The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-24
BRAUN ON TRIAL
CHARGED WITH
EMBEzZLEMENI
Accused by Frederick Stachel
of Fraudnlently Obtain
ing 500.
ACTS AS HIS OWN
ATTORNEY IN CASE
Plaintiff Tells of His Dealings
with the Former AS
semblyman.

half of clients, Rudolph A.. Braun, FOR
mer assemblyman and lawyer, elimi-
mated several jurors in the trial of his
own case. begun before Judge Ten
Eyck in the Court of Quarter Sessions
today, where he is charged with the
-embezzlement of 800 from Frederick
Stachel, a stone-cutter, OF SO Belmont
avenue, in the Silver Lake section,
Bloomfield.
: Stachel had a judgment in that
amount entered against him in the
Orange District Court, and, according
to the story OF the State, Mrs. Natalie
Stacnel. his wife, paid the amount 10
Braun to get Stacllel, who was arrested
and jailed on a body execution, out of
confinement, and was kept there seven
t}ys because the judgment was un-
paid. He got out afterward under the
insolvent debtor act.
His arrest was ON an assault and
battery charge made by James Law
rene who secured the 500 Judgment
against Stachel.
First Assistant Prosecutor Thomas
l.. Raymond appeared for the State
and told the twelve men in the box:
1T is an unpleasant function to tryf
a man of ones own profession charged
with a serious crime. There is no
greater office OF trust and confidence
than that which arises from the rela-
tionship between lawyer and client. ii
is vastly important that AN attorney
should first. last and all the time be
true and faithful to his rust. and IL
lie fails the rlgor OF the law should be
upheld"
When Staehei went on the witness
stand he swore:
Braun told Inc that / was going to
be put IN Jail. l told him / did not
want to go. aud he told me to go home
aud tell my wife to bring all the money
she could get and bring it to me the
first thing in the morning. Then
she went to him and paid the money. L
with Braun In Jail, and lie said
he was going to the sheriff's Office, and
that | would get outside OF the Jail in
side Of half an hour, as all would be
settled"
In answer TO a question by Frank
VI. McDermit, counsel for Braun, the
witness admitted that he did not know
got him out of jail.
The defense is that Braun rendered
services for which he received 500, un-
der agreement with Mrs. StacheL. 4 g
While Mrs. Stachel was testityipg
against the lawyer, saying THAI she had
paid the money with the understanding
of getting her husband out OF jail, she
nearly broke down, Mr.. McDermit had
asked a question and Mr.. Raymond
had objected.
Don't you try to bully-rag me-"
shouted Mr.. Raymond. You can bully
rag a witness, but you can't bully-rag
me. You don't know how to treat a
lady"
Don't get excited" came from Mr..
McDermit. II know how TO treat a
lady"
On. another occasion Mr.. McDermit
remarked:
Our purpose Is to show that we fur
nished the insolvency bond and got the
man out of jail"
Your expenses for bonds come
high" commented Mr.. Raymond. One
hundred dollars for a bond?!'
well, that's one of our defenses,"
added Mr.. McDermit.s
Judge Simon Hahn, who Dol the
complaint on which the indictment was
found, and MI. Calhoun testified to the
transaction.
Mrs. Stacllel grew so i'll after her
examination that she was compelled to
go home, MIR. McDermit reserving the
right to call her again If she was we'll
enough to appear.
On the cross-examination by Mr..
Raymond, the accused lawyer said that
he was in Trenton at the time the case
came up in the Orange District Court,
and could not attend to it then.
After the Judgment was opened you
appeared at the trial?'
Yes, sir
And this resulted in the judgment
against Mr.. Stachel for s100?"
Eyes, sir"
Was Willing to Divide.
you did not know hat the body ex-
~ecution had issued On the day before the
money was paid to yous'
mo, sir"
You never got the consent of Mr..
Stachel for the payment of the 800 for
any other purpose than getting rid of
the Judgment
"No. sir
Did you suppose, as a lawyer, that
the beginning of the proceedings would
get rid of the judgment?"'
Mr.. McDermit objected and the OBJ
lection was sustained.
Braun insisted that Mrs. Stachel was
willing is divide the 800 to prevent
Lawrence from getting the money.