New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-28
SAY He ROBBED CLARKS
Prisoner Host Notorious Bank
Sneak, Says McCIusky.
NAN TAKEN To CONFESSIONS.


William Coleman, hfty-sx years old who de-
oiares he is 4 clerk. but who Inspector NIcCluskv
saws g the most notorious hank sneak cut Of
prison. was arrested on Tuesday night al One-
u-ldT-i-aIl -forrth-sr and FIgath-ave by
Detective Sersearts Bowling and Oppenheim. Of
the Central Office. i warrant ,barges hin, win
grand larceny in Jhe first degree as the man who
stole jeWeiiy worth about src9G0 from Mrs. Clark
da"ghter-in-law Of Mrs. Henry Goldman Potter.
wife of Bishop Potter. at Coope~stovrl \ y about
Tour weeks ago.
The jewel7y stolen was iarloeed in boxes at the
tlar6 estate Offices. CooPersto1n. - tLe luncheon
Eouf on me oay OF the robbery the safe leil
unlocked It was not until D. m tl,lt the robber--
was discovered Then l. was learned the ievvqI.
had been taken and the boxes we're found in the
cellar Many pictures OF thieves wee shown o.
members 81 the family. and The inspector saws.
q picture ~ Coleman Has Identified ny several peo-
pie that OF a seen about ,-o-7erstcv7-7 thar
morning. No knew his business
Inspector Mc-Iusky says none OF ire 7evvelrv has
Deeh recovered. lie declares that Coleman. as
Walter Williams. was sentenced TO Sing Sing for
five years on September H. 1863 for robbing bank
in Poughkeepsie but in August. 1871 he esca.cd
from Sing Slrg on tug; that in 1872 ne was ar
rested in Psburg for the theft OF $4,000 worth Of
bonds and was sentenced to three years in the
State peniteriary: that in 1877 re was arrested at
Lock3ort Tor a bank robbery and served four years
in Auburn; that in 1>S4. under the name OF Wat
son. he stole 5000 in Augusta Ga. and received
seven Years IL Stale prison. and that in 1898 he
was arrested ~ Hochester. y H George Hol-
den. for stealing six hundred stamps from the
postofficc.
Coleman vas arraisned before Magistrate B7een
IN the Tomhs Court The magistrate was told that
the prisoner was arrested on a warrant issued on
July % by Eugene d. Stockan. q justice of the
peace II Otycso County. in Which Coopcrstowh is
Coleman ssld he had never been ir Cooperstovn.
Superlnte risn- Doughsrty. Of the Pin6ertous
was az Headquarters later TO Inspector Nc
Cluskf- Mr. nougherty said afterward.
The arrest Of Coleman was made purely on the
identification ot his picture by people in
tooperstoWn As the man IL the building in
Whca the t.2rE estate IS. We have recovered
none %; me Jewels a. yet. The prisoner viii say
nothing ! think. however. We have The right man
understand there Is a reward of 5000 offered bg
SheTlr SUyCe' OF BtSCEC County for the spprciC.-
sion OF the burglar and the recovery Of The jewels
i; Of. 1'- s. '''s 's"s'' ! suppose the reward
Superintendent DouEherty ana Sheriff Snyder Of
OrseEo County took Coleman to Cooperstown on the
1872 train.
Coopo-stowa. \. Y July p snecian.-Coemaa
arrived here AT p. o. His arrest has followed
hard two weeks work, starting from q slight cew
Mrs. Shumway- stenoEraphe- IN the employ Of
the county. and Horace Fish informed the police
the morning of the day OF the robbery -Eey
saw stranger on the steps OF the Clark estat"
Office Their description Of the man. the detectives
thought. tailed with that Of The Coleman well
known 20 the Nev-York police As far as can he
ln- Coleman with the affair is his alleged presence
in CCc9erstov-. July :. How the thief escaped
from Cooperstown With a handaEe1 hand and
package containing the jewels Is a mystery.