Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-27
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Jul In HUI
Miss Marsa Declares F
Told Her She Was
Easy Money"

Because he was lust kidding
and thought she was easy MOI.
Max Beder, Newark electr
employed by the Public servf
spent from Christmas eve until 3e 9
terday in Jail and is now under ba g
as defendant in a breach of profnis8*
suit brought by Miss Minnie Marsa,
of so Harrison avenue. Harrison
In affidavits filed with the county
clerk through her attorney, Miss
Marsa declares that her erstwhiIe
fiance, after obtaining $500 from her
to help his business along, all the
while telling her that what be-
longed to one belonged to the other.
told her that he was only kidding
her.
why did you take the money that
my parents and / had saved by hard
work. Minnie AYERS she asked him.
1T was easy money and you were
awful dumb not TO see that WAS
Kidding she swears Max replied
Upon the affldavits of Miss Marsa,
her mother and sisters, Herbert "
Knight, Supreme Court commissions
er, ordered Beder apprehended and
| held in bail. The affidayits alIege
that when the threat to have him
arrested was made he replied, New
ark isn't the only city The Penn
sylvania railroad Is running, and II
you make trouble for me I'll skip
and you'll never see your $500
again.
Beder was arrested late Christ
mas eve and remanded to jail until
yesterday, when he secured a bonds
man in the sum of 81, 800. Summons
In the suit asking for 5000 viii be
served on him today by the sheriff.
| The romance of Miss Marsa. who
| is now stenographer for Newark
concern, began in May 1911, when
! Beder was introduced to her by her
sister. He 'wooed and courted ar
IDENTIFY and with great devotion.
taking her to many places of amuse-
ment and entertainment.
| Beder. in making appointments.
| frequently sent kilograms to his
iancee. It is asserted. lie proposed.
was accepted and set the fall OF 1911
for the wedding.
| Tn August he asked her for money
to go into business, the deponent AYERS
in her affidavit She gave him $500
and at various times since sums
amounting to $500 i'm all. Besides this
she worked in Beders electrical store
for forty weeks, from August, 1911,
to July, 1912, without receiving pay.
He said that as they We're to be mar
ried her help and her money would 81
for their mutual benefit and would
hasten the event
When the date set for the wedding
approached the defendant postponed
| ii for a couple of months, and when
the new date drew near again post
poned II, according to the plaintiff 5
allegations He continued these tao
\ tics until September of this year. One
night he escorted her to a dance in
Newark and escorted another girl
home, she says, and the following day
when she reproached him he then
made his declaration about his kid
ding and the easy money"
With her money she went to his
house, she further asserts, and saw
his parents. From somewhere in the
upper regions of the house she heard
her husband to-be shout to his father,
| kick her to HI down the stairsi"
When later he made his threat about
| skipping the town" Miss Marsa
swears he had railroad ticket bought
for San Francisco. She says she has
an engagement ring he gave her ano
numerous cards, kilograms and letters
addressed to her Dear Sweetheart, "
with many crosses, said to represent
kisses.
The affidavit was taken before
George w. Harrison, a master in
chancery. Jacob Schneider is attor-
ney for the plaintiff.