Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-04
POLICE INSTITUTE
NATIONWIDE HUNT
FOR w. B. PIZZ!Nl
WontImued from lNirst pacc

Tor -FOUR months: discounted on De
ce'nbcr %. 1915. $4,000 for three
months. Coke & Pickerell arc counsel
Tor The National State and city Bank
Attachments against Pizzinis ard his
mothers property were also issued in,
TINS case investigation by the bank
showed Pizzini and the w. b. Pizzini
@" I" be Overwhelmingly insolvcnt
In the ciral suit of Nuckois against
fizzini, Judge William A. Moncure
named the Old Dominion Trust Com
panN as receiver. with instructions to
take charge of the individual property
and estate owned by tho defendant
Ihe receiver was also directed by the
court to make out an inventory or nli
property. wherever found. and 10 max
rcpor, to the court
Upon the application of William H.
Word. secretary OF the William g.
Pizzini Co. made through Attorney
Gilbert Is. Pollock. Judge Mon,ure APP
pointed Allen q. Collins as receiver TO
take over the affairs or the company.
The trust company Was required 10
furnish bond Of $4,000. while Collins
gave $4,000 bond.
pINl<ERTOS DETECTIVES
CONFER WITH BANKER 4
Superintendent j. w. Erb. Richmond
much of yesterday in conference with
officials Of banks with which piZzini
had transactions. and tho detective was
informed that each institution would
be willing to contribute Handsomely
to reward for the arrest Of the real
estate broker At late hour last
night no specified reward had been
agreed upon. Financial institutions
which have been affected. one way or
another. by Pizzinis amazing opera
tons, Include the American National.
Broad street, National state and city.
Planters Virginia Trust Company and
Henry s Hutzler * Co.
Pizzini had Il pct aversion to photo
graphs OF himself. Judging from their
scarcity Since last Thursday detcc-
tircs have been covering not only Rich
mond, hut New York and other cities
for II picture OF the missing man The
only one which may prove OF any ser
vice to the police in their search was
taken twenty years ago. Unless one
OF later date is found. the cid picture
VIII adorn circulars which will soon h"
sent broa beast asking Tor tho appre
hension of the man and offering re
ward for his capture.
THE grand jury has by no means fin
iShed its invest ,sution into the activi-
ties Of Pizzint. and Will resume its
work to-day. commemorative Attor-
ney Wise announced last night that
the following witnesses have been sum
moned TO testify at to-day's proceed
ings: Louis W PiZzini. Henry N
Franklin. business associate of
Pizzni. and Ovcrton Howard. an at
torncy said 10 be familiar with PiZ-
zini's business affairs.
FRAUDULENT DEEDS OF TRUST
FIGURE IN MEM CHARGES
/; is also expected that the grand
jury Will give its close attention 10
various papers which Pizzini is said
To have handled and TO which lie mas
signed names other than his own IL
II automatically reported that he ma de
out fraudulent deeds of trust for which
he wrote receipts. blanks for which
he obtained from the Chaucery Court
IL was commented upon yesterday
as condition more than strange that
a man with the credit which piZZini
clearly held at all local financial in
situations should have abused il To
the extent that il has mad. him IA
fugitive from justice. Papers Just fled
III The thancery Court show that al
most TO the very day when he was
last seen in this city he MAS able 10
sired
PiZzini WAS held in high esteem.
His fellow real estate agents. k, has
been learned, had Bit Pizzini slated
Tor election as vice president If the
Richmond Real Estate EXchang. a, Tho
annual meeting, to he held in a few
days. From this office 10 the election
Of presidency Of the exchange is hui
single step.