New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-14
WHAT EACH BANK LOST.
r.o or,o,,r,s of their losses are as follows:


Bank Of New-York -o,'
Moore up to last November a bookkeeper
in the office Of Inman. Swami & Co. HIS dis
charge at that time. 1t came out yesterday
through Mr. John II. Inman, due 10 the dis
covery by the firm that he specializing out
side the office in cotton and stocks. After he left
his hooks were found to be all right careiul
examination having been made or then
To his acauaintances and friends Moore always
appeared 70 be quiet man, with no BAD hao''s'
He didn't drink He was literary IN MS tastes'
and up in Harlem where he lived at NO iW
West One-hundred- and-twenty-fo -fourtn-st., WIN
his wife and two children. he was regular
church-goer at the Second Collegiate Reformed
Church. In Lenox-ave, and was the supe'"-
,endent Of the Sunday-school OF that cnucn.
HIS ASSOCIATION WITH THE SILK CONCERN
II was while he was still with Inman, Swami &c
C., that Moore became associated with the East
River silk Company. This company, which was
incorporated under the laws OF New-Jersey IN
1892 had first capital stock OF $4,000 when was
afterward increased 10 $4,000. Its factory is in
Astoria At the time Moore was forced 10 leave
rnman. Swami & Co.'S office he was already
,raa surer of the silk company. and so II might be
said ne had only TO step across the hall. he was
tho active manager Of the company, and as ne was
treasurer its paper passed through his hands he
neeotiated IL at the banks. on Tuesday last he
offered to the National Union Bank the note ior
,l2 600 which brought him to grief the note pur-
portcd to have on its back the ENDORSEMENTS VI
4 : Moore Robert w. Inman and lnn'an' swan"
4 Co. The bank accepted the note ana gave
cashiers check for the amount. The rest OF '"e
story No TO the arrest of Moore. Is told as foiiows
IN an official statement which the National Union
Bank issued yesterday:
Late the same afternoon. in examining ,ne PppE PspvEt
n,,rchased for the day the president Oh the pamn @
Joseph g. Hendrix, thought that a ee''ss, Smann mn s.
at the end OF the signaturs o, in''''"' ""'
OT n ~1S more he studied the two signatures OF Rob
his suspicious increased and he at once sent ms ms
messenger the hrns oice IN tne tvaryn arG,lad
change Building to have the sgnatuIes 's, AN Who
As there at the once OF the Is nFm wonS wnS
al his bank that early on WEDNESDAY s mora.ns 'no @
sgnatures should be verified Accordingly .,,oh on
n, the bank and Informed the president that VINE
n vas moi absolutely certain as TO his own sigma
tHre he m inoaEmt I Mas srgsy as he had au
thor the firms name to susa s psse ,Ss Ss
iirfn's signature as he made It, . .,,aa re,,,na.
dn hf from the bank which had cashed the cashiers
check ana secured al the % eS. was
ohtained against the property Of the East River
six Company and its bank accounts a, one, M e., O..
funds but President Hendrix states that L it feels
.fad a difference
satisfactory way TO the bank, whlch hau e'"'eo
against the cashiers check
MOORES ARREST.
The arrest Of Moore was made at the of'ice
Of the East River Silk Company early yester-
dav afternoon by Detective-Sergeants Doian
and DOYLE William II. Jewett. assistant cash.
Ter of the National Union Bank. had gone to the
Wall-st Detective Bureau In the Stock Ex-
change to make a complaint against him. and
the detectives were Immediately put on the
case. When arrested. Moore did not evince
much surprise He taken TO the lomos
Police Court and arraigned before Justice NC
Mahon. f.. S. Clinch OF NO. llo broau"a'' "p
peared as his counsel
Moore took the court proceedings In mat
ter-of-fact way Mr.. Clinch said he wouio
waive examination Mr.. Jewett said that MIR.
Inman could not appear in court until this al
ternoon and asked that Moore be commtteo
until that time. Detective Sergeant Doian
made a short affidavit, charging that Moore
had committed forgery, and asking that ne oe
held until further evidence could be procured
Justice Mcmahon then fixed the ball at $io'ooo
and set the examination for this afternoon
Moore was led to the Tombs Prison. HIS age
is about thirty-six years. As he appeared IN
court he was a well-set man OF medium neight.
with blond hair and Van Dyke beard. He was
neatly dressed in a suit Of dark material Mr.
Clinch said that neither he nor his client would
say anything at present After he mad been
taken to a cell Moore refused to see reporters
1t is believed that the money Moore obtained
through negotiating with banks the paper Dear
ing forged Endorsements was lost by him In
speculation John II. Inman yesterday after.
noon said he thought that that was the way the
money went. The forgeres OF the names OK
Inman. Swami & Co.. and Of Robert w. Inman.
tkat ApsvS In
the form OF Endorsements on the back OF notes
Of the East River Silk Company. while thA