Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-10
F|sCH ACCUSED;
QUICKLY REPLIES
To HIS ACCUSER
Denies Story of Mrs. Hemmin-
dinger Regarding Note
Transaction.

Mrs. Hemmindinger, whose name
was brought into prominence through
the resignation 0; Adolf F1sch, was
very indignant when told what had
been said denied all that Mr.
Fisch is alleged 10 I'VE said, at the
same time accusing Mr.. Fisch OF extor-
ton.
at all arose our of the trouble thai
my boy had gotten Into. Ii he mad not
brought my name into the matter as ne
did, l would never have said anything
about it. but now i viii just ten t"e
facts and let the world judge.
"Fisch, who is distantly related by
marriage. induced me to take Mr.. Nc
Derrnit into the case, thinking that he
could be of help to Mr.. Hahn. l took
his advice, not consulting Mr.. Hahn.
who felt indignant and dropped out,
saving he would have nothing further
TO do with 1t.
II was so upset at that time" she
continued, that I did not know what
/ was doing. On May %, 1909, when
Mr.. Fisch brought Mr.. McDermit into
the case | was induced to sign two
notes for $500 each, and a check for
$500. 1t was only afterward hat 1 dis
GOACIGo lilo 1tiC 1oN1 49,
posed of two days before"
shows Two Notes.
Mrs. Hemmindinger displayed W
notes for $500 each for three months,
dated May Is and August %. These
notes were Endorsed by McDermit &
McDermit, and a second signature
which had been scratched out,
which Mrs Hemmindinger says was
that OF Mr.. Fisch. a check for 500
dated May 2S and Endorsed by McDer.
init & McDermit, anu beneath by \.
Fisch. is also in Mrs, Hemmindinger's
possession.
Mr.. Fisch came 10 me June 49,"
continued Mrs. Hemmindinger, N"and
told me that in consideration of his
services in the matter / should give
him $500. / gave him the money in
cash, and he CAV me this receipt for
it, and Mrs. Hemmindinger displayed
a receipt for $500 signed by "A. Fisch.'
Went to Mayor Haussling.
"Afterward, when l realized what 1
had DONE" said Mrs. Hemmindlnger, 81
spoke to Judge Hahn, who advised me
10 consult Mayor Haussling about the
matter. The mayor forced MIR. Fisch
to return The $500 / had gwen him.
When the time came to pay the last
note l was short of funds and asked
that 1 be permitted to pay 500 at a
time. I paid 500 by check" and Mrs
Hemmindinger displayed the check in
dorsed by McDermit & McDermit, and
a rubber stamp reading National Bank
ing Company, Newark, n. J., or order,
A. Fisch.
They thereupon brought suit for the
remaining $500 and Judge McAleer de-
cided hat 1 need not LAY it. He or
dered the note returned, but that has
not yet been done.
II trusted Mr.. Fisch because he was
an intimate friend of my husband. In
the suit Mr.. Fisch testified that the
s400 was money 1 had borrowed from
him."
In talking of his resignation yester-
day Mr.. Fisch said that the Hemmin-
dinger case was the only reason for
the Mayors action he could assign. He
said Mrs. Hemmindinger accused him
of appropriating half of $1,000 counsel
fees she had paid McDermit.
MIR. Ffsch Makes Denial.
Denying that he had aver made men
ton of Mrs. Hemmindinger or her af-
fairs in connection with his resignation
as commissioner of assessments, Adolf
Fisch insisted this afternoon that ali
the statements made by Mrs. Hem
mendinger were untrue, and that he
HAD not gotten a dollar of the fee paid
to McDermit.
''She Is a relative of mine, and L
have always done my best to help her
out. In fact" he continued. II have
done a good deal for her and l do not
know why she should say such things.
"As for the $500, that was money /
had lent her for a few days and that
she returned"
Asked if there was any memorandum
Of the transaction he said no; h a she
was a relative and that he would
trust her for more than that.
Pressed further why in view of their
friendly relations it was necessary to
give her a receipt for the return of a
loan, especially since there was no
memorandum of the loan, he answered
that that was his way of doing BUSH
ness.
Fisch Got His Money.
"As for her statement thai Judge
McLear decided that she need not pay
the $500, l do not know anything about
that. All l know is that l got my
money. My son brought it to me the
day the trial commenced
MRS. Hemmindinger says that she
did not pay it. Do you know where
the money cams FROM" asked the re-
porter.
mo, l do not know where it came
from, and l do not care. AS long as /
got the money. why should 1 bother?''
"Did you ever speak to Mr.. McDer-
nit about the natter"
mo, we never spoke about it, and
do not even know how the case was
decided"
Pressed further, he said that he
never tool the trouble to find out
about it after he got the money.
you may say for me- he said, that
the Mayor never spoke to me about
the $500, as she says. and that this
matter had nothing to do with my
resignation. Also l never said that 1t
had anything to do with 1t. L do not
know why the Mayor suspended me.