St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-28
BEDECKED WITH JEWELS.
DIAMOND MERCHANT COLEMAN AR
RESTED ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.
| WOMAN IN THE CASE.

The Brokers' Wife Swears Out a
Warrant Charging Him With
Improper Relationship With
Mrs. Grace CasweIl Another
Chapter in a Family's Life Of
Discord.
Another chapter in the infelicity of
the Coleman family, whose divorce case
is now pending before the district court.
was brought before the public yester-
day, when Mrs. Clara Nj. Coleman swore
out warrant for the arrest of her hus-
band, Egbert E., and Mrs. Grace Cas-
we'll, charging them with improper rela-
tionship. The warrant names June /,
1898, as the date of the offense, and sets
forth that Mrs. Caswell was then the
wife of John A. CaSwell. The warrant
was turned over to Court Officers Byrnes
and Megaarden for service. and during
the morning Coleman Was placed under
arrest. He Immediately gave bail in
the sum of $500 for his appearance at
2 o'clock. A search was made for Mrs.
CaSwell at the Glass block, where she
has been employed. and at the resi-
denceS of several relatives and friends,
with whom she is known to have re-
sided at different times, but the officers
were unable to find her.
Coleman. who is a rather handsome
man of portly build, is at present a dla-
mond merchant. He CARRIES about his
person several handsome and attractive
samples or his wares, notable among
which are large solitaire ring. scarf
pin and watch charm set with clus-
ter of the precious stones. He has re-
sided in Minneapolis for seventeen
years. and it is understood was formerly
interested in a gambling house. His
wife, the complainant, filed suit for
divorce from him on June of last year,
and the trial of the case has been set for
the next April term of court. The
ground upon which the divorce is asked
is the Same as that alleged in the cIim-
lnal prosecution begun yesterday. and
the co defendant in the latter is also the
correspondent in the former.
The ColemanS have thirteen-year-
old daughter. who has been residing
with her mother at POS Fourth street
north. When Coleman was taken to
the central station he treated the matter
rather as a joke than a serious affair,
and after he had given Lail for his own
appearance and had been released from
custody sat about the Office of Jailer
Fox and commented facetiouSIy upon
the Scrape he was in. He waited couple
| OF hours in order to be Oh hand with bail
| for Mrs. CaSWeil in the event she should
| be arrested. 10 representative of the
| GLOBE he expressed himself as conf
dent that he would get out of the trouble
all right, and gaily remarked:
lit is pretty hard to make charge of
that kind stick. l cannot see what this
| all means, and can only say that it is a
| piece of spite work OIL Mrs. Coleman's
| part. i do not believe that she is after
| money, because she has plenty of that.
| We separated last June, and have not
| lived together since; but nevertheless |
have supplied her generously with
money-too generously for my own
good. 1t is with the money l have
| given her that she has been enabled to
| bring this action against me. | have
| given her $500 since our separation, and
| she has employed it to hire private
| detectives to watch me. [ do
not care, however, nor will /
permit myselfto worry. for know they
cannot prove anything against me. L
dul SOIIy lO1 lulS UllSGEdDlG dudlr dU &C
| count OF my daughter. 1t will prove
very embarrassing to her in after years,
but | shall not forget it, and as soon as
this thing is out of the wayI shall begin
! suit To secure the custody of the child.
| will also remark that Mrs. Coleman
/ will noJ-be furnished with any more
money BY me.
Il am acquainted with Mrs. Caswell,
| and have the highest respect for her. l
have been boarding at the house of her
| sister, where she also stopped for
| time, and that fact alone should be
| proof that there has been nothing
wrong between U.s."
Mrs. Caswell is a handsome young
| lady of the daShing type, with large
| dreamy eyes and a wealth OF dark hair.
She Indignantly denies the accusations
made against her and the asperslons
made upon her fair name, but further
than that refuses to converse upon the
subject. Coleman was arraigned in the
police court at 2 o'clock, but it was
found that the complaint was defective.
and he was thereupon dismissed. He
was Immediately rearrested, however.
on a new complaint and pleaded not
guilty. His case was fixed for hearing
next Frinay. He gave bail ID the
amount of $500 for his appearance at
that time.