Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
RECORDER F.. G. COLE
AMI THREE ASSISTANTS
HELOFOR GRAND JURY
Each Waived a Hearing When
Arraiqned Before Magistrate
Broman Today.
CHARGE is EMBEZZlEMENl l

F,rrman @. Cole. tecorder of deeds;
his father. William G.. Cole, FORMER
deputy recorder of deeds. anu wv"
,.lerl. I'm the office, Walter Bahcock ana
aarrv Fennimore charged win S'h-
hezzlement OF county funds. walNeu
hearing through their counsel fhi'iP
4 Garrett when arraigned neloit
MAGISTRATE l.. J. Broman IN inc "liiSe
OF the attorney-ge general shoftIS "A,''
10 o'clock this morning. Kan III NV
case Of FSrman Cole was fixed al S4V'-
600 and the other three at $5,Ooo eaSh.
They are held TO await the acuoh oA
The grand Jury. which meets III March
Rondsnlen Immediately affixed their
signatures 10 the bail bonds, ioioWlhb
the hearing City Councilman John
Henry. John J. McGovern ana MI ;
Anna winklcr went on FurTnan Coie
bond Mrs Anna Winkler sigheo
William G. Coles hond. Walter ban
cock bond was sisned by Jesse -.
Horner and John L. Welch slgneu
Harry Fennimorc's bond. All q nv
defendants We're released
The hearing was scheduled 70 IaAe
,,laca M 10 O'Clock 1T Magistrate Bro
,,,ar.s of,,ce shortly before this
MAGISTRATE Broman left his office, how
yer and went 10 the Court House
where he proceeded TO the Office Of the
attornev-seneral. Numerous friends
- the accused men were gathered IN
~. corridor. outside the office OF thc
,ttorne,.-reneral. The accused mingled
,,-,,h their friends until the time for the
hearing
Magistrate Broman conferred Win
Attorney- General Townsend. Chief
a..nutv Attorney General AARON
l,lnrer Deputy Attorney-Gencral Car
.rre Southerland. and Philip y. Gar
.,ett counsel for the defendants
IL 4 few minutes the parties con
.,rned appeared in the outer once q
-. attorney -generarS headquarters
III, Garrett announced that he desired
f, Uaty,, hearing in the cases Mr..
t.,,r.r announced that the bail IN the
.es would be $4,000 for Furnan q
,.nle and IS 600 for each Of the othef
thrcc men.
The fo,Il. men accused We're arrested
~ues,iav afternoon. January II, charged
,,lth the embezzlemcnt Of funds o. tht
.frce. the warrant naming shor'ase
II $4,000 They were arraiGned me
same eVenins and rclea sed IN S9'oou oai
Zach for hearlnG today
me arrest came as great surprise
i,stoa On, ~ the best-liked politicians
1, ~ .l,v and having friends in al
walks ~ lie
sspe u Furrnan Coles friends made
s,.ter,ert Ia 4 representative OF Ever!
t.t.rt,a that II necessary there would
80 h,-cn $500 .QO0 forthcoming foI
unu
Follou-ins the arrangement Furman
,..le told a representative Of Every
f.,.ntns that he had no statement tf
,ake Is any statement. he felt. should
,s, from his counsel Mr.. Garrett
,cben asked il he had any statement Z
,sse. repl:ed hat he had not unti
..rtrr the case is tried
F-,irman Cole and his father and me
.fher two accused men Chatted freely
'r-,th friends about the attorney gen
rails Office.
Followlns the hearing Attorney-Gen'
,rat Townsend announced that the foul
men had been held on the charge O
,.rnbezzlement. which had been origin
.llv placed against them. He did say
bovever. that the grand jury can indic
hem for any other charge Il II so de
sires