The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-14
HATTRRs AND MINIS FuRN1sHRRs.
a 100000 FORGERY.
The Result OF Albert 9. Moore's Cotton
Speculation.

The Result OF Albert g. Moore's Cotton
Speculation.
New YORK, June 13.-The principal
topic Of conversation among Wall street
men to-day was the discovery Of a guam.
tity of forged paper which had been dis
tributed among several prominent banks
In the neigh borhood.
Albert S. Moore, SO years Of age and
a superintendent of q Harlem Sunday
school, Is under arrest charged with the
forgery. He was formerly EMPLOYED as
a bookkeeper by Inman, Swan & Co.,
one Of the largest cotton brokerage
firms in the country. Last Novembe
he was discharged on account OF some
Irregularities which were discovered In
his books, but the members of the firm
stated to-day that Moore WIS not &C
cused OF dishonesty.
During his connection with the firm
he was also treasurer OF q concern
known as the East River Silk Company,
with mills at Astoria, L. l., and since
last November up to the present time
he still retained that position. The
forged paper Is nearly, ii not all, con-
nected with the silk company, and
bears the forged endorsements OF In
man, Swan & Co., r. w. Swan, Jr., and
John Menke, commission agent.
Last Tuesday Moore presented note
for Si2.0 900 for discount at the National
Union Bank, 80 Nassau street. It bore
the Endorsement of a. 8. Moore, Robert
w. Inman and Inmsn, Swan & Co. The
bank accepted the note, and Cashier
levitt handed Moore check for the
amount. President Hendrix, of the
Union Bank, on looking over the paper
purchased during the day, had his sus-
niCiOna ar0uap6 N Of
the signature of Inmxn, Swan s. Co.
Word was sent to &. w. Inman and
he called at the Union Bank yesterday.
After carefully examining the paper he
said he was not quite sure as to the
Identity Of his own signature, but de-
clared that one purporting to be that Of
the firm was certainly forgery. In
| quiries were made ct several banks and
IL WAS sscertained that paper with sim
ilarly forged endorsements had been
| floated, which In the aggregate
amounted to over 500. 600.
The lawyers, when seen this after
noon by a reporter of The Associated
| Press, said: The Bank of America
will not lose cent as we secured the
first attachment. The property consist
ing OF merchandise and raw material Ia
valued at SCI, 0O0,. while the plant and
machinery are worth about $40, 600.
The paper which the bank holds Is that
OF the East River Silk Company, with
forged endorsements, and it is also
understood that Moore has forged the
name of John Menke to acceptances on
several bills of exchange and notes."
The cashier OF the National Union
Bank went to the Tombs police court
and secured warrant for Moore, who
was arrested in the Cotton Exchange
building to-day and taken to the Tom BIS
court. Justice Mcmahon held Moore in
$4,000 bail for his examination. AS
he could not furnish this amount the
prisoner was locked up in the Tombs
prison. He refused to talk to report
| ers.
Moore Is married, lives in Harlem
and moves In good social circles. He
| told Inn An. Swan & Co. that he had
not notified his wife OF the fact of his
| dismissal from the firm.
1t ia said that Moore lost the most OF
his steAlings specializing in cotton.