The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
TRUSTED CASHIER ABscOhDs.
(loertz Is Believed to Have Added
Forgery to His Thsfts.
Deserted His Wife and Supposed to
Have Fled with . Woman.

Justice Tighe, in the Butler Street Pc
lice Court. Brooklyn. this morning issuec
a warrant for the arrest Of Oscar Goertz
Of 81 Thirteenth street. Brooklyn, &
kkeeper, who is charged with embez
element, grand larceny and forgery
,;oertz deserted his wife and three chill
dren and Is believed to have gone tt
cuba.
Besides Goertz's employer. Lorenz
Conzen, who obtained the warrant for
his arrest. there are several Brooklyn
business men anxious to see him.
Goertz came to this country from Ger.
many three years ago. He was well.
educated and brought letters from
prominent officers in the German army
lie obtained position In Mr.. Conzen S
coal yard, at 1913 Ninth street, Brook.
lyn, as bookkeeper and cashier.
MIR. Conzen trusted his cashier with
all the money and congratulated him.
self upon obtaining the services OF such
sG1 Sc week. Rsat G6efts ve da Se
on such a small salary did not excite
suspicion, as he had said that his wife
received monthly remittance from
her family.
Last Monday Mr. Conzen went &c
Saratoga and left Goertz in charge OF
the business He returned yesterday and
learned that Goertz had not been to the
office since wednesday morning. MIR
Conzen at once suspected that some.
thing was wrong and hurriedly opened
the safe.
He found that Goertz had taken out
of the safe SIT in money. three. gold
watches, one of which was an heirloom
three gold neck chains and three gold
rings. Further inquiry revealed the fact
that the cashier had forged his employ
er's name to a check for 500, drawn on
the Kings County Bank.
MIR. Conzen, convinced that his cash
Ter was dishonest. reported the matter
ton. Detectives Dennedy and McCor.
mick were given charge Of the case
They learned that GoertZ had forged
his employers name to several Other
checks.
on Wednesday afternoon Goertz called
at Bernard Smiths saloon, at Second
avenue and Ninth street. and persuaded
the proprietor to cash a check purport.
t65. A second check for s35 was cashed
for him by Louis Muller, of Grand street
He also succeeded N cashing another
forged check for s26 At Steneck & Wal;
avenue.
It is believed he had taken in all be
not seen him since Wednesday morning
1t is believed that he has left the city
with a woman living on First place.
drinking in Bernard Smiths saloon h,
had been heard to boast that II anything
ever happened he would sail for Havana
Inspector Mackellar. Of the Brooklyn
police, this morning telegraphed to the
Havana authorities to look out for the
absconder.
Goertz Is about thirty years old, five
fec; eleven inches in height, wore 9
sandy mustache, and has the carriage
of soldier.
Mr.. Conzen Is prominent in German
societies of South Brooklyn. He had al
ways kept a number of marksman
at about $500. When he went t,
saratoga, however, he wore the medals
Goertz's wife Is almost heart-broken
Goertz was very popular among the Ger
mans of South Brooklyn.
An expert was put to work on Goertz
books this morning, as 1t is believed h
has been systematically robbing hi
employer for three years.