The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-10
CHURCHMAN'S
6ONE;C|R[ TOO.
Fund Of $500 vanishes With
Ireasurer-Wife's Tip Starts
Detective Hunt.

NEW YORK, May 10-Shubel X.
Siver. prominent member of the
First Reformed Church of New
brunswick, N. j., and its highly re-
earded treasurer, has been missing
since last Wednesday.
Concurrently missing are Liberty
n1nds to the value of 5000, repre-
senting the Congregations answer
10 the Governments wartime call.
LAST SEEN WITH GIRL.
When last seen. Silver was in an
automobile with a slim and pretty
girl recognized as Miss Adella Gouin,
of Perth Amboy. And she's missing,
90. Miss Gouin is a waitress and
was employed in a restaurant.
The bonds were in safety deposit
box in the vault of the National Bank
ot New Jersey at New Brunswick.
How they got out is a mystery.
Only two men had access to the
siety deposit box. One was Silver.
ihe other was Otto c. Stillman, chair
man OF the finance committee of the
church. But 1t had been stipulated
tast neither could get at the bonds
unless the other were present.
Stfllman says the bonds were there
April II. He and Silver had clipped
the coupons. and the finance chairman
IL sure everything taken from the box
was replaced before 1t was closed.
Henry G. Parker, president of the
bank. was equally sure he hadn't seen
Silver since April IL and that the box
mas not been opened in the interim.
The fact remains, nevertheless, that
It's empty now.
TAKES OUT WARRANT.
Prosecutor Joseph Striker, of Mid
dlesex County, obtained a warrant
last night charging Silver with en-
Hoexzement. The Burns Detective
Agency was retained to assist in the
search for him. County Detective J.
h. Ferguson stated that the treasurer
and the waitress were last seen in a
second hand automobile, which he
had purchased recently. Information
from one source was to the effect that
they were bound for Connecticut,
while another informant said they
were seen on the ferryboat last We'd
nesday between Perth Amboy and
Staten Island.
Mrs. Silver, the treasurer's wife, re-
manned in seclusion yesterday with
her two children. A friend quoted her
as saying that she would be ready to
forgive and forget IL her husband
would return, and she added, accord
ing to her friend:
The facts have been placed before
me and l cannot answer them. My
husband left without warning. am
sure that he cannot have been in his
normal mind. l would welcome him
back IL he can explain away these
reports and charges"
L unNn ruuurus xrou-
The banking and church author
tiles have the numbers of the miss
ing bonds It was said, but have
not been able to trace them.
Mrs. Kathleen Gouin. mother Of the
missing girl. said she knew nothing
seen her daughter last Wednesday
morning. Mrs. Gouin added:
Adele was a good girl, but Twas
net in her confidence recently and |
she told me nothing about it, III
cannot explain anything"
Miss Gouin is eighteen, of French |
extraction, dark-featured, black |
haired and extremely pretty. Silver |
is forty EIGHT, but cultivates an ap-
pearance of youth He is partly bald, |
with blond hair, and a little military |
mustache of light brown The treas
urer is almost six feet. A deep scar
on his face from the left lip to |
the chin point is the most permanent |
distinguishing facial mark His |
eyes are light blue.
Mrs Silver unwittingly gave the in
formation which led to the discovery
of the loss of the bonds and the |
issuing of the warrant for her hus-
bands arrest The Rev. Jasper s. !
Hogan, rector of the First Reformed
Church, made this statement:
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