Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-03
P|zz|N|'S ACTIONS
SUBJECT Of PROBE
BY GRAND JURY
Many Witnesses Examined
Before Adjournment Is
Taken Until To-Day.
NUCKOLS TELLS OF HIS
EXPERIENCE WITH PlzZlNI
Cashier Of American National
Bank Is Also Important
Witness.
INDICTMENTS ARE EXPECTED
Power of Attorney to Sign Mothers
Name Is Found ON Record in
Chancery Court.
NUCKOLS TELLS OF HIS
EXPERIENCE WITH PIzZlNI
INDICTMENTS ARE EXPECTED
Power of Attorney to Sign Mothers
Name Is Found ON Record in
Chancery Court.

Police intervention in the case OF
estate man who has been missing since
last Thursday. and who has left behind
him creditors claiming more than $780,
900. took definite form Yesterday with
the examination Of witnesses by the
1iustings Court grand jury. After r.-
naming in session from II o'clock in
the morning until 2:30 in the after
noon. the grand jury handed down a
number of true bills in minor cases,
but deferred action in the Pizzini case
until to-day.
The names OF tho following witnesses
grand jury:
Moses Rifkin. dry goods dealer, l07
North Seventeenth Street
Mrs. Rifkin. his wife.
Isidore shapiro. attorney.
.. B. Hill. cashier OF the American
National Bank.
Arthur Rollnich. whose name does
not appear in the City Directory.
William Ellyson. of the Richmond
Title and Abstract Company.
Thomas w. Purcell, assistant secrc-
tary-treasurer OF the Old Dominion
Trust Company.
w =. NuckOiS. formerly or EiCn-
mond. but now or Atlantic City. "
who has filed claims against Pizzini
amounting to $4,000.
Brock enbrough Lamb attorney. and
counsel for AIR Nuckois
OF these. all but Mr. Shapiro. Mrs.
Rifkin and Mr.. Roilnich were sum
moned before tho jury and examined.
GENERAL CHARLES ANDERSON
FOREMAN f.RANn ITylv
The grand jury is composed of Cen
era Charles i. Anderson foreman;
Charles ]. Billups, S. p. Cowardin. j. IT.
Paimatary. Reuben Burton. r. NJ
Gwathmey. w w. Hardwickc. Robert
| I.ecky. Jr.. ]. w. Rother,. Jacob um-
lauf. T. l.. Blanton and James r.
Parkinson. Mr.. Blanton was reported
i'll. and was not present at Yesterdays
sitting.
In reporting tho true hills. &c craI
Anderson. foreman of the jury, in
formed the court that Mr.. Rothert, for
personal reasons had requested to be
excused from participating in the con-
sideration OF the Pizzini case. Judge
Richardson authorized the foreman to
grant this relief.
General Anderson turned over to
Clerk Christian bulky package OF
ceediass. requesting that nobody be
given access to them except Brocken-
brough Lamb. to whom they belonged.
The jury was adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning. 1t was accepted
without question that one or more in
dictments will be forthcoming to-day
While rumors dealing with more or
less sensational details of the missing
mans personal life raced up and down
the financial rialto yesterday, the day
brought forth little that was new It
became known with reasonable Ger,
tainty that at least four banks hold
Pizzini paper. and that the aggregate
amount which they loaned him. with
little or no security. is about 500. o00
ENDORSEMENT REpuDIATED
ny COUNSEL FOR MRS. PIZZINI
The American National Bank is the
holder of $4,000 worth of notes In
dorsed with the name Of Mrs Anna
Pizzini. mother OF the missing man
The Endorsement has been repudiate6
by counsel for Mrs. pizzini. Other
notes. 1t is understood. are held by
the National State and CITY. Planters,
and Broad street Banks Grand Juror
j. w. Rothert. who asked to be ex-
cused from considering the charges
hE"iHSt iiZHini, is vice c-prcSidcnt Of the
Broad street Bank
The report was circulated dlIripp tho
day that Pizzni. shortly before he Ieft
the city. obtained possession OF sccuri-
ties worth 100000 belonging TO his
mother by the use of a forged order
presented 10 the bank where the Sc
curities were deposited. Apparently.
the report is without basis in fact
An ofticer OF the institution that was
named said yesterday that his bauk
was holding for collection, for the
benefit of the missing mans mother.
more than 100000 worth Of real estate
notes. and that these securities have
not been disturbed. In this transoc.
tion the bank has been acting merely
as collecting agent. the interest charges
having so far been met without fail
lie did not know, he said, whether
the notes IN question will prove 10 be
worth anything in final settlement
tlement.
MOST DIRECT EVIDENCE
Or wRONGDOIAG
The repudiatcd Endorsements OF Mrs.
Anna Pizzini. said TO be numerous. con-
stitute. for the present, tho most direc,H,
evidence OF wronGdoing on the part oN
the missing real estate man PanHs8
indorScd by Mrs. Anna c. pizzinJsSF ~
was stated by more than one batST y
yesterday, would have been accep1 2s
at most Of the banks, and many{ f5s
graduated themselves YESTERDAYS f38s8
none OF IL was offered TO thcm.s iy
An interesting question In tGr.Sy
ncction was raised yesterday, III slAl m
was discovered that there is .H1t I'm
in the Chanccry Court a ,JS 3s.Sii iiss
executed by Mrs Pjzzip. ~ Etgsis s5s21
power OF attorney to her J5s.eoytp ehA5tsSSs88