Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
AIR Of MYSTERY
IN AGENTS ARREST
AS EMBEZzLER
Prosecutor 5 Office
Knows of No In
dictment in Case.
FORMER EMPLOYEE OF
ASSOCIATION ACCUSED
Flaws in Complaint Pointed
Out by Attorney for
Defendant.

John sleczkowski, formerly an agent
of the Union National Benefit As
ISOLATION, with offices in the Union
building, was arrested at his home,
63 Boyd street. today on a charge o.
embezzlement.
Flaws in Complaint.
The complaint on which John Slecz-
kowski was arrested is made against
Joseph Slizzkowsd." The associa-
ton officers claim that the latter is
the name by which they knew him.
1t is pointed out that this is not
the only flaw in the complaint. The
name of Bernard Schweitzer. who ap-
pears as complainant. is signed BEN
hard Sehweitzer." Sleczkowski is
charged with embezzling S42,
which came into his position as
such bailee agent, etc" The misuse
of the word position" is one OF sew
eral reasons upon which the conf
plant may be thrown out of courI.
The complaint follows:
State of New Jersey. County of Es-
sex, SIS.
Bernharch Schweitzer. asst. supt.
Union National Assn, residing at
| No. Is Clinton street. in the city of
Newark. complains Of Joseph Slizz-
kowski. who is to be found, deponent
thinks, at No 6s Boyd street rear. in
said city. and said complainant being
! duly sworn, on oath doth depose and
| say that on the fifth day of October,
/ A. D. 1872, at the city of Newark the
said Joseph Slizzkowski, being the
| bailee, agent and servant of the
Union National Benefit Association,
did feloniously embezzle and convert
to his own use the sum of forty-two
dollars, United States money, which
came into his position as such
bailee, agent and servant.
Deponent therefore prays that said
Joseph Slizzkowsk may be appre-
hended and held to answer said COM
piaint and dealt with as law and JUS
tlce may require.
(Signed)
Bernhard SCHWEITZER.
Subscribed and sworn before me. at
Newark, this sixth day of October,
1912. LEOPOLD L. BLUM.
Justice of the Peace.
rest, and claim they had considerable
difficulty with the prisoner. He was
brought before Justice of the Peace
Francis w. Smith, of 103 Market
street Before the justice had dis
posed of the case Clarence S. Blake
appeared as attorney for the witness
and asked to see the complaint.
The justice informed the lawyer
that he was waiting for Clarence
Wander Blatt, known as president
and superintendent of the association,
to appear. While waiting for Mr..
Blatt, Attorney Blake asked the JUS
tice what amount of bail would be
required and was informed that while
it was decided to hold the prisoner
in 81 900 bail at first he would re-
duce 1T to $500.
Upon the appearance of Mr.. Blatt.
the justice consulted with him for
few moments outside his office and
then Mr.. Blatt declared he wanted to
see Mr.. Blake.
"I want yousto understand that this
is a regular legal proceeding" he
said
MI Didhc lilCfl VIGIL WIN WI DieNths
into the Office of the justice. who
said;
I'VE have been waiting for you.
Mr.. Blatt. to straighten out this
thing"
oh said Blatt. there is no need
to have me here. Only want to tell
the gentleman from the press that If
he prints anything about this he
wants to be very careful-careful
with this whole business. :"
Mr.. Blatt added a few more admo-
nitions to the Evening Star reporter,
who was talking to Mr.. Blake.
Attorney Blake wanted to know
what his client was arrested for.
HE was arrested on an old conf
plant" answered the justice. Hes
been indicted on it,
The justice declared there would be
other complaints against the prisoner
for assaulting the officers.a He also
informed Mr.. Blake that the com
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