Evening journal., 1894-02-28
USEDTHEBISHOP'S P'SNaME
In Order to Secure Stockhold-
ers to a Loan Association.
DR. AND MRS. EVANS ARRAIsNED

Inducement to Secure Others.
During the holidays DIR. William Evans |
and his wife, Belle, came to this city and |
established an office at No. 913 Market |
st rect, representing themselves to be
az ents of the Columbia Building aud |
Loan Association, whose main Office Is In |
Denver, Colorado.
Bishop Coleman learned that DIR. and |
Mrs. Evans were using his name, who
they said was investor TO the.smount OF
81, 900, IN order TO induce people TO take
shares in the association. The bishop
communicated with Chief OF Police
Dolan, who. In turn,i Investigated the
concern.
DR.. Evans explained to the chief that
Joseph l. Carpenter, d. w. Taylor and
A. d. Warner were TO be directors OF the
association in Delaware, that ]. H. Hof-
fecker, Jr was TO be the counsel and
that Frank Gallagher. Of No. 2004 Mar
ket street. was TO be an agent. Mr..
Taylor was asked by the chief II he
would become a director and received
negative reply. Bishop Coleman saw Mr..
Hoffecker who said he did not intend to
become counsel for the organization
These, and other Misrepresentation led
up to warrant being sworn out for DR..
aud Mrs. Evans They were srraigned
In the Municipal Court this morHing on
the charge OF obtaining money under
false pretenses aud were not represented
by an attorney, the doctor proving
equal to the occasion by his fluent
speeches and by taking notes Of the wit
nesses testimony. Both he and his wife
avoided cross questioning the witnesses
on any point.
Used Bishop Coleman's Name.
Miss Florence Curlett, OF No. 603
King street, was induced to take Eve
shares OF stock In the concern, after
having carefully read the circulars pre-.
sented TO her by Mrs. Evans, and after
the latter had mentioned the names OF
several persons who had taken stock,
among them Bishop Coleman's She
made the first payment TO Mrs Evans,
and was to make the others monthly, at
the First National Bank Her sus-
picions were aroused when she went to
the bank 20 make the second payment.
Miss Ourlett handed in her book to the
receiving teller, who picked IL up and
threw Il on the desk Of the cashier,
making the remark: There iB another
of those books" The cashier said to
take the money, but Miss Curlett imme.
diately started to investigate the busi.
neHs OF the association.
Miss Annie Mccormick, Of No 605
King street, was induced TO take stock
also, through the assurance OF Miss
Curlett and from the assertion Of Mrs
Evans that Bishop Coleman had invested
ia the association TO the extent Of 81, 600.
Her suspicious were aroused because the
banks refused to accept the payments
She went to Bishop Coleman and asked
II the statement that he had invested In
the association was true, and was In.
formed that he had not
Bishop Coleman In his statement said
that he had not known Of the sxistencs
Of the association until so informed by
Miss Mccormick Afterward the bishop
explained that his appearance In the
case was for the protection of the young
women and others who have been, and
who might, in the near future, have
been induced to take stock In the concern
by tie use Of his name.
Mrs. Evans on the Stand.
DR.. Evans explained TO the court that
he was confident that there was ne
chance for conviction, that he not even
employed an attorney. Said he aud his
wife were working in good faith, and
that the association of which he Is
agent was one Of the strongest fnancia
institutions in the United States Mrs.
Evans desired to 60 on the witnss:
stand. and was Afforded the opportunity.
She got out OF the difficulty by saying
that she informed Miss Curlett that Dr.
Evans had a number of names Of prom
inent people, among them Bishop Cole
man, whom he expected 10 have as share
holders. Mrs. Evans denied that she
made the assertion that the bishop had
taken stock
The case had to be dismissed on
technieality.
President Winchester. of the Firsi
National Bank, informed Chief Dollar
yesterday that his bank had mad,
arrangements with the Americus Bank o.
Washington, the Eastern depository o.
the concern, TO act as a sub depository
for the month of February. The arrange
ments, he said, would not be continued
after to-day.
sergeaAt Black as Lover.
In attempting TO ridicule Miss Nc.
Cormick, DR. Evans said that her lover
motorman, mad called yesterday at hi
} office and wanted TO become a stock
holder. He thought her testimony in
} consistent This motorman proved TO b
, Sergeant Black. who went TO DR.. Evans
{ Office yesterday In citizens clothes, repre-
J sented himself to be a motoIman AM
d. friend Of Miss Mccormick. His objec
( was to have Dc. Evans mention Bisho
; Coleman's name as a stockholder, bu
B the doctor proved too sharp, and did no
fall In the trap. He did not, however
D recognize Black in the afternoon whe
; the latter served the warrant.
Purposes Of the Association.
! The circulars Of the company consist {
four pages and contain information "T
q Investors" Ia part it reads:
K 1T is practically, not theoretically,
q Cooperative Bank in which every men
s Der is a partner, and receives all tt
q profits which his deposits can be made
earn by investment in the only absC
lutely safe security: Real Estate
: No admission or entrance fee
charged. the only payments require
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