The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-12-13
F. B. SignOr Said to Have Mis-
applied Funds of Interur-
ban Express
Strange Notes Reported TO Elk.
ist Bearing Signature of Mil
llOnaire James Murray
Banker Denies Signing Papers
and Asserts If Any Are Found
They Are Forgeries
Business Associate of Tyler
Henshaw Declares Troubles
due to Foolishness"

CCCoEaD or the interpolation
"A of the funds of a company OF
Va which he was formerly the gen
eral manager. and suspected OF
knowing something about the alleged
forgery of millionaire James Murray's
name to 100000 note. F. B. Signor.
prominently identified with the pro-
motion schemes Of Tyler Henshaw OF
Oakland. is being kept under surveil-
lance of detectives until such time az
it can be determined whether he has
been criminaIly responsible for the Of
lenses charged against him.
SignOr in Trouble
That Signor is in trouble he does
not deny. but he attributes it all to a
piece OF foolishness" on his part. cut
Of which he says has grown a misun-
Outstanding that brought upon his tran
detectives engaged by the Italian
American bank OF this city. It Is as
serted by those interested in the inves-
tigadon that the fact that Signor has
not been placed under arrest before
this is due to the influence OF capitalist
Tyler Henshaw. who. in the face OF
the charges made against his business
associate. has seen fit to become his
sponsor, much to the relief of Signor-
likewise the Italian American bank
But Signor's affair with the Italian
American bank is a mere tribe COM
pared TO the matter involving Tyler
Henshaw and his brother. William G.
Henshaw. head OF the Union savings
also a banker Of Salt Lake and Seattle.
but living in the enjoyment OF his
great wealth in a beautiful home near
Monterey. Their affair concerns sew
eraI notes for 100000 each, bearing
the signature of James Murray. which
the latter declares in an emphatic way
are forgeries.
Says Notes Are Bogus
IF there are any notes abroad bear
ing my name" said the angry Murray
yesterday. you may say for me that
they are forgeries. II they were given
in connection with any deal they were
given without my knowledge, for when
buy anything 1 pay cash for it"
Murray says some one is likely TO
go to Jail The Henshaws refuse to
say anything. Signor is greatly dis
turbed. but hopeful that Tyler Hen
shaw will continue his loyalty to him
until such time as he may be abls to
straighten out his difficulties
| Up to last June Signor was the man
ager of the Interurban motor express
company, doing a trans-bay business,
with offices in this city and Oakland
Although W. G. Henshaw and his
brother. Tyler Henshaw. deny any con-
nection with the express company. it IS
significant fact that W. G. Henshaws
private secretary. C. T. Walker OF Oak
land. is the president OF the company
and Signor, now deposed as fits man
ager. is involved in several promotion
schemes with Tyler Henshaw.
! For some reason known only to them
selves the stock holders. including Vic
! TOR Etienne. secretary of the Cyclops
iron works of this city. saw 1T TO dis
pose of Signor's services as manager
last June and put the affairs OF the
company in charge of c. ]. Travis. Sec
rotary and book keeper Of the concern
Trouble Over Notes
shortly after this change Mrs Abbis
E. Krebs, president OF the Caspar luIn-
Der company. paid to the Interurban
J motor express company several checks
amounting 70 $4,000. These checks, 1T
was later alleged. were indorsed by
Signor as manager OF the company, a
title he is alleged to have lost, but
/ which he claims he still held. and
cashed by Signor at the Italian-Ameri-
can bank in this city. upon which thsy
had been drawn. Travis. learning later
OF the transaction. made a formal de-
mand on the bank for the money
1t was then that detectives were en-
gagged by the bank and conferences
between the officers of the Interurban
motor express company, Mrs. krebs and
the bank officials resulted in a detective
being sent to Oakland to hunt I'D
Signor. The latter when overhauled
at his apartments at SIS Twenty eighth
street, professed much surprise over the
affair, which he claimed was all a mis-
take. He summoned Tyler Henshaw,