The New York herald., 1870-02-03
THE BOND ROBBERY IN HOMER, n. 7.
Arrest or the Robbers and Recovery Of a
Portion or the Bonds

Arrest or the Robbers and Recovery Of a
Portion or the Bonds
The Cortland IN. ~ Journal contains the follow
ing account Of the bond robbery In Homer, which
caused 80 much excitement In tnat village last
spring, aud or the discovery Of the guilty parties
and recovery Of part OF the stolen property:-
1t will be recoi,ected by our readers that In March.
1869, Charles Newton, Of Homer, was robbed OF
United States bonds and other securities to the
amount Of xl4 500 Soon after The robbery ne caused
employ as hired man, but on an examination before
magistrate Warner was discharged Tor want OF sufi-
Gent proof Shortly after Mr.. Newton found among
his papers lst the numbers OF the stolen bonds,
which he sent TO the Treasury Department at Wash
ingtOn, with q request that II the bonds were re-
turned for redemption, notice might be given to
ann. In u month or two M. Newton received notice
from the department that one ol the bonds oI the
demptlon by O well known banking house In New
York city. MIR. Newton Gale upon the nrm and
learned that the bond had been received from q
broker IN Albany. On inquiry OF the Albany broker
Alr. Newton obtained iul description OF the party
Of whom the bona had been purchased who gave ms
name as J. II. Ketchey, OF Ithaca. Subsequent
Investigations convinced Mr.. Newton that TINS
was an assumed name, and tnat the real name ef
Newark, Wayne county, IN this state who had been
employed by George f. Warner anu his brother, WI :
liam f. aTner, 10 sell the stoien bonds.
At the last January circuit IN This county Mr.. New
ton procured warrant against George Warner aud
Alfred Lusk lor grand larceny. Sheriff Brown pro-
ceeded 10 Long Island, where Warner then re-
sided, and arrested and brought him to this
village, where he was lodged in jail. Deputy
Sherin j. +. Barnes proceeded with bench
Lusk, and he was likewise lodged ia the C0rt-
land jail. Mr.. LusK is q gentleman in appearance,
and has hitherto sustained far character. A6 soon
as ne was arrested ne expressed u desire to make q
full disclosure Of what he knew concerning the rob-
berry and accordingly made full statement 10 Nh,
prosecuting officers OF the affair. His account OF the
statement Is this:--The bonds were taken from Mr..
Newton's house one evening IN March by George
Warner while Mr.. Newton and his wife were on q
visit to Q neighbOr's. Early the next morning War
ner sent his VIE with the bonds TO the mouse OF has
brother, William E. Warner, IN Newark. On her arrl
val there the bonds were delivered by her TO Wllllam
arrangement by which Lusk WAS TO sell the bonds
the proceeds OF which were to be divided equally
between himself and the two Warmers In day or
two after Lusk went 70 Rochester ana disposed OF
one bond OF $500 without diiicuty. He returned
to Newark and, possessing himself OF about 81 900
OF the bonds, he went to Rochester and TO buffalo,
where he disposed Of these, receiving IN each IN
stance payment In currency. He next took the
and made sale there, with the same success as be-
FORE From the sale OF the bonds he realized over
$4,000, which was divided between the tlree AZ
hau ueen agreed upon. The bonds not disposed Of
On learning these additional facts MIR. Newton
procured the arrest OF William II. warner and the
wlle or George Warner, on the charge oil receiving
stolen property. writ OF habeas corpus was sued
out IN the case OF william warner VINO was taken
before Judge Smith, put after an exaIainutlon he
was held to await the action or the Grand Jury. An
examination was had before Justice Hunter IN the
case OF Mrs. Warner, and after lull nearing She
was also he'd Tor trial.
Mr.. Newton, after nearing the disclosure made by
Lllsk nmediaJeiy proceeded TO Newark ana re-
covered his remaining bonds-havlnR found them
IN the exact location goin.ed out by Lask we also
portion OF the money received from the safes o.
the stolen bonds