New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
COLEMAN FARO DUPE
RETURNS TO BOSTON
TO FACE CHARGES.
WW Help accountants in
Finding Bank Shortage
Rumor of Second 41rrest..

Cambridge, Feb. 2J.-Georse ". Cole
man, the So week bookkeeper
of the National Bank. who returned
from the West to-day to face charges
on~a account of the discovery of short
age of S160,OO0 in the bank. was n vic
TIM of gamblers. if assertions made TO-
night by some of his friends are cor
rect. Like William F. Walker, the for
mer treasurer of the Savings Bank o'
New Britain. Conn, who is supposed 10
have lost 100000 of the banks money
in a venture with. professional gam
hlers, Coleman is said to have fallen
into the clutches of faro men and to
have been f1eeced of large amount
While Coleman was being arraisned
TODAY before United States Comm1s-
sioner Hayes who ordered him held IN
bonds of $4,000. the receiver of the
bank, Ex-Governor John l.. Bates, was
conveying the money of the closed m
stitution to a Boston bank for safe
keeping Mr.. Bates found in all S3o.oU
in money in the National City Bank
Rumors of a possible second arrest
me late in the day. but no such arrest
lad been made late tonight. In the
mean time. Coleman's agreement to help
the accountants all in his power prom
ises to give an early solution as to the
exact condition of the banks affairs and
the total amount of the shortage.
PRISONER UNCONCERNEp
With smile on his face and appar-
emily without care or worry Coleman
rte her
to-day by United States Deputy Marshal
Charles A. Bancroft, Police Inspector
Michael kneeland and John J. CrOnin.
Coleman'S counsel.
The young mans face was wreathed
in smiles as he shook hands with all of
the policemen with whom he was ac-
quainted. He looked entirely care free
and did not appear like a person charged
with the embezzlement Of more than
$4,000. He was taken upstairs to the
inspectors room, where he was closeted
Inspector Kneeland, his attorney and
Captain Hurley.
Later Deputy Marshal Bancroft and
Captain Hurley left the inspectors room
and proceeded to the National City
Bank, where they had brief conference
with some of the bank officials Captain
Hurley stated that Coleman, since leav-
ing Cambridge. has been in Kansas City,
Chicago, Philadelphia and New York.
Soon after Colemans arrival at Police
Headquarters his father, Walter G.
Coleman, who is a coal dealer in Cam
bridge. came to see him. accompanied
by the young mans mother and sister
They made an evident attempt to re-
main calm, but the strain was too great
and every member of the family group
broke down and Wept
Chief Inspector Hurley said that Cole
man had come back voluntarily and that
he had promised TO do all he could 10
help the examiners urravel the tangle in
the banks books. Coleman was booked
at Police Headquarters here being
charged with the embezzlement of over
500, 600
Coleman pleaded not guilty when taken
before United States Commissioner
Hayes and was held in $4,000 for the
grand jury now sitting District Attor-
ney French. in suggesting the amount of
the bail said that the defalcatior at the
bank was at least s16O,000 and that he
would lay the case Immediately before
the grand jury. No one appeared to
furnish bail and Coleman was placed in
the detention ROOM