Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-15
F0RGER MOORE TALKS
His Business CroOkednesS Began Three
Years Ago.
HE WAS LONG ON COTTON.
After Taking the First False step
lie Got Deeper and Deeper Into
Trouble, UnfiI Now He Ii I'm the
TOrnbA.


NEW YORK, June 1i.-Albert S. Moore
the secretary and treasurer of the East
River SIX Company, who is now occu-
pying cell in the Tombs under charges
Of forging endorsements OF the firm OF
lnman Swami & co. and Robert w. In
man to notes, and the name of John
Menke In acceptance OF drafts. passed
an almost sleepless night In Cell 81 Of
he old prison. which he occupies alone
and ate but little breakfast In an in
terview, he said:
II first forged three years ago. i was
then a book keeper for Inman. Swami IL
CO., for whom | had worked for fourteen
years had been specializing in the
market. and was long in cotton. Late
one evening my broker came to me and
.old me that / would have to put up
more margins at once. He was in deep
water. and my failure to keep the con-
.ract | had with him would have necessi-
tated his failure. ] had no money. but
told him | would give him the needed
amount In an unfortunate moment !
decided that ! could raise the money on
Dad paper. | expected to realize my
fortune and buy back the note. made
a note with "A forged endorsement. and
sold IL to the bank Just the amount
got | do not know
From that time on things went badly
with me. / was on the wrong side of
the market. and simply got deeper and
deeper. / had 20 keep on selling bad
paper to raise money TO keep myself up.
But all the time things got worse and
worse until now / am here.
"My arrest was not unexpected
knew two DAYS ago that I was to be
arrested. and made no effort to escape"
What is the amount Of your for
geries?"
IL had a memorandum OF all the bad
2aper passed. and gave II 10 the police.
The report that the aggregate is over
$4,000 is not correct | am positive that
there is not over $1,000. ! can say now
that I sold no paper out OF town-not a
cents worth"
LIST OF LOSSES.
The following list OF the amounts paid
by various banking institutions which had
bought his forged paper was shown him.
National Union Bank $500: Bank of New
York. $500; Southern National Bank.
$500; Bank Of America. $4,000; United
States National. $4,000.
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 5000. which ! sold to
the Broadway Bank | am positive that
no more bad paper for which | am re-
sponsible is out"
Moore was arraigned In the Tombs Po-
lice Court this afternoon. and was held
in $4,000 bail for trial on the charge OF
forging note for $1,000 on the Central
National Bank, with the forged sigma
lures Of Robert II. Imam and Inman.
Swami e. Co. He waived examination.
w. II. Jewett cashier Of the bank is
the complainant.
The plant OF the East River silk Com
pany, in Astoria. was seized this noon by
Sheriff Don't. of Queens county under
attachments sworn out by the Bank OF
America and the National Union Bank.
These two banks had in their possession
$4,000 and 5000 respectively. Of the
worthless notes said to have been forged
by Moore. There are claims held by
others against the company
The plant is valued at $4,000. when
the Sheriff took possession. the en-
ployees were dismissed and the factory
suspended work.