The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-30
Mrs. Henrietta L. Heine Says He
Failed to Settle for Sale of
$4,000 Estate.
VANISHED FROM HOME
OF NEWARK DAUGHTER
SOn-in-Law Tells Where He Is
and Refutes Swindle
Story.

A warrant. charging Adam Lieber-
knecht, American Consul to Zurich,
Switzerland, with the embezzlement of
an estate valued at between 10000 and
10000 francs, which is between $4,000
and S1e, 600, was issued in Newark to-
day by Justice of the Peace Max Muel-
Ter on complaint of Mrs. Henrietta J..
Heine, of 444 East 120th street New
York city.
The Consul, who was In this city vis-
iting his daughter, the wife of DIR.
Peter, Metz. 95 North Ninth street, has
left and officers with the warrant have
started for Pennsylvania
DIR. Peter Metz, son-in-law OF Leber-
neeht, said that the consul is now at
his home in Geneseo, N. Y. He has
refused to pay the money TO Mrs.
Heine without court ORDER" he said.
and she has failed to get such an
order. Mr.. Lebernecht may be found
at any time he Ia wanted. There is nc
en1bezzlement. He has the money In
his custody and viii pay II when he has
a proper order from a proper court
&1I IAcAit tldS 10 Btt SUCH I'll
order. Mr.. Lebernecht offered to de-
posit the money in escrow with the
comptroller of the State of New York
awaiting court order. but her at
torney would not consent to this"
said to Have Quit Post.
Lieberlnecht, VINO Is 72 years old, has
been American consul at Zurich for ter
years. 1t is understood that because
of advanced age he rendered his resig-
nation few weeks ago, to take effect
In sixty days, and came to this country
The estate involved was left by Oscar
Conrad Bamberger, who was fatally In
jured i'm an accident in Hoboken two
years ago and who, before he died gave
a written order to Mrs. Heine. with
whom he had lived in New York for
several years, for the entire estate and
signed an instrument making her his
sole heir.
Mrs. Heine and her husband sent the
papers to the American consul at
Zurich, with a power of attorney to
collect the money and forward it TO
them. They then declared that the
estate amounted to between $4,000 and
$4,000. The estate was in such condi-
tion, they said that parcels of real
estate had to be sold, and this took
time. They did not know that the
estate had been sold nor that the
money had been collected, until they
received letter from Lieberknecht Oc-
tober 2 last, saying that he was at his
daughters home in Newark, and ask
ing Mrs. Heine to call and get the
money due her. She was surprised
when he mentioned that he had only
$2,643.
Elected, Says Mrs. Heine.
With her husband. Mrs. Heine came
to Newark the next day and saw Lieber-
knecht, and he promised to make a
complete accounting the following day,
she says. Since then. they declare, they
have been unable to find the consul;
that they have been elected from the
daughters house, and that they were
informed that the consul had gone to
Pennsylvania to visit another daughter.
Mrs. Heine retained Lawyer Samuel
Lubenthal, of 81 East 117th street, New
York city. and in asking for the war
rant today he made affidavit that he
had searched for Bieberknecht two
weeks and believed that he was trying
to avoid settlement. The warrant for
EN- mbezzlement was then issued
When young Banberger inherited the
money from his father he came TO
this country and lived with the Heine
family. He had no relatives and be-
fore he died he willed his estate to
Mrs. Heine as his nearest friend.