The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
ECtIVER FOR
HIGGINS Co.
G Big Brooklyn Soap Con.
Germ Wrecked by a
Clever SVindler.
len A $4,000 BAD CHECK.
is Loss Stated To-Day as a
Reason for Going Into
Liquidation
|lEMAN'S OTHER VICTIMS.
wyers, Bankers and Business
Men Deceived by His Clever
Schemes.
LEMANS OTHER VICTIMS.

bogus check for $4,000 given to the
y3ins soap Company, OF Brooklyn, by
Vid Coleman in return for $50 shares
he Conpany's stock was given as the
Use for the liquidation of the Com
~. and request for receiver by
yert Il. Lamb. in the Supreme Court,
ooklyn, this morning.
u MIR. Lambs request Justice Bart
appointed Joseph W. Stray. Secre-
Y Of the Company, as receiver.
r Lamb said that about two weeks |
Coleman began negotiations for The |
chase of block of the Company's |
ok.
He appeared" said AIR. Lamb, like |
man ui capital ana reliability" He |
.aeutcl letters OF reconme ndation to |
officers of the Company ana pro-
ed d letter from the Columbian
nh, of Washington, which stated |
al bis credit wac good there Tor
800
bout five days ago The deal was com
ted. and Coleman took IA block of 80
ares % stock, giving IN payment
elk fer $3.50
rne stockholders, IL is stated were
100 in ready casa, and began to
count their proposed prosperity by i'll
5lsng the financial obligations OF the
npdny
aid not take long for them to real
that they had been swindled and the
mpany ruined.
he Company Is a New Jersey q. cor,
aLSn; On sHiy ro % IN ie ein ,i Ey rd
aiming the directors from disposIng
any Of the property.
ne factory of the Company is al
b Years ago BY Charles S. Higgins,
merly the head OF the Charles S.
fCin Soap Company.
anAers. lawyers and business men
have had experience with Coleman
te in saving that he Is the most
ver bunco man that they ever came
contact with or heard Of.
lie not only SWindled an eN-Minister
the President of big company, out
N e::-Postma ster-General James, who
President of the Lincoln National
lnett Building. were convinced by his
yer talk that he was wealthy man
experience and ability:
mong his victims who have so far
|ome known are J. ]. Richardson,
We dealer, al 80 Beekman street. who
81, 100; the lincoln National Bank,
NJ which he drew So 500 on an account
sed on a forged check: the Higgins
dp ny, VI IIOCtlsIl, "IllNil SpIi
900 in stock of the concern to him
N received in payment a forged check,
d Gerhardt W. |. Landau, of Pater-
p, y. j.. who was buncoed out of $500
olemans methods in all cases were
same. A week ago last Sunday he
serted an advertisement in "a news
per, saying he had $50 to invest in
me business.
ggins Soap Company, Mr.. Landau,
Paterson, who had part of a SILK mill
sell, and Mr. Richardson, who wanted
dispose Of a part of hi3 business.
Richardson transacted his deal through
e Fourteenth Street Bank, He sold
$4,000 interest to Coleman, and re-
lived from the latter a $50, 800 check on
Columbia National Bank
Pnal check for $500 This Coleman de-
'ted in the lourteerth street bank,
he afterwards drew si,lOo.
he dTal With Landann. MAS made he
aHsau street, who WAS engaged by
oeman Mr., Burt searched the title
the Paterson mill property and for
is received 500 in cash from Coleman.
he purchase WAS made last Tuesday at
bout he hour when Mr., James was
iins, snpt. Byrnes about Coema an ooo
lhs Washinsten bank; i had been
greed that s2,5oo in addition to the
W purchase price was TO be put on
ypos!t for running capital and Landau
o6a 2s s hs pcs oSman e dspaste S5
The First National Bank Of Paterson
M then he drew 5000 on account, which
landau Will lose.
nGs in court to get his property re
|orded in his own name again.
'oleman also deposited a certifieS
heck for $4,000 in the Lincoln BanI
Ter he had been introduced by Mr.
Higgins. This was found 10 be bogus
ni led to report being made to tai
,oilice, but not until after he had draw
500 The bank claims that the Higsin
o1pany is responsible for this,
Coleman is said to be about seventy
ears old. He is of medium height
nm has stopped shoulders and weighs
6out l?5 pounds. He stopped at tn
1ere, for he was obliged to pawn hi
F9mtch to pay hotel bills,
lie told all he met that he had beel
Iheaged IN the transportation of Initei
Plates mails in the West, and had mad
ebout 100000 which he wanted TO in
lest He talked familiarly TO ex-Post
Sst leg Genera James about the carry
Ne OF mails, and even claimed an &C
uaihtanceship,. which Mr.. James wa
When he called on Mr. Burt he aske
e VT shaHer the firm name be i
ead; When told of this. Coleman es
esssd sorrow. saying he had know
ShaNer well shortly after the wa
spoke Of many of MIR. Skaters pei
ia! trans. aud Mr.. Burt thinks h
"a me truth in saying he knew him
olenan rrst met landau in Burt
rG, ana he and Burt went together
StIrson last Tuesday. Mr.. Burt n,
81 vI mat his client was the worse Il
duof and then was told by Coema
al ne had dined with Chauncey
PeW az the Union League Club Il
sht before and had not recovered fro
1Itcts OF the banquet.
toIenan told Cashier Bell of Il
teLsoh bank, that he was a memb'
ne Union League. Mr. Bell is
nDer OF the Club, and failed to IN
emdn name in the membership no
ID ss aroused his suspicious, and
d esraphed 10 the Washington bank ar
W ncoed.
Fk Tx. Post ma ster-General James said I
that Coleman had been introduc,
ne Lincoln Bank by Mr.. Higgin
n, that therefore the bank did not su
T,t mar he was not all right.
dahal bank will not lose anything
aed Mr.. James.
vas reported that the Nassau Ban
conkmsn street. had lost s., 800 on
punt OF $4,000 which coismsn hi
nhed In the bank. Oficlals OF II
c nN stated that Coleman never had
a'' Nnete and was unknown to thei