New-York tribune., 1895-09-25
4 CHICAGO SUINDLER CAUGHT
HIS PLAN TO CHEAT ZOE" UIIMAN AT GRAVES
END-MAYOR sTRONGs BANK INCIDENT
Ally INTERESTED.

HIS PLAN TO CHEAT JOE UI,l.MAN AT GRAVES
END-MAYoR srRONG's BANK INCIDENT
ALLY INTERESTED.
A smart Chicagoan whose name is believed to
be John i. Martin trapped yesterday by the
poce as he was arranging the preliminary details
or a scheme by which he was going 10 swlndie
'.Joe'' Ullman the bookmaker, out OF big sum Oh
money at the Gravesend race meeting to-day. he
Is under arrest at Police Headquarters. ana seeing
that his attempt is hopeless. has made fuii
confession to Acting Captain O'Brien The detected
swindler is a man of respectable appearance. lie
first appeared on the scene In New-lork on Sa'ur-
day last when he called at the ONCE OF 'o'Hes'
Macy & Co, photographers, OF NO. " "llldin-s'''
representing himself J. b. Moore. cashier OF 'he
Narcabnts and Manufacturers Bank. Of Chicago
tIe told Cores Macy d Co. that he had come East
y, business connected with his bank and having
onened an account with the Central National BANK
he REQUIRED 1900 checks printed In blank. ana lVco
checks on the Central National Bank. Ihe ordei
seemed so suspicious that after tellhg Mooie ~
come hack Yesterday II o'clock. when the checks
.,,id ba ready for him. the firm communicated
with ths Central National Bank. and asked what
was known Of Moore reply came 10 the eieo'
that Moore had account with 'he DAM anu was
not known there. c.,
Navor Strong who is director or the Ce.Ha
National Bank in the mean time heard Oh NIooie
and his strange order and communicated win fo-
lice Commissioner Roosevelt. The latter toio Ac'-
ing CAPTAIN O'Bren, and he Immediately teie-
craDhel an inquiry TO the chicago poIlce w "'"
what was known of Moore and OF the Merchants
and Manufacturers Bank
Chief Detective Fitzgerald. Of Chicago replied that
there was no such bank in the city, ana detectives
Uay and O'Neill were once sent around 10 Corhes
Macy & Co.'S to await the arrival OF the suspected
swindler and when he returned 10 the printing
Office at he was arrested by the detectives anu
taken TO Police Headquarters
After protesting his innocence for while' ne
finally broke down and confessed. On being
searched however. a check for SO on the ILLINOIS
Trust and Savings Bank made payable 10 ). b'
Moore and signed Moore Brothers d CO.. was
found in his pocket -.
In his confession he said his name was John l..
Martin and not Moore. He had formerly been the
manager of the lighting department. or the general
Electric Lighting Company OF chicago, 1no iatei
agent OF the National Electric Company but bad
lost both positions and got heavily INTO debt by
gambling in wheat and stocks and betting on the
races Most Of his money had been lost in Joe
lmans gambling house In Chicago. ana repnem-
berng this he had determined TO recoup his money
at Ullman's expense II possible.
He came TO New York Saturday with pan
arranged to swnd.e Ullman. He intended TO get
the checks on the Central National Bank paying
for them with the fake" check found In his pos
session and having got them, proposed to MI one
(iravesend meeting. Ulman was there, he knew,
making a book and he thought that as ne had IRE,
quently taken checks from him before he would
have difficulty In persuadng him TO take a bet
Of S. 90 on the favorte IN of the races, taking
the check security.