The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-17
KELIHER CONVICTED;
ANOTHER ARREST
Francis ]. wood, a Grocer, Was Taken
Last Night, Charged with Perjury
In the Trial Of Big Bill" In
Boston.

Boston, June l7-A further stage n
the governments prosecution 81 those
responsible for the wrecking Of lhe Ma
tionsl City bank % Cambridge came
yesterday afternoon. when William ].
kelhsr strapping maHAlbont town,
and called by his friends Big Biil was
declared by Jury in tha United States
circuit court y fe equally eulpahle with
George W GcAman the Sl2a week
b6okkeepee Wbo pieaded guilty and WIS
sentenced Tor TIE theft 81 s309ef0 from,
the bank. The iury's verdict oi gull
fy" was rendered four hours after Il
had taken the ease for consideration.
After its prou0uncement United States
District Attorney French moved. ard
Judge Clarence Hale eoneWred, in the
raising Of Kelihers bail from S25000
to $4,000 Unable to procure the great
Fer b0nds. Kehher was taken to Charles
street Jail to pass the night
Charles street Jail last night held two
Other persons connected with the case.
Coleman who Is within q few days Is
begin bis term Of fifteen wears at Green
field iaib W8s there and 4 new arrival
was Francis ] Wood, a grocer, who was
arrested after The verdict had been re.
turned in the Kelfher case on a charge
of perjury, alleged to have been com
mitted as d witness in the trial lust
closed It Is alleged that Wood falsi-
fled as To q check for 5000, which came
into Els hands after II had been sent
by telegraph to George VIZ. Coleman in
Kanss City. under The name 81 George
~. MeTagertn Wood stated that he
received Il from Mrs Taylor tnot the
friend Of Coleman vino appeared ats
witnessl and tlat when it WAS decided
by tie bank to be irregular he lost
the amount
III his obstruction To the Jury yestea
day, Judge Hale said that it was ueces
sary To decide that keliher knew that
Coleman was getting the money with
which they played faro together from
the bank. He referred To the mythical
aunt whom Keliher'a attorneys contend
Ell had beer mentioned By Coleman as
the source Of biz funds Judge Hale
mentioned also tie fHet that Others Of
the faro gang disappeared after keii
hers arrest II Is understood That the
government now is seeking to locate ct
least enc of these, alleged to be the
prime mover IN the gangs operations
1t Is practically certain that Keliher's
counsel viii appeal the case to the su-
preme court
Keliber heard the verdict Of guilty
against him as he was crossing ihe court
room to set drink ol water He paled
sat down, gulped tile water, and then.
steadying himself, went to his own
seat.
Keliher's trial began May IS, Just aft.
er lbe close of the formal proceedings
II which Coleman had admitted lis guilt
and received fifteen years sentence
During the four weeks since that time
there has been presented to the public
through reports 81 Che court room pro.
cedings All interesting narrative Of the
gay life Of Tie sl2-a.week bookkeeper
Wine sippefs & $500 q ittingi women
Of temporary affections and the song Of
tbe dollars flying forward figured promi
nentlv Ii all these Coleman was The
central figure with Kelher and various
Women Of New York resorts also pres
ent.