New-York tribune., 1884-01-28
THE FORGED SIGNATURE swINDLE.

THE FORGED SIGNATURE SWINDLE.
Abont two months ago it came to the cars of
Peck. Martin g. Co.. dealers in building materlais
in this city, that two notes purportng to DC ST. nea
nv tbem and drawn to the order of NJ. j. N0len d
Co. engaged in the same line OF business al No.
237S SoTth Broad-st., Philadelphia had been IN
dorsed by the latter firm, and had been deposited IN
the Kensngton National Bank, OF Phl2deIpna, l0r
collection One of the firm in New-i0rk, ROBERT "
Martin Immediately sent 10 Ine tnnTno UanE oi Npbina
fnrtber has been heard by the hlln III legaId 10
| those notes-each of them drawn for about @9Vo-
III regard 70 Philadelphia dispatch published
Yesterday. stating that five other forged notes,
hearing The signature of Peck, Martin d Co; ana
another note hearing the signature OF w. l. kiots
& Bio, hers. of Williamsburg, are held by NJ. j. NO
len & Co. who "have begun searching lnvestlgaII
tom Robert c. Martin said: " We have received
the following note from the cashier OF the National
Security Bank, of Philadelphia;
NATIONAL SECURITY BANK,
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. %, loo4
GFTTifNESWe hold the following notes which are
anxious to informed as to the genuneness OF your
signature. Win you please let me know Dy return man IL
they are all correct and oblige yours, q. W. Cox,
ss5odue Jonuary2 81 $50 due February g. 5000 Febru-
ary S529 60, February 25 Sl212 70 March 10 Ihese
notes are all drawn to the order of NJ j. Nolen Co.. ana
ITO this inquiry continued Mr. Martin, eve re-
snonded that The notes f0Tgcres You see these
notes are drawn to the order of NJ j. NoIen d 20.
Now | shouldn't think tie man to whose oIder f
the notes are drawn would need 10 make a seaicu-
ING investigations They should KNOW Where they
As TO the statement in the dispatch that another
note due on February 16 bearing the forged sigma
ture of W. T. Klots d Brothers 9t eur,
Mr. Martin said that the Williamsburg hrm IN
question was a wealthy house which never issued sued
notes lie hadtalked with the mem oeIS OF M the dlln
in regard to This matter and they TOOK the same
view of it that he did.
PROMOTING THE CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE.
YESTERDAYS MEETiNGs--THE REV. MIR. Goss IN
REPLY TO DIR. do LEWIS.
Fiftocn hundred people were in attendance at the
meeting of the American Temperance Union held
in Chickering Hall yesterday afternoon Malof
Gotten occupied the chair. The Rev. A. stewart
Walsh, pastor of the IhTty'thlrd otreet baptlsU
Church, SAID:
pSec1on T6e statistics of the liquor traffic in the Uni
ted states show mat New-1 0rk aloh spgnus
annually Intoxicating drinks. AS INC sta'e sIenI5 I
only $7OOOOOO year for reglGuS PPosei sc ~ %Oq "ou
seem that the people OF eW-iVk M tJA " " m t
three times as good time In tDs WOlu as III ie lcAt
e license law must have moral idea back OF 1t In order
to be successful. If Robert Lincoln woui1 sgh & tle
Woud nominate him President OF the Ohtcu sa'es'
Tho Rev. Stephen Merritt asserted that the grand
oct aud brightest days the world had ever seen were
tbose thro1gh which the present generation were
t,Ssirg The subiect OF temperance was becoming
fhe leading topic of the literary society the pulpit
and the press and ere long Il would become plah9
m thc platform of every p0ntlca party lhdt "ouIu
he successful at the ballot DOA' --.-..- -.
AZ the Manhattan Temperance ASSOCIATION meet
ing in Cooper Union all Yesterday aitGrhQIPn an
nddress was delivered by the Rev. >. H. LlghtD0uII,
"n - Intemporance--its relation to the Nall0n. lie
had been informed, he said, by friend IN ashng-
ton that the Liquor bonded bi% % oeieu on hiI is ~
Wear i'm the Senate, this year would pr3Da9iy DC
GnaSsed and signed by the President IL TINS be So
poulJ he time to test whether this IS govern
ment OF the people, by the people, ana lor tne pro
W ~ resolntiou was adopted, thanking Mr.. John
kilv for his sympathy and inviting him to address
the ASSOCIATION at an early date. -, n n n
Al Cooper Union Hall last nlght the heV. !. I;
c. C,otc i'm favor of Prohibition, and combated
the ayPnments against it made by Dr. Dlo Lewis
last Sunday. He said IN part:
mr. Ieris thinks that system should be devised TO
rorcnt the adulteration Of liquor ask nm now are
va, Going 10 stop itl While you are purity Ihg pne pot,e
T rItsEey The liquor seller is aduleratlng hoeshedd
9 m "ShTS zoo many chances in favor OF the dealer
o,rsn told inc fow days ago thal II sue saW her son
ro1Iiar visitor TO saloon she should visit It's owner
IsS'u him NOT 10 sell her liquor II he refused
She wond shoot him. agree most heartily WIN her;
shon9 sho mo- a 70 The mode by which tins evil should be
attacked are entirely wrong ana thlhk MS "oIh III
Ohio has prOVedH'
FRIENDS LOOKING FOR YUSEF MORRO.
Two mon. with coal-back eyes, each wearing
n;ng ot their heels, called at Police Headquarters
ppnsteT6av and stated that they were from Arabia
and thew were looking for 1uSef, companion VINO
had disappeared the previous day from ihelI ooaIo-
( Pb~at's his namep ~ asked the policeman in
'na' Unset said the tallest Bedoun
Last name 7" said the policeman.
"Yusef Moro" .,.,,.o., 80,
A search failed to find the missing Arabs name on
'no !" GOme again Tomorrow" said the policeman. -,
"Yes MoiTo,-Yusef Morro," murmured the tall
AfaSSc rag No. Call to-morrow-come back hereto
tbis pIace. i" said the policeman ,.,.
MOoh nGssI 5pon MSaIV the poceman dH ssnn
AeIT reiterated the buecoat, ,growngred
in the face. .,.., .to Aroh encouraginglv.
~ uooi ~ v 81 4bis iuncture il discovered
that the missing Arabian had been found begging
on saturday n front of the tfth Avenue 4Ie Ina
had been committed by Justice Whte, 10 the % 1eI-
ferson Market Prison under the name OF John Doe
The visitors from Mecca were sent to the pI5on d ae
ioicing at having found the wanderer. lhey Kissed
The polceman's hand eflusvely at their departure.
A party of young men dined sumptuously at
restaurant In dublin and each one Insisted on PsGnS
the hill 10 decide the matter was proposed 10 pn
fod the waiter and the first one he caught sIOuu la5
f uf ~ Ill