Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-12
LAWYER, CHURCH
WORKER, HELD ON
.fRAUDCOMPL PLANT
Andrew S. Taylor, of South Or
ange, Former Police Judge,
to Face Grand Jury.

Andrew s. Taylor, lawyer, former
police justice of South Orange village
erstwhile member of the South Or
ange Board of Education, Yale grad
uate, churchman and a member of one
of the most prominent families In
South Orange, arrested late last night
near his home, 103 Scotland road,
South Orange, on. a charge OF fraud,
was today a prisoner before Police
Justice Edward W. McDonough in
the village court, over which he him
self had presided for eight years. He
was released in a bond of 81 200 fur
nished by his mother, Mrs. Jennie C.
Taylor. The case will go before the
grand jury.
Mrs. Kathryn R. O'Reilly, wife OF
Michael Joseph O'Reilly, of IA Church
street, grandson of Mr.. Tayior's
predecessor as village police justice
the late John O'Reilly. is the com
plainant.
The warrant issued by Judge Nc
Donough and which resulted in the
lawyers arrest, charges that ''on Sep
/, tember 30. 1904, Andrew s. Taylor did
| dekignedly and feloniously and by
false pretense represent tnat he, the
! said Andrew s. Taylor, was the ,wner
of a certain piece of property, to wit,
IA Church street, in the village OF
South Orange, obtain from the said
Kathryn R.O'Reilly a large sum of
money, to wit, $500, with intent to
cheat and defraud the said Kathryn
r. O'Reilly."
When asked to make a statement
today. Mr.. Taylor said: 1T Is all
mistake" :.
Former Judge Taylor was arrested
at 1926 o'clock last night by PATROL
man Patrick ]. Kelly as he was near
ing his home. In Scotland road. AT
the village police station he communi-
Gated by phone with Judge McDon-
ough, who was in this city, and ar
rangements were made by the judge
and former Judge, whereby Desk Ser
geant Thomas ]. Sherry was ordered
to release the prisoner, when he satls,
fed Judge McDonough that ne mad
given a personal bond on properly,
which Mr.. Taylor said, he owns IN
Park place, South Orange. lnstruc-
tions were given Mr.. Taylor, now
ever. to appear again in court this
morning.
Judge McDonough today told Mr..
Taylor that his personal bond could
not be accepted and ordered him to
procure security from some other
source. Mr.. Taylor argued that he
had repeatedly accepted personal
bonds when he was judge. After
discussion and search by Mr. Taylor
through the law books on Judge Nc
Donough's desk, the court communi-
Gated with the prosecutors office and
was given instructions he said, not
to accept Mr.. Taylor's bond. Arrange
ments were subsequently made where-
Cd I'd n hoy
for the amount on her Scotland road
property
The action, which eventually led to
Mr.. Taylor's arrest, is said to have
dated back several years. Mr.. Taylor
claims to have been counsel for the
estate of the late Lewis Mack,
South Orange grain dealer, who Is
said to have obtained a judgment
against Michael O'Reilly, son Of
the late Police Justice O'Reilly. The
latter died about three years ago
leaving no will and Michael and John
O'Reilly, jr., the sole heirs, inherited
the property at IA Church street, on
which a dwelling is located, and also
tract at IL Church street, where
there is a store and living apart
ments. The O'Reilly brothers agreed
to divide the property, each taking
building and lot.
Taylor, acting for the Mack estate,
is said to have succeeded in having
the property at II Church street sold
at a sheriff's sale for something like
$500 to satisfy the judgment. He is
then alleged to have told Mrs. Kath-
ryn R. O'Reilly, who is a daughter
in-law of John O'Reilly. jr., that she
could obtain title to the property by
giving him $500, the amount which,
according to stories told the authori-
ties, covered the judgment, accrued
interest and costs. Mrs O'Reilly
charges that Taylor obtained that
amount from her on September 80
last at the same time giving her
what she believed to be a deed but
which she declares investigation
shows to be invalid.
The property which is still in the
sheriff's hands is said to be worth
$2,S00.
From the records at Sheriff
Schmidt's office ii became known
today that last Tuesday Taylor at
tempted to arrange for the transfer
of title of the property on which
Mrs. O'Reilly bases her present COM
plant. Taylor presented a check for
$576.S0, which included the principal
and interest due the sheriff on the
sale of the property at IA Church
street, South Orange.
John r. Flavell, secretary to the
sheriff, explained that two other
checks presented by Taylor had come
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