River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-08
DAN MOBILES FATE.
The Notorious Bond ThIef Sentenced
TO Twenty Wears. In England.

TO Twenty Wears. In England.
New York Times.
News has been received here of the
conviction in London of the notorious
sneak bond-robber, Dan Noble, and of
his sentence to twenty years imprison-
ment for forgery. Noble is regarded by
detectives as the most skillful thiefin
his particular line that ever disgraced
America. He has also the reputation
of courage unusual among his class.
He can always be counted ON to fight
desperately while the slightest chance
remains. He would as lief fight rs
| eat" said veteran detective, speaking
| nf him yesterday. Noble was originally
| u sporting" man. He was born in
Flmira, where his relatives still live.
/ Coming to this city, he opened gam
| hling-house, attended horse-races, and
| led Il gang of repeaters for hire for
come years. He then became a sneak
| thief, becoming the leader of such men
as Dutch Heinrich, Chauncy Johnson,
| Sim Lee. alias Red Tim" Tommy
Mulhgan, and Whitley Bob He was
best known from his connection 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 Emira,
/ and spent money recklessly. lie pur-
| chased fine farm, built a house, and
| lQught n number of fast horses He
had been suspected from the first, but
| il was difficult to fasten the crime upon
| him. At length he was entrapped
through an attempt to negotiate some
Gf the stolen securities, and an arrest
| followed. lie was tried three times for
| tle crime, and was finally convicted
aad sentenced to five years at hard la
Dor mt Aubon prison. After serving
wear. he, Jimmy Hope, Jim Brady, and
several others escaped through the aid of
! Billy Connors, the Northampton bank
| lsarglar. Connors hired Il house in
| Auburn, in which they remained con
| :caled for long time until the author
$ies had given up the search for them.
| Noble then went to Europe. This was
! Al 1868. He establish d himself in
Sondon, and his hous became the
Headquarters of all American thieves
Nho have since had occasion to go
abroad. He was concerned in the at
tanpt to pass counterfeit fifty dollar
rational bank notes in Bavaria, which
was discovered through the arrival of
Immigrants here having them in their
possession. He was arrested in Munich
on suspicion, but managed to get clear.
Ills associates in this crime were Joe
Chapman, jim Miller, and two other
American thieves, and Jack Phillips,
aH English thief who spent some time
IN This country Chapman and Phil
lips got fifteen years each Noble has
also been arrested and convicted in
France for sneak-thieying. He served
ont his sentence.
Mobiles latestcrime was, as has been
stated, forgery jim Miller, who was
formerly q counterfelter in this country,
and is now wanted here by the secret
service officers, and Charles Lister, and
twomen named Wardley and Garret,
English thieves, were his accomplices.
In January last, Lister went down to
st Adams from London. BY arrange
meat 1900 in sovereigns were deposited
in tlle bank Of Barnett, Hoare 4 Co, to
be RENTED to Blandy, Stephens K Co.,
at Reading, to the credit of Edward
IInnt," which was the name Lister as
suul9d in his new calling as cattle-deal-
er In that way an account was open
. IVA az DitlluN - iiltO NAllAil WV DiONttNH
Of certain notes cashed with n money
charger named Nenables We're paid.
On ian. -, Lister sent up from Reading
sonrG dead meat to Dean X Hutton,
of Smithfeld, with instructions to re-
ms 20 Edward Hunt" A check on the
Ba9e of England for fi IS. Sd. was for
warded, and was subsequently altered
to $500. 1t was paid by Wardley, who
pur1iorted to be Listers clerk, into
''Huht's" account into the bank, and
n check by the latter for e230 was drawn
against it and cashed. A few days later
an attempt was made to draw ESQ
against two other checks for CO Sd
and "a los. 10d., received from Lee &
| CoysH and Wild 4 Co., respectively, and
alteled $3.50 in one case, and 81 400 i'll
the ,l4her, but by that time the forgery
of Il,an 4 Co. s check had been discov-
cred and Wardly and Garrett was ar
rested This was on Jan. 81. Noble,
Miles, and Lister escaped, and made
| Their way back to London. Lister,
in las flight threw two altered
! checks into Undergrad near
! the railway station, where they
were. .afterward recovered and used
! in evidence against the gang. Lister
was caught hiding i'll his mothers house
at Shepherds Bush. He was convicted
and sentenced to fifteen years impris-
onment. He then turned queens evil
| denee, an Miller was captured. Noble
| had nad Italy, but was traced by
means of letter which foolishly wrote
| to his wife under the name of Daniel by
son. Miller pleaded guilty, and taking
the witness stand, swore that Noble knew
notbr1g of the forgeries. He accounted
for tic latter's presence near the bank
at Bcading by saying that he went
there, by witness invitation to re- Give
G1O0; IN part payment for loan of
f12e. The jury did not believe this
storN, and found Noble guilty.
Az the professional forgery in Eng
land -for some years past has been the
| worlscf Americans, and so greatly have
| the banks suffered by them that they
! havedarmed a union for the special
purp05e of breaking up the gang. Any
| loss - a bank resulting from n forgery
is bofete by all the banks through the
union fund, which is also freely expend-
! ed t. t-acure the evidence necessary to
conyjci the culprits The English judges
seenl also to have made it rule TO
met& Dut exemplary punishment to
American forgers. Noble and Miller
were given twenty years each, which Is
four times as much as would probably
have leen awarded to an Englishman
convicted of a similar crime, and four
timey ss much MS they would have got
in this country. When some of Mobiles
formsr. pals" heard of his sentence
Yesterday it nearly took their breath
away The best Of it is that there is
little sa:no possibility Of reduction Of
sente:ScS, or of escape Many Ameri-
cans %ho have been convicted in Eng
land have tried the latter, but no one
has e,5r succeeded.
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