The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-14
HENDRIX'S KEEN EYE
Led to the Discovery Of Abou! $780,
600 Of Forged Paper.
ALBERT S. MOORE UNDER ARREST.
Fraud OF Greatest Magnitude
Charged Against Him.

New YORK, June 1.-THE principal
topic OF conversation among Wall street
men Is the discovery of quantity Of
forged paper which had been distributed
among several prominent banks in the
neigaborhood. Albert ;. Moore, 80 years
old, and a superintendent of Harlem
Sunday school, is under arrest, charged
with the forgery.
lie was formerly employed as book
keeper by Inman, Swan 81 Co., one of
the largest cotton brokerage firms in the
country. Last November he was dis
charged on account Of some Irregularities
which were discovered in his books, but
the members OF the firm state that Moore
was not accused Of dishonesty.
During his connection with the firm. he
was also the treasurer Of concern known
as the East River Silk company, with
mills at Astoria, L. l., and since last No
Vomber up to the present time hc still re
tanned that position. The forged paper Is
nearly, If not all, connected with tho silk
company, aud bears the forged endorse
mcnts of lnman, Swan & Co., II. w.
Swan, Jr., and John Mcnke, n commits
sion agent.
Last Tuesday Moore prescribed note
Tor sl2OOO for discount at the National
Union bank. Ii bore the endorsement of
a. >. Moore, Robert w. Inman and In
man, swan ~ Co. The bank accepted tho
note, aud Cashier Jowett handed Moore a
check FOR the amount. Late that after
noon President Hendrix of the Union
bank, on looking over the paper purchased
during the day, had his suspicious aroused
as 10 the genuineness of the signature of
Inpaan x. a
at the end Of IL, which seemed TO be rather
unusual. He sent immediately 20 the Of
flee 20 that frm 10 have endorsement veri-
fled, but as there We're none of the MEM
bcrs of the firm there NJ the time, the mat
ter was delayed until Wednesday morning.
Word was sent to II. w. Inman, Jr,
and he called at the Union bank. After
carefully examining the paper, he said he
was not quite sure rs TO the identity of his
own signature, but declared that the ono
purporting to be that OF the firm was GER
tainly forgery. Inquiries were made at
several banks, and IL was ascertained that
paper with similarly forged endorsements
had been hoated. which in the aggregate
Amounted to Over 500, 900.
The Bank of America held some $40. 900
worth Of the paper, and Immediately
pi"N'u ohNtNiiihchtS against Lllt rtst lNlNef |
silk company, and had them levied on tho |
company's goods that lay in commission |
houses in this city and also on the mills |
ut Astoria, l.. l.
Meanwhile the National Union bank |
was not idle. The cashier secured a war |
rant for the arrest of Moore, who by the
way, was under police surveillance. He
was arrested in the Cotton Exchange
building yesterday and taken to the Tombs |
court. His counsel, Il. ;. Clinch, desired |
to wave examination, but as the com
plainants were not in court Judge Malone
would not consent to this and held Moore
IN $4,000 bail for examination. He could
not furnish this amount and the prisoner
was locked up in the Tombs prison. He
'efused to talk to reporters.
Moore is.married, and the father of four
children. He moved in good society. He
aid that he did not inform his wife OF his
rouble nor did he ever tell her Of his hav-
ng left the employment of Inman, Swan
( Co.
The East River Silk company was last
vening placed in the hands of Robert :.
ireen and Thomas Davis Day, Jr., as re-
eivers, by Judge Ingraham of the SUI
remc court, in the suit of Robert w. In
nan, the holder OF a note for $500 against
he company, who alleged that 1t was in
olyent.