The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-25
Police Searched Far West While
Coleman Travelled Safely
Around Country.
PRIZE FIGHT NOVELTIES
Kept Lavish Establishm mt and
Cut Wide Row-Confession
May Cause Social Upheaval,

BOSTON, MASS, Feb. 25.--Char6ed
with looting the National City Bank
of Cambridge. Mass OF more tnan
100000" George w Coleman. It's
SIG week pookkeeper. was arraign-
ed here to-day before United states
Commissioner Haynes and held III
$4,000 bail for trial The evidence
against Coleman will be submitted to
the grand jury this afternoon, and he
is expected 20 be INDICTED before to-
night.
When Coleman was brought before
Commissioner Haynes ne waived ex-
animation by advice OF his counsel,
John tronin, VINO asked that the ba'I
be placed at S25,uU0, but United
states District Attorney french OBJ
jected, and the larger amount stood,
Coleman Is still In custody, but his
friends are hustling for bail money,
and 1t is probable 1t Will be found be-
fore night.
BOSTON, Feb. 25.--When Coleman
was interviewed In the cage of the
Federal Court he refused to say
whether or not anyone else was inn
plicated in the footing of the bank.
II don't want to talk about it," was
his reply.
why did you do it. Coleman?" he
YVES asked.
Coleman smiled eynically, thought
a moment, and remarked: He'll
What did they expect of a man at
SlI54 a week 2" Then he turned his
hack and would say no more.
He said he had been in New York,
Kansas City and Chicago since leav-
ing Boston, but of his predicament or
of the banks affairs he would not say
q word. Coleman arrived here to-day
on the through train from Chicago.
Smiling and putting at a cigarette. ne
alighted as the train came TO a stop,
and in an instant Attorney Cronln
was by his side with the injunction,
Keep your mouth shut.
Then. taking his arm, Cronin, as
sisted by two friends, led Coleman to
carriage.
Drive on!' said Cronin to The
driver.
( AS the cabman started his horses
United States Deputy Marshal Ban
croft jumped out of the crowd.
Hold that carriage he demand
! ed. II have warrant for that man J
arrest: at the same time he showed
I warrant and badge The arrest fol
lowed.
- No bail being forthcoming for Cole
man. this afterneet, he was taker
/ to the Charles street jail. He is tech
! nicaliy charged with falsely alter
/ ing the accounts III his ledged so as x
/ deceive the officers Of th7 bank"
Was Hot Sport.
/ The Federal officials co-operatint
with the local police are making {
searching investigation of the young
mans habits. On his salary of s11.5'
a week, he maintained warm pace
in tho underworld, Ii Is alleged. an,
the peiiee say they&havs discovered
that he lost heavily on the recon
/, city election, ard in a scheme to Dea
big New York gambling, house Ac
cor ling to the police, Coleman wa
one oil the many victims OF a gant
of New York 'sure-thing' workers
and he was tieeGcd of $4,000 on
plan hy which he was led to believ,
/ that he was backing crooked EN-
ploye of the old Canfield house In New
/ York.
The police also allege that he spen
money freely buying Jewels, motor
cars and other things dear TO tn
feminine heart, while living In pala
tial establishments.
Those Prize Fights,
Auto rides. champagne parties ant
suCn ttL3isH diN ~ itN tt4QSl tbIiIiiOi
sort. for 1t is declared Coleman
varied his pleagur-- by holding box
ing bouts with women pugilists a!
the attraction in the bank ltsel
after business hours.
Coleman refuses TO discuss his al
Logged eptgodes, hut The police are look
ing for certain women to recover
e possible. the iewelry and valua BILE
bought With the bank's money
Flew the banking officials could havr
teen ignortant Of the fact that Cole
man was living far beyond his mean
/ la Of the rnyrtafies being investigate,
by the government officials
/ Celcman's possible confession is no
viewed with unmjXcd delight Man.
wealthy young mon OF the Cambridg
eet are said t. have heen involved II
Colemnn's dtzzy sptrt and the pre-
diction Is freely made that II he tell
his FUN story. there will be an up
heavai IN Cambridge such as the oil
university town has not seen sine,
Harvard's first stone was laid.