New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
COLEMAN AGAIN ARRESTED
Charged with Larceny from
observation-disclosures Keliher.

Cambridge Mass, May 16.-George W.
Coleman the former S10-a-week bookkeeper
of the insoivent National City Bank, who
will be tried on Wednesday for the larceny
of s25O,oo0 from the institution, was ar
rested again to-day for the alleged larceny
of $3.50 from Frank A. Andrews, one OF the
depositors. The police say that Coleman
obtained the money from Andrews on
checks which were>not discovered until-the
receiver of the bank, John j.. Bates had
spent nearly two months in investigating
the affairs.
Coleman was released on g, 600 bail pend
ing his trial in the federal court.
Later in the day Coleman issued a state
ment in which he declared that the arrest
was instigated by William J., Keliher,
through whom Coleman says he lost much
of the banks money trying to break faro
bank in New York. Keliher is jointly in
dcted with Coleman for the shortage in
the National City Bank and will also be
tried on Wednesday.
The police say that the larceny really
amounts to about $3.50, stolen through
jewelry sales to Coleman. Andrews was
acquainted with Coleman while the latter
was bookkeeper at the Cambridge bank.
and 1t was through the manipulations of
Andrews's account and incidentally tewelry
sales that the larceny was perpetrated, Ii
is alleged.
J. c. Johnston, attorney for Andrews, said
that last October Coleman called UP An
drews on the telephone and said that he
was going to deposit at once $1,000 to An
drews's account, as he wanted to make
some jewelry sales by check through An
drews's firm later. Andrews consented,
and on Colemans suggestion sent in his
passbook to have the money duly credited.
Later Coleman went to Andrews and Sc
cured checks. two for $1G0 and another for
$3.50, which were specified in the indictment,
and these apparently were covered by the
81 200 supposed TO have been placed TO An
drews's credit by Coleman. There followed
many similar transactions in which checks
were used and Coleman secured a great
deal of jewery from the Andrews firm
After each transaction Andrews was
obliged to send his personal check to tho
corporation which hears his name. so or
last December when an investigation was
started he found that not only had Cole
man not given deposit toward the &c
count of Andrews, but that the latter wa:
responsible for checks to the amount OF
81 200 to s1.4e0
Ex-senator William a. Morse. attorney
for Coleman, made the following state
ment at police headquarters to-day:
Mr.. Coleman had great deal of bust
ness transactions with Mr.. Andrews. At the
Cambridge Bank Mr.. Andrews frequently
overdrew his account. Coleman protected
him, Andrews oftentimes paying 1t VI
at his leisure / have now in my posses
sion Andrews's note for some $3,00 made
payable to Coleman. There have been
some payments on it, but whether in full
or not / do not know. l intend to turn il
over to the receiver of the bank.
| have advised Coleman to turn over al
his jeweITy and assets TO the receiver
This he has been doing. Mr.. Andrews has
been aware of all that has been going on
for the last two months. and this petty
arrest on city police court warrant COW
ering two days before Coleman was in
dicted on sxty-six counts is unwarranted