Evening star., 1913-11-26
Accused of Obtaining Many
Thousands by Forgery
and Deception.
SAID TO HAVE SIGNED
STOCK CERTIFICATES
Check for $97, 900 and $1,000 in
Cash Found in His Pockets When
Arrested in New York.

NEW YORK. November 26-JameS Ed
ward Foye. one-time clerk to John W
Gates. awaited arraignment today on the
charge of having obtained many thou
sands of dollars by forgery and decep-
ton.
Foye was arrested last night as he step
ped from a train from Philadelphia. He
took his arrest as a matter of course. In
his pockets detectives found a certified
check for $4,000 and crisp new bank
notes aggregatng 5000, all believed to
be money obtained by sales of stolen Sc
curities To Charles 7. Brown of Phila-
delphia Detectives also found evidence
that Foye was about to sail for Europe.
After spending the night in what he
called "a filthy CELL in a police station,
Foye was taken to police Headquarters
this morning. Soon after his arrest ne
telephoned To William T. Jerome, former
district attorney of New York. and re-
tanned him as counsel
For three days Foye had been under
surveillance of private detectives knowl-
edge of Foye's plan to so abroad. 1t IS
believed. hastened the arrest
The prisoner is about thirty-five years
old and gained notoriety several years
ago when his mother caused his arrest
for alleged failure to support her This
charge led to his dismissal by Mr.
Gates Foye told the trial magistrate
then that his mother was unworthy his
financial aid and that he was sorry she
had ever borne him.
Memorandum Suggests Accomplices.
\ memorandum five pages long. ap-
parently prepared by an experienced
traveller was found in Foye's pocket
The writer instructed him 10 tip all
ehauffeurs. cabbies, barmaids and port
ers on arriving in London; directed
him to get room at somewhere about
1926 a day" and strongly recommended
that he visit a certain wax works es-
tablishment in Germany. and while
there see 1.-The barmaids on the top
floor"
Other directions in the letter led the
police to believe that it was written by
a confederate. and the references to
barrnaids and other persons masked di-
rections for meeting accomplices.
In connection with Foyes arrest the
Farmers loan and Trust Company is
sued the following statement today: mo
securities have been stolen from the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company.
James z. Foye had no access to the Sc
curities of the company Foye was a
temporary clerk, engaged on the best of
references We feel that it is due those
who have loaned money that no further
statement should be made until all the
facts are known
The securities which Foye is alleged to
have taken consisted of stock in the Gen
erai Electric Company. it was said. 1t
was understood that this stock had been
laced in the vaults OF the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company. - --
Forgery Charged.
Samuel Sloan. vice president of the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company
charged that Foye obtained possession OF
blank certificates of stock of the General
Electric Company, of which the trust COM
pany was transfer agent. and after filling
out the blanks and forging upon them
the names of the registrar of the General
Electric Company and the transfer agents
secured loans upon the certificates.
'sThe Farmers Loan and Trust Com
parry will not suffer financially as the re-
suit of the forgery Mr.. Sloan added
The losers will be the persons who lent
money on the certificates.