The sun., 1908-05-13
CHASED HERE BY A PRIEST
FORMER AUSTRIAN REICHST 40
MEMBER ARRESTED
He Mas the Priests Lawyer and kept
$4,000 Left With Him ~ Security
-TrAIled Across Europe and Found
Leading Orchestra In Upper East Side.

He Mas the Priests Lawyer and kept
SlO.O Left With Him ~ Security
-TrAlled Across Europe and Found
Leading Orchestra In Upper East Side.
DR.. Karl Fochler, at one time a lawyer
in Vienna and a former member Of the
Austrian Relchstsg, was arrested yesterday
at l4 East Eighty-siXth street where he
had been staying for the last three months.
He was locked up at Police Headquarters
on warrant charging him with the larceny
Of $4,000. The complainant is the Rev
Father Raphael Franz Savier Gnielinski, a
retired Roman Catholic priest who came
over here from Vienna to find Dr. Fochler
! The Rev. Father Gnic!nski, who il 81
/ years old and was attached 10 the Church
Of st. Casmir at IT, Louis before he went
back 10 Austria 10 live about four years ago,
told Detectives McKenna, Gassassa and
Young that he became involved in a legal
proceeding In Vienna in 1905 which neces-
STATED giving a bond for $4,000. Tho
priest said that Dr. Fochler was the attorney
In the case aud that he gave him S2O, 900
worth Of American securities to cover the
bond
The priest said that the case terminated
last December, and when he returned the
bond to the lawyer the lawyer gave him back
only $4,000 worth Of the securities, declar-
ing that he would keep the other $40 900
for his services. The priest then COM
planned to the court about the lawyer, and
DR.. Feohler was instructed 10 return the
securities within specified time The time
was up in April and when the priest went to
see Dr. Fechler about II he found that the
lawyer had disappeared. The Vienna police
traced Fechler through France to Cher
bourg, and then found that he had smiled
10 this country
Father Gnielinsd got warrant for
Fechler's arrest, had il endorsed by Am
bassldor Francis, and sliled too. He went
to st, Joseph's Home at III Broad street,
tion Of Polist Immigrants, and got the
superintendent, Leon +. Mszeter. inter
,sted in the case, Nlazeter took the prizes.
to Police Headquarters and showed the war
rant to Inspector Mc('aherty. who sSigned
detectives TO find Fechler
As the detectives had no idea where Dr.
Fochler was staying they put an advertise
meDt In German newspaper, representing
that a banking house wanted 10 hire a
lawyer versed in German and Austrian law.
They got several replies, which they showed
TO the priest. He though a letter written
by Rolf Osten Of l54 East Lighty-sixth J
street, was in DR., Fochler's handwriting. /
The detectives went up there yesterday
and found the names 1Fochler' and "Osten" |
on one Of the bells They found a man in |,
who admitted that he was DR. FOchler
When the lawyer learned what the detec- |
tives wanted Of him, he admitted, they say. |
that he took the priests securities He told !
them. they said. that he lost the securities |
speculatng on the Paris Bourse, and when /
he was ordered 10 return them he had Uo |
Alternative but to run away.
Fochler, who 10 an accomplished musician.
told the detectives that he had had hard !
time getting along here. but had just been
chosen leader Of the Black Eagle Orchestra,
an important Austrian musical organization
on the upper East Side and expected 10
bring his family over soon. He speaks
many languages well.
The Rev. Father Gnielienski said that his |
$40, 900 worth OF securities represented his
entire savings He will stay here until |
DR.. Fochler is taken back to Vienna