Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-28
DECLARES
HE'LL SHOW SMITH
WAS 'ABSCONDER'
Creditors Counsel in Bankrupt.
cy Says Alleged Bank-LOOt-
er Wasn't on Vacation.
SLEUTHS TELL OF SEARCH
MADE FOR MISSING BANKER
Deeds for Oakland Garage Are
Placed in Evidence-Signa-
ture Identified.

Two Of the most important factors
on which the creditors OF Raymond
E. Smith, alleged looter of the Rose
vile Trust Company. seek to have
him adjudicated a bankrupt deve-
oped today at the continuation Of the
proceedings being conducted TO de-
terrnine Smiths solvency.
Harold Remington. of counsel for
the creditors. announced that he
would prove that Smith was away
from the city following the closing
Of the wrecked Roseville Trust Com
pany as an "absconder'' and not as
a 'vacationist, and that Smith now
owed the trust company 500, 600 as a
result of his manipulations.
In order to substantiate his claim
that Smith was an "absconder' and
not a "vacationist," Attorney Rem
ington has introduced a number OF
detectives. all of whom told of the
exhaustive search conducted for
Smith. More detectives were to be
summoned to show the carefulness
of the search that was made, but
counsel for Smith objected.
Attorney Remington said he wished
to impress upon the mind of Referee
Edwin G. Adams, who is conducting
the hearing as a special master, that
IL Smith was merely on q vacation he
would have been found long before he
returned.
Says Smith Was Abscondfne.
Anyone who could not be found
after such an exhaustive search as
was made for Smith, I think you will
agree with me- was absconding," said
the attorney.
Joseph z. Reilly, OF New York city,
an investigator in the employ of the
National Surety Company, was placed
on the stand, and gave a minute out
line of the efforts the surety COM
pany made to locate Smith. He de-
tailed the work of the detectives in
searching throughout the State and
in and around Newark, and admitted
that he did not find Smith His testi-
mony was along the same lines OF
fered by the other detectives yestr
day. While on the stand Mr.. r
was told that he should use polite
pressions after he had referred
Smiths homecoming as giving hin
self up"
william E. Hampton, an attorney.
was put on the stand and ioentined
a. bill OF sale and the deed 10 the
oal<laH1 Garage, and Christopher A.
Cough identified report of the con-
pany, which was offered yesterday
as an exhibit Charles Mindnich, a
former bookkeeper in the bank, iden-
titled Smiths signature on a number
of checks and memoranda, and then
William K. Kingsley, handwriting
expert, of Nutley, was placed on the
stand to verify the Identification OF
Smiths various signatures.
Check In Evidence.
The Sc. 800 check which is the basis Of
one of the indictments against Smith.
on which he is held in Jail on charges
of forgery and embezzlement played
an important part in the testimony
late YESTERDAY. The check Is dated
October IA, 1911, and bears the pur-
ported signature of Mrs. Alma NJ.
Mott, Of 90 Vernon place, East Or
ange, wife of Harry Mott, q director
of the Roseville Trust Company. She
was placed on the stand yesterday.
and when shown the check declared
that the signature was not in her
writing. She further declared that
she did not authorize anyone TO sign
the check for her.
Harold Remington, of New York
city. of counsel for the petitioning
creditors. who seek to have Smith
adiudicated a bankrupt. claimed the
check was forged by Smith and de-
clared he would prove IT,
Attorneys Harrison P. Lindabury
and Frank NJ. McDermit, counsel for
Smith declared that no connection
between the note and Smith had been
established and objected to its adj
mission as evidence. Attorney Rem
ington declared that he would show
Smiths connection with the alleged
forgery by a series of manipulations.
He said Mrs. Motifs account was not
affected by the alleged spurious
check. and declared he would show
how that was accomplished by Smith.
The New York attorney also indi-
Gated a possible line of the alleged
bankrupt's defense by explaining that
he intended to show that Smiths alb
sence from the city was due to his
"absconding'' and not from his going
on a vacation. After much argument
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