Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-03
CONFESSES HIS CRIME
Young New York Clerk States lie
Forged the check
AND GOT SECURITIES
Henry Ambrose Ia q Statement lie
Signed 6lyes a Detailed Account
Of His Methods Of Opera.
lions We're Conducted.

New York. Oct. 3.-Locked up at po-
lice headquarters Is young man
named Henry Ambrose. Hs was en-
ployed as messenger by Halle &
stisgiitH brokers. 30 Broad street. lie
Is twenty four years old. lie was ar
rested sunday Just as hs left his resi-
denee. in West one Hundred and
Thirty-slxth street on his way to
church The young man was arrested
on tho charge OF having by means OF
a forged check obtained from the Ma
tional city bank securities valued at
,35s.Os0. -Four hours later Ambrose
broke down aud In a flood OF tears told
the complete story % his crime. Cap
tain McCauley Of the detective bureau
has In his possession more than half
Of the stolen securities. The remainder
have been located. The young man
has been regarded by his employers
and by his friends as a modetof pro-
priety and honesty. Hts position was
one OF responsibility and trust. His
engagement TO young woman. well
known In society OF this city, was re-
Gently announced and he was soon TO
have been married.
According 10 the confession he
signed the crime was all his own from
the conception TO It's execution. He
had made arrangements 60 dispose OF
the stocks and bonds which he had
stolen. but at the time OF his arrest.
not one OF them had been hypothecated
by him. After he had completed and
signed his confession he said that I'M
III the moment OF his arrest. he did not
deem II possible thEt he could be de-
tected. The ambitions OF the young
man have been great They led him
20 devote the greater part Of his time.
not given to his business TO the study
OF law. and he would, I'm a short time.
have graduated from the Columbia
Law school. He told Captain McCauley
yesterday that his crime first found
termination In his mind when he be-
gun TO study how TO make II impossi-
BILE for Just such theft to be commit
ted. lie was present when Pearl a
Co. hypothecated the securities upon
which they obtained a loan Of 100000.
He knew that the loan was at the rate
OF interest OF four and one-half per
cent. Right then he determined TO
take advantage OF his knowledge OF
the banking routine and obtain posses
sion OF the stock shares and the
bonds which had been used as cOllat-
sral.
After having seen the transaction
completed he went TO the Hanover Ma
t!onal bank where from desk he
picked up n pad Of ordinary blank
checks Instead OF using a stamp for
the purpose OF numbering the forged
check he used an ordinary pen and red
ink.
II was not any Of his crude meth
DDS. however. that brought about the
arrest OF the young forgcr. He knew
that no check would be accepted by the
teller OF the National city bank unless
II were properly certified. According
Is he went 10 an obscure stamp maker
from whom he secured q die. such as Is
used by banks In certihcatiOn OF
checks. Il was this de which led To
his arrest.
After all other clues had been ex-
hausted the detectives made a search
OF the city. visiting every stamp max
er I'm each OF the several boroughs II
thus came about that he description OF
the forger was obtained. That de-
scription was taken to wall street. and
an attempt was made to NJ II TO some
one there employed. The right clue
was discovered and the man who made
the stamp was taken TO Wall street
and Identified his customer.
When the young forger gave the or
der for the certification stamp he d.
rected that Il b. sent TO him In care OF
one o. the local branches Of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
The clerk who delivered the stamp TO
him made the Identification complete.
The arrest followed. After he ques.
toned his prisoner for some time Cap
tain McCauley had almost concluded
that It would be impossible to persuade
him 10 make any confession, when sud-
denly the entire attitude Of the young
man changed.
1T Is true. Captain" he said. "you
have me right. I am the man. got
the securities from the National city
bank. None Of them has been dis
posed OF viii return them all am
glad that have been captured. have
been a fool"
He then made a complete statement
which was taken down In writing. and
which he signed. To Captain McCau-
Icy he said It had not been his desire ut
any time 10 commit a crime. but he
had been impelled to show the fallacy
OF the present surface methods u
banking.