The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-22
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v...rday AFTERNOON Of the fomss Police Court before
,..,,.. nesting Frank HELEN and W. n Baoeoek were
sy,a,aped and preliminary examination was maze n
seard 10 an alleged connection In the LORD I'D rob-
nery whereby more than million and :. half dollars
were stolen IRON MI Rufus l. LORI. Mr. Cunning q
Bedford. Jr AsssaD. Disszic. Attorney, represented
the interests Of no people and Mr. John Burriil ap-
peared for Fay Cooke Co, Messrs Algornon saiii-
van ors..d l. Stewart and ex-Judge stuart appeared
for Through the efforts Of Captain Jourdsr,
assised by Mess Elder and MCord, Of the Detective
o. par,men,, and Judge Dowline the accused o.
rested Other facts connected with the arrest spear
below in the aDBdavits and testimony.
AFFIDAVIT or CAPT. john yogynAS
The following is the affidavit Of Capt John Jourdan
on which Frank HELEN wss Scanested 90 Saturday
Last
City and County Of Essa Yuk-John Jourdan, being
duly sworn, deposes srd says:-.hat he has been ip-
.s On o sy
Of United Satos bonds and securities, consisting or
1vetwcnty, seven.thirty and tenforiy bonds and
pons amounting TO the sum Of 81 30000 we're stolen
from the possession Of Rufus L. Lord that he has read
the afdavf. OF James a. Garland, and sage that the
those contained in the schedule whcn the
numbers OF the bonds and securities which stolen
a. aforesaid and that dsponsnt therefore charges that
sad Garland had tho same In his
Sworn before me this 18th day Of November 1866
JesEPB DowIINc Police Justic.
rv,. o r,, Ayxp "a OF 4. o1alAsp. d,
being duly sworn deposes and says that the 18th day
Of October 1885, Frank HELEN came to the Office Of Jay
Cooke Co., wherein deponent is clerk, and whose bue
s to purchase and sell government securities and
presented 70 him tdeponent one 5000 August 7so
deponen bought at the then market price, that the
22d day OF October 1866 said HELEN presented TO de-
ponent four 600 5so June United States Treasury
deponent bought at the then market price, that the
oath day of October $780, he the said ONCE Of
$1,000 August 7so United States Treasury notes Nos
lOl and 090 and the second time he presented two
% o Nos sS
market rate that on the 26h day Of October 1885, he
presented one $1,000 note Of the issue Of June which
was 7.30 United States Treasury note, No. $685.
which also bought by deponent at the then market
rate that the fad amounts Of purchase paid to
him deponent in checks payable the order Of Frank
HELEN 4 Co, drawn by Jay Cooke 4 Co on several
banks in the city Of New York: j. A. GARLAND
Sworn before me, this 18th day Of November, 1885,
HOW TEE ARRESTS WERE MADE
The evidence obtained in the old case was revived on
certain new facts coming to light and indictment
was obtained for the purpose Of obtaining W. r. Bsb-
cook, who was believed TO be implicated in the case
through the confessions Of Frank HELEN He was sup
posed TO be in Providence, r. The following is the
order received from Judge Russell Of the Court Of Gene
raj sessiona on motion Of Lieutenant Governor Wood
ford counsel for Babcock By leave OF the Court and
consent Of the District Attorney 1t s ordered that the
for receiving stolen goods be RENTED 10 Police Justice
Bowling for examination The Indictment was founded
on the aiiidavit Or Mr. g. Elder detective, which 10
HELEN and that he knows OF the larceny Of bonds and
securities from Rufus Lord that since the examine
tim md seal rf ehn Mai hrt L. knr@
annexed, deponent has been informed by the
said Frank HELEN that he received the said
r. Babcock who is wen known 10 deponent as a common
gambler and who has business but that Of gambler
and that he tBabccck 10 now absen. from the said city
This before Justice Downing November TO-
II was learned by the detectives named that Babcoek had
the Indictment they searched after him and finally found
and arrested him at 500 Broadway He brought to
the Sixth ward house, where be wanted 70 know
what he was arrested for when he was informed II was
for selling bonds which had been stolen from Mr. Lord
70 a broker named Frank HELEN. &c made some con-
feesions which will be found in the evidence below
HELEN was arrested at his residence No Is Washington
place, on Sunday and was conveyed before Justice Dow
were found In the Treasury Department with the
Of RUFUS l. Lord that had been erased by acids but
which lad distinctly appeared again.
TIE EXAMINATION YESTERDAY
~ the examination before Justice Bowling yesterday,
at the Tombs Police Courl, effort made TO have
the cases tried separately, which oveuled by the
Court.
TEs1IEoNy CAPT. JoURnAN
The following the sworn evidence Of Capt Jourdsp
on points not stated above II Captain OF Metropolis.
tan police Of the Sixth precinct had o conversation
with Frank HELEN last Sunday morning and afternoon
NJ the Sixth precinct station house.
District AttorDey-Wll you tell concleely what
that conversation was?
other than that which referred TO his client because be
was tho only party named in the Indictment After
ney il decided TO proceed with the case allowing
crots-exampaiion OF the witness by Mr. A. $. Sullivan
as 10 the circumstances under which the conversations
were made. The following facts were ecited:-
No che was present but myself and Mr. Houston;
began the conversation by asking him question; no
TO him and said 'ir. HELEN, am going TO ask you
question you can apswer or not which ever you see
s Ssu he ss sa nm me the
Nr. Lord
From the direct.examina,iop ELECTED by Mr. Cunning
Bedford ", the following the main facts:
asked him where he got those bonds he had sold
10 Jay Cooke Co., he said TO that he had got them
$4,000 worth; he said he sold them 10 Jay Cooke Co.
and that be had received and half per cent for
selling them thcn Rsked him IL he bad any bonds
TO sell that belonged Mr. Babccck and lie told me no
but thai Nr Babcock had gwen him understand That
he had between $500 and 5000 worth Of United
states bonds, and TINT he would like 10 dispose Of
them, or that he could get that amount then asked
him whore he got the coupons Tor which he had been
ne said he to get s2s for selling those: asked him
IL he had paid Mr. Babcock for tho coupons and he said
niH wSy Re- d for
bis examination, where he got those coupons FROM and
he stated he did not know the why, but rea.
ipto the prison, while he was locked up
TO gee him, and had told him 10 keep
stin upper lip-that would be 'al right;u then
asked him " no bad had one thousand dollar seven
thirty bond from Mr. Bstcock, and think he did al.
forwards recolect OF getting bond Of 1000 from Mr.
Bahcock after my conversation with detective officers
Elder apd hctord we went In search Of Mr. nabcock and
arrested him on Monday evening". at 900 Broadway;
him, In the presence OF these detectives that
he had been arrested for selling 10 Frank
HELEN Zoo or sac 900 worth Of seveal.tb,rty
be had sold AR HELEN some bonds, and he mentioned
one e6,o 600 sevsnbry bond, and then, ser thinking
did no, sell a 1900 sevsn.thirty bond and he did
nos recoleci; said they had been stolen from Mr.
inrd and wanted TO know where be got them from and
know his name; he said he the man at lap Fulton
street ssked bin " that wss not q sporting house
and he said II WA; then asked him to give mo Dc.
kcI.lllon Of The man and he sad ha wa mar ahona