The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-30
DAN MOBILES FATE,
The Notorious Bond Thief Sentenced to
Twenty Years in England.

Inc NOtOElOus DOnO sentenced to
Twenty Years in England.
New York Tines
News has been received here OF the conyic.
ton, in London. of the notorious sneak bond
robber, Dan Noble, and of his sentence to
twenty years imprisonment for forgery.
Noble is regarded by detectives as the most
skillful thief in his particular line that ever
disgraced America. He has also the reputa-
ton of courage unusual among his class. He
can always be counted on to fight desperate
ly while the slightest chance remains. He
would as lief fight as eat" said a veteran
detective, speaking of him yesterday. Noble
wss originally sporting man. He was
born in Elmirs, where bis relatives still live.
Coming TO this city, he opened gambling
house. attended horse races, and led
a gang of repeaters for hire for some
years. He then became sneak thief,
becoming the leader of such men as Dutch
Heinrich, Chauucey johnson, Tim Lee alias
Red Tim" Tommy Mulligan, and Whitley
Bob. He was best known from his connec.
ton with the Lord bond-robbery and the
Royal insurance bond-robbery, both OF
which were up among the millions. After
the latter robbery, Noble went to Eimira,
and spent money recklessly. He purchased
a fine farm, built house, and bought a
number of fast horses. He had been sus
pected from the first, but it was difficult to
fasten the crime upon him. At length he
was entrapped through an attempt to nego.
tiate some of the stolen securities, and an
arrest followed. He was tried three times
for the crime, and was finally convicted and
sentenced to five years at hard labor at
Auburn prison. After serving a year, he
jimmy Hope, Jim Brady, and several 9TH
ers escaped through tina aid of Billy Con-
nors, the Northampton bank robber. Con.
nors hired a house In Auburn, in which
they remained concealed for a long time
t1nril ho anfh0rifioc had 4ha
search for them. Noble then went to
Europe. This was in 1868. He established
himself in London, and his house became
the headquarters of all American thieves
who have since had occasion to 90 abroad.
He was concerned in the attempt to pass
counterfeit $50 National Bank notes in Ba
yaris, which was discovered through the
arrival OF immigrants here having them In
their possession. He was arrested in Munich
on suspicion, but managed TO gst clesr. His
associates in this crime were Joe Chapman,
Jim Miller, and two other American thieves
and Jack Phillips, alias "JuDky," an English
thief who spent some time in this country.
Chapman aud Phillips got fifteen years each.
Noble has also been arrested and convicted
in France for sneak thieving. He served
out bis sentence.
Mobiles latest crime was, as has been
stated, forgery. Jim Miller, who was for.
merly counterfeiter in this country, and Is
now wanted here by the secret service OF.
icers, and Charles Letter and two men
named Wardley and Garrett English thieves,
we're his accomplices. In January last Lis
ter went down to st. Adams from London
By arrangement f200 in sovereigns were
deposited in the bank of Barnett Hoare &
Co, to be RENTED to Bandy, Stephens &
Co., at Reading, to the credit of Edward
Hunt" which was the name Lister assumed
in his new calling OF cattle dealer. In that
way an account was opened at Blandy's, into
which the proceeds of certain notes cashed
with money changer named Venablts were
paid. On January II Lister sent up from
Reading. some dead meat to Messrs
instructions TO remit TO edward Hunt"
Sd. was forwarded, and was subsequently al
tered TO $500. 1t was paid by Wardley, who
purported to be Listers clerk into 'Hunt,s'i
account into the bank, and a check by the
latter for $3.50 was drawn against ii and
cashed. A few days later an attempt was
made to draw ESQ against two other checks
for f3 Sd. and "a 16s 10d., received from Lee
q Covell and Wild & Co., respectively, and
altered to $500 in one case, and f1 400 in the
other, bat by that time the forgery of Dean &
Co.'S check had been discovered, and Wardley
and Garrett were arrested This was on
January 21. Noble, Miller and Lister
escaped, and made their way back to London.
Lister, In bis fight, threw the two altered
checks into a timber yard near the
railwsy station, where they were afterward
recovered and used In evidence against the
gang. Lister was caught hiding in his
mothers house at Shepherds Bush. He