New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-16
The 1850, 900 Rebpery--How it was Don

From q long account Of the recent great rob
berry Of Mr.. Lord, III Wall street, we extract the
following interesting narrative:
The party arrested is as fine looking man as
we would desire to see. He has splendid figure
some six feet high, well proportional, and re
markably well developed. He is the picture 0
health, has an intelligent face pleasing address
\ is neat in his apparel, and every way outwardly
4 commends himself to the observer. He is thirty
nine years old, native of New Hampshire, where
4 he had the benefits of good home, the example
and advice of respectable parents, who still live
| the advantage of a good education, and of &
4 Christian community. He is sadly wanting, Of
course, in moral principle, but is not without at
lection for his parents to whom he does not refer
without emotion; has sense OF honor that will
not st0op to mean transactions; and generosity
in action. He remarked the other day, that he
had hoped to turn a short corner, by making a
big thing on this, that he might provide for the
"old folks, and himself lead different life; that
il there was an :. honest thief he was not IN
deserving of that name, for he never took cent
from poor man in his life nor dollar from one
that would suffer by its loss. More than that,
when John Jones BROWN had money, others had
it with him, for he never passed a beggar in his
life to- whom he did not give; and never man or
woman asked help of him and was refused. He
said he had contributed for others comforts when
he had means, and felt happy in so doing. As he
uttered these words, our informant says he could
almost have believed that twas revival preacher
before him.
When Jones (Brown) had reached the age at
which young men wish to leave, home he went to
Manchester, N. H., where he worked in a machine
shop, and then removed to Boston and was honestly
and honorabiy employed for years, but fell in with
disreputable females. More money was wanted
than manual labor would give, and another and
criminal course was adopted. The police of Bos-
ton knew him as a young man without visible
means Of support, with plenty of money and living
by his wits. So it ran on for several years, when
for the crime referred to above he was arrested
and imprisoned. He had. then attained reputa-
ton in the fancy crclesn as the most adroit man
in his profession in America. It would be I'M
derstood that these men need no act of incorpora-
ton, but know each other all over the country.
Jones Brown had been at liberty something
like g year, and had been in New York some six
weeks before the bond robbery, looking out for a
job. Information was given him by parties, whose
names we suppress to-day--men who were bound
TO do exactly the opposite concerning Mr.: Lord
and his loose manner Of business; that he had
large amount of money constantly on hand, which
he did not deposit but kept in his own safe at his
ONCE, 38 Exchange place.
MOn this information he set himself to working up
the case, as the detectives would have called it.
He frequently visited Mr.. Lord, at which times he
talked !. hops to the old gentleman, representing
himself as extensively engaged in the hop business
in Western New York and Canada that through
his brother in Albany he had now got the mo-
nopoly Of the trade aud was DESTROYS of leasing
store or an Office for business. 1t was while he
was talking :. hops that an associate took an i'm
preston Of Mr.. Lords keys Butthese were found
not to work well. and the inside key to the safe
was not reached. They were not then aware that
the inside door was unfastened, or they would
nave entered at once; for twice during the two
weeks in which they were talking hops to Mr..
Lord, they had opened his office in the daytime
a,ter business hours, and examined the premises
They had the means of opening the outer door Of
the safe, which would at once, had they under
stood the condition, have given them the money.
.Etailing with these keys, it was then debated
among them what other course to take. and some
Of the party--there were four in t--adysed 10
seize and hold Mr.. Lord while others accomplished
the robbery. Jones (Brown) objected; he would
consent to no violence ;he would take no such adj
vantage of feeble old man but suggested that
they go in and take the funds before his very ewes
aud in broad daylight. This they accomplished as
follows:
One of the party dropped into the office !; he de-
sired to lease store and then the others, till they
were all there. Jones BROWN having the 'gift of
topgue, was to engage Mr.. Lords attention,
Willie one was to enter the vault and hand some of
.he booty to companion, take the rest himself,
md the fourth was TO open the door, when needed.
accordingly Jones tBrowp) sat down in front of
dr, Lord, whose back was on his safe with the
loor open He was earnest. aud excited the inter-
81 Of the millionaire in the mop business Mean
yhile.one thief was in the vault He had ascer
aimed that the treasure was in Two tin boxes about
foot square, and two poeketbooks. He passed
me Of Che boxes to companion who was warming
us hands At tue CRATE IRE, with his back to Mr..
ord, and who Kept the box ia front Of him. The
'ther box and one pocketbook he took himself,
arrying it so as to bring his body between the
Teasnre and its rightfui owner. AT one time, dur
ug this process, MI Lord rose as If he you'd IooS
louaa pui just then Jones fBrownl was more !
snxioas than ever TO obtain the lease Of his hop
s.are arg plead so eloquently for animmediate an.
1sr suat tue venerable Mr. Lord sat down again
M, M,.haus ~ much as turning his eyes, 1t was at
tiat Yery moment that the fourth robber. pulling
~ "a salaaoe gold watch from his pocket reoo
.hat ne had engaged to meet his business
aain W tswn and mnst leave; he would cali
~, aaa. gave occasion 10 open the door, and
nd out went The boxes and rocketbook. Joass, |
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