The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-25
Ex-RAIL LROADER IS HELD UPON THEFT CHARGE Police Believe Budrow Arrest Will Prove of Great
 Importance. HAS, CONFESSED SAY
 CITY DETECTIVES Suit Case Containing Pistols, Tools and Drugs Is
 Obtained.

In the arrest Of James BudrOW. former New Haven road firernan,s to- day by Detectives Bray and Dooley of police headquarters in a lodging house at Middle and Wall streets charged with theft, the authorities believe that they have made one of the important arrests of the year. Materials found in a dress suit case that he attempted to hide from the officers represent. the police say, either an unusually formi idabIe equipment for criminal procedure or the proceeds of a number of jobs
 He is technically charged with the theft of d .3S calibre revolver and suit of clothes owned by Edward E1- wood, chauffeur for pr. B. W. White, at the Star Farm just over the TruTn- bull line. Budrow is being held for the Trumbull authorities while the local authorities are making an investiga- ton
 In addition to the revolver, clothing and personal belongings, there were found two bottles of ether, a large hypodermic outfit with 150 grains of cocaine, another revolver, jeweIry and numerous instruments and appliances ordinarily found only in a surgeons office. There were also chisels, screw drivers and tools that would either be used for mechanical work or would come in handy in house break ing.
 
 Budrow admits some thefts but re- fuses to say where he secured the surgical instruments.
 In one of the two suit cases, were found two. sets of photographs the most complete of their kind seen by police officers for a long time. One is of the railroad wrecks that have made the New Haven road famous for several years. The other of scenes and persons made famous by the depredations of the notorious Dal- ton gang. Personal be1ongdngs show that he has apparently worked at railroading throughout the country
 His arrest followed Elwood's dis covery that his suit and revolver were missing. Budrow, who had been working about the place for some time with an arteSfan we'll gang, was suspected on account of having been notedy acting suspiciously. Elwoods and pr. White made an attempt to detain him while police headquarters were notified. He persisted in 1eav- ing, saying that a trip to the city was necessary in order to get some tools. He returned to the city on, an express wagon until the trolley line was reached and then took the first car, saying that the wagon was too slow.
 ed the car and reached pr. Whites farm to find the quarry gone. They separated on the way back, one going with Elwood and the other with Dr. White Quick work resulted in their reaching the lodging house as Bud row came down the stairs with one dress suit case. He denied any knowI- edge of the theft and allowed the suit case to be examined Only per sona1 belongings were found. He was taken to headquarters and searched
 The lodging house was again visit ed and the proprietor produced the other suit case saying that Budrow had given it to him and asked him to say nothing about it, should the police visit the place. It was found to be filled with things concerning the source of which the authorities desire an explanation.
 Dr. White expressed himself as cl1- rfous as to whether all of his be- longingB will be found intact and set off to make an inventory. Some of the surgical instruments are valued at from $40 to $50 but Dr. White does not claim them.
 According to papers found in Bud rows clothing, he was firemen of one of the locomotives that figured in the four train wrecks between Bridgeport and Fairfield about three years ago and in which several lives were lost The papers say that he was let go, or suspended, because of not answer f77<r