The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-23

Detectives wappenstein and Meredith
yesterday arrested In a down town hotel
c. r. Mather. who is accused by several
Wholesale jewelers. and diamond mer-
chants of New York city of the theft of
jewels valued at not less than $4,000.
For two weeks detectives IN the employ
of the victims of the alleged swindle
have been securing the country in vain
endeavor to locate their man, but not
until yesterday afternoon, when they were
informed by a telegram from Chief of
Police Reed of this city of the capture,
had they received the slightest clew of
Mather's whereabouts.
Last Thursday the name of J. c. Moore
was written on the register of the Hotel
Butler. The writer stated that he was
a tourist and expected to remain In this
city until October p, when he had ar
ranged to go TO Vancouver 3. c., and
thence to Australia by Canadian Pacific
mail steamer.
Moore had been In this city less than
two days when Meredith and wappen-
stein, working from a minute description
provided by Chief of Detectives McCiosky
of New York city, became aware of his
arrival After satisfying themselves that
J. c. Moore and c. z. Mather. the latter
the name under which the alleged swind-
Ter is said to have worked in New York.
were one and the same man, the detec-
tives proceeded to his room, No. AZ.
II Wappenstein greeted Moore by the
name OF Mather. 1t was promptly dis
claimed, and not until a thorough search
OF his Undertaking. upon an undergar-
ment OF which appeared the initials &c
L. M" had been made, did the prisoner
admit his identity. He then made over
lures TO the officers in attempt to
tinue on his journey. These proving Of
no avail, he accompanied the officers to
the city jail where he will be held pend
ing the arrival of officers from New York
~hA of M ia cd
has, according TO the New York Herald.
resulted In the loss of over $4,000 worth
of diamonds and other. costly Jewels
within the past six months. L. w. Lewis
& Co. and Alfred H.. Smith & Co. are
said to be the principal losers. 1t is
alleged that Mather, who formerly had
offices at No. 65 Nassau street, obtained
jewelry from them for exhibition to pros
pective customers and failed TO return
the same. About $4,000 worth OF the
Jewels are said to have been recovered
Mather took flight.
1t is alleged that Mather obtained from
Alfred. H. Smith & Co; Of lss Broadway,
pearl necklace valued at $500 and from
Lewis & Co, of No. ! Maiden Lane. a
rope of pearls valued AT s2l,0on Upon the
former he is said 10 have obtained a
loan OF 81 500 and upon the latter $4,000
Both necklaces were subsequently recov-
cred but not until the pawnbrokers had
been repaid the money advanced under
a state law requiring that before stolen
goods OF this nature can be recovered thsy
must be registered. which was not done
in this case.
AT police headquarters Mather. refused
10 make any statement regarding his
alleged theft. contenting himself with
the assertion that the matter, he was con-
hdent could be arranged without Grim
inal proceedings upon his return TO New
York Detectives Meredith and Wappen-
stein are confident that tho arrest OF
Mather has provided them with clues
whereby the remaining Jewels, the value
OF which IA said by the New York author
files 10 be not less than $4,000 viii be
eventually recovered
Last night Chief Of Police Reed receiv-
cd a telegram from New York announc-
ing that Chief Of Detectives McClosky
had detailed an officer who would start
West this morning for the purpose OF
taking back the prisoner.