New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-05
MORE ARRESTS SOON
IN CAMBRIDGE CASE.
Boston District attorney In
,,rsficating Fare Ssrindies.

Session. March 4-Perssste1st raiAors III
-,,,c,,la,ior Today res5rdinr the possibility
IF r,,o,-e arrests in connection Win the
,,ec1iug nf the National City Bank OF
cambridge hsl sot been fulfilled tonight
when ,-,llag RTilso3 LoclShar;, intimate
friend .,nG ctaure1- of George " Cole
,-,s,, The accused heokkeeper. WAS taken
s--, custody last uiEht. charged WITH CON
,,.s...nr ritss coleman In making false o.
rios IN ire banks books. i was predicted
.,.a; other arrests would follow shortly
i,-- although tie federal Investigation II
,ha hanks affairs displayed mich activity
e,,r.f.r .i.e dav Iio arrests resulted.
1>ock9,a5-s appeared before Unitef States
Commissioner Hayes. pleaded not guilty
I'd e.as rs.al.rtsei 20 5aG IL dcla@.; of S3o,-
oa- .an
g,rsi,;es lclrc = close f-ie-d % Colenan's,
,.ekhart vas his chauffeur. receiving. 1T
Vas said. ? S1e a week salary from = So
a week ookkeeper. Loekhart acted as a
substitute irookkeopcr when Coleman Was
away on his frequent trips, and thc au-
;norltIes claim ;;;&t nc. also, made false
entries.
Meanwhile nc Boston police and District
Attorney Peiletior. of Suffolk county con-
tEaue Their investigation o. The operations
Of : band II faro men whose dealings
wiki Coleman err believed TO have con-
e;;-,lesI a part &C tie missing funds of the
National City Bank The District Attorney
eN-ec;s 70 receive the assistance Of George
u Coleman ia running down the alleged
+,s-pers lie said to-day that this was the
same gang that nuict Coleman Of s+etf).
-nc property OF the National City Bank de
1.osito.s and t:lat although The District At
torl,ey had secured = great deal Of infer
NATION from various victims and iilen VINO
had been approacned Coleman knew most
about the gang and his complete story was
absolutely essential 20 q successful prose
Cu,i7u.
gais-,-i,t A1tc.,.e,- Te!etier held a hearing
hc.e yesterday afternoon. lie spent seN-
cal hours examining Charles J.. Hatch,
. Winthrop grocer. and john James o. I-Hiln'
WHO gave the District Attorney some val
cable information
1.snieI TX Lane former State senator
.,5 candidate for. Congress. WAS before the
/ District Attorney for forgive minutes,
and ,,I,er, lle emerged from the Office he
sad that All he knew about the matter
,,ss hearsay: r-hat lac had heard was tho
manner in which the card cheats ap
,rasciled ". /. Terhune. OF the Hotel
J.cnox. lie said that Re was not victim
md never was induced 10 put UP amy OF
MS n1orev.
District Attorney Pelletier. at Tie close OF
yesterdays hearing. said That he felt con-
mdenj that his work was narrowing down
TIE matter To where definite and positive
criminal actiou against some man is only
= question 81 a few .7aEs. one man said
that the fake faro play was AZ q place
near Broadway and 42d street. New York.
ana that Instead Of $4,000 obtained from
mo.
II was learned at the courthouse yester-
DIV ou good authority 1iat Big Bill
KeUeher and Frank Tibbetts. whose names
have been mentioned conspicUously in con
,lcrffeu with the faro game. had lett New
York cor Belgium. ana that snothc:- Of tie
alleged gang was on bis way to South
America.
Tpr George /. True. Of Cambridge. tells
% lie loss of d sum - money by an &C
o-.aintarcc Of lis in New York. lie S7iG
this evening that he was wiling TO appear
tefo-- District Attorney Pelletier and tell
him 81 the successful swindling of this
aeq1laiu-ance, who is = wealthy Grookiinc
real estate man. oy the gang at faro men-
Dr. True says that The man ne has in mind
was roj,ned Of every available cent lie had
AZ land
The Rrookiuc man Is not an intimate
friend Of mine, ne said. He is only IN
7oa,lafrta1ce. whom ] met but twice.
Charles Y. Eostwi-l,. w-i-o Is known IS Dia-
,roud Charley had been a patient Of mine
anj he tried 10 get ne 10 I'It up S5.tre 10
reat faro bank in New York. lie brought
lis fxienJ Who had the layout, and its
working was explained to ne
i had 5oied with Fost wick about il from
tie first and told him II was crooked
-rfasna 1p rsve anything 10 do with il.
rur learned that this R9ookline man did
rrut "a, every ready cent he had. and soon
after le came 70 me and said, I've been
cleaned out
7 haze talked with this man since cole
mans arrest brought Tins faro hunco 10
l,shr. and suggested that the facts in cur
possession he given 10 the District Attor-
10y. who Vas invest eating but he Was
r-atursTv reluctant 10 make his trouble
-un'ir property. However. 7 am willing 10
sneak aud expect a Summons any time,
7nan III gladly appear
A. investigation into the reported stock
6raiinEs q coleman was begun today by
Tinted States District Attorney Asa T.
F-en-t's Office. In response Ia subpoenas
go local aud Nev York managers OF
,..I-i, brokerage firm. with Offices in the
fos-r ri tire financial district hero. visited