Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
FIND NEW PAPERS
IN CROKER CASE
Searching for Assets, Common
wealth Receiver Uncovers
Mortgages and Bonds.


Papers were prepared today by
John A. Bernhard, attorney for
Judge Cecil Il. MacMahon, receiver for
Roland ID. Crocker, for the examina-
ton of a number of people whose
names figure in the many real estate
transactions of the missing lawyer
and promoter. He will make applica-
ton to United States District Judge
Haight next Tuesday for subpoenas
for the examination of these people.
The people to be .subpoenaed, are:
Arthur r. Christie, former clerk in
Crocker's office and now a lieutenant
in the United States army; Henry w.
Morehouse. jr., Albert B. Aschenbach,
John Dewitt, Max Gray the Com
mercial Improvement Company, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Fl. DAILY, the Climax In
vestment Company and officers of the
First National Bank of Roselle.
These people and the corpora tons
figure as grantees in deeds affecting
properties on Plane street, Central
avenue, Norfolk street, Garside
street, Belleville avenue and Mt. Pros
pect avenue.
At the same time that Mr.. Bernhard
applies for these subpoenas he will
ask for an order permitting him to
serve all papers in the bankruptcy
proceeding by publication. 1t will
be declared in court that the United
States marshal has made diligent
effort to locate Croker, but has
failed to do so.
Mr. Bernhard hopes after the
examination of the people men,
toned to realize q considerable sum
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against Major Croker: A number
of the transfers, he declared. have
been admittedly made without COM
pensation, and the properties really
belong to Crocker's estate.
Albert r. Aschenbach, one OF the
men for whom Mr.. Bernhard will
seek subpoenas, has on office at 800
Broad street. He shares the office
with Henry w. Morehouse, jr.. an
other man whom Mr. Bernhard
wishes to examine. Mr.. Aschenbach
was seen in his office today. He
said that, although he knew he was
mediation for Croker, he did not
know where it was located.
Nobody was more surprised or
disappointed than | when / heard of
the disappearance of Mr.. Croker"
he said. 81 first met him twelve
years ago, when he was interested in
the flour business, and | have dealt
with him for a long time. All of his
dealings with me have been strictly
'on the level"
at is safe to assume that you will
willingly transfer the property now
in your name to the receiver?' he
was asked.
at is hard to say what | will do
Is co af MI
not intend to lose anything
What was Mr.. Crocker's connec-
ton with the II. w. Morehouse
Company" asked the questioner.
II had the impression that he was
the whole company" said Mr.. Aschen-
bach 1.-The company's, headquarters
were in Crocker's office, and he had
all to say about ft.s
what was the business of the Ii.
W. Morehouse Company
.The concern dealt in flour. That's
how I came to know the company
and Crocker. | deal in -four, and
we came together that way. l know
that / was asked to sign some papers
and did So That's all | know"
Henry w Morehouse, jr., could not
be seen today.
Deputy bank examiners of the State
have made an examination of the
dealings of Crocker with the Liberty
Trust Company and at noon today 1t
was declared that they had given the
trust company clean bill of health.
No irregularity had been discovered,
and the transactions between the
trust company and Croker were
found to have been ended some time
ago.
David Booker, receiver for the
Commonwealth Investment Company,
of which Croker was the secretary
and treasurer. has found several
mortgages in his effort to find assets
of the company. In doing this he has
had the assistance of A. II. Puder,
an accountant MIR. Puder submitted
a preliminary report to the receiver
today, in which he enumerated the
mortgages found. Their value, he
said, was problematical, as some of
them were rather peculiar.
Some of the mortgages, accom-
panied by bonds and assigned, have
not been formally executed. Nearly
all of the bonds and assignments
have been signed fully and appear to
be complete. A list of the documents
follows:
Mortgage of l. zelman on property
139 Milford street to the Common
panied by an assignment of a judg-
ment obtained by Harry cohn against
Isaac lehman. Mortgage for $3.50
executed. Judgment amounting to
$3.50 and assigned by Cohn to Com
monwealth company.
Mortgage, not executed, by Will
lam C. Paul to Commonw wealth In
vestment Company on property III to
1"-A Commerce street. Amount of
mortgage $4,000. Bond by William G..
Paul to John d. Dewitt is executed
the papers is a search
by Croker and recommendation
that the loan be made.
Mortgage, not executed, by B.
Scharry on property 252 Belmont ave-
nue. to Commonwealth Investment
Company for $1,000. Bond fully exc
cuted by Belle Scharry to John Mil
Ter for s6.000
Application for loan of 1000 made
bv Samuel Katz and signed by L.