Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-22
REORGANIZATION OF
BANK MAY Be OPPOSED
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finding that photograph in this fell
low Smiths watch. l have asked
friends of mine by whom Miss Nc
Carrick was employed at Atlantic
City to question her about the phi.
tograph and she states that Smith
must have taken it from the house
when he had a room there about three
years ago. She had no knowledge of
the picture, and all this mortiflcatio
and humiliation was entirely uncalled
for Naturally enough the young
woman had an acquaintance with thu
man who was rooming there, but /
can say with positive assurance tina
| speak the truth that there was
never any intimacy between the tw'
l have not learned that the young
have had automobile rides with the
young man, but do know that there
was nothing wrong.
Miss McCarrick left a week before
Smith disappeared. and my automo-
bile took her to the car which she
boarded for Atlantic City. The folks
for whom she sews at Atlantic City
have been with her all the time, and
they informed me that at no time
was she away from them in this past
fortnight. She did not stop at Galen
very nice place, which my friends
knew, and when she did her sewing
there for them she at times ate her
meals In Galen Hall. SO far as her
finances were concerned | knew of
them, and any talk of gifts is ridicu-
lous
This notoriety is most unfortunate,
! am satisfied Miss McCarrick knows
nothing of Smith and has had moth
Ing to do with him. l have the most
perfect confidence in her, and the
poor girl Is so nervous and wrought
up over this trouble that she has been
unable to sleep since the newspapers
took the matter up, and my friends
at the resort tell me they have had
to give her a sleeping potion to give
her any rest. She hesitates to return
home because Of the cruel gossip. and
l am glad to publicly profess my
faith in her as an encoura gement. /
hope she will be back again with us
SOON"
As a further evidence that Smith
stole the girls photograph while he
was rooming at the McCarrick house
resident of Orange yesterday said
Smith showed him the portrait secret
ly three years ago. That is about
the time he left the McCarrick home
ricks active labors in many homes
of wellknown Orange residents had
caused her to suffer nervous trouble
and she said she was pretty well run
down when she departed for the shore
His daughter. who joins him in in
dorsing Miss McCarr!ck. is DR.. Sara
Spottiswoode. former president of the
Woman's Club of Orange. The Orange
families where Miss McCarrick was
employed are angered by the motto.
riety Smith has caused the popular
young woman, and the trick of put
ting her photograph in his watch has
cost the absconder the last vestige
of sympathy his former friends in the
city had for him In his predicament.
Clifford f. MacEvoy. president of
the newly formed Depositors' Assoc
citation. has sent a letter to Mr..
Dunn. apparently recognizing him ds
the active member OF the directorate
who promised the greatest help for
depositors. The letter is as follows:
As president OF the Depostors' Assoc
citation and generally on behalf Of some
800 depositors of the Roscvlle Trust
Company. ] appeal to Won for yonr 60.
operation and active material assistance
IN the efforts being made to raise money
among the directors for the purpose of
making good any loss to depositors
You realize that II was reliance upon
the reputation and standing in the com
mnnity of yourself and your fellow mem
bers of the board of directors that most
of the depositors entrusted their money
to your care. You must realize that the
deposltors are and have been Whiting
10 see how YOU and your fellow directors
nre going to act in this crisis A count
of heads among your directors. showing
who will aid In repaying the depositors.
Is bound to be made, and the names
Of those who fail the depositors In this
emergency are bound 10 he known.
You nre aware Of the serious effect OF
he fni1ure upon many of your depositors.
With some of them, IL means inability
to continue In business: with others
whose life savings are gone. II means
ruin. These depositors were not specul IT.
ing nor engaged In hazardous business
but had entrusted their savings to an
institution IN their own community pre-
sided over by come of the leading men
In their community-leaders In social
business and church life Their money
Is either lost or locked up In a failed
restitution.
These depositors have read in the press
TINT some fine spirited men among YOU
are ready to contribute toward fund
which will repay the depositors. We be
lleve that all Of the directors will join
every .depositor. and every resident Of
Roseville will heartily support, In the
future. amy body of men who measure
up to this decision.
positors. for You directors for our com
mnnity II, by strong null together,
this disgrace can be lifted from Roseville
md your depositors enabled to resume
continuation Of this long drawn out
liquidation. tho attacks and counter
charges. the suits and litigation and the
certainty Of ultimate loss TO every one
Very truly YOURS
CLIFFORD 70. MEVOY.