The New York herald., 1870-08-20
HEwlRK'S LEGAL SENSATION.
e&m Haussr, tho Newark Lawyer, and Sergeant
Bodensehats's widow-How She Was
swindled Out Of Hsr Pension Money
Sam Hold for Trial


During several years past Of the members Of the
Essex county IN. ~ bar no single one has gained
such an amount of unenviable not0riety as Samuel
Hauser formerly of the law firm Of Hauser Roeder
Mo- 900 Broad street, Newark Some two years ago
Sam turned up in the courts defendant In crimi-
nal case In which he was accused by poor woman,
r client Of his with having assaulted her indecently
Tho fact that no was discharged, the case being
thrown out by the Grand Jury Of Essex, ought, OF
course, to demonstrate that Sans feminine accuser
did not tell the TRUTH still it was broadly hinted at
the time that justice was made secondary to infu-
ence. Some months afterwards Sam's intimacy with
the wife OF Jersey Jake in Boonton resulted In his
being indicted on charge the second highest
known TO the laws, by the Morris county
Grand Jury. In due time the case came to trial, and
after three days. close attention on the part OF the
court sam was again acquitted Of the crime though
II WAS shown that his amatorial bump was very
largely developed-a considerable trine more than
was necessary to an equally balanced organization.
1t Is a noteworthy fact in this connection that gen.
tlemen In Newark anirm that several Of the Morris
county jurors subsequently revisited Newark, as
they declared for the purpose Of getting sam to
settle" Sam was still young-not more than twen-
ty-three or so-and 1t was thought that he had
nearly sOwn his entire crop of
WILD OATS.
He married one Of NewarK's cOmeliest and most es-
tirnsble German-American daughters settled down,
and for year or so .'an went merry as marriage
bell" The community was satisfied and 30 was
sam. for it appea rs that about New Years time he
discovered longing TO serve the city OF Newark In
tine capacity Of @ Counsel ana wsas so far M as ITO TO
anu st would be all right" In this as in many
other things In this world OF change Sam was dis
appointed. Now, then for his
THIRD APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC
within period Of about two years. Acting infor-
comb, OF the United States Secret Service specially
appointed 10 look after and inquire into pension
Whitehead at Newark, on the 1st instant, and made
affidavit charging Mr.. Hauser with criminal offence,
In that ne as alleged did deiraud Julia Bodenschatz
Fort Malioney, In front Of Richmond, April 2, 1855
out OF considerable portion OF her pension money
same at Trenton. The accused was arrested on the
;2d OF August and gave bail in $1,000 appear for
examination. The latter was to have taken place
last saturday, but was postponed till Thursday in
consequence OF the absence Of material witness.
in the meantime Mr.. Hauser waited on the HERALD
reporter and denounced the report OF his arrest and
the circumstances there anent as
He had, he said, receipt in full from Mrs. Boden-
schaz showing that he had paid her everything.
He also said, in grandioquent style, that he need
not work for twenty years, his father had all the
money he wanted, and he was going to put those !
papers through which had lied about him. To all
remark.
WHAT THE WIDOW swoRE TO.
III.
Hauser. who had heretofore manifested the utmost
desire therefor, now waived IT, FOrasmuch how
eral Robert Avery Solicitor Of the Interior Depart
ment, were present, United States Commissioner
" iS e. on with the behalf
sworn. Her testimony was iii effect as lolIows:-she
resides at No. 5ll East Sixteenth street, New York;
has two children. and formerly resided in Newark;
her husband was sergeant OF Company b, Thirty
nintn New Jersey Volunteers, and killed, as be-
fore stated In about the last battle of the war; in
December 1868, she employed Samuel Hauser TO
collect her pension clain to the amount OF SloI 20;
he told her TO call la ten days and probably the
money would be on rom Trenton; she did cali. but
he said II had not come; she called again and again
and again. but was told no money had come; the
following month she gave him another clam for
seventy.two dollars, and he then gave her
WORTHLESS CHECK
for seventy dollars on the National State Bank OF
Newark; but she soon discovered, to her chagrm
and amazement, that he had not penny there; ON
the lith OF May, 1862 he gave her twenty-five dol
lars. after she had dunned MIN dozens OF times. but
I'LL the while pretended that he had not received
The SOL 20, though he acknowledged the receipt OF
the seventy-two dollars; it not TIL july 1863
that he admitted receiving the former meanwhile,
up to the lst OF August, 1870 all she received from
him. his father ana his moTher-in-law, all told, was
ninety dollars and for this she had to run over TO
sequeDt his arrest he paid her forty dollars which
leaves balance unpaid, less Sl2 fees OF s3l 20.
Mrs. BodcnschaIz stated that ilaaser had told neT
his arrest, that he would settle everything
she would not appear against him. 1t was no use
he said, iOr her to come TO the examination. In
this connection 1t Is proper to add that Mrs. BOden
schatz stated to the HERALD reporter that Hauser
had repeatedly urged her call the HERALD office
and declare tnat It's published statement OF the mat
ter was not true.
General Avery testified that on the records OF the
Pension Agency at Trenton 1t was shown that there
had paid to Mrs. BOdenschatZ's agent $10I 20
on December II, 1865, and on March 10, $72. In
view OF this evidence and the TACT il Is generally
believed that this Is only of dozens OF similar
frauds the United States Commissioner AT once de-
manded renewed bail in ST. 900 for Hauser's appear
ance for trial at the September term OF tie United
States District Court at Trenton. The penalty In
such cases Is fine or S., ,O00 two years In State
Prison, or BOTH The opinion OF the authorities is
that not all Hauser's fatners money bags can save
him this time.
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