The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-25
SMOOTH ARTIST
UNDER ARREST
r,.s BOND. WHO WORKED
.,-rs BILL or LADlNG
P2oEET, CAUGHT.
IN RIG SUM OF MONEY ON HIM
.n s.slst All Efforts to Bring Him
Back 10 Nashville For
Trial.

y,sHvuLE. Tenn, Dec. 21.-Bol-
Bond. well-known local pro-
A,s dealer. wanted in Nashville for
=. alleged victimizing of the First
,,,ora Bank of this city and six
Eastern produce companies, which of
s,a reward of $1,000 for >his appre-
,,,sion and delivery, was traced from
10 Union station in this city to To-
.,rto Canada; thence to Hamilton,
and arrested there early Saturday
norrirg by Detective Jacobs, of the
nashville city detective force. At the
lime Of his arrest Bond had $6,1S6 on
n, oersou. He is alleged to have
secured $500,
1iaur Sidebottom, chief Of the city
ieeetigas. reports that Detective
Jacobs has been tracing Bond for
more than a week. Post cards, photo
raphs and circulars of Bond have
been sent all over the United States
,ra parrs of Canada, with the hope of
heating him. A week ago the de-
mrment got an inkling of man fill
inc the description in Toronto Last
Wednesday, Detective Jacobs left for
that point. Before reaching Toronto
he learned that the party had gone
on TO Hamilton. The detective
changed his course in that direction,
reaching there at 1870 o'clock Friday
morning. Early Saturday morning
Bond was arrested and locked up. In
telegram to Lieut. Sidebottom Sat
vrday night the detective reported that
the money on Bonds person was in
bis (Jacob's) possession.
Bond has employed an excellent
LAWYER in Hamilton, and the prsump-
ton is that he will holly contest his
return to Nashville. His final answer
to officer Jacobs will be given Monday
morning. In case that Bond does re-
|use to return, Mr.. Jacobs has already
engaged an attorney. Lieut.. Sidebot-
Tom will be wired the result Monday. |
The United States and England have
In agreement to extradite all fugitives
rom Justice, but owing to the difficulty |
md time required in preparing these
,apers, it may be some days before
Detective Jacobs will be enabled to
cave Canada with his prisoner. Lieut..
;debottom will send to the Govern
nent authorities at Ottawa Monday
lorning the request for extrad1t1on
apers
The first Of a series Of allegations
gainst Bond came to light on the
forming of Nov. %, when it is charged
lat he forged bill of lading and
rev a draft on produce firm IN
for $3.50 for the purported
lipment of a carload of eggs. The
,mpany sent a representative to
ashville and Bond compromised by
making cash settlement.
e lost no time in raking in all the
Ssh possible and departing. That ]
ternoon the First National Bank
ked for his arrest. Chief Sidebot-
m sent his men in all directions
rough the city to locate the desired
rty. They soon learned that Bond
d boarded a north-bound train at 3 1
lock for parts unknown. 1t devel- /
ed that six Eastern produce COM t
MES George E. Wittenhouse & r
. George e. Cutler, thinner & Dun v
k and James Rowland, OF New S
rE Adams. Chapman e Co., and
i,Hu Thomas & Paine. of Boston, ,
UgeI him with fraudulent appro-
adoa of $S,4O0.
NheH Bond left his business went
pieces. Attachments were made
1H ho furnishings and fixtures OF
office but without avail. The =
Produce fixtures and insti- "
. Pc ceedines in Squire Leyine's =
aut they failed to recover any i
reported that Bond had an &C q
a .u Buffalo. with a produce firm .
.o5ably went there in person y
collected $1,000 for a shipment OF =
atWday night an effort was made ie
ommunicate with Mrs. Bond, but o
"s roported that she was so pros
d = .