Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-10
A Clever Capture of Thieves.

They Rob am Old PiIOe-AbOut SsOO
 stolen and S435 Recovered Thus Far
 The Young Men Acknowledge Their
 Crime-PrOmpE Work OK Chief Web-
 ster and His Detectives.
 Captain Henry Lowe, who was formerly a pilot, has 8 room in the house No. Brown street, which is occupied by Henry A. Ballou.
 It Is said that Captain Lowe, who is over
 eighty years of age, owns the house and rents 1t, reserving the one room which he occupies
 alone. When the Townsend Savings Bank
 suspended the old man had considerable mon
 ey there on deposit, and becoming distrustful
 of such institutions, he withdrew what money
 he had in like, institutions, amounting to
 about $900, and took it into his individual
 charge for safe keeping. He placed the mon-
 ey in an old stocking, and this he placed away
 in chest in his own room, drawing it from
 time to time as his necessities required.
 Some time ago the old gentleman missed about
 $7O, and suspecting young man with whom
 he was familiar, whose name was Stephen Buck
 bee, he accused him of the theft and the young
 man acknowledged that he took it. Restora-
 ton was made, and after fair promises by
 young Buckbee, the old man in the kindness
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 Last Thursday evening the captain went to at
 tend meeting at the First Baptist church, and
 during his absence Mrs. BalIou, wife of the
 gentleman who lives in the house, was called
 by another lady who thought she heard some
 one up stairs. Mrs. Ballou started to go up,
 when fellow bolted out and ran down the stairs and into the street. On Captain Loves return home he found that he had been robbed of his treasure and naturally suspected that young Buckbee knew something about 1t. Upon inquiry it was found that Buckbee and young man named Thomas Newland had gone to Brooklyn where Newland's moth- CT lived. Chief Webster, on being notified of the robbery sent Detective Brewer to Brooklyn to look for the young men, but he was unsuccessful in his search. So matters remained until yesterday, when the Chief re- ceiyed information that led him to think that the parties he wanted were part of an or ganization known as the Columbian Club, having a room on the upper floor of Garfield building on Chapel street. Accompanied by Detective Reilly, he proceeded to the rendez-
 vous yesterday afternoon about hafpast one o'clock, and arrested Stephen Buckbee, Samuel Hildebrand and took them to the station house. The young men were very I reticent at first, but when they were told by the officers that they knew all the facts they owned up. There was one other person | wanted, and this was Frederick A. Bradley. After diligent search about the city he was at | last found in the billiard saloon under Music l Hall and taken to the station. Bradley at first | denied all knowledge of the affair, but when | told that his chums had told all they knew
 about it he told his story. He said he was in the club room one night when Plumb told him about Captain | Lowe having lots of money, saying, ''There is a | d-6 o,oo1 afo Iaf fhera and vou dare mi pO and | get it.'' Plumb said he and Buckbee had been | there before. Bradley said he did not like to | be dared, so he went, Plumb remaining out side while he went into the house and stole | the money. He said that after he got the money he gave it to Plumb, who pretended | to divide it squarely, giving him $310. He | said he had not used a cent of the money, | and was sorry after he had taken it. He then | handed over the amount named to the Chief. Hildebrand had in his possession one hun dred dollar bill, which he said Plumb had given him for safe keeping. This bill he | tried to stow away in his mouth after his ar rest, but was prevented from doing SO. | Newland said he had given @ friend of his l twenty-five dollars for safe keeping, and on | finding the person named he handed over | twenty seven dollars, saying at the time that he thought Newland gave him thirty five dol | lars. This makes the total amount recovered $437, and the Chief is expecting to recover g little more. The young men have been ca | rousing ever since the theft, and yesterday when arrested were all more or less intoxi cated. The young men, whose ages are from l IF to 21 years, are said to be sons of respect able parents, and their crime and disgrace will fall with crushing weight upon them. Il \ is said that young Newland's mother is at the point of death at her home in Brooklyn. The cases will come before the City Court thit morning, and will probably be contin ued fol @ hearing at some future time.