The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
BROOKLYN NEWS.
TRUSTED CASHIER ABsc0MDs.
Gosrts Is Believed to Have Added
Forgery to His Thsftl
Deserted His Wife and Supposed 70
Have Fled with . Woman.

Justice Tighe, in the Butler Street Po-
lice Court, Brooklyn. this morning issued
warrant for the arrest Of Oscar Goertz,
of 81 Thirteenth street, Brooklyn,
bookkeeper, who Is charged with embez-
element, grand larceny and forgery.
Goertz deserted his wife and three chill
dren and is believed to have gone to
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 we'll
educated and brought letters from
prominent officers In the German army.
He obtained a position in Mr.. Conzen' $
coal yard, at 123 Ninth street, Brook
iyn, as bookkeeper and cashier.
MIR. Conzen trusted his cashier with
self upon obtaining the services OF such
was SIS a week. That Goertz lived we'll
on such a small salary did not excite
suspicion, as he had said that his wife
received monthly remittance from
Last Monday Mr.. Conzen went to
Saratoga and left Goertz in charge of
the business. He returned yesterday and
office since Wednesday morning. Mr..
Conzen at once suspected that some
thing was wrong and hurriedly opened
the safe.
OF the safe a7 in money. three gold
watches, one Of which was an heirloom
three gold neck chains and three gold
t that the e cashier had forged his employ
er's name to check for 500. drawn on
the Kings County Bank:
Mr.. Conzen, convinced that his cash
Ter was dishonest. reported the matter
TO the police of the Fifth avenue sta
ton. Detectives Dennedy and McCor-
mick were given charge Of the case:
They learned that Goertz had forged
his employers name to several other
on Wednesday afternoon Goertz called
at Bernard Smiths saloon, at Second
avenue and Ninth street, and persuaded
the proprietor to cash a check purport-
ing to have been signed By Copzen, for
s65. second check for S35 was cashed
for him by Louis Muller. of Grand street.
He also succeeded IN cashing another
forged check for $26 at Steneck Wal.
ker's grocery. at Ninth street and Third
avenue.
1t is believed he had taken In all be-
tween $500 and 5000. Goertz's wife has
not seen him since Wednesday morning.
Several times while Goertz had been
drinking In Bernard Smiths saloon he
had been heard to boast that IL 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
feet eleven inches in height, wore q
sandy mustache. and has the carriage
Of q soldier.
Mr.. Conzen IL prominent in German
societies of South Brooklyn. He had al
S1edals in the safe, as they were valued
1t about $500. When he went tc
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's
books this morning, as II is believed HI
has been systematically robbing his
employer for three years.