The Detroit times., 1912-04-13
TORONTO SlEUTH UNMASKS
man TRAIlED THROUGH
DETROIT AS EMBElllER
lays George Coleman" Is Will
iliam Beattie Nesbitt, Accused
of $260,000 Bank Theft
100000 MAY BE HIDDEN
PRISONER Is Turned Over To Fed
eral Officials After Formal
Complaint Is Made
100000 MAY BE HIDDEN

I CHICAGO. April 12.-Dr. William
,sattie Nesbitt. known In Chicago
p George Coleman. was formally re-
crested here today after being taken
custody last night charged with
ie wrecking OF the Farmers Bank
Toronto. Canada. from the ruin ol
hich he Ia said to have made $780,.
90. Nesbitt IL former member oil
10 Ontario Legislature and was
ighly respected during Ions
Areer In Toronto. Complaint charg
lg him with being Fugitive from jus
CO was made before United States
Commissioner Foote by the British
bnsul, Horace Nugent
Nesbitt was today positively iden-
fed by Detective Aldrich. of Toron-
}, and other persons who knew him
here.
Nesbitt has undergone a remarka-
10 change In his personal appearance
| the two years that he has been q
lgitive. He has a long flowing
card, whereas In Toronto he was
nooth shaven. His entire physical
ppearanoe has changed.
The police today conducted q
arch OF "Coleman's" luxurious
oartments in an effort To find some
ace OF the $250.000. They believe
lat Nesbitt has more than 100000
cash secreted somewhere in Chi
ago. Although confronted in AS
slant Chief OF Police Schuettler's
ice by two men who claim to have
zen well acquainted with him In
-aHada. the prisoner insisted that his
lme Is Coleman and that he knows
othing OF the wrecked bank or the
lleged theft of fortune. He poses
nong his large circle of acquaint-
aces here as a retired financier.
/ Nesbitt was turned over to the
,deral officials after formal COM
,aint had been made and his case
III be taken up In the United States
purts. He was 10 be arraigned as
,on as the proper papers could be
rawn. Nesbitt will not be taken TO
anada for at least ten, days, even II
iere IA no hitch In the proceedings
, all the transactions must be GER
fed to by the secretary OF state at
Washington and endorsed there.
Detectives who arrested Nesbitt in
Is apartments declared today that
lille preparing TO go to Jail, the
.isoner sought TO destroy some
apers. These were rescued by the
Ulcers and found to be documents
barfng on the alleged bank wreck
ig. Nesbitt was permitted TO en-
age an attorney at noon and an
Tort may be made to secure his re-
. .ase by habeas corpus in the fed
raj court.
The alleged bank wrecker is said to
ave secured $250,000 In the crash
Z the Farmers Bank OF Toronto, just
sfore he disappeared. A search that
ktended throughout America and
Europe followed. Nesbitt was partial
L identified by a former citizen OF
toronto. He was then continuously
hadowed until Detective Aldrich ar.
wed last night. Nesbitt was plenti-
lily supplied with funds and 1t was
expected he would make hard fight
gainst extradition. He protested his
Innocence and declared he never saw
Re Canadian detective before. The
olice fear that he may secure his
berty on writ OF habeas corpus, as
was arrested without fugiture
larrant.
DR.. Nesbitt was traced from Toron-
= to Detroit. There the trail was
ist
Il
NEW BERLIN. N. ~, April a.
that Frank T. Arnold. former cash
br OF the First National bank of this
Ellage, alleged TO be a defaulter to
he extent OF s25O,000, may never
I've to stand trial was the declara-
bon today of physicians attending
finn. He has been in a state OF to-
hl collapse ever since the discovery
hat the banks affairs were involved
Ind the doctors say that the chances
"a his recovery are not good.
National Bank Examiner Rore-
lack took charge OF the banks books
Today and is Investigating.
Arnold started with the bank as
messenger 40 years ago. He Is
Is years old and widower. Today
The bank directors were given title
" his residence and other property
be-e valued at $4,000. Tae loss
will be apportioned among the
stockholders. but whether the bank