The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-06-20
WAS MARKS A FoRGERP
Claimed That He Forged Names OF
Gen. Jackson and w. n. Jack
son to Certain Notes.

While a great deal of interest CEN
tered in the contents of the Albert d.
Marks will the sensation of the day
was the alleged discovery that Mr..
Marks had used the names of Gen. and
w. H. jackson, Jr., unuathoritively
to papers that were executed to raise
money on. 1t had been rumored in
the financial world for several days
that Mir. Marks had fioated bogus
Richland turnpike stock indiscriml-
nately On the community, and TINS
report was partially verified when W.
H. Jackson, Jr., after looking at
certificate held by one OF the customers
of the Fourth National Bank, pro-
nounced the signature of his name as
secretary to be forgery.
OTHER ALLEGED FORGERlES.
This discovery was followed up by
one equally as sensational when Mr..
jackson made the same statement In
regard to notes held by Park Marshall,
Clerk and Master Mr.. Marshall was
in possession of notes of Mr.. Marks to
the amount of IS, 600, and the security
was Gen. Jackson and W. ID. jackson,
.Jr. The latter stated that both the
names of himself and father were not
genuine signatures Frank M. Ewing
and Col. J. H. Acklen we're also asked
to examine the signatures OF Gen.
Jackson to the paper, as both We're
Thoroughly familiar with his hand
writing, and they pronounced that
forgeries had been committed in eac h
instance. This matter will, OF course
end with the establishment of whether
or not the names of the Jacksons were
forged. If they were then recourse can
be had on the Marks estate and the
Clerk and Master will not lose by the
loans. However, the turnpike ma tier
is one that is viewed with gre alter
alarm than any proposition that has
| come to light in connection with the
suicide.
I LARGE AMOUNT OF STOCK.
It seems that Mr.. Marks had charge
of the stock book of the Richland turn,
pike company, and some stock had
, been issued regularly in one or two
| instances that was lost. 1t is we l.
known that there is large amount OF
the turnpike securities on the market,
and there is hardly banking institu
ton In the city that does not hold
some of it as collateral, but in mos,
cases it is for small dabs amountln
to only few thousand dollars. In al
dition, though. it is also held by the
banking institutions OF the smaller
towns around Nashville, and 1t Is gen.
orally thought that Mr.. Marks issued
a good deal of this stock without the
shadow OF authority. 1t is argu &c
that il he issued one bogus certificate
as is cited in connection with thu
Fourth National Bank case, he would
work this system to finish. in al
much as it would be far less dangerous
than raising certificates OF deposit, al
he was known to do.
The strongest point against whole
sale use of this alleged bogus paper II
that Marks did not begin his shady
transactions until he raised the de
post slip few months ago, ant
even if he gave himself up complete
lIy to committing acts of forgery ne
would not, within limited time, have
a chance to float much OF the pa PEI
without exciting suspicion.
At best the affairs of the Richlan'
Turnpike Company are in chaotl'
state, and even If no great amount o.
bogus stock certificates are outstanding
the money received from the sale
the road must be accounted for Mr..
BRYAN, the clerk at Belle Meade, WIFI
kept up with matters at the farm ano
is also familiar with the amount o
stock that should have been issued b.
the company, is out of the city ant
will be put to work unraveling thi
matter when he returns.