The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-09
HIS TALE OF WOE
ERNEST GOEIZ TELLS OF HIS VERY
CROOKED WORK.

By Forgery He Received One Hundred
| Thousand Marks in Germany and Fled
to the United states-Ae Invested some
in Bonds, Buried Some of 1t In the Back
Yard and Sewed the Remainder in His
CIothes-His Lawyer Did Him Up for a
6oodIy Sum-Now He Wants to &c
Back.
Philadelphia, May s.-Ernest Goethe
the embezzling Berlin bank cashier, has
made full confession to C. n. Meyer
the German consul which the istter
read at the hearing before United States
Commissioner Edmunds yesterday at
ternoon. The extradition Of Goetze TO
Germany will now be affected very
speedily. In his confession Goethe
not only narrates the details of the
crime and subsequent flight TO this
country with his mistress, Meta Fuchs
but also makes rather serious
accusations against his attorney, Will
liam A Buettner against whom suit
had been instituted for the recovery
OF SO, 500 In bonds, given into his keep
ing by the woman Fuchs.
After several witnesses had been called
TO identify certain papers Consul Mey-
er took the stand and testified that on
Monday, May 4, he visited Goethe in
Moyamensing prison, when he made a
full confession. At Goetze's dicta ton
paper was written, to which he signed
his name. This paper, which was in
German, was then produced in evidence
and Consul Meyer,at the request of the
commissioner, read it out in English
as follows:
81 Ernest Goethe, make voluntary
this confession, that by forgery and
subversion, secured from the Bleich-
roeder company, 100, 500 marks, princi-
pally in 4 per cent Prussian consols.
These sold in Berlin, and received full
amount for them. I then bought a check
on a New York banking house for $780,
900 and two tickets on the American
Hamburg Packet line Arriving in
New York, / cashed the check, receiving
twenty $1,000 bills, and also exchanged
the German bank notes had for Amer
lean currency
''In September came to Philadelphia
with Miss Fuchs to seek employment
In October bought of Drexel & Co., a
quantity OF bonds, which 1 sold and ex-
changed several times. Finally, had
eight bonds of the Lehigh Valley Rail
road company, at 81, 900 each; five Of
the International Navigation company,
at 81 900 each, and one of the city of
Reading at $500. also had $500 in
bank notes. On January "a, we went
to Chiselhurst, N. j., and rented a
house, staying there until February 26.
Just before we left there T buried a box
in the yard containing the bonds above
mentioned and $4,000 in cash. When
was arrested In Bethlehem on March
II, had Meta Fuchs call on me and 1
told her about the box in the yard I
cautioned her that she must say nothing
about in case was extradited. Me-
Ia Guchs was entirely ignorant of all
these proceedings. She believed the
money was by right my own.
When was brought to this city
saw Lawyer Buettner's advertisement
IN a paper and i sent for him. 1 paid
his a retainer Of $780, Buettner then
said that he would go to Washington
to see the secretary of state, his good
friend, who had served in the same reg
iment with him, and prevent him from
signing the extradition papers. He
$4,000 to bride lawyers and officers of
the law. gave him $4,000 that I had
sewed in my clothes, and 1 told him that
was all had left Later he came to
me and told me that the German con-
sui had discovered what papers I had
bought of Drexel & Co, and that now
was the time to sell them. 1 told Meta
Fuchs to give the bonds to him and
get his receipt for them.
I'm Mr.. Ednund's Office on April 81,
1 asked him about the bonds, and he
then said 1t was too late to sell them,
for the German consul had confiscated
them. He showed me a paper in En-
glish, with a big gold seal. which he
said was an affidavit to prove what he
said. After the hearing he refused to
give me any further informa ton"
This document was signed Ernest Co
etze, and dated May 4.
Commissioner Edmunds, through the
asked Goetz il he had any
thing to say. He replied: 81 have
nothing TO say. / have confessed and
want 10 be extradited at once"
Commissioner Edmunds stated that
in his judgment the German consul had
made out his case and that GoetZe's
offense was extraditable, and that he
would forward his report at once TO the
secretary OF state.
1t was learned after the hearing that
the document with the gold seal which
Buettner had shown Goethe as an aft
davit that the bonds had been confisca-
ted was simply a subpoena for Miss
Fuchs.
Buettner. who had already turned ov-
er $3.50 worth Of the S13.500 in bonds
intrusted to him by Miss Fuchs yester-
day surrendered four more, valued at
81 600. He retains two others, claiming
them for his fee of s., coo
Lawyers Ingham and hewitt. repre-
senting the banking house take a diff
ferent view of the matter. however,
and declared very positively that not
them would they consider the matter
until the entire amount was received by
adjusted.
When questioned as 10 what action,
II any. might be taken against Buett-
ner. Mr.. Ingham decided 10 say nothing.
HARM Is IN TROUBLE
Preferred Against Him IN the
Land Office.
Oklahoma City, O. T. May S-Yes-
terday morning Frank Gault and NJ. r