New-York tribune., 1866-12-01
M. HART TAB ILLrSIoSlSr.
Mr.. Hartg viii temporarily close bic exhibition a.
THE LORD BOND ROBBERY
CONCLUSION OF THE EXAMINATIoE-HELlES HELD 10
BAIL IN THE SUN or $40, O,OO0-RAScocK COM
MITTED WITHOUT BAIL.

/ BAIL IN THE SUN or $50, 000-RA8coCK CON
MITTKD WITHOUT BAIL.
Yesterday the examination in the case of Frank
HELEN the banker and broker Of No vale aud William
r. BaJcock arrested for having dsposcd Of some o
the bonds stolen com Rufus l. Lord in March iast was con
ended at the ToRb before Justice Bowling The sao crow
interested persons friends OF the prsonrE who nave 81
tended previous examinations we're present lIe following is
MIR H r. Fahysstock member OF the fInof Jay Cooke &
Co. bankers end noke in Nassau st. near Wall esiihod-l
have member OF the hm Of Jey CookeS Co between
and i've u carries on its business IN Ne"- orb
philadelphia and Washington the cstabshmenvio this city ~
at the OF Wall and Nassustsi know Ag j. 4. bar
ling be clerk in tie employment Cf the hi
that is having chnre OF Government secufifbs ying and
selling the same: on 7th October NY establishment
bought number Of United States o bonds fnan frank Hc
len have met tsoiher Of Mr. Rufus Lord h, has lad
raj interviews with respecting tho stolen 00Ds without any
olma he urged once tne necessity OF examining the hand
bins cannot ecoeet the language told hiu that 20 exam
inc handb would ooeupy great deo more time an te
ordinary business Of the house the lth Of l-0o We
bought from froEk HELEN 80 Doud No Vc ana ON we we
9th month purchased notes bearing 19s =" lOl
were sent 70 tie S10 treasury! NeN' luA anu Ss'
$50 bonds by ln and these are the same Nat net 10
Washington l7h day Of November; the chief clerk 81
the loan room Of the IreasnTy Dffinen called J AAl.
the that number " 30 bonds received ipm us had
Of tie numbers have mentioned Joy Cooke 20 did not
bonds conveyed Washington by Adams LIples
could aiding recogely Of his bond but IL wotd be
endless trouble M Taomas Lord az an interview one ime
I've minutes 20 consult tn list vher buying bond
Cross examined by Mr. Carence g. Sewardwe bought the
bends from aud Sod them e another never Ar
HELEN Office Of Jay Cooke Co. that is TO know him
and until washngton never the bonds; got
80 bonds from the SubTffsy for there oiec
ton made TO the title egaery Of h,se bonds the house 81
Jay Cooke Co. deal largely in taese tecmics when IN
WasArg gton the Treasury Departures dd not know nom
whom Jay Cooke Co had efeyed The Ioea referred Co. they
were lx! aee ~ pass cniist fI may y az usu3 me hs'tl
the house has always ejoined Epon s ck TO ook on for
stolen bo1d the clerk who bought the bOpcs from MT HELEN
lad carried the lie would hsr. notified him that
the bonds Lad been stolen have 20 personr knowledge he
any eepk ever notified psons ofene bond thst they led
personal knowledge that several Of cers Garland and
others oeve 4 instructions aued4O coniced the bonds
into D6 tie 18th aud 20th; have kueTn the Gov
eInmeut pay bonds twice IL IL soy whether Mr.
Lord VIII get his iZOney not.
RedirecI nev warned the clerks against the ryIchgse
these stolen sons specially before the M was pabued MI
was sent from our P6aiepde oc and sen it back there
again knoe that ilaot0n Of the fact has been given - tho
authorities there for ocer called upon ierward apOut
M c llncd caution upon he clerks against tie purchase O
any Of the stolen bonds AY0ugh MI. Garland
hoase to recover Tie value or three bonds alleged have
been stolen from Barow tbs suit was commenced before tie
purchase Of The bonds from NJ oien se ct o suit having
been hough did not induce Us 70 use any extra Vigilance
James A. Garland tesiidedI hold the position Of Govern.
me cs IN he loae Of Jay Cooke Co. corner Of Wall and
Nossagaa have been connected with the honso in New
York since Tho st Of hrch know frank HELEN; bought
one eO 80 bond from lin tie l7lh October t turned out
to bo Of Ar Lords stolen bonds the 22d Of October
bought 2 600 worth Of 10 notes from him the numbers Of the
bonus slated ID my adoilt are eoec was requested TO eH
ecse vigilance in taking bonds lest Of them might be
stolen eguar irregular note is that not gone de-
Yey on @ street have had cory OF the list OF stolen bonds
on my deck since the robbery examined the list al least
inc y then Gs Mr. HELEN banker the street and
supposed be knew all about them gave Lin the market price
ana drew check payable TO the order OF the br1n
CrossexamnedI have heard that house purchased bonds
that were supposed 10 have been stolen prior 10 the purchase
lEor Frank HELEN when received the Telegram from Wash
ngon IN reference to the bonds sent TO the Treasury had no
recollection Of the numbers Of the bonds purchased ON HELEN
DO nj remember whether there was any person with HELEN
when he 10 sell the securities not lie bad frequent bus
Hess iransagu?ns VIII ogl house
ton went % my books 70 find out about TIC bonds senuoned
do not reeoec any Of e dates on which the bonds pur
chased do very small counter business and when
ger presented himself whom we did not know the list then
Assistant District Attorney Bedford then announced that
the for the prosecution closed Some observations
were made BY counsel others relative 70 the
by HELEN 70 the which he received the S5OJO
worth OF bonds which be subsequently sold 10 JAY Cooke Co.
ard the prisoners were then examined.
49 years resided al No nc west Forty yhrdt and was by
profession spccuiator. BE denied his guilt
HELEN then examined and testified as follows am q
years age was born et Washington District Of Coumba
am banker by occupations am not guilty Of the charge pre-
ferTed agein me; received the bonds from William X Bah
cock sold them 10 Jay Cooke Coz received JAY Cooke Co.'S
check for the amount handed the money Immediately aerward
bonds being stolen nor that ANYTHING wrong about
them don't know the NUMBER Of the bonds received from
from bir Lord and the same mentioned in the complaint
Mr. Stewart cOntended that stole bonds NewIesey
and sold them 20 another who brought the stolen property
70 this city and disposed Of them 10 third party the last
named could not be held though the purchaser may have
known them 10 be stolen Tie counsel continued his argument
considerable length and finally moved that Mr. Helen b.
discharged from custody
ANo Ihyiion hat otuleu Dy the natlhlIhtcs
Mr. Orlando L. stewart counsel for BabcOck moved the dis
charge Of his client gouud that II had proven
that he received the bonds from the original thief
This motion also denied by Justice DOwlng
ExGoy Lowe behalf Of HELEN ooneuded that bis client
On h st arrest had been overcome by the consciousness
that he had bought 80 many bonds OF this man Babcoek du
good faith he believed that fearful he admitted the fact
might BE- used 70 his detrmen he said nothing the matter
An animation Of the fact 20 his counsel would have been
Client AZ the time 10 have insured hs discharge The counsel
Oended et length that there proof that the bonds sold
ny HELEN 20 Jay Cooke Co the 18th and 2fth October
were portion Of the bonds stolen from Mr. Lord The bus
20
over 90 900 per dsy and the clerk Of that firm himself
md that when buying bonds he d not look the numbers
ana there Wa other Of identifying them He did non
look Al Mr. Lords s and The bonds even passed through m
sD apd were not detested apl they reached the
treasury Depa1Ch 40 Washington The c0unse concluded
9 sQRisAS9g that according to he low As client even fAe