The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-04-11
suTTON,s FORGERTEs.
1t Is Thought They Will Amount to Half n
Million Dollars.

Louisville Ky, April "A. L. Sutton, the
sIIppsd whisky warehouse receipt 1orgCr,
madT an assignment late this afternoon 10
die Columbia Finance and trust Company.
lie names among his assets l4.oOo barrels "f
Is stored Sutton and Beecher, his cont
Dental bookkeeper, are still in Jail, being un-
able to give bond.
Louisville, Ky. April 5.-The amount
A. r. Sutton obtained by his sorgeres
continues to grow. Todays figures are
$4,000
The Louisville bankers have been making
misleading statements about tue money
they had loaned Sutton. Today it was
learned that the Louisville Banking Com
pany was caught Tor $4,000. \ draft
Sutton drew on X !. Semmes x Co., of
Memphis. for 81 900 las been returned
with the word forgery across its face
Many think the forgeries viii reach $500
600. The internal revenue officials began
Investigations today 10 see II Sutton has
not defraudcd the government.
Miss liertllu's Dealings.
Louisville. Ky. April 6.-An afternoon
paper publishes statement to the erect
that 4 r. Sutton. the whisky forger has
ipen a spcculator on the Chicago board OF
trade through Miss Bertha Raustoa-- ms
alleged warden. Her star deal was made
in 1891. vixen she went down in the crash,
which forced Deacon u mite and many
others to the wall. At this time corn tell
from 80 l-S 20 Il rs cents Miss Raul-
etop had been holding on and buying snar-
gins heavily clear up to the time OF the
crash when along with the good deacon.
1hev Tentatively We're wiped of the earth.
sutton went before lawyers today and in
answer to the attachment of Maddox,
Hobart & Co, of Cincinnati, SWore that
he had plenty of money. saying he had
5000 on deposit with W. /. Lyons *
Co, brokers Of this city. This, however,
i denied by Mr.. Lyons.
They Are swearing Now.
Louisville. Ky, april S.-The examining
trials Of y. X. Sutton, the warehouse re-
ceipt forger, and Bookkceper Beecher, We're
held in tie city court this morning; Suj1
Ton was held over IN the sum of $4,000
and Beecher in the sum of $4,000 to answer
before the grand 5urE. some new ana sen
satiOual facts We're developed III the eNaml-
nation Of witnesses, but the feature was the
disclosure OF iDartiStic and monumental
Twins" which hgs been INDUCED IL by some
OF the peolple who all along have insisted thaF
they kIi2W nothing about SuttOnS affairs.
The audience and probably the defense was
filled with establishment when President
Thad Spindle, OF the Germania Trust Com
pany. stated On the stand That Sutton had
confessed the fOrgerieS at the meeting held
at the German National bank nearly two
weeks ago. According To Mr.. SplndlcH
testimony. Sutton told those assembled that
he had forged the first spurious receipt i!
the time 81 the Barring failure in order to
keen from going 10 the wall. MySj crlOus
William Cohen has been located and Mr.
Cohen declares he viii appear in the cir
cult court
'Fne Flames Fed by whisky.
Louisville, Ky. april G-Bouded ware
house No ;}0>. at the di~tilegy Of Al
eu-Bradiev distiilery company, together
with 200 barrels Of whisky.
was destroyed by fire early last evening.
The distillorv of the Anderson-Nclson
company caught fire. but was saved with
but trihiDS damage The Allen-Bradley
company has headquarters in Frankfort,
and the exact figures of the loss sustained
cannot be learned tonight. The whisky
was valued at 100000 and WAS owned by
over two hundred different persons, and IS
thought to have been we'll covered by in
sura1ce. The warehouse, valued at
$4,000. was fully insured. The damage
to the distilery is slight.