Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-31
SMITH TAKEN ON
OUTING, OFFICERS
ARE SUSPENDED
Charges Made Against Hum.
nell and Kane by Sher-
iff MOnahan.
ALLEGED BANK L00TER
AT MUSHROOM DINNER
Taken to Orange Mountains
Following Bankruptcy Hear
ing in Auto of Counsel.

Complaints Of dereliction Of duty on
the part OF Charles F. HummeIl and
John L. Kane, court attendants. sus-
pended yester Jay by Sheriff John +
Monahan. are being prepared and
viii be forwarded to the civil Service
Commission at Trenton within few
days.
Hummell and Kane are the officers
who had Raymond L. Smith in charge
in the early part Of this week when
, he was taken from the county iatl
each day en writ Of habeas corpus
70 attend the hearings on his bank
ruptcy petition before Referee Z. 6.
Adams. The duties OF Hummell and
Kane were to take smith from the
Jail to the Bankruptcy Court. guard
hum during the time he was in court
and return him to jail at the coneiu-
sion OF The hearing each day
Tuesday afternoon after court had
adjourned at 5:45 O'Clock, Humn1el.
Kane and Smith left the Bankruptcy
Court in an automobile furnished by
Frank n. MeDernlit. jr. went TO Nc
Clouds mushroom farm. on the top
Of the Orange mountains IN West Or
ange, where a beefstealS and mush-
room dinner was enjoyed.
Smith was not returned 70 the
county Jail until about Gas o'clock.
No report of Smiths late arrival at
the Jail was made TO the sheriff
Office, It being supposed by the jail
officials that Smith had been in con-
sultation with his counsel.
Reports did, however. reach Prose
cutor Louis Hood Tuesday night Of
the automobile ride and mushroom
dinner enjoyed by Smith and his
guards at a point four or FIVE miles
from the county jail. and Wednesday
he had a quiet investigation made to
ascertain the facts. He then laid the
facts before Judge Harry V Osborne,
who in turn left word at the sheriffs
office that he desired to see Sheriff
John f. Monahan on Thursday morn
ing.
Judge Osborne met the sheriff he
fore that time, both being guests at
the dinner rendered Chief of Police
Michael Long on Wednesday,
night. Judge Osborne told sheriff
Monahan Of the dereliction Of duty
! on the part of HummeIl and Kane.
/ with the result that the sheriff had
/ the men before him early Yesterday
morning. and after they had ad-
! mitted the truth Of the charges
against them. promptly suspended
| them pending an investigation.
Z But no word was given out by the
I sherlffs office of the suspension, and
| it was not until late yesterday aft
ernoon that news OF the suspension
leaked out
Mr.. McDerInit admits he had Smith
and his two guards as his guests at
a mushroom dinner at McCloud' 5
Tuesday night. He saws that after
the proceedings in the Bankruptcy
Court had finished Ii was too late for
! Smith to have received his regular
meal at the county Jail. so he had the
1 dinner at McCloud's prepared The
reason the dinner took place so far
! away from the county jail is ex-
! planned by McDermit. who says that
he wished TO consult with Smith over
some matters pertaining 10 the bank
ruptcy. and took advantage of the
automobile ride to do so. He also
claims that the party was at Nc
+ Clouds less than half an hour.
/ Hummell and Kane refuse to dis
/ cuss the matter in any way except to
admit they made the trip to Nc
( Clouds and that they have been sus-
| pended by Sheriff Monahan.
( When charges are made against
county employees protected by civil
service the charges are forwarded TO
the State Civil Service Commission at
/ Trenton which, after an Investigation.
] sets date for hearing, at which time
the employees have an opportunity 10
put in any defense to the charges they
desire