Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-09
F|SCH RESIGNED
THE DAY BEFORE
HIS APPOINTMENT
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Fisch had been asked to resign some
officials in the City Hall thought nat
charges had beer made against him.
Former Alderman Adolph Holzner s
name was mentioned, and it was said
that Holzner was instrumental IN caus-
ing Mr.. Eisch's dismissal. This the
mayor denied. When asked If eitler
Adolph or Herman Holzner would be
appointed to fill Commissioner Fisch's
pace the mayor refused 10 make a
statement.
MIR. Fisch, when seen by a reporter
this, morning. said:
Il am at q loss to know why the
mayor asked for my resignation. On
December 81 he met me In front of the
STAR office and asked for my resig-
nation. This came as a shock to me.
and ] wanted 10 know the mayor S rea-
son. He gave ME non | WAS gre-t.y
excited when l reached my office, next
to the STAR building, and consulted
with my brother, Jacob. We decided
to write out the resignation, and my
brother took 1t to the mayor.
Sought Reason from Mayor.
MY brother, too. asked the mayor 20
give O reason, but The mayor would
only say hat the resignation may not
be used, a when / was reappointed
the next day l thought that l would
serve the full term. l wish the mayor
would make a statement now so that l
could defend myself.
The only charge against me that ]
can think of is tins: About a year IND
a half ago. Mrs. jeanette Hemmendln-
5er, who IS my brother 3 mediterranean,
asked ME to help her out III u matter
that was of great Importance to her.
Her son Harry had been IT ested for
sending an alleged obscene letter
through the mails and was put under
$1,000 bail to await the action of the
Federal authoriti,s Judge Simon H, I'm
defended the boy, but Mrs. Hemmen-
dinger thought hat other counsel
should be engaged. 1 would not adv Sc
her as TO this, and told her that she
ought to leave that matter with Judge
Hahn.
Judge Hahn was asked for advice
in this matter, and Frank McDermit
was retained. When Harry Hemmen-
dinger was acquitted and McDerr., III
was to be paid, Mrs. Hemmendingcr
gave him several notes which / dis
SOulteu. Wien lI6 ldSt HOtc DeCdiIlG
due she refused to pay 1t and accused
me of appropriating 5000 of the 81, zoo,
which was the counsel fee.
Il understand that she also asked
Mayor HaussliDg to call on her, and
told him about the transaction. This
Is the only reason l can give for his
asking me to resign. Following the
trouble with Mrs. Hemmendinger, / un-
derstand hat s400 was returned to her
by McDermit."
Haussling Makes Denial.
Mayor Haussling denied that this had
anything to DO with the question, and
said that since 1t happened about
eighteen months ago, he would have
acted sooner had he believed that Fisch
was guilty of any shady transaction
Many men prominent In city affairs
say that one of the Holzners, Herman
or Adolph. will be appointed TO fill the
place made vacant by Fisch. Mr.. Fisch
Is of the opinion that Mr.. Hoizner
would like the position. and he has
made some statements to the Mayor to
damage his character, This, too, the
Mayor denied.
There is some speculation as to
whether the resignation made in De-
cember and dated March 81, to take
effect April I. is legal. The Mayor
sad that he had not looked into this
matter as yet.