The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-01-25


The readers Of .iho ifrnAlb will foniem.
Der that on December i0li the Clty National
bihk, of This city, was yictlmiaed 10 Tho o..
tent Of ~, 100 by scoundrc representing
himself as George Coleman, Of Norfolk,
Virginia. The articles used 10 extract
that large sum Of money were considered
extremely clever by the entire banking
fraternity Of the country. Subsequent de-
veopments showed that the signature TO
the Norfolk draft was genuine and the
amount had been
sKrLFULLY RAISED
from $l0to $1,000 Upon ascertaining their
loss the officers of the bank set about hunt
ing the rascal, but the latter had the adj
vantage of good start, which was in
great measure furthered by the delay ex-
perienced in using the wires, the forgery
having been committed late on Saturday
afternoon and the inexorable rules of the
Western Union forbidding the sending or
receiving of dispa' ches on the Sunday fol-
lowing. The search begun on Saturday
was prosecuted vigorously, and large re-
ward was added asa subsequent incentive
to the detective talent abroad to help the
directory of the bank in their efforts to
reach the fugitive. OF course, Coleman
was seen aud heard of everywhere, and
every country lad coming into town was
suddenly transformed into well-filled. re-
pository of information with regard to
Georges whereabouts. Correspondence
with all the principal centers Oft country
brought
INNUMERABLE PHOTOGRAPHS,
and the Pinkertons were not without their
well-poised theories. 1t was reserved, how
ever, for Inspector Byrne, of the New York
police, force to furnish the cue, which led to
Uoleman's arrest yesterday morning: On
Thursday morning last the officers OF the
bank received a confidential message from
that we'll known functionary, expressing
his conviction, that he knew where to find
the fugitive. An answer was Immediately
sent asking him TO watch the suspected
party and Mr.. O'Conner, the president OF
the city National Bank, followed the. tele-
gram by the next train, armed with the
necessary warrant. Great discretion and
caution had to be used, as the suspected
party was simply watched; but the plan
adopted to secure the bird, seems to have
been well managed. Mr., O'Uonner had
barely reached New York, when he tele-
raphed the fact that Inspector Byrue was
RIGHT IN HIS ASSUMPTION,
and the, suspected party was no
other than George, Coleman Of
Texas fame. Such result
has been anticipated, and the governor of
Texas had, meanwhile, been asked to issue
the necessary papers. These requisiton
papers, issued to Private Detective Spencer,
left Austin Saturday last and will reach
New York to-day, when they can be for
warded to Governor Cleveland for the neces-
sary endorsement. Detective Spencer left
last evening for New York and, barring
whatever legal techncalities which may
arise, he will return inside of ten days,
bringing back with him the consummate
bank swindler to face his aggrieved accusers.
There seems to be no doubt of the
IDENTITY OF THE PARTY
arrested in New York. Inspector Byrne
has well-earned reputation as a shrewd
detective, who has done remarkably fine
work for several Large corporations on the
eastern coast. Besides this, the recogni-
ton of the thief by the bank. president
seems to have been immediate, in spite of
the complete disguise The former may be
reasonably supposed to have assumed after
leaving the scene of his Dallas exploits.