San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-14
A PIOUS F0RGER.
SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
GONE WRONG.
Forged Paper to the Extent of
100000 is out on the Street,
and the Banks are out that
Amount.

New YORK, June lathe prin-
cipal topic Of conversation among
Wall street men was the discovery
Of quantity OF forged paper which
had been distributed among
several prominent banks in the
neighborhood. Albert S. Moore,
SO years old, and a superintendent
of a Harlem Sunday school is un-
der arrest charged with the forgery.
He was formerly employed as
bookkeeper by Inman Swami &
Co.. one Of the largest cotton
brokerage firms in the country.
Last November he was discharged
on account of some Irregularities
which were discovered in his books,
but the members OF the firm stated
today 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 As
toria, l.. l., and since last Novem-
Der up to the time of his arrest, he
still retained that position. The
forged bank paper Is nearly If not
all connected with the silk COM
pany and bears the forged indorse-
ment of Inman, Swan & Co., r.
Swan, Jr., and John Menks, a com.
mission agent. Last Tuesday
Moore presented a note for $4,000
for discount at the Union National
bank, 80 Nassau street. 1t bore
the endorsement OF A. s. Moore,
Robert w. Inman and Inman,
Swan & Co. The bank accepted the
note and Cashier Jewett handed
Moore a check for the amount.
Later that afternoon President
Hendrick of the Union bank had
his suspicious aroused as to the
the genuiness Of the signature Of
Inman Swan & Co. Word was sent
to Mr.. Inman and he after carefully
examining the paper declared that
the signature purporting to be that
Of the firm was certainly forgery.
Inquiries were made lat several
banks and 1t was ascertained that
paper with similarly forged en-
dorsements had been floated which
in the aggregate amounted to
over 100000. The Bank Of Ameri-
ca had some $4,000 worth of the
paper and through their lawyers,
Stein & Rushmore, they immedl-
ately secured attachments against
the East River Silk Co., and had
them levy on the company's
goods that lay in commission
houses in this city and also on the
mill at Astoria. The lawyer When
seen this afternoon by represen-
tative of the Associated Press said !:
"The Bank of America will not
lose a cent as we secured the first
attachm ent."
Meanwhile the National Union
bank was not idle. The cashier
went 10 the Tombs police court and
secured a warrant for the arrest Of
Moore. He was arrested in the
cotton exchange building today
and takento the Tombs court.
He refused to talk 10 reporters.
Moore is married and the father
OF four children. He moved in
good society.
Mr.. John Menke, commission
merchant, said this afternoon:
GAS far as 1 know there are six
drafts or notes which bear my
signature which in every case is a
forgery and 1 am satisfied that the
forgeries are very clumsy. The
paper amounts to about $4,000
and was discounted at the bank Of
America and the Southern Nation
al bank. Moore realized on all the
paper. The banks, Of course, will
be the sufferers.
At the office OF Inman, Swan &
Co., Mr.. Swan said that in addition
to the banks mentioned the U. 3.
National bank and the Bank Of
New York also held some OF