Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-03-04
NlPPtD IN Tuis Rim"
49, ~ $3.50
Charles Maddox, a Forger, Comes to
Grief in This City,
HI5 OPERATIONS THIS MORNING.

Between the hours of | and . O'Clock
this afternoon the police force made au
important arrest In the person oi one,
going 10y the Lame Of Charles Maddox,
and lodged him behind the bars of TIA,
city Jail. The charge preferred against
him j. that OF forgery. soon after the
doors of the First National bank were
thrown open this morning, Maddox
introduced himself to NJ. ". Tourney,
vice president. and in a few words
made II statement OF who he was and
what he wanted. He claimed River
side, Cal, as his home, but was seeking
a new location, and thought that Albu-
qucrquc would be AN ideal place la
which to locate. lie had in his posses,
sion u check for $4,000 on the First
National bank of Riverside, which he
desired to have cashod, as he wanted to
invest IL in real estate here ~ once.
Mr.. F%lournoy informed Maddox what
vas necessary to he done before ho
could cash IL here, and So the latter
left the check with the banker for col
lection. Maddox returned Ia the bank
in about an hour and stated 10 Mr..
FlOurnoy, that rs he left home rather
unexpectedly and had spent nearly all
Of his change In travelling, he desired Il
small amount Of pocket money until hi
check for $4,000 was hOnorcd, where
upon he rendered u check for 5000 on
the Citizens Bank of Louisiana, Ut New
Orleans, which he wished to turn over
for cash. He was told 10 have "a re.
SpOnsiblc person in this city endorse
the check. Maddox claimed that he
know Rev. j. ~. Marsh, pastor of the
Congregational church, he would favor
him that much, and In less than an
hour hc returned with the check which
bore the name Of J. II. Marsh. Not
knowing the signature of the reverend
gentleman, Mr.. FlournOy hastily dis,
patched II messenger to the Marsh
residence to learn If he had endorsed
the check, and If 50 to send n fac-simile
of his signature. The messenger re-
turned and reported that Mr.. Marsh
had not endorsed the check. In the
meantime the bank had cashcd the
chesk and Maddox had departed.
\ description of the man was fur
nished City Marshal McMillin, who
notified his assistants on the force, and
In Il short time captured their man. lie
wa, searched and about SlSJ was found
ON his person.
After much questioning he finally
confessed that he was ''up againt it,
and willingly admitted that both
checks were forgeries. Among tn,
trinkets found In his pockets was Il
diary, box of morphine and IA picture o
his fathers grave. lie said he was
born in London, England, and for u
number of years had made his home in
san Diego, Cal. He is a man almost jU
Years of age, Of II short, heavy build,
gray hair and stubby beard, eyes
slightly defective and yea Il pair oi
Stccl-rim ~spcctaclcs.
1t is reported that he has been in this
city for II few days, and has attended
services nj the Congregational church
where 1t Is supposed he made the ac-
quaintance of the pastor, and later re-
sorted to the contemplate scheme ia
deiraud the minister of the gospel.
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon the
would-be cook was taken before Judge
\. j. Crawford, where he waived eX'
animation and was bound over in the
sum Of 5000 to await the action Of the
next grand jury. In default of bail he
was remanded to the custody of sheriff
Hubbcll.