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Orleans County Monitor
Barton, Orleans County, Vermont
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In Boston, George W. Coleman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for looting the Cambridge National City Bank of over $300,000. His trial partner William J. Keliher's trial began immediately after, with Coleman to testify.
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George Coleman Given Sentence of Fifteen Years In Jail
Boston, May 19.—George W. Coleman, through whose operations the Cambridge National City bank was wrecked, was sentenced by Justice Hale of the United States circuit court to the Franklin county prison and house of correction at Greenfield, Mass., for fifteen years.
Immediately following the sentence of Coleman, who pleaded guilty to two indictments in connection with the looting of the bank of over $300,000, the trial of William J. (Big Bill) Keliher began. Keliher was indicted jointly with Coleman, charged with aiding and abetting him. Coleman will take the witness stand as a witness in the prosecution of Keliher.
Coleman pleaded guilty to four indictments, two charging him with misapplication of the funds of the bank, and of private individuals, and two charging him jointly with Keliher of misapplication of the funds of the bank and of private individuals.
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Boston
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May 19.
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coleman sentenced to fifteen years in franklin county prison at greenfield, mass.; keliher's trial begins with coleman to testify.
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George W. Coleman pleaded guilty to four indictments for misapplication of bank and private funds related to looting over $300,000 from Cambridge National City Bank; sentenced by Justice Hale. William J. Keliher, indicted jointly for aiding and abetting, begins trial immediately after.