Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-03-09
NIPPkD IN THE BUD.
Charles Maddox, a Forger, Comes to
Grief in This City,
Ms OPERATIONS THIS MORNING,

Between the hours Of and o'clock
th afternoon the police force made an
important arrest in The person uf one
going hy the name at Charles Maddox
aud lodged him behind The bars uf tho
city jail. The charge preferred against
him il that Of forgery. soon after the
doors of the Fir4' Nstioual hank we're
thrown open this morning Maddox
introduced himself IA NJ. w. Flourucy,
vice president aud Ia few words
made staten INT of Who he was and
what hc wanted lie claimed River.
side, Cal, - h home, hut was seeking
an, location, aud thought that Aihu-
CderQuc would hc au ideal place iu
which to locate. He had in his posses.
sion check for Sls,UO1 on the First
National bank of Riverside, which he
desired 10 have cashed, a. be- wanted to
Invest 10 iu real estate here at once.
Mr.. Flnurnuy Informed Maddox what
was necessary to bc done before hc
could cash 10 here. and so the latter
left the chez with the banker for col
lection. Maddox returned tn the bank
Ia about au hour and stated tu Mr.
Fluurnny, that a. he left home rather
unexpectedly and bad spent nearly all
of his change in travelling, be desired q
small amount of pocket money until his
check for siN.0OO wa. honorsd. where.
upon he rendered "a check for 500 nu
the citizens Bank Of lnuisinna, of New
Orleans, which hc wished tO turn over
for cash. lla was told to have re-
sponsiblO person Ia this city endorse
the check Maddox claimed that be-
knew Rev J. ~. Marsh, pastor oi the
Congregational church, he would favor
him that much, and in less than AN
hour he returned with the check which
bore the name of !. u. Marsh. Not
knowing the signature Of the reverend
gentleman, Mr.. flournoy hastily dis
patched messenger 90 the Marsh
Residence to learn II he had endorsed
the check, and 10 80 to send fac-simile
Of his signature. The messenger rV.
turned and reported that MIR. Marsh
had not endorsed the check In the
meantime the bank had cashcd the
chosk and Maddox bad departed.
a description Of the man was fur
nishcd City Marshal McMilliu, who
notified his assistants On the force. and
Ia a short time captured their man. a.,
was searched and about $50 WAS found
on his person
Amor much questioning hc inall,
confessed that he was "up aguini 10,
aud willingly admitted that bOti
check, were iorpeiies. Among th'
trinkets found Ia las po,kels was O
diary. box OF morphine and picture %
his fathers grave. Tie said he wa
born ia London England, and lor
member at years hud made his home BE-
San Diego, Cal. He b. a man almost 1T
years oi age. of q short, heay., build
gray hair aud ,tubhy beard, eye
slightly defective sud wears pair %
steel-rim spcctHclos,
II L. rtpored that be- has been in thi
city for u lew days, and has ATTENDED
services al the Cong gational churcA
whore h II supposed hc made the a,'
Quaintance of the pastor, and later rc
sorted to the contemplate scheme a
deiiaud thc minister ui the gospel.
AT $3.50 u'cluck this uitCrnoon az,
w0uld.hc cook was taken before ludg'
A. j. trdwlurd, where ho waived "a
animation aud was bound over in Ola,
sum of ~, YOO to await thc action OF jhl
next grand jury. ia default of bail u
wa. remaudrd tu the custody at Shvril
Hubbyil