The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-15
BY Southern Assoom.oi pras..

New YORK, Juno 1i.:Alhort s.
Moore, the secretary oud treasurer of
'he East River Silk Co., who is now
occupying u cell IN the Uombs under
charges Of forging Endorsements of the
firm of lnmau, Swami ~ Go. and Il. W.
lpman to notes, nnd the name OF John
Mcnke Us acceptance to drafts. passed
Oh almost sleepless night i'll cell 81 OF
&he old prison, which Ee occupies alone,
and ate but little breakfast. In au in
,ervicw he said:
"l first forged three years ago.
vas then hookkeepcr for lnmnu.
Swami n Co., for which company ! had
Sorked for ii years. | had been spec-
alating In the market and was long in
cotton.
Late one evening my broker came to
me and told mo that would have to
put up more margin at once. He was
IN deep waite. and my failure to keep
she contract had with him would have
oecessitntcd his failure. | had no
money but told him | would give the
0eeded amount. In an unfortunate
moment L decided that | could raise
the money on bad paper. ! expected
80 realize my fortune and buy back the
cote.
made note with forged indorse
ment and cold 1t TO the bnuk. Just
the amount | got | do not know.
From that time on things went bad
with me. L was on the wrong side OF
she market, and simply got deeper and
deeper. / had to keep on selling bad
paper TO raise money TO keep myself
up. But all the time things got worse
and worae until now am here. NV
arrest was not unexpected. | knew
two days ago that | was to be arrested
and made no effort to escnpe"
What 10 the amount OF your forge.
ries?" was asked.
81 had memorandum OF all the bad
paper ! passed and gave 1t 10 the DO
lice. The report that the aggregate is
over 100000 ID not correct. / am
positive that there was not over S75,.
900. 1 can say now that / sold no
paper out OF town-not n cents worth. +"
The following list of the amounts
paid by the various banking institu
sions which had bought hi8 forged
paper was shown to him
National Union bank. $4,000; the
Bank OF New York, $1,000; the South
ern National Bank, $4,000; the Bank of
America, $4,000; tho United States
National, 500
When asked if this list would cover
all his forgerles, he said
"Ies; with the exception, think, of
. bad note of the Silk Company for
$4,000. which | sold to the Broadwn
bank. | am positive that no more bad
paper for which l am responsible is
out"
Moore was arrnigned in the Tombs
Police Court this afternoon aud was
held in S25. 900 bail for trial on the
charge OF forging note for SD, 900 on
the Central National Bank, with the
forged signatures of Robert II. Inman,
and lnman, Swami " Co. Moore waived
examination. w. II. levitt, cashier OF
the bank, is the complainant.
The plant of the East River Silk
Company in Astoria was seized this
noon by Sheriff Doht, OF Queens
county. under attachments sworn ont
by the Bank of America and the Ma.
tional Union Bank. The two banks had
In their possession $40, 600 and 81 900
respectively of the worthless notes said
to have been forged by Albert S.
Moore, treasurer of the company.
There are claims held by others ngninet
the company. Tho plant is valued at
ESQ, When the sheriff took pos.
session the employees were dismissed
and the factory suspended work.
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