Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-27
RAYMOND {. SMITH
FIGHTS ICY
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York city, and Wilfred c.. Roszel, re-
ceiver for Smith, would be associated
with him as counsel for the petition
ing creditors.
He declared that he would try to
prove that Smith had committed acts
of bankruptcy in absconding on
August 10 with sum of money from
the Oakland garage, of which he was
proprietor, and also a touring car.
The attorney also claimed that Smith
made certain preferential payments
to certain parties. He said he would
prove the enaction of acts of bank
ruptcy first and would later take up
the matter of proving him insolvent.
Frank c. Ferguson, of 81 Cleveland
terrace. East Orange, a State bank
examiner. was the first witness called
by Attorney Furst. He said that
Smith came to the bank on August
10. the day he disappeared, and after
opening the safes and vault stayed
around for about a half hour and
then left. The witness said that
Smith did not show up at the bank
again until he gave himself up to
the prosecutor and was admitted on
bail.
Elliott Harden, of Trenton, a rep
resentative of the State commissioner
of banking and insurance, was called
and told of Smiths actions in the
bank on August Is. Mr.. Harden then
explained that Smith, after getting out
all the cash and books from the
vaults. told the bank representative
he was going out to get breakfast.
The referee asked the witness If
any answer was made to Smith, and
he said no. Mr.. Harden said Smith
had been in the bank only a half
hour or so.
Asked when he heard from him
again, Mr. Harden said it was about
o'clock in the afternoon that Smith
telephoned the bank and said he had
been laboring under a mental strain
and could not come to the bank that
day.
Mr.. Harden said that neither Smith
nor any of the bank officials knew
of the advent of the examiners. He
said that he came to the Roseville
and had received no orders to hurry
there and no warnings that the in
stitution was tottering.
Walter t. Grosscup, of SO Carnegie
avenue, East Orange, another bank
ing and insurance representative, and
William p. Odell, of 179 North Sixth
street, this city, were the next wit
nesseS called.
Grosscup confirmed the testimony
O1IeFoQ ny the Quiet eAdtIllueTS anu
told of Smiths leaving the bank.
He said that Smith pushed his mail
through the cashiers window to
Thompson, the cashier, and told him
to hold it until he went out and
got bit to eat. He said he did not
see Smith again after that.
Frederick T. Macdonald, of 296
Seventh avenue. an employee of the
Smith Oakland Garage, on Central
avenue, East Orange, said he saw
Smith drive in the garage at about
$3.50 o'clock on the morning of Au-
gust IS, the day he disappeared. He
said that Patrick Tracey, another en-
ployee of the Oakland Garage, was
with smith in the machine. He later
testified that as far as he knew the
car was not in the garage after
Smith disappeared.
Detectives Edward A. Keogh, John
Cordano and Joseph X. Evert, of po-
lice headquarters, and Walter God
frey and Alfred j. Hargan, of the
prosecutors staff, were called to the
stand and told of their efforts to 10
cate Smith after the alleged warrant
had been sworn out for his arrest
Richard p. Eooney, clerk of theFirst
Precinct Court, testified that he re-
ceived the complaint and swore out a
warrant for Smiths arrest.
|. William f. Fairlie, of 169 Rose
vile avenue, first vice-president of
the bank, said he made out the affi-
davit on which the warrant was
issued and Arthur b. Tench, of the
county clerks office, appeared in
court with the affidavit.