The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-15
HOD ENNIS.
Some Recent Developments in the Great Lord
Bond Robbery.

Bond Robbery.
Some downright charges having been pre-
terred against the Boston detective police, to
the effect that they are no better than their
brethren in New York, and are in collusion with
thieves and law-breakers, the Massachusetts,
Legislature took the matter up, and appointed
an investigating committee. The following in
cidental evidence was given in relation to the
famous Lord bond robbery in New York city.
Mr.. GoOding was asked to state what he knew
about the Lord bond robbery. He said:-"On
getting ready to go to Montreal the first time,
| somewhat disguised myself; on the way,
Mr.s Heath spoke of the Lord bond robbery; on
arriving, went to a saloon kept by William Emo;
then went to Hod Ennis where we stayed about
an hour;went back again to Enos; were together
about eight days, often till late hour; CONVEX
satiOns took place about the Lord bond robbery,
MS to the portions taken by the thieves; this was
principally told by Mr.. Heath; understood from
Mr.. Heath that there was considerable money i'll
possession of u man in England; he said about
81, O0OOO he gave q description of the house;
he said he was going to England; asked him sub
sequently why he delayed going there? he said,
That is my business, and not yours one Sun
day, at Montreal, went to bed at 1140; next
morning got up, and as Heath was lying asleep
in bed tried to pull him out; l noticed in the
bed and in his vest considerable amount of
bonds; he, without saying anything to me,
gathered them up and put them again in his vest;
lit cigar, and went down stairs; | have had
several letters from Hod Ennis Hod had written
to me and asked me to go to Heath and Jones
and ask them questions about money, and get
their answers.
AT the request of Ennis he went to Newbury-
port to see a man named Westcott; he met him
in Market Square; they went to hotel, West
colt engaging room; Westcott explained that
he had $26, 600 of the proceeds of the Lord bond
robbery; he said the officers came to Newbury
port and calculated that they could do just
they did in their OWE city, and take the man
they wanted; he said, however, that he had
~, tbnxyf thnxy
had to settle with him before they could take the
man away; Ennis gave the name of party in
Boston that had $25O,O0O of the proceeds of
the robbery; a man named Bill Jones
sent with q password to this man to
get packet; this packet, which contained the
money, taken to Mr.. Lord, at New York,
who paid q certain reward; witness said he un-
derstood from Ennis and partly from Westcott,
that this was done to liberate Ennis who was
then in custody at Newburyport; Westcott said
that If there had been requsition from the Gov
ernor of New York to take Ennis there heshould
not have gone; Ennis told him (witness) that he
had to pay Westcott $26 900 to get away; under
stood that the password was given by Mr.. Ben.
Herth; heard from Ennis and Westcott that
Westcott had agreed with Heath and Captain
John Young that Ennis should be liberated on
condition of his giving us certain money; never
heard that any one but Westcott received any
portion of the $3.50, 600; Ennis said that Heath
had brought from Montreal $50 000 and that he
(Ennis) and Colonel Kurtz expected to have
a reward OF S5OOO each; understood that
Mr.. Lord paid a reward of 10 per cent.
on the money restored; the $3.50, 600 was sent to
Mr. Lord at one time, $4,000 at another (of
which $4,000 was kept back reward; Ennis
also said, that he had paid $23, 600 to Heath at
another time, in small bonds, which Heath hnd
never sent to Mr.. Lord; knew nothing further
about that than what Ennis said Ennis said he
didn't get his share of the reward and that they
beat him first to last; Ennis asked witness if he
knew how much Ben had received of the reward?
Witness told him that Ben had shown him
draft for 5000; Ennis said his share was $1,000,
but that Ben Heath had only sent him 800; the
bonds which l saw in the bed, and which were
in Heath's vest pocket, were seven-thrties; they
were coupon bonds; they were once folded; there
was quite number of them; they locked like
pack of cards.
The witness then spoke of the attempted rob-
berry of the safe of Messrs Davenport & Mason
by throwing ii off the line: he had received in
formation of that from an anonymous letter
from Kansas, and another letter from New Bed
ford; Tom Jennings, who had been bartender to
Harry Jennings, and Harry Jennings were
rested for that attempted robbery; Heath was
sent for, and he understood that he represented
that the men were not thieves, and were conse-
quently liberated; Tom Jennings had once been
soldier in the English army; Mr.. Tillingham
would tell more about that story; had no know
ledge of any corrupt means being used.