New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06
DOUBLE FARO PROBE
Coleman Tisits District 1ftOr-
ney-His AUeged Method.

Boston. March Separate investiga-
TORS by the federal and Suffolk County
grand iuries of matters growing ot Of the
wrecking Of the National City Bank OF
Cambridge. are promised for next week.
United states Attorney French is said 10
have received documentary evidence that
George W. Coleman the s1o \ week book
keeper OF the bank. was a victim ~ sTind-
lers known as the faro gang AMI he will
present the evidence before the federal
grand jury. Coleman is alleged tc. have
made substantial loans, amounting 10 thou
sands, to at least one member OF the gang.
There is proba bility. according 10 the fed
erai officers that indictments may be OBJ
tanned against the gamblers under the very
broad federal law relating to aiding and
abetting in defalcations from national
banks, if i can be shown that the gang
knew that Coemsn's money came from the
bank wrongfully
watch is being kept on the whereabouts
of the faro men. by the federal authorities.
who are operating with the local police.
Although most of the members of the gang
have left Boston recently, all with one ex-
ception are now believed to be still in this
country. The Investigation of the opera =
tons of Boston gamblers begun by District
Attorney PelIeter aof Suffolk County bids
fair to reach the county grand jury next
week.
George w. Coleman was caller to-day
at the office of District Attorney Pelletier-
lie was accompanied by Captain P. j. Hur
ley, of the Cambridge Police Department.
The District Attorney was not in his office
when Coleman called. but Assistant Dis
trct Attorney Lavelle took the visitors into
his inner office.
Ex-Governor John l.. Bates receiver Of
the National City Bank, said tonight that
he hopes to have the examination of the
books completed so that he may make a re-
port by the middle of the coming week.
The estimated shortage. SO far as made
public. has been understood to be in the
neighborhood of s15o,ooo The receiver de-
clined TO say tonight whether this amount
would proha bly, he exceeded.
The check kiting' method ny which it
is said Coleman obtained large sums from
the National city Bank Of Cambridge was
disclosed to-day by Frank l.. Croker at
torney for the j. Thomas Reinhsrdt Com
pany. curb brokers' with headquarters in
New York Mr.. Crocker also declared that
Coleman obtained nearly s2n0,n0H from the
National City Bank, instead of 1A,n0,
first reported
Coleman was in the habit said Mr.
Crocker, of giving personal check on
the bank TO Frank Won BIarcom, of Cam
bridge. the manager of the Boston branch
of the Rhinehardt company. and an init
mate friend In return Won Rlarcom would
make out a check to Wilson ". Lockhart,
another frienG of Coleman's. now under ar
rest, and after this had been Endorsed by
Lockhart Coleman would cash it in the
bank which it drawn In the
mean time. Coleman's check had been de-
posted. gone through tho Clearing House
and eventually appeared with other daily
checks at the National City Rank Cole
man opened the mail every morning, and
thus had first access to the checks. II
was a simple matter for Coleman to take
out his check and deduct the amount from
some account"
As the federal authorities laid
the matter before the head OF the Rhine
hardts in New York Won Riarcom was dis
charged although it is stated that there is
no proof to show that he had any real
know ledge of the CHECK kiting' methods.