The evening world., 1908-03-06
LADY RAFFLES
ANNEXED JEWELS
OF H0STESSES
Widow Newman Confesses
She Stole Gems from Those
Who Entertained.
LIVED IN GOOD HOTEL.
Satchel Full of Pawntickets
Found at The Stratford
After Arrest.
LIVED IN GOOD HOTEL

lfter Mrs. jeanette Newman. or
Newton, or Norton a weeping young
woman, had been translated from
her luxurious apartments in the Ho-
tel Stratford. at No. II East Thirty
recond street, to a plain cell at Police
Headquarters. the three Central Office
men who arrested her declared that
from her own confessions. they knew
they had landed a veritable Lady
Rafles''
The specific charge on which Mrs
Newman has been held is the theft of a
diamond pin worth $50 but the Head
quarters men say that they already
have In their possession a shea. Of
tell-tale pawn tickets which show
that their prisoner has pledged dozens
of pieces OF jewelry under her own
name and under the alias of Jane
Norton. 1t also developed that. in ad-
dition to two names, she seemingly had
two separate addresses.
Moreover, evidence developed this af-
ternoon which tended strongly to es-
tablish the fact that, instead OF being
either Mrs. Newman or Mrs. Norton
the young woman was really Jeanette
Newton, the former wife of the notori-
Gus Capt" Montague Newton from
whom she was divorced after sensa-
tional suit in October. 1906. Newton.
who claimed TO be a former officer in
the British army Is now serving a
years sentence in England. having been
convicted at London last fall with JOS
eph d. Fisher New York mining en-
gineer. for conspiracy to cheat and de
fraud" Newton's wife was related to
well known New York families.
Shields Her Son.
Mrs. Newman. who is grass widow,
thirty-three years old. formerly had
summer cottage up in Greenwich,
Conn. OF recent years she has been
living at intervals at the Stratford He
son Edgar, fifteen years old, spent his
vacations there with her. Thus far,
she has declined to tell the name of
the school where the lad is ID pupil, on
the plea that she wishes to save him
from the disgrace into which she has
plunged herself.
From a police standpoint the case
properly dates back to the first of last
October when Mrs. Evelyn Bell, a we'll
to-do grass widow, entertained a house
party at her country home in Larch-
mont. During the week there disappeared
from the hostess's bedroom a ring con-
tanning a hawless ruby. surrounded by
fifteen diamonds, the whole being
valued at $4,000.
Almost broken-heaIted by the loss
Mrs. Bell hurried TO New York and re-
ported the theft. Lieut. Hyams was
detailed to work on It. In the list OF
guests which Mrs. Bell Furnished to
him was the name OF Mrs Jeanette
Newman. After several weeks of inves
tigation Hyams had to report that he
could find no clues
The case of the ruby and diamond
ding dragged until few DAYS ago. when
Mrs. Bell was robbed again and again.
The last time diamond pin was taken
from her city apartments at No. 5S Cen
cral Park West Hyams was assigned TO
this robbery too. This time he had as
associates Lieuts. Dewey and Hughes.
The three questioned all the persons
who had been in the house about the
time Of the theft, including two visitors
and two negro servants. One Of the Wis
itors chanced to be Mrs. Newman.
Ihird Degree worked.
Yesterday the three detectives called
on her at her room and escorted her
10 Mrs. Bells. where she denied all
knowledge Of either theft. On their re-
turn to the Stratford they asked her
II they might search her rooms She
consented. but before they began she
turned on them and asked II Mrs Bell
cod 1. ..l.E
Hyams. but we do"
Finally. early this morning. they
claim, she broke down and, between
sobs, told them she had been robbng
her rich acquaintances for years in
order 10 secure ready funds. At first
she stoutly denied all knowledge Of the
ruby ring but finally so they saw. she
~ owned to taking that. too as well as
several other articles belonging to Mrs
Bell.
The detectives asked her II she had
any legal advisers. She knew Attorney
p. j. McManus. living at the Lin
coin Hotel. Fifty second street and
Broadway, and they took her to see
him, MCManus advised her to surren-
der any pawn tickets she might have.
She gave up one. the ticket calling fal,
Mrs. Bells pin.
Satchel of PaWntckets.
Hyams and his associates were not
satisfied They made a search of Mrs.
Newman's rooms. In closet they
came upon satchel containing a bun
die OF pawn tickets, showing that, dat
ing back to 1904, somebody had been
pawning all sorts of Jewels and trim
kets. including lergnettes, brooches.
fans, pins and bracelets. a part of
these things, Mrs. Newman said, had
belonged TO her.
There was one ticket which showed
$3.50 had been given by pawnbroker
on the missing ruby ring. The date
n this ticket was oct, lu. few days
after the house party al LarShmout
Hyams took Mrs, Newman 10 Head
quarters. where she was photographed,
measured and locked up
His partners set out TO trace the
paMnei valuahlcs. Hyams said ne be