Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-23
FRANZ EHREr's INFArUATIox.
Inspector Byrnes Tells OF the Diamonds II
Gave to Clara Hay-er.

Inspector Byrnes Tells OF the Diamonds He
Gave tn Clara Hayser.
TIE STAR of Wednesday contained an ac-
count Of the arrest here of a girl named Clara
Hayser and her companion on q dispatch from
Inspector Byrnes Of New York, and her subse-
quent release on habeas corpus proceedings.
She had q large quantity of diamonds in her
possession. which she said had been given her
by Frank Ehret, the son Of a wealthy New York
brewer. special from New York to the
Philadelphia Inquirer today says:
Inspector Byrnes stated yesterday that the
story was true "Young Frank Ehret called on
me three or four days ago" he said, land
wanted me to arrest this girl, Clara Hayser.
When he told me the circumstances of how she
came to have the diamonds refused to take
any action IN tine matter unless be swore out
warrant for her arrest. This he consented to
do, and he went to the jefferson Market police
court, where warrant was issued for the girl
on his complaint set my men to work on the
case, and we have succeeded IN arresting her,.
The inspector told the following story Of
how Clara Hayser came by the diamonds:
Young Frank Ehret was out making calls on
New Year night and met Clara at house up
town He became infatuated with her and
gave her ESQ at the time She went to hive at
the Grand Hotel. and later at the Sc. Cloud.
Young Ehret st different times gave her sums
of money. On one occasion he gave her $500.
be9oeS the money. ne gave ner uo,VO OF
"A 90 worth vi diamonds. A week or 30 ago
they had quarrel and she left town. This
young woman, Estelle Kellogg, II a close friend
Of the bay ser girl and the two went away to-
gethsr. After Ehret had sworn out the war
rant Inspector Byrnes put Detective Sergeants
Heidelberg and Dolsn on the case. They
traced the baggage from the hotel to the Penn
syivania railroad depot. and learned that the
two girls had gone TO Philadelphia. The Off
GERS went to that city, and yesterday got in
formation that the girls had departed for
Washington The police of the latter place
we're notified to arrest them and hold all
jewelry.'
Inspector Byrnes stated that he believed
young Ehret had given the girl something like
- COS or IS. 000 in cash and diamonds. Frank
Ehret 10 twenty-five or tventy-three years Of !
age. He dresses well, has q hight brown mus
tache and wears glasses
The New York sun today states that Ehret |
says that he simply lent the woman the dia-
monds that she might look well at tine the |
ater. He had adorned the young woman with |
pair Of diamond earrings, two diamond rings, |
n gold bracelet with big solitaire in it, and a
diamond hairpin, total 8, 900.
Ehrets story to the police WAS that when they |
returned from the thsater he asked her for the |
diamonds, but she refused to give them up. He |
left her q the hotel and went home without the |
diamonds 10 sleep over the matter. The next |
morning he made up his mind TO go straight to |
CARA aud demand his diamonds in a serious |
manner When he reached the hotel he found |
that Clara and her friend Estelle had paid their
bill and skipped for parts unknown.