The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
Nj. Coleman Was Not Caught by the Sight
Of Big Winnings In Stage Money.
ne HELD ON TO HIS TWO $500 BILLS
pssk Cohsns Wine and Had q Good Time.
Then Hs Told ihs foIlos and ShssJ Mike
and His TaI Were Arrested.

New York, June 2S.-Max Cohen. also
known as "Sheeny Mike" confidence
man, was locked up in the Tenderloin
police station last night after he had
spent his own money freely all the af-
ternoon, playing the part of gra-
cious host as a preliminary to getting
$1,000 of another mans money.
He got a glimpse Of the $1,000 but the
other man was cautious and didn't let
go OF 1t. Instead. he told the police all
about the incident.
The man picked out by Cohen is lodg-
ing at the Waldorf Astoria. He said
that he was Stephen Coleman, of 25o
West Thirfy-sixth street. Coleman
came from London about month ago.
Sheeny Mike was a passenger on the
same steamship and introduced HIM
self as Max Cohen. merchant and trav-
eler. Daily bets on the ships runs. al
ways won by Mike, developed the ac-
quaintance, and when the ship reached
port the two men said good-by to each
other. with real regret on Cohen's part.
They met again few days ago in the
Hello, old man." said Sheeny Mike,
grabbing Coleman's hand. I'm gfad
I've met you TO tel. you OF my run of
luck. I've been picking money up in
Wall street ever since i landed and
there's enough for both of u.s."
Coleman intimated that he would not
object to finding money, and an ap-
pointment was made for yesterday af-
xernoon at the Parker House. Broadway
and Thirty-ninth street.
Cohen got there first and began TO or
der wine as soon as Coleman appeared.
Then he told Coleman the old, old story
of the tapped wires. advance informa-
tion on the races and a dead sure thing
In beating the poorooms.
Sheeny Mikes pal sauntered In at
the right moment.
Hello, Tappen." said Cohen to the
newcomer, "Tappen. this is my friend,
Mr.. Stephen Coleman Mar. Coleman.
Mr. Charles Tappen. He taps the wires
and operates our game"
Mike bought more wine and the three
men examined the ticker for race news.
Taper excused himself and said that
lie was going out for information on
the second race. He returned in a few
minutes and exclaimed, Its all right,
but hurry and get your money down on
lebanon
The capper Of the game then rushed
IN breathlessly and asked II he was too
late to get his money down.
Just in time." said Tappen Its
Telamon."
The capper. whom sheeny Mike
forgot TO introduce IN the excitement
OF the moment. pulled out $1,000 and
handed the money to Tappen. Cohen
did the. same thing and then asked
Coleman IL he wanted TO get in. Cole
man took out two $500 bills looked at
them for an instant and then said he
guessed he would wait for the next
race. Tappen ran out with the property
greenbacks that the other men had pro-
duced and while waiting for him TO
return Shesny Mike spent more money
for wine
Ten minutes later Tappen returned
with large bundles OF bills. which he
divided equally between Sheeny Mike
and the capper, and then announced
that no time must be lost In getting the
money down for the next race. Incl
dentally he said that the race had been
run and that knight Of the Garter was
the horse to bet on. Cohen and the
capper each played another $1,000. Cole
man took out his two $500 bills. looked
at them longer than before and rhen
said he guessed he would wait until
another day. After thanking the gen
tlemen for their wine and their will.
ingness to share their good fortune will
him he went away. Nrt
He told some friends at the hotel how
he had spent the afternoon and the,
assured him that he had had a narrow
escape and that ne should tell the Do.
lice. Coleman went TO the West Tnir.
tieth street station and made a com.
plaint. Detectives Lockwood and Glen.
non ware sent out TO arrest Cohen
Tappen and the capper. They fount
Cohen and locked him up and later they
got Tappen. The police say that Tap
pen Is the man who robbed May wes
o. a diamond necklace in 1897 at 27u
West Fortieth street.