New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-08
BUTLER ARRESTED
WITH BUGHER GEMS
Taken in Baltimore, Tells Of
Travels 10 Newark and
This City.
GET JEWELS WORTH $4,000
Others Valued at $4,000 Miss
ing-Recognized by Pawn
broker from Police
Picture.

Baltimore. April Clarence Hewlett
who on March - stole diamonds and
other iewelry valued az $4,000 from
Mrs. Frederick Bugher. wife of the
Deputy Police Commissioner of New
York. while she was visiting in Wash
jra.9n. was captured here to-day while
attempting 10 sell one Of the stolen
gems. He made a confession 10 police
officials About $4,000 worth Of dia-
r1onds was found on him.
At the .ime ~ the robbery Mrs.
BucheT was the guest Of Mrs. Ludlow,
wife Of Rear Admiral Nicou Ludlow.
L. s. Y. retired. Hewlett who has
number Of aliases. was employed as
l,utIer by the Ludlows. He says that
immediately after the robbery he came
TO this city on an electric car and took
q train for Newark. from which city he
proceeded 20 New York by trolley.
lie returned t. Baltimore this morn
ing and registered at a hotel under the
name of J. Moses During the day he
wished the 5ewelry store of Jacob CAM
r.e~man. where he endeaNored 10 sel n
diamond al a urice much below its
,a!ue The jeweller. who had seen How
l,tts picture on the daily police hulle-
tin. recognized him and detained him
until police officers could he summoned.
Hewlett has gone under the names n
Wilson. oliver Reeves and Kenneth
Freeman His Photograph is said to be
in the Rogues' Gallery OF every large
CITY I'm the United States. He was rec
Tn
Ludlew it is said. by the widow Of
Bishop Satterlee. He took Mrs. Bugher's
jeuelrl from her room during her tom
porary absence.
While in New York Hewlett says he
v-rotc a letter to Commissioner Bugher
Offering 10 return what he had left Of
tie diamonds II the Commissioner would
call Of the chase. He asked the Com
missioner 10 answer by a personal IN a
New York morning newspaper.
one dav he said he was reading a
story about the robbery in a New York
newspaper and remarked 10 a man AZ his
side. THAT must be a pretty shrewd
fellow. 10 ger away with those dia-
tuonds" The man answered. The fellow
Is a crook and easy TO he recognized
Hewlett answered. Maybe SO"
shortly aftervard several detectives
came into the place and began discuss
ing the robbery. Hewlett said he quick
ly lost interest in the proceedings and
departed as speedily as he could with
out attracting attention.
Washington. April When Mrs
4 in
law in this city, learned tonight that
~ jewels had been found. she expressed
great delight. and sad she would be glad
O. have the stolen articles once more in
her possession.
The list Of jeveIry stolen from Mrs
Frederick BuCher. and which was sent
out in the police description. is as fol-
lows. one diamond necklace set with
small diamonds. one diamond dagger set
with four eneraIds. one diamond and
emerald ring of two carats each. with
eve small diamonds on each side; one
..-1 chased ring. one diamond triangu-
lar arfpin. one diamond triangular fly
1.r. one diamond lovers knot. one pair
OF diamond earrings. pear shared en-
ersld in centre. encircled by diamonds.
1ra aae pai. Of earrings set with pear
shaped sapphires, diamond bar attached.
Ar tho home of Deputy Commissioner
BGcher it was said last night that the
.-.-el-- was the property Of Mrs BuEher
and not Of the Police Commissioners
mother. as he'd been previously reported
-u dispatches from Washington telling Of