Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-15
HE WAS LONG IN COTTON
AND NOW HE WILL BE LONG IN JAIL
Albert H. Moore Tells the Story of His Down. fall-CIaims His Figures Will
 Not Exceed S75,000.

New York, June 14.-Albert s. MOore the secretary and treasurer of the East River Silk company. who is now occupy ing a cell in the Tombs, under charges of forging inducements of the firm of Inman, Swann 6 Co.,, and of Robert w Inman's to notes, and the name of John Menke as acceptance to drafts, passed almost sleepless night in cell 91 of the old prison. which he occupies alone. and ate but little breakfast.
 In an interview he said: --- "I first forged three years ago. 1 was a bookkeeper for Inman, Swann & Co.,, for whom I had worked for fourteen years. l had been speculating in the market and was long in cotton. Late one evening my broker came to me and told me that l must put up more margin at once He was in deep water and my failure to keep the contract l had with him would have nece5sitated his failure. I had no money, but told him I would give him the needed amount. In an un- fortunate moment T decided that l could raise the money on bad paper. I ex- pected to realize my fortunes and buy back the note
 "I made a note with d forged indurse- ment and sold it to the bank. Just the amount I got l do not know
 From that time on things went bad
 
 market and simply got deeper and deeper. I had to keep on selling bad paper to raise money to keep myself up. But all the time things got worse and worse, until now l am here. My arrest was not unexpected. 1 knew two days no effort to escape"
 What is the amount of your forger- ies?" was asked.
 'I had memorandum of all the bad I The report that the aggregate is over $100,000 is not correct. l am positive that there was not over $75,000. I can say now that I sold no paper out of town-not a cents worth"
 The following list of the amounts paid by various banking institutions which had bought his forged paper was shown to him:
 National Union bank, s4o00; the Bank of New York $2500; the Southern Ma tional bank. s2900; the Bank of America $25,O00; the United States National bank $10,000.
 When asked if this list would cover all his forgeries he said: "Yes, with the exception think. of bad note of the silk company for $6000. which l sold to the Broadway bank. 1 am positive that no more bad paper for which l am re- sponsible is out
 Moore was arraigned in the Toombs po- lice court this afternoon and was held in S25,000 bail for trial on the charge of forging a note for $120O0 on the Central National bank, with the forged signature of Robert H. Inman and Inman, Swann & Go.
 Moore waived examination. w. H. Jew itt. cashier of the bank, is the complain ant.
 The plant of the East River Silk com pany in Astoria was seized this afternoon by Sheriff Don't of Queens county. under mt a aah mo nffn ont h.yf America and the National Union bank The two banks had in their possession S40.0o0 and si000, respectively. of the worthless notes said to have been forged by Albert.S. Moore, treasurer of the com pany. who Is now in jail in New York city. There are claims held by others against the company. The plant is val ued at $sQ.000 When the sheriff took pos session the employees were dismissed and the factory suspended work.