Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
FIND DOUBLE" OF :
GEORGE FORMAN,
EX-C|TY AUDITOR
Frank Hemphill Is
Ringer for For
mer Official.
NEW YORK BUSINESS
MAN, RESIDING HERE
Those Who Recently Identified
Missing Newarker May Be
Mistaken, Is Belief.

was discovered today by Evening
Star reporters who for the past ten
days have been investigating rumors
that the missing former city auditor
had recently been seen in the city
The man who bears a striking re-
semblance to Mr.. Forman is Frank
Hemphill, of 322 Seventh avenue, this
city, New York business man. Mr..
Hemphill admitted that at least three
people had noticed the similarity be-
tween him and the missing man.
While no one had openly addressed
him as Forman, Mr.. Hemphill be-
lIeves that those presons who have
declared that they have seen Forman
in this city recently may have mis-
taken him for the latter.
'The first one to call my attention
to the fact that l resembled George
Forman was friend of mine Jacob
Moffitt. who was formerly connected
with the police department in this
CITY," Mr. Hemphill said. "Moftitt
had often remarked to me that I
looked like Forman, whom / have
never seen, and that we were as alike
as two peas.
shadowed by Sleuths.
"The peculiar part of it all is two
detectives from police headquarters
were following me about a year ago,
under the impression that / was For
man.
",These two detectives had seen me
talking to Moffitt near the Four Cor
ners one day, and, knowing Jake,
they asked him if We're not Formap.
"When Jake introduced us and told
them who I was the laugh was on
them. although they persisted that |
was a ringer for George.
Mr.. Moffitt, who knew Forman for
many years. and Is a relative Q so
Hemphill by marriage, admitted today
that he had often remarked the re-
semhlance between the two men.
..I am sure that the majority or
those people who have said they saw
Mr.. Forman In the city recently have
taken Hemphill for him by mistake.
ST could always see strong resem-
blance between them, and the places
where Forman has been seen are just
the places where Hemphill, whose
business is in New York. would be
most apt to be seen in this city l DO
not believe that Forman has ever
been here in Newark since he disap-
peared."
May Be Mistaken Identity.
The discovery in this city of
..double" for the former city official
strengthens the belief of friends OF
Mr.. Forman, who We're emphatic In
declaring that they did not believe the
latter had returned to this city and
that the people who declared they saw
Forman must have been mistaken.
OF the people who say they saw
Forrnan in this city, even as far back
as last July, only one declares he car
ried on a conversation with the man.
DIR. william O. Bailey declares that
he was passing by Peddie Memorial
Church on Friday, November 22, in
his automobile, when he heard some-
one hail him, Hello, Doci" Turning
around. DR.. Bailey declares he saw
Forman, whom he knew very well
but before he had time to stop, For
man had disappeared When asked
about the Bailey incident, Formans
double said he knew nothing about II,
but admitted that the vicinity was
one in which he might frequently be
seen when in this city.
Jonathan Traphagen, Of 13 Vine
street, was certain he had seen For
man at Broad and Market streets, but
did not get near enough to exchange
greetings.
Alexander Kline, of 1874 Fairmount
avenue, who became acquainted with
Forman through his association with
the West End Building and Loan As
soeiation, was equally certain that
he had seen Forman at the corner of
Broad and Bank streets about a
month ago, and Miss Sadie Eckert, of
209 Belmont avenue, a former pupil of
the Burnet Street School, of which
the missing man was at one time prin-
cipal, declares she saw him on Beaver
street conversing with another man.
All these places are where Mr..
Hemphill, on going to and from his
place of business In New York, or IN
his dealings in this city, would be
most apt to be seen. Relatives and
close friends of Forman scoff at the
idea that he has returned here, and
Il is evident that his 'double'' has
been taken for him.
AT the time of Mr. Forman's disap-
pearance his books were examined.
but no deficit was shown. His defal-
cations were in private accounts
which had been intrusted to his care.