The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-20
= BOND ROBBER CAUGHT.
An Important Arrest by the Police OF =
Toledo Burglar-Rejoicfng In Wan

An Important Arrest by the Police OF .,
Toledo Burglar-Rejoicing In Wall
street. enat--g .6i9 -
William Lambert was arrested yesterday after
noon by Captain Irving, of the detective force,
charged with having in his possession a quantity
OF stolen bonds The prisoner was conducted
to Police Headquarters and searched. Upon
him was found 500 bond OF the city of Toledo
issue to the Cherry Street Bridge Company Of that
city. This bond, Captain Irving says is one OF lot
stolen from the bank OF V. II. Ketchum at Toledo
one night between the LIST and 5th of last April.
Mr.. Ketchums bank was entered by burglars, who
BLEW OPEN THE SAFE sa
and stole bonds amounting in the aggregate to
the sum OF S2O, 900. These bonds were all OF the
same denomination, and were numbered "a, ~, Is,
90 &c. 81, 80, SO, "a, 81 49, rs, 49, n, 49, 81 Cap.
tain Irving, receiving information from Superin-
tendent Matsel one day last week that some OF
these Cherry Street Bridge bonds were being
placed on the market he placed himself in the
way OF learning something OF them. The Superin-
tenaent likewise gave him instructions to take De-
tectlve Sampson to assist him. and endeavor to
md out the source through which these bonds
were passing. The detectives went determinedly
to work. and after a few days were successful
enough to establish the headquarters Of the UNDER
current. Finding there were
SEVERAL PARTIES IN THE SCHEME
of making money out or this pundered property,
the officers separated one taking one individual In
hand and the other another. Yesterday morning
it became evident that one OF the men being lol-
lowed was innocent Of any wrongdoing, and the
chase after MIN was discontinued. Lambert, how
ever was not lost sight OF for a moment, and he
turned out TO be remunerative prey. Captain
Irving took him up in Wall street and hunted
through the greater part of the city, He finally
brought up in Reservoir square, where he sat
down, apparently with two objects in view-to rest
little and wait Tor party who was interested in
the bonds The detectives slipped into an lsraelite
club on the side Of the street opposite to where
In few moments man passed along close to him,
and Lambert passed something to the man. The
detectives, however, could not see what, though
they were certain something had exchanged hands.
Captain Irving Immediately jumped from his con-
cealment and
roUNcED UPON THE PRISONER. - ..sz
Detective Sampson dashed after the second
party but the tier jumped into light wagon and
made his escape. Lambert Was then put into o car
intendent Matsell was very much pleased with
the arrest and the manner in which
1t was conducted. He compimented Captain
Irving highly and said it was one OF the most I'M
portant things done in the Department for long
time. This Lambert, who weighs nearly three
hundred pounds and Is very respectfully con-
nected In the city, is a man the
BROKERS AND BANKERS OF WALL STREET
are glad to see out OF there several OF them, who
Central once to express their pleasure at the
event. and one or two leading men were very en-
phatic in the expression Of their opinion OF the
man.
The bond found upon the prisoner is No. 81. He
win be taken to Court this morning.