The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-12-13
HOW SIGNOR
EXPLAINS HIS
USE OF funds
Promoter Declares Troubles
Are All the Result of
"FOOIisIlneSS"
Mysterious 100000 Notes
Crop Up in investigation
of Charges
Papers Alleged to Have Been
Signed by Millionaire Muir
ray Are Repudiafed


tective came TO this city.
The officials Of the Italian-American
bank refused TO deal with Signor. who
was compelled 10 stand outside the
building under guard Of a detective
while the conference was in progress.
Acting as Signor's sponsor Tyler Hen
shaw. admitting that Signor had done
wrong. attributed il 10 -fooishness"
and promised TO see that the bank was
reimbursed for its loss, which the IN
terurban company representatives con-
tended they We're not responsible for in
view Of the fact that Signor was not
manager Of the company at the time he
cashed the checks Of Mrs. Krebs.
Henshaw to the Front
Il know this young man WELL in
sisted Henshaw. and ] know that he
is involved ia several big deals which
viii net him $4,000 or $4,000 in com
missions have personal knowledge
OF these deals and Ill guarantee that
lie viii meet this obligation If given
little time"
While Henshaw refused to take over
The obligation or give the bank any
guaranty other lhan his word the bank
greed finally 10 give Signor a little
time. TWO weeks. to make good the
amount for which the checks called for
But Al Tho end Of two weeks Sienor
having failed 10 make good. the bank
had him brought into the presence of
its cashier. Alfred +. Sbarboro. who
demanded an immediate settlement. Sie
nor pleaded for further time. but Sbar-
boro refused
IN give YOU my note" pleaded Sig
But your note is of no value" re-
piled Sbarboro
suppose that I have it indorsed by
a responsible person-for instance my
friend, James Murray. the millionaire"
was signor's quick response.
Endorsed by Murray
That proposition was agreeable to
Cashier Sbarboro, and a day or so later
Signor appeared at. the bank with
TWO notes Endorsed by James Murray
OF Monterey. But when the first of
these notes fell due Signor was de-
nnquent again and the bank sent for
him. This time Signor's excuse was
mat Murray was absent in the east
ana that when he returned he would
take up the notes.
Up 10 that time the officials of the
Italian American bank. having received
the word Of Tyler Henshaw that Signor
would make good the amount due the
bank. had not thought OF questioning
the signature Of Murray on the notes.
ID finally made inquiries Of the bank
IN Seattle, Of which Murray is presi-
dent for his whereabouts and later of
The bank in Salt Lake of which the
millionaire is vice president. and
learned that he was travelling in the
east
That is as far as the bank got with
us investigation when ii received a tip
that Murray's signatures on the notes
were forgeries.
Meanwhile the Henshaws had been
shocked by tip given them that if
they would investigate several notes
Tor 100000 held by William G. Hen
shaw they would probably discover
mat the signatures attached to them
were not those OF James Murray of
Monterey. The Henshaw notes not
only bear the name Of Murray. but the
names Of TWO alleged witnesses. one Of
which was supposed TO be that of a
physician who was said TO be attending
Murray during 2 recent illness at his
home in Monterey
HeHShawS Get BUSY