The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-04-29
BANK ROBBER CAPTURED
IN HUDSON'S DENVER HOME
DIR. BeIks Daughter Finds That She
Leased Her Beautiful bungalow
To Pair of Criminals.
HIGH EXPLOSIVE HID IN CELLAR

suppose you rented your beautiful
home for the summer TO strange,
though highly recommended young
couple, and left for a visit TO your
father in far-away state. later TO
learn that this same couple were
bandits using your home as rendez-
vous for desperate criminals, even
keeping nitro-glycerine. an amount
sufficient to blow up an entire city
block. in your cellar! Impossible?
Mike Hudson, of Denver. Colo, who
is here as the guest of her father.
DR.. j. NJ. Belk.
Thomas j. Coleman and Edna Car
roll are the names of the couple. and
today they are in the Denver, Colo.
Jail, the former charged with being
the leader of gang of bandits that
stole over twenty-three thousands of
dollars from bank messengers in that
city late in February of this year.
The girl is being held as an ac-
complete. Coleman faces sentence
ranging from five years to life i'm
prisonment.
Mrs. Hudson's home is in one of
tions of Denver. and relative to her
lease of the house to Coleman and
the Carol woman. the Denver Times
says:
"Neighbors stated that Mr.. and
| Mrs. Michael Hudson are the OWE
ers and formerly lived in the house.
| Mr.. Hudson is naval officer, now
stationed at Fort Lyon. Colo. His
wife is visiting in North Carolina.
The new occupants were very quiet
and retiring, the neighbors said, the
lights seldom being on at night time
ana no parties Of any kind taking
place in the home One of the women
neighbors said she had attempted to
call on the new residents. but, al
though she knew there was someone
inside, no one came to the door. She
had only noticed two men and one
woman going in and out Of the house.
she stated, but had been informed
by other women in the neighoorhood
that there were two couples living at
the address.
Two automobiles were often seen
by neighbors in front of the house.
one of which was the new car, and
the other. police believe. the car used
in the actual holdup.
| Pleased With Tenants.
i According to Mrs. Mary MADISON.
the maid employed by the Hudsons
before their departure. the house had
been advertised In the papers and
coleman and the woman whom he
Represented as his wife, answered
1.-The advertisement. Coleman said he
WAS a loan broker. according to Mrs.
Nadsen, and that he desired to rent
house furnished for the summer
and believed that the Hudson house
WAS just what he had been looking
kor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson were highly
pleased with the appearance and man
hers of the applicants, according to
the maid, and the house was accord
Ingly rented to the Colemans with no
suspicion whatever that they were
persons of questionable character
Mrs. Hudson was fooled by the
Innocent appearance of the girl. said
Mrs. Madsen. She looked like such
! sweet little thing. and you would
rom the country. Mrs. Hudson told
me that l ought not to hesitate at
III II the Colemans offered me the
opportunity to stay on at the place
md work for them.
Maid Denied Admittance.
While the arrangements for
Ienting the house were being made
he Colemans said they would be de-
lighted to have me to stay and work
Or them, and took them at their /
FORD. On the day they moved in. !
owever. they called me up and told
he they had decided not to employ
he. The next day | went back to the /
esidence for coat that l had left |
here Coleman came to the door. !
Ehen he saw me he became awfully
ervous, half closed the door and /
hemed 10 be bending every effort to
Pep me from entering the house.
bid him | wanted my coat. but he
bit me off with a few words and then
ammed the door in my face and |
hd to go away without 1t.
81 didn't see the woman again.
he was certainly a polite little thing
hen the couple applied Tor the
buse. Mrs. Hudson mentioned the
Abit she seemed to have OF saying
kes'm" and mo nam" to every
hestion asked her.
Story Of the Capture.
THE Denver Posts account of the ,
bture Of Coleman in Mrs. Hudson's
me is. as follows:
lone OF the $4,000 bank banit
10 was captured In a dark garrett
1910 Glencoe street, In the very I
Tart OF the fashionable Park Hill |
bidence district. at 11:15 o'clock '
kiday morning and $4,000 In cur,
hey was recovered. II
''The bandit gave his name as {
omas ]. Coleman and Captain of {
Electives Washington Rinker an
Einced that he has confessed. Edna &
irroll. said by the police to be G
kpwn in the underworld as Mickey
arrested in the Glencoe street
Eise. where she is said to have been
ing as Mrs. Coleman. 1
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