared. There are
indications that he did not wilfully
defraud, but ran behind In his ac-
counts through conditions over
which he had no control. As proof
for this comes the statement from c..
sB. sEicAafds Company, bankers of
New. York hat Sameth gave them q
certified check for $1,206.42 last
Monday morning to cover money
orders to be sent to Europe and
some other parts Of the world.
There is also evidence that
Sameth did not fee with his family
from this city as means of becom-
ing fugitive from justice, but sim
ply tos lift a part Of the burden Of
disgrace heaped upon the shoulders
of himself and his family following
his arrest for perjury last Monday
night. 1T Is understood that his
counsel, Alan II. Strong, has known
where he was In New York since his
departure from this city and has re-
-eeiVed two letters from him.
Mfr. Greenbaunl's Statement.
Mr.. Greenbaum said today that he
received a telephone message Thurs
day night from sameth himself, The
fugitive, according to Mr. Green.
baum. wanted to know If the excite-
mant had passed over aud If 30 he
was ready fo aiva himself up and go
to New Brunswick MT. Greenbaum
says he replied that 1t would be all
right, but lie did not know where
Sameth WAS. Sameth then made
the appointment to meet Mr. Green
Ds,ani, according TO the latter, In New
York yesterday and Mr.. Greenbaum
was to accompany Sameth to New
Brunswick, where he was to go first
to the Office OF his lawyer, Alan II,
Strong, who would arrange for the
surrender Of the fugitive.
Mr.. Greenbaum says he kept the
appointment with Sameth and met
him as arranged. Eameth again
agreed to 60 TO New Jersey, accord
ing to Mr.. Greenbaum and they,
along with Mrs. Sameth, were going
to get something to eat before start
Ing when they met Detectives Pel-H
tier and David.
AS soon as these men took hold of
Sameth they were told, according to
Mr.. Greenbaum, that Sameth was
willing to go to New Jersey and, In
fact, was then on his way there at
that time. 1t was argued that as
Sameth was willing to go, there was
no necessity of making an arrest In
New York with all the additional ex-
pense and red tape. The detectives,
1t was declared, refused to agree to
this and proceeded to have Sameth
held for hearing then and there.
Sameth was arrnigned in the JEFF
fersan Market police court yesterday
afternoon and then agreed to waive
extTadttion and accompany the de-
tectives at once to New Jersey, but
this WIS objected to and Saneth was
remanded until the necessary papers
could be signed.
Title Guarantee Company Talk,
An official of the Title Guarantee
& Surety Company, which gave
bonds amounting to about $4,000
to cover Sameth's operations in
transmitting money, said today that
Mr.. Greenbaum gave them informa-
tion as to what he knew about
Sameth's actions. The official said
his company had been anxious to
know OF Sameth's whereabouts prior
to his arrest and that Greenbaum had
been keeping them informed In that
respect He had told them of tele-
phone calls from Samethss son from
the latter's place. of employment.
The official said he believed Mr..
Greenbaum had used every possible
means of apprehending Sameth and
that It was not until yesterday morn
tt,ss Z that r AS knew OF Sameth's where
.AboHts
The olIieial further stated he un-
derstrod Mr.. Greenbaum met
Sameth Just prior to the arrest yes
fContinued or Dage a.