The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-09
.CONCEALING ASSETS
AND PERJURY CHARGE
AGAINST N. GOLDRING
Three Indictments Are Re-
turned by Federal Grand
Jury Investigating Case
RELEASED ON BOND
OF FIVE THOUSAND
Claimed That He Failed To
Account for Property and
Swore Falsely.

Three indictments, charging con-
cealment of assets and perjury were
returned yesterday by the United
States grand jury against Newman
Goldring, one of the largest and most
prominent liquor dealers in Florida.
The indictments are in connection
with Goldring's involuntary bank
ruptcy, and allege that he concealed
assets from the trustee and then,
during his examination before the
referee in bankruptcy, committed per-
jury. A bench warrant, calling for
the arrest of Mr.. Goldring was issued
and he was released on bond of $4,000,
returnable this morning at 10 o'clock.
The indictments relate that on Feb.
Is, 1915, an involuntary petition was
filed against Mr.. Goldring by the
Bernheim Distilling Co., the Mobile
Register and the Illinois Glass Co. He
appeared on March 3, 1915, admitting
insolvency and willingness to be adj
judged a bankrupt and on March 0
was adjudged bankrupt Flo Nc
Allister was appointed trustee of the
estate.
The first count Of the first indict-
ment alleges that Goidring. beiIa--
cognizant of the above proceeding,
| did on Feb. II, 1915, receive rom
William Camp the sum of $3.50 n
payment of an indebtedness and when
so received was a part of the assets
of the estate of Goldring and should
bauo hear, +,,,.,,ad r>xva,. = - AZ ,..,>;x,,..
or, upon adjudication, to the trustees.
It is charged that he omit+nd same
from the schedule and failed . urn
over the money to its p.cpar source
The second count is similar to the
| above. He received on Feb. 10, 1915,
the sum of s200.67 from Camp, which
| he failed to account for
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
The second indictment is COR per-
jury and coneealing assets. = is IL
legged that upon his examination be-
fore Pattillo Campbell, the referee,
when meeting of creditors was
held, Goldring swore that he did not
own an interest ,in several saloons.
which were not listed as assets. He
said that he had given away five sa-
looms in 1913, did not know who paid
for the liquor license of J. E. White,
had nothing to do with the purchase
of the license being used by M. j.
Clark, and has not advanced any
money to either Clark or Whittle to
pay for the licenses under which they
were doing business. Neither was he
interested in the business being run
by Gabe Hirsch and D. c. Norris or
| had he assisted any of the parties
financially in their business or in Sc
curing licenses.
The government charges that Cold
ring did know who paid for the IL
cense of Whittle, that he did have
something to do with the purchase of
the license for Clark, and did advance
the money to Clark that was used TO
pay for the license. Also that he did
advance the money to White, Clark
and Norris to pay for licenses to be
used in conducting certain saloons for
the sale Of liquors, ETC., and that he
4 had not, as he swore, given away five
saloons which he testified he operated
in 1913.
The third Indictment charges that
Goldring did conceal from the trustee
certain personal property then and
there a part of bankrupt estate,
being a certain liquor license issued
by the county Of Escambia, state Of
Florida, and a certain license issued
by the city of Pensacola, and GER
tain special tax receipt issued by the
collector of internal revenue, said IL
cense being of the value Of 81 1852,
and failed to place same in schedule,
. and failed to make it known to his
trustee, the interest of the said Gold
ring in the said license, the said L.
cense standing in the name Of Gabe
Hirsh.
The creditors have retained Jno p.
Stokes to assist District Attorney
. Neeley and Assistant District Attor-
ney Beall in the prosecution. Cold
ring is represented by Jucra inc. r