Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-01

CROKER MADE
BY IT, s. COURT
Cecil H. MaoMahon Appointed
by Judge Haight Under
Bondsof $1,000.

United States Judge Haiglit sittius
in Jersey City today, appointed judge
Cecil II. MacMahon receiver for the
effects Of Major Roland D. Crocker,
the lawyer, with offices at 776 Broad
street, who disappeared last week.
The application was made by John A.
Bernhard, who represents several
creditors who charge that Crocker is
bankrupt and that he has COM
mitted several acts of bankruptcy.
Judge MacMahon's temporary bond
is fixed at $1,000.
The number of people who have
become involved in Crocker's tangled
affairs is growing each day, and
new proceedings involving him are
being instituted. The latest of these
proceedings is to be instituted by
former Judge Thomas s. Henry, So
licitor for Frank Schwalback and
Lizzie Loehnberg, as executors or the
estate of August Loehnberg.
Judge Henry is preparing a bill OF
complaint to be filed in Chancery to
have a mortgage now standing in
Crockers name transferred to the
estate. The missing man was at
of a large part of the realty transact
tions of the executors of the estate.
August Loehnberg was leather
merchant with offices at 145 New
Jersey Railroad avenue. He left
large estate, most of 1t consisting OF
real property and mortgages. His per-
sonal attorney was j. Nc. G.. MORROW,
in whose offices Crocker studied
Crocker succeeded to Mr.. Morrow S
practice at the time of his death.
In an investigation made by Judge
Henry, after Crocker's disappearance
several peculiar looking transactions
developed. One of these. made the
basis Of the present proceedings Was
mortgage executed by John D.
Dewitt on property la Hawthorne
place for $500. The mortgage should
have been made to the Loehnberg es-
tate. Instead it was made to Roland
d. Crocker and was SO recorded.
Judge Henry now asks the court 20
vest the title to this mortgage in the
estate.
"There is nothing to show that
Crocker made use of the mortgage" :"
said Judge Henry today. II do not
think that he made use of 1t as col
lateral for a loan, but it did not be-
long to him, and We will have to get
The Judge said that he did not
think his clients would lose much, as
he had taken prompt measures to
protect them as SOON as he discovered
that Crocker had disappeared.
A few days before Croeker's abb
sence became known. Crocker nego-
tiated with Judge Henry for the
transfer of property in Irvington.
The judge delayed the transaction in
order to protect his client as fully as
nossible. and believes that his client
was saved severe loss because Of
this.
Ferd r. Moeller, an Insurance
broker with offices in The Kinney
building, has announced that he never
was a director in the Commonwealth
Investment Company. II was erro-
neously stated IN some papers that he
was on the board. Mr.. Moeller says
that he has not even been a stock
holder.
Vice Chancellor Howell will give
a hearing In the Chancery Court
next Tuesday on the application OF
Louis j. Wurth for the appointment
of a receiver for the Commonwealth
Investment Company. a Crocker SUBJ
sidiary concern, which suspended
pany was Incorporated in December,
1910 capitalized at $125.000. for
the purpose of investing money and
purchasing second mortgages The
search In the registers Office has so
far uncovered no mortgages held by
this compaf nor have any assets
Of any sort been discovered. The
company's office was on the fourth
floor at 73e Broad street, and Crock
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