Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
BODYGUARD SUES
PITTS FOR $4,000
SPECIAL SERVICES
Crissinger's Stock Holdings
Reported Studied by
Internal Revenue.
SMITH CASE INv0LV WE'D
IN TWO NEW MOVES
Anthony Senes Alleges Special
Services Required in Securing
Abatement Of Taxes.

Two unexpected developments, which
may have far-reaching consequences,
arose in the r. H Smith Company
case yesterday as the Government was
preparing to take three of the concerns
former 'oficials to trial November "A
on charges Of conspiring to embezzle
nearly 100000 of the company's
funds and to destroy allegedly incrtm-
mating records.
The first was the revelation that @.
Bryan Pitts, chairman of the Smith
Company directorate while the corpora
ton was doing business in washington,
had been sued for $4,000 by Anthony
Scenes, his former bodyguard.
Crissinger Stock Valued.
It was also reported yesterday that
the Internal Revenue Department has
placed a valuation of 100000 on the
1870 shares Of Smith Co. common
stock issued Daniel r. Crissinger, for
rr1er controller of the currency, when ne
became director Of the Smith Co., ana
may endeavor to assess an income tax
on the stock. using that valuation basis.
Mr.. CrissinRer told The Star yeSter-
dav that be had been questioned several
weeks ago concerning this stock py .
field agent for the bureau, ana tnat
he had told him the stock was WORTH
less. The agent, Crissinger SAID, agreed
10 arrange for q hearing to determine
what should be done about the tax
assessment.
Scenes, who filed his suit through At
torney Harry s. Barger,. alleges In his
declaration that Pitts agreed 70 pay
him the S25, 900 for services rendered
in securing can abatement of Pitts In
come tax assessments in 1924, 1928
and 1896"
$25,o0O Held Past Due.
senes Is expected to testify for the
Government when Pitts, John II. Ed
wards, jr., and G. Ebert Anadale are
brought to trial two weeks from to-
morrow. He alleges In his suit that
the s25 900 promised by Pitts for serv-
tees of q valuable and effective nature"
has been due since December, 1927.
Crissinger said yesterday that he had
never received any benefit from the
Smith stock issued him. and that he
would not be able to pay . tax on 1t
AZ the Government assessed him."
THAT stock was issued me under an
escrow agreement" Crissinger declared.
switch tied 1t up for 20 years. I was
go years old when It was issued and
could not expect TO derive any profit
from It until after had passed my
eighty-ninth birthday. Therefore.
have always regarded 1t as worthless.
Furthermore, another department OF
the Government has openly charged
that the stock is now valueless. 1t
seems strange, in view Of that fact,
that the Internal Revenue Bureau
should value 1t as high as 500, 900, or
place any value on 1t at all"
Delay Is Requested.
Crissinger was issued the stock in
consideration Of services to be rendered
By him az q director Of the company.
It had . considerable market value at
that time
According to Nugent Dodds. special
assistant to the Attorney General, the
trial of the three defendants under the
conspiracy indictment viii open before
Justice William Hitz In District SUI
preme Court on November "a without
any application for continuance by the
Government It was pointed out, how
ever, that the defense has filed q petit
ton for q continuance. setting forth
the illness Of Rudolph Yeatman, one
Of the defense counsel
Samuel J. Henry, former president
Of the company, who was indicted with
the other defendants, has been granted
. severance and win not be tried with
the Others.