The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-12
Procured Funds For Trans Atlantic Trust Go. as Sub Fiscal Agents of Austria Hungafy Government in United States.
 Brothers Believed Bank Too Successful in Appro- priating Exchange Profits
 Prisoners Clever.

New York, Nov. 12-A1e4ander and
 Victor Condos, editor and publisher.
 respectively, of the Bridgeport Daily
 News. were arraigned here today on
 charges of 4extorting $2,00O from
 Julius Pernitzer, president of the
 Trans-Atlantic Trust Company, of
 this city
 Pernitzer testified that the Condos
 brothers called upon him and pro-
 duced plan, written in Hungarian, for a publicity campaign to be made
 against the trust company. The wit
 ness swore .that Alexander Condos
 asked for 900 to suppress the cam
 pafgn- Pernitzer explained that when
 he handed a check for s2.0OO to one of the defendants, detectives arrested fhe brothers.
 The hearing was adjourned for sev-- era1 hours in order that the plan
 might be translated from Hungarian
 to English.
 coincident with revelations made in
 Providence, R. L. that the Trans Atlantic Trust Go. of New York was
 organized by the Austro-Hungarian
 government to finance the work of the Austrian government in this city, it was learned in Bridgeport today that Alexander Condos had been their con- fidentia1 agent in this city prior to his recent arrest at the instigation of Per
 nitzer, the president.
 Victor Condos is now know, to have come to this country as the com mercia1s ageht Of Austria Hungary and to have kept that government con stantlys in touch with the industrial
 situation both in this and other cities. Through the rebellion of Alexander Condos. when the -TranS-A45anfjo Trust Co., refused ito pay him the commissions he believed due him on collection for vast war loans made in Connecticut and especially in Bridge
 port. where nearly $5O,000 alone was collected one of the keenest banking fights that ever stirred Hungarian financial circles here was begun. Many Bridgeporters, including Jo- seph KoIetar, s401 Hancock avenue, the accredited representative of the Transatlantic Trust Co.,; John DezzGs i S3 Hancock avenue, representing thes Masodik Kimutatas. and John Nemeth 1 of New York. and other local repre- sentatives of the Emil Kiss Bank in New York, have had an active part in
 the strife here which is said to have resulted in the arrest of Condos That Alexander Condos formerly closely affiliated with the Austria Hungary government, but since his success as a Newspaper man in Bridgeport, Weaned to the sentiment of many of his constitu ents who had aided him financially with his news paper ventures believed that large sums of money were being ilIicitly di- verted to compact which would aid Germany, is the statement made today by pr. M. Steinberger a prominent Hungarian physician residing at 517 Hancock avenue.
 He further Believed that he should hU fhn A
 Co. for his efforts and aid to their
 personal agents who had been sent here, or should be given advertise
 ments for his. papers equal to those
 which were being g>~nted other Hun garian papers throughout the United States.
 While Victor is of phIegmatic temperament, A1exander is irnpuIsive and l1fear that his hasty temper has
 been the cause of his present m isfor- tune. have no doubt that Victor will be released from custody at once. fPernitzer has always been closely identified with the Austrian-Hungar
 ian government. In Vienna, before
 coming to America, he. was president of the Federated banks of the United Kingdom. He came to this country in the belief of almost every educated
 Hungarian here in the direct interest ! of his government. His banks have been the repository of much Hun gariant money upon which interest is required. His advent in American has created nalen dzssa tisfacC1on among other, bankers here who work ed at a disadva ntage :n cor banking operations. That the Transatlantic bank is directly conn ected with the
 Hungarian governm ent is shown by Gan advertisement in the Szabadsag, l Cleveland. Ohio publication under | date of Nov. g. in which aDpears un-
 der their banking name this line: We | ara the. on1vs 1eral Office in America where you may send your (war loan) IContinued on Page s.9