The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-26
MISTAKEN IDENTITY?
Liquor Dealer Says Saloon
Keeper Is One Of a Gang
Of Frauds.

is Charles Schmitt, proprietor of the
Eagle Hotel, at No. 116 Fourteenth street,
i1opoken, John Ronsheimer. who two
years ago defrauded the wholesale liquor
mousse OF Herman Weller, of No. 325
North Third street, Philadelphia, out of
Dill OF goods amounting to $7s76?
smith claims he is not, and says he has
oeen resident of Hobaken for six years,
put so positive is Weller in his identifi-
cation that the hotel proprietor now lon
cuisines behind the bars of a cell in the
county Jail. having been arrested at his
place Of business yesterday afternoon by
constable George Etanton of the Sheriff J
office Prior to the arrest being made All
the instigation of Mr.. Weller he flied a
bond securing Sheriff Ruempler from nos
sible suit for false Imprisonment should
future Developments prove that the case
was one OF mistaken identity.
The arrest of Scf1mitt. or Bonsheimer
as Mr. Weller claims that he is marks
the end of long and determined chase
which has cost the creditor more than
the amount of the bill out of which he
CLAIMS to have been swindled.
IN his bill of complaint in the action
Wnlcn is on contract, Mr.. Weller saws
that ne sold the bill of goods to Rons-
e.a sellner IN New York two years ago. Be-
Tore concluding the contract Ronsheimer
signed an affidavit to the effect that he
owed ON First avenue. New York prop-
erly worth 900 above all his liabilities
soon aTter the goods had been delivered
Honshelmer disappeared and Mr.. We'll
Ter cnase after him, which he says end
ed IN SchmittS arrest, yesterday began
10 onerlif Ruempler Mr.. WELLER told his
ssofS g fS,, ol lne long pursuit after his debtor,
II located Ronsheimer in Newark.
Where he was running tea store on
Market street, under the name of Charles
Schaffer. Creditors seized the place be-
lore could get him into custody and
found that the entire stock of the store
consisted OF three. boxes of tea and hum
areds OF boxes of sawdust and sand
A friend of mine who knew Ronsheim-
er recently informed me that he was
running the Eagle Hotel in Hoboken. I
came here and found him and now +
VIII W. prosecute him to the fullest extent
of the law
In company with Constable Stanton
Mr. Weller yesterday afternoon visited
the cafe OF the Eagle Hotel When posi-
lively Identified by his alleged reditor,
Schmitt vehemently denied that he was
Ronsheimer.
He is a slippery chap said WELLER to
Stanton. Don't let him CO. / will stand
for the Identification. 1 am sure of my
man."
,schmftt tried to get permission to
change his clothes, but Mr.. Weller would
not consent to allowing the hotel keeper
to get out of his sight for fear he would
escape He then asked for permission to
send for a bondsman
Constable Stanton told him he could
do so and Schmidt started to write note
on the back of one of his business cards.
Now l am sure of my man." said
WELLER, as he observed Sshmidt's writ
ing. II would stake my life 1 have made
no mistake
stiil protesting that he was not Rons-
heirner. Schmidt was taken to the County
Jail, where he is now held in default of
$1,9e0 bail.
Weller says that Ronsheimer is one OF
a gang of thieves who have succeeded in
defrauding several wholesale firms in the
same manner. Should Schmidt prove to
pc lne man war1ted, " eiller says, ne will
ark and New York
The arrest is the outcome of a suit
brought in the Supreme Court to recover
the amount due by Ronsheimer.