The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
CHAPTER XXI
The Rufus Lord Bond Robborv

III HIS robbery effected some time IL, tho eight,
les Mr. Lord was old man OF bout 10 Years
II hut remarkably well preserved for his age re-
tanning all his mental faculties and being as
bright ana alert though he were only 90 For nav.
''als ne had conducted extensive banlnr business
ana he had accumulated a very inrge fortune 4, ~.
e pi 'he robbery he had retired active banking
80. sun transacted considerable business rossoss,n
large sum Of ready money and being ,,,Il,nr - @ q,
mo any venture that promised profl,ablo return -
iiod hnnis and Jimmie Mack were the two cn,er
IT, ne, o"S 'nl' succeeded in carrying away the
uh DoN that contained $1,000 600 In cash md hora
vas product OF Philadeipho--a city by the wav
IT., -" many or the greatest political and non
potioai thieves have He had been cd,cata w.,
M ,a' Du' as lie used TO say himself. his only prac.
uce was at the bar OF the saloon ana ne Ind Ina 49,
at INC bar of the courthouse He was Of Iar , .one
a"u splendid appearance-an accomplished CONVEX
sationalist and man that could be ,,i n.tt
SUBJECT ana on all occasions
nave never learned how HOO came ,o nick ,,,
,,, -, u as d good subject. Mack while doing
ana po e0S 6 fao sHsse5y put It. he
was b. one high p az thnt the job
,nI Before Ilod operations he learned ovorv
,youd be- s he man 10 be robbed, and knew that IL
hausioie scheme 70 interest the old eRen nrem r
80 IN TO see the banker about it whenever he eud
coun GgH scheme was devised Hoo went to the hon
and remaned hde fp part b OF the state OF New York
The eic Sr@WinS OF hops the cost producton
eaTGq sS4 on 5ss hsps
srg inirodneed to town bank Benz NOV pffoP
tl.af i'lui ana such Hods pausihilIt,.
csie5 , Y-S man became impressed ana deeply inter-
'7'SSii, anu ne told liod to Gull f'' N'''
ne rooms OF Mr. Lord his secretary yrsr g.,
siro., Vt M second floor OF building on Val
i"i,, VI. room occupied by Mr. Lord in which ~
~. 'l' I'm DON contained a A brass rair- a.
ross NE room In front Of the raiIinr ,r a..
d.sf a, ia.is ana behind 1t safe Sir Iords
rom ihe safe the banker while sen,oJ ~,
- ~ r. Always hnd the safe plain sight m,
~, Is Usually OPEN and by 1t the door iea Sireg
10 iic room OF the secretary vac o'' eaulhs
me great object view was ~ 90.
~ ms oack upon the safe enoIph ~
81. ~ ana carry away the box lioj i1ieras,1
tbs III, 80 q ltise a!aeram and him in exsctIv
il,,ipP'u iWiY the box and made of with IL liza 81
49, filckiE after him. when The box v. III
i,i leagues were specifies
ne ooN mad been stolen at about / n'rIeol a., a..
49, ''''e NJ LORD missed II hour afrrvvard o,''3
a. ~ 'lo'Ied John Jordan the Of nnii,s ~
.'i N,,i ,ie detectives were cunning for tinI
Tor many ''''-'" "'NeT cover
H., ne next Christmas morning a policeman fam, ~
i-i-H ~ street New York, trunk bearing a ,ss.
vas takcn 10 headquarters When rria, u Hiih
i'r al! the bonds stolen from Lord ttat ,sc -
81 NJ Use TO the thieves There wns 4 nntn :, re
Christmas gift go 7'4'' 10 MN as
The box had contained $85 600 In casn ,,a eco oo
49, .'.'r'I states o-Us These bonds were
i, .iI gee sold amy where, consequently In, t5f,,a
"i't' 'h' IN Ennis sold Them London AMI ,,,.tt
ne money back to this country for tiyist1r 'us t
M ltp"shna dollars was diyideG among tb.. d
'if't9 ana ponce officials cotrs. NO ~
eve. came 10 Ennis Mack N' 'O r"uoie
No,-'4 '"3i iWo Years after this met Ennis j.,
iNt' ne did not have and ma a., ~
l.. NtW YORK city. Both Ennis ana MAXI - a'S "'ay
""u' ''Ne nearly all crooks they died penniiess ue"u