Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-23
THE LORD BOND ROBBERY.
Rsarrest Of Frank HeIles-He make. q

Capt. John Jourdan, with Detectives Elder
ana McCUru, of the New YORK Police. on sun
day evsning rearrested Prank HELEN. the an
street broker, on the charge Of p1rehas ng,
WIN ne guilty knowledge Of the eharscsr OF
tbeSarne. eight coupons, dsta -hsd IRON As
many SS.0co bonds, which, ssSI .-g-'., were part
ef me large qnaniity Of seccrittes slOlen some
M nths ago from MJ. Rufus l. I.5rI, of No 3s
Excbanee Place When again TAKEN into cus-
tody tie prisoner acknowleeed tha, he had oo-
bonds from one William r. Babcoek Oa Mon
Gay night Babcock was captured while Al No
$50 Broadway. and on Tuesday otter noon bsth
before Justice DoTiing. Gen ;. l.. woolforc,
Lieuiepant Governor elect, and Mr. Orlando
La stew art appeared for Mr.. Babcoek; Hefie,a
being nepTe,sn,ed oy eI.J adss s,nart ana Mr..
peared for Jay Cook 90, and Assistant Dis-
trict Attorney Gun ming :. Bedford, Jr for the
people. Below may be found the material tes-
Capt John Jourdan, of toe sixth prec,nct.
bsuhec-I have had a conversation with
tsnk Heiien; 10 was on Sunday afternoon
last, at the sixth precinct stauon- houee; the
conversation took place In the station -hoess;
asked Mr. HELEN a question; he wa. unoer
arrest, and knew me 10 be an officer: 1 went
Ih.o my room and SAID, Mr. HELEN, am
about 10 ask you question. and ycu can
answer or not, as you see MT" I then asked
him where ne had got the $4,000 worth OF
bonds which he had sold Jay Cooke a 90,
and which belonged TO Mr.. Lord: ne stated 10
me that be had get them from " n BabcocE.
1 asked him what amOant OF bonds De had
bought from Mr. Babeock; he told me sIs.Oa0
them, and he said he had sold them 10 law
Cooke 20; Il asked him then what per cent
age be was allowed for selling the bends. and
he said ~ per cent; asked him II he had auy
more of the bonds 70 sell belonging to Mr. RaS
cock; he said :" No. but that Mr. Rabcocf haa
told him that he had In his possession BET geen
s+eo,OOo ana S5o0nO In bonds and railroad Sc.
curities; asked ham where ne nad procur,s
the coupons for the possession OF which he
mad been arrested; be said from Mr.. Babcock.
and he said he was 20 receive for selling them
SIS; he said be had not paid Mr. Rabrock sor
TIE coupons then asked him why he did NOT.
pending his examination, tell w here he had
got ne coupons; be said one reason was that
Mr. Babcock bad come 70 him while he was in
prison, and told him TO keep a stfr upper lin
and u would be all right; L then asked him n
ne had not received SI,0OO seven thirty pond
from Baococki i think he at length recoIleetsd
That ne had that was all the con yersation that
we had at the time; after my con verxatlon win
HELEN. in company with detectives McCord
and Elder, went in search of Babeock, and
Broadway. wv
Babcock Acknowledged to the oricers ina.
ne had sold to Frank HELEN s45,0Oo worth OF
bonds, but that HELEN had not yet paid HIM TOR
the coupons. =.
Rufus l.. Lord testified as to the Character
and number OF bonds stolen from him
The other testimony was taken after Mr.
Lord had brought his testimony 10 a close, ne
magistrate deciding 10 adjourn the in nyestigA-
ton until Friday afternoon next at I y O'Clock.
Ihe tender OF bail ter the future appearance OF
their clients, made by the counsel for the de-
tense. was rejected. EN-Judge Stuart opined
that has client. Mr.. HELEN, was entitled 10 he
beneht OF some lenency on account of the full
confession made after he had been taken inro
custody, and stated that he considered thai AZ AZ
was necessary TO arrest any one, that Jay
Cooke q Co, who had purchased the bonds
from Mr. HELEN, should be the sufferers Jus-
tiee bowling, however, was ineNorable and
ne maintaining his decision, the prisoners were
reconducted 10 their cells