The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-30

tails OF Ms business were attended 70 by
Murpay
There went 70 the utt.e once one day
In March. 1854 THO wei dressed men.
who Inquired abogt renting a suite ~
rooms. They returned several times Ia
The following few DAYS They interested
AR Lord IN a speculation in hops. fcc
they were IN a position 70 control tbs
commodity
{ These men were Dan Noble ani
Dutch Heinrich Noble was a shrewd
andcl ever criminal a man q polished
manners aud Of sufficient knowledge cf
financial matters to impress ins 8-sI
banker. The strangers made a careful
study % the position Of the ofsce funi-
tlre ana o. the large van sass wascs
contained tlp boxes consplcuousiv labesed
bonds
They returned for ;he last time On
March 7. 1ss6 While they talked hops
with mr.. Lord an accomplish took IVA
tin boxes Of bonds Ii IS said thai thsy
went O. Central Park. where they diyd-
ed their booty and then escaped.
OWeR Murphy returning 10 tha ofice ia
Exchange place saw that the boxes were
missing.
Who has been hereg' be asked his
employer.
Two men 10 inquire about an omce.'
was the reply.
They have done more than Tat sad
Mr. Murphy poiatas 20 the vacant place
in the safe
The work OF the thieves had Been COM
paratveiy easy The outdoor OF the 81 e
was never locked. because the lock vas
out ~ order There was an inner con-
par;menJ only locked "a night The boxes
We're taken and openly carried la ths
streets, perhaps The day az snfety
companies and trust Institutions mad n q
then dawned TO WAN street.
In the boxes were stock q the Warren
Railroad United States bonds. New Ie--
sey railroad stock. Galena and Ch.c4ra
and Northwestern railroad stock. NcV
york and New Haven railroad stock aud
other valuable securities. The numbers
% The missing bonds and stocks wee
published but this fact do not seem -
prevent some o. them from being re-
gouated About one-third or the papers
belonged 20 Mr A. r Barron
The detective bureau began AZ once "a,
Investigate the conduet and habits
owen Murphy. Captain Young proporea
that Murphy be taken 90 Missionaries
and there put through the third" de4
gree"
Before 7 permit that little Irlshman "a
be accused Of this crime. said Mr. lord.
with warmth "Id rather lose every cent
~ that whach has been taken. II ow-
On Murphy wished 70 rob he could have
done 90 long ago and have taken uaors
than IS gone now.
There was no third degree"
There were times after thar when the
police persisted Ia examining the trusted
agent and there were many heated paa-
saEes az arms between Mr. Lord and iha
head Of the detective buerau, IA which
the millionaire firmly stood hts ground
A robbery % such marulfuds was 2
new thing 10 those days The details e
10 were The talk Of financial circles on
both sides of the Atlantic ar Lord
offered a reward OF $4,000 FOR the re-
turn Of the securities
SECURITIES RETURNED.
And the strangest part o. this story
concerns the way IN which tho papers
came back. with the return 81 each
lnstslmeut from eources carefully con-
ceaied the faith of Rufus L. Lord n
owen Murphy was further strengthened.
Dan Noble vhcn approaches on tbs
matter said thas De possibly might know
something about the bonds baf that 10
was az loss % understand how his pr
rest could aid in the finding = the miss
Ing property. He was n0t prosecuted
There we're arrests made Tor IRE next
two years John Lynch. pawn broker.
az 30. Is Grand street hod q AfichIssn
bond which belonged 90 TIE stolen e.
curiues. John PeteeEf. Freak Heileu
and vs. u Babcock were arrested ehsrE-
81 with being concerned in the neeotia-
don ~ The stolen pager
The great house ~ JAS Cooke a Co. in
the course ~ business. came lnfq porfes-
sion az sorne % the missing secuvstlra.
The drm said that y an investigation
we're made in every transaction 20 would
require two weeks o. sttend % the aian-
pieef bushes affair
Nearly $40 ~ worth ~ stocks and
bends were recovered in thls country
alone. and then n isg there wes SEAT
from England tfsQ.15 aorth of THE sl7-
len papers 20 aaa raid taat az bua
- 09o was recovered
TIE RETURN ~ this major installnent has
sIwars been a mystery II uaa ooufarf-
90 faroagh weH known hsuklnr hcuers
and London lawyers ~ s snppossd nae
.he perrous vhe zot me secsrIf.ss fearing
to negotiate thorn had tsrnsd thstE oTrr
10 the attornega
u connection Win fhc rrfarr ~ ths ~
-1rfne- there zas mueH bk - ccn-
pounding fslcnT Ca9falu Tolng as
lcc1sed - hls ssho-Ginafe. f3etsctlre fr-