The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-20
C. GUS HENSEL'
WANTED FOR
SWINDLING
Used Bad Check and BIar-
ley to Get SeveraI.
Neat Sums.

Several business men of the Hill Sec
ton are demanding the capture of
an alleged swindler who has been
working in that vicinity since Friday.
A single check for $3.50 drawn on
the account of III. b. r. Potter" on
the Essex County National Bank and
made payable to &C. Gus Hensel'
netted the latter at least twice the
amount. Its lack of value was not
known until yesterday. when Wilhelm
Laubusch, a saloon-keeper, of 30 Bel
mont avenue, received a letter from
the counsel of the bank returning the
check and stating that no such person
named in the check had an account
there, and that it was Cup to him" to
make good the $3.50. Laubusch hur-
ried to the bank and did SO.
Laubusch said Hensel was a sturdy
fellow and neatly dressed. He repre-
scented him self as superintendent of
the dining cars" Santa Fe Railroad,
under the Fred Harvey system, Chi
cago, Ill"
On entering each place he presented
one Of his cards, which gave his name
and official position. He was a shrewd
talker and, when occasions required it,
spoke "Bla-deutch."
Hensel made his first appearance in
this vicinity Friday, and stopped into
the Newark Turn Verein. While there
he engaged in several games of skat
and, being the loser, was called on to
settle for the drinks. AT the time he
stated that he was without money, but
had a check for $3.50 in his pocket,
and this he offered to the steward.
The latter thought that the stranger
was good for the bill, which was
for $1.30.
Let it go until you come in again"
said the steward
The stranger talked freely while in the
place, and during his conversation he OBJ
tained the names of prominent Germans
living In the city besides other data. The
next day he was again on deck, and it is
said got a loan of So from one of the
members and SIS from another on the
check. Their names could not be learned
and no one appeared anxious to give the
case any publicity. The same day Hensel
visited the Kruger Auditorium, met Leon
Stears. the manager, and asked him to
cash the check, b,lt Mr.. Stears refused.
Laubusoh's. an i~ndu,ntering he presented
his caro- and ~pfessorS proprietor that he
was an old frien1 UIAdr. Sters and had
met the Newarkers In Chicago n just
paid him n visit out of friendship. He
treated the proprietor, his wife and an
other man who was in the place and told
Of the fine position he held. He said that
he was on leave of absence and would
shortly be Joined by his brother. He
stated that he had been at the Newark
Turn Verein the day before and had an
engagement to be there again that day
but was anxious to have some cash.
Hensel displayed the check and secured
a loan of 81 on it. He then left, only to
return shortly after TO secure a second
loan of 50. He left the check with Lau-
busch and promised to call the following
day or Monday and return the money
which the saloonkeeper loaned him. He
also left a card, which was partly written
In English and the balance in "Bla-
deutsch." which read as follows:
please pay bearer Sc on the check Leon.
You know II is O.. K. GUS
The card was to be presented to Mr..
Stears. according TO Hensel's instructions.
He failed 10 present himself on either of
the DAYS mentioned. and when Laubusch
visited Mr.. Stears he was told that Stears
did not know the singer.
The saloon-keeper gave the check TO the
collector of the Kruger Brewing Com-
and that was all he saw Of 4 until
Yesterday.
II will never cash another check in my
life" lie said today. Although Mr.. Lau-
busch reported the Swlndle mt the Fourth
Precinct Police Station nothing was SAID
about it there today.