The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-10
MAX WINTER AST0NISIIED.
TNTRODrCED TO carr WfLSH ON ms
-fRRIY4L EROM pfLNkf.
Converting Finy Thousand FIorins worth OF
Goods Into Cash and departing for che Land
OF Ucfauitrrs Interested In Our Police.

OF Dcrauitrr. Interested In Our Police.
Mr. Hugo q. Fritsch, the Austrian Consul
in this city, received last week from the Aus
trian Minister Of Foreign Affairs and from the
Police Directory in Vienna kilograms directing
him To have arrested on his arrival in New York
Max Winter, Vienna shopkccpcr. who had
defrauIed several merchants in that city and
sailed for New York from ITavro in the steamer
IIerdcr Of the Hamburg line. The Consul at
once had the necessary papers drawn, and then
applied to Justice Donohuc Of the Supreme
Court for an order for the arrest Of Winter and
a warrant for the attachment Of his property.
In his affidavit the Consul averrcd that he had
been informed and believed that Winter had
bought from Emil Ungcr. Johann Schneider.
Simon Wander. and Gottlicb Taussig. mer-
chants in Vienna. goods Of the value Of 5000
forms. a sum equal to t2i.l5O in American
gold. and that he had not paid the merchants.
hut had converted the goods to his own use.
He further alleged that Winter had underworld
TO cheat his creditors by sailing from TIavrc for
this city. On this affidavit Justice Donohue
granted an order Of arrest and a warrant Of
attachment. On Monday last the Austrian Com
sui called on Capt. Edward Walsh of the City
Han police and having described Winter. asked
lIerder.
On learning yesterday that the Ucrdcr had
been signnrd Of Sandy Hook, Capt Walsh and
Deputy sheriff u. q. Gale. who had been in
trusted with the service Of the civil order OF ar
rest and the warrant Of attachment. went down
the bay and boarded the vessel at the Quaran-
tine. The Captain examined The. Deputy
Shcrins papers and then calling Winter ON
deck introduced him 10 Capt. Walsh. The
Captain th"r"upon grrrstcd Winter, and Deputy
Snerln Gale seized his baggage. which con
sisted ~ large trunk. n vaise and two tray.
eiling bags. The prisoner NJ first express sod
his surprise nj the proceeding. hut recovered
ms eluanimty upon being told al who's in
stance the arr ~ had been made. On reaching
III" dock in llohoken, the prisoner and his bag
gag were taken To- the city Hall police station
Winter ~ p years of age. " u rather slight
ilgurr. and about 8 icct 10 inches in height. His
complexion il dark. and his features are sharp.
appearance II an Intelligent. shrewi man Of
IN" world IT, WIS dressed in q light plaid suit
tiun he said t. Capt Walsh in excellent English
th'L ho WAS Hungarian jew aud that he kept
IN vienna rz1ar IN, winch NJ sorts 81 goods
werr sold He denied that he had -windlcd his
creditors and rnn away 10 escape the payment
OF his hts His partner was carrying on his
business. and lie had come to- this country be-
caiis" he had been told that il was worth seeing
nnd afforded many opportunities for making
money. IN" Captain asked why he had shaved
on MS side whisN"rs aud moustache since ne
1t l"nnY. IA" prisoner replied promptly
t'n n" nHt MT ~ 50 L, cab ,dentiil az on
rar" soon after IL b. ibcn BROUGHT into the -ta-
unn. aud lound lHi.e amount ~ clothing aud
un' ul slVNU in goa coin ami AUrti an paper
money. Winter. who watched Mr.. Gaio curl
ou-.y WIZ" us trunk was h'iug overhaul, q.
sud Vi"tlv' hW Poe hhd won $500 81 the money
rom hi- follow par-rng"rs In III" VOYAGE NJ ross
th" Auanti-. Mhiir III" prisoner WIS sitting IA
uir tIfi.in room the ~ Han ppilNc Wnrs
riHrrna.l 300 frantuf the tatil.n'- Desk Ia an
sN"r the q u'r'IrK rnll all. Winter WIS much
Interested IN the ceremony. and vigorously
rH"i Deputy Shsrin Gale nth uu.ations ~ Ia
tr number and eiii 'i'ney OF the nv York
Soon iirr C. o''lock tho Austrian Consul Visited
his inno ,n.r ID th' ,.hur,e made hy thrVicnna
merchants and -a,d TINT b" was willing to roe