New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-05
Hoover ENVOY
Bares Deals of
Soviet ''Count''
Explains Reds SI.OOO.OOO
Credit Here and Alleged
Film Fraud Cibrario Is
Accused of Using TO Get 1t
Grand Jury to Hear Facts
Prisoner Goes to Court in
Limousine; Case Delayed
by Search for Evidence

Details OF the contract which
Count" Jacqqes Roberto Cibrario OBJ
tanned from the Russian Soviet govern
ment, enabling him. according to the
charges, to appropriate SS90.00O of the
Soviet's deposits of 81 100000 in the
National City Bank, were given to AS
sistant District Attorney Simmons yes
terday b. DR.. William Chaplin Hunt
ingdon. AS commercial attache to the
American Embassy at Moscow. DR..
Huntingdon was the intermediary
through whom the Soviet funds were
transferred to this country in August,
1918.
Cibrario was taken before Magistrate
Joseph Z. Corrigar in the Tombs Court
for examination, but on the plea of
Assistant District Attorney Simmons
for more time to complete his evidence
and find some witnesses, the case was
adjourned until next Tuesday.
To Give Grand Jury Facts
Mr.. Simmons, however. intends to go
before the grand jury to-day and lay
before the panel the information he
has gathered from DIR. Huntingdon and
others in connection with Cibrario's OPP
erations, with view to obtaining an
Indictment. 1t is understood that i'm
portant witnesses are also expected to
give evidence to the jury Monday.
Among these are mentioned officials Of
the National City Bank, DR.. Hunting
don and MO hpr.S Of +h0 rob 4iy,,,
of Gerhard & Hey, with whom Cibra-
rio is said to have stored some of the
moving picture films and machines
which he had been commissioned to
purchase for the Russian government.
1t developed also that all this ma
terial, about 90 shipping cases, occu-
. plying 5000 square feet Of space, was
}quietly shipped out of the country last
Saturday, after having been permitted
70 gather dust in q warehouse for more
than two and half years. The goods
are said to have been taken out on the
Lackawarna Valley, vessel of the
Susquehanna Steamship Company,
bound for Reval. It is understood thae
the material is practically worthless
and will probably be rejected and sent
back by the Soviet officials.
The reason for haste to get the goods
out of the country at this time could
NV NC coSSi toNAiSN-
Attache Waits to Testify
DR.. Huntington was about to sail for
Paris on the France yesterday morning
TO assume his duties as commercial at
tache to the American Embassy in
France when he received telegram
from Secretary of Commerce Hoover
instructing him TO cancel his sailing
long enough to give the local authori-
ties whatever information he had in
connection with the case
DR.. Huntington had several hours
conference with Mr.. Simmons. in the
course of which he went into the sal
icnt points Of Cibrario's arrangement
with the Soviet officials and the details
Of how sl.0000G0 was made available
here for the purchase Of moving pic
ture material for use by the education
committee of the Soviet government in
Moscow. DR.. Huntington explained
that the United States had not yet
severed relations with Russia, and tho
Federal authorities placed the credit
of $1,000 900 to the Soviet people here
in return for 1900 900 rubles which
the Allies needed for use in Russia at
the time. The procedure, he added,
was taken as war measure.
Arrives in Limousine
Cibrario arrived at the magistrate's
court in limousine, stepping from his
car with a iaunty, smiling self-pos-
sessed air and dressed in the height q
fashion.
NJ Simmons asked for an adjourn
ment on the ground that he was hav-
ing some difficulty in obtaining sev-
eral witnesses. Cibrario's attorney
Herman Joseph, former judge, OBJ
iected to the adjournment and de-
manded to know what the charge
against his client was. Mr. Simmons
charged that Cbrario had defrauded
The Russian Soviet government out of