New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-03
RERSICK SHOULD BE SHOWED UNDER.
nrNocRArIc CANDIDATE FOR THE ASSEMBLY
IN THE xxIsr DISTRICT WITH THE WORST
SORT OF RECoRD-voTE FOR
DAyvD MORGAN HILDRETH, JRl
DAVID MORGAN HILDRETH, JR.

A story the truth Of which Is auinoritauNo''
youched for has leaked out concerning the charao
George VI. Bersck the United Democrat'o oa ,,.
for the Assembly in the XXIst District which souiu
nrevent every honest from voting ior MINI -
man who has robbed his employer Is not III 10 eprc
sent this city in the state Legislature ana tst IS "a
Bersick is charged with Not only 'ha'' pu' ho w
sorted his family and went to live with another woman
Rersick was unknown in politics before Ills hohhn"
tion by the County Democratic Association VI '"'
district and his subsequent Endorsement U! ,a i
He is said, in campaign biographies, 10 DC pro"0' "
New-st but his address is not in the diIectof!'
The damaging story in regard to him Is 'ia' ior
,,t evo re,rS bef,re 1883 he was clerk In the
sinclair House at Eighthst. and Broadway, OF which
A. L. Ashman is the principal proprietor. III 1000. WI
Ashman found that he had been systema'canS 'ooo.
for a long time, of many thousands OF oohais an" "
was at length discovered that BerscK anu "no'"o'
clerk were the guilty The other man I'D" oooa
connected with the hotel for about hi'een year. anu
mn one had ever suspected his honesty Inc discovery
. made soon after this man resigned his place in
tho establishments upon receiving some properly U!
the death of his father. Within few DAYS theical
a set of false books found WHICH eVea'0o .'o 'a
that the two men had been approprating part OF 9
daily receipts for about the whole time that hersh
had been in the employ of the house.
persick,s mariner in the robbery, when openly
,.rcc with the crime broke down and admitted Ills
,ilt maintaining that he had been tempted 10 enter
upon the fraud by his fellow clerk IL was the rule III
an, hotel for the head of each department. restaurant
cafe ETC. 10 keep separate cash books, and 10 manu-
them over every night TO the clerk III charse' VINO III
.urn handed them 10 the b0Okkeeper Inc mehou VI
rorick and his colleague was instead OF giving to the
hoobteener the books coming from the departments u
u another set in which amounts were set down equa
10 the receipts Of the day less the sums whch Je con
spirators reserved TO themselves.
The older clerk admitted that his stealings amounted
IN about $1,000 and, to make restitution gave MS
ornloycr mortgage upon some OF the property which
had been left 10 him. MIR. Ashman did not prosecute
-ersck "a the wife OF the latter was MIS- Ashniah
sister hut OF course Bersick was compelled 1mmc
diateIy 10 leave the employ OF the house. 1t Is sat
trat he has never paid back any OF the money that III
took.
Not long after his discharge from Mr. Ashmah'
employ IL is said that he deserted his wire ana tw'
Children leaving them means OF support ahd maae
his home with another woman In lentI-st since
hen none of his former friends have known him 70 be
engaged in any reputable business. About year a.,
divorce suit, which is still pending, was begun pS ILL
wife on the ground of deserti0n and inidelty.
IL has been learned that few weeks ago Bcrslch
nearly succeeded in getting into the DcinocraJc Siup
in Fifthavc, near Fifeth-st. His name was TO have
been voted on Monday evening October 20 but II nap
pcned that a few DAYS before one OF his propoeeif
learned something OF Bersics reputation ana MS name
was quietly dropped from the list OF candidates
Bersicks opponent for the Assembly Is DaVlu Morgan
IIjIdreth, r.. the Republican candidate. lawyer o.
excellent standing, who has received the noorseiheh
Of the best men Of all parties. He should receive
round majority in the district for it would be dis
grace to send to Albany a man with such record "a
Berscks.