The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-03
FORGED TO DEtL ~ fhN.
Albany CLERK, Losing M. Savings. Tried to
Rccoup BY keft.

RcCOup by 1hefi.
Robert T. Fleming. Il ~t"nOsrapher IN IN"
.Albany Office Of the stat" architect, Ill" Hens
OF Helms 4 Lafarge Of this city. has been "r-
rested on n charge Of forging Mr., Hcins's name
to a check for $3.50 on the Fifth Avenue Bank
The check. dated last saturday. was cashed
by the Park Bank Of Albany. and passed through
the National Park Bank OF this city. correspond
cnt Of the Albany bank. to the Fifth Avenue
Bank, where the forgery was de-
tecied on "Wednesday morning, Just "a
Fleming was on his way to This city on n
visit. when Fleming was arrested hc had
in his poke, a letter from a Paulist priest beg
ging mercy for him. The letter was written
on Jennings promise to do wrong no more.
Before the man had been arraigned IN court
another forged check. uttered between the
date of the priests letter and the young mans
arrest was received at the Fifth Avenue Bank
This check. which had taken the same course
~ the first one, was for sl2O The whole his
tory of the ~forgerieS Is comprised within II
week. although there are reasons for thinking
that Fleming had counted on a possible three
months Roadway. The story as told by j NJ.
Fuller Of Fuller's Detective Bureau last evening
il ~ follows.
Mr.. Helms happened to be in New York on
Thursday morning and was notified by the
Fifth Avenue Bank, where he is a depositor.
that a forged check In his name had been re-
ceivcd there, tie called at, the bank and the
check, dated Oct. q. was shown him. 1t was
tor 400 and wa drawn IN favor of Robert +.
Fleming and indorsed hy. him. Mr.. Helms
agreed with cashier Frank Deane Of the bank
that the check was a forgery and he declared
IL to be- the work Of Fleming. Fleming had
been in the habit OF making out the body, OF
one ~ usual and then evidently had signed IT,
The forged signature was a clever irec-hand
imitali9n Of Mr. nei1,,s 4 ii,ile yarIHii2n in
men. who. on closer examination then satisfied
them-elve, of other evidences Of forgery.
officials sent for Mr.. Fuller. Albany was called
up on the long distance telephone and Chief
of Police Foster was requested to arrest flem-
ing An hour later Chief Foster telephoned
that Fleming had left Albany for thi, city on
the ol5 train that morning, Mr.. Fuller vas
placed IN communications with q friend Of Elem.
ing's. who unslspectingly told the detective that
! Fleming would he found visiting a family named
Wise at 90 First place, Brooklyn. .
At dinner time that evening MIR. Helms and
two DETECTIVES found Fleming at The Brooklyn
address. He was surprised at, the call but
went with them 70 the street where Mr.. Fuller
He acknowledged his guilt and said that lie
had become So involved in some stock deal
iioTs ry"t to ne sa Is' hi Rfsa o0' He had i o." in the
Third avenue railroad stock which he had
into difficulties. he said Those profits he
lost and ran down his savings to .:
thing and determined to make good his losses
and to get the money to do so by means Of
forgery, As confidential clerk he knew that
Mr. Helms only had his vouchers returned from
the bank once in three months. and he figured
that before that time came around he could
the vouchers could very likely be taken care OF
lie had come 10 this city. on Monday, and
had made, 9 clean breast, OF his wronedoing
had written for him a letter to Mr. Helms. in
which the priest made a strong plea for mercy.
n in pe ,rsSn' but Hai he had not 1dieiiverecdaf Il u 1p u To- the
time he was arrested, Then he handed IL TO
MIR Helms upon whom it made a strong Inn
Fleming was taken TO the York vile police
sour, YESTERDAY Masistrate deuel. At first
as the crime had been committed In Albany
county. He held the prisoner In 1900 bail.
however. when a charge of bringing stolen
funds into this county was made against him.
When Jennings prosecutors returned from
court TO the Ilfth Avenue Bank they found
there, the second one being Of the same work.
manslip as the first. but the amount being for
si2o. l, bore the date Oct 81. This angered
letter. and he determined then 10 prosecute
Fleming TO the extent OF the law, Mr.. Helms
and ,yaD Mill Hank ds s,a 2,sa e {ar . GIs5E Of IN the he Fi s,o
e%cution Of Fleming there, frst telephoning
tra,e at his office on the arrival OF the train
81. that no time might be lost in starting an
Albany officer TO this city for the prisoner.
Fleming lived with his parents at lis Elk
street. Albany. His father is u. J. Fleming.
The Young man l. 20 years old. He has been
in Mr.. Heins's employ for about two years,
having before that been a protegt If Mr.. Heins's
predecessor. | q. Perry of Binghanton, for
whom he acted nS stnnographer for three
ears. Fleming was regarded a. a very cap
able Young man and for that reason he was
one Of the few employ ee- retained by MIR.
Helms. The latter said y yesterday that Albany
was worse than New York "a n place for stock
gambling. every one from bootblacks to Seua-
OrS engaging in 10.