The Washington times., 1937-02-05
.INDICT BUTLER
IN JEWELRY
ROBBERY

John Morcischek, 49-year- old
perfect butler" who was trusted
household employe of Mrs. Hen
rietta Bugher, 1785 Massachusetts,
Ave. N. W., was indicted by the
grand jury today on two charges
of grand larceny in connection
with the recent theft of $500,000
worth of the Bugher family jewels.
Mrs. Bugher reported the theft
of jewels two weeks ago, police
said, giving their value at $780,
900. Many of the articles we're
heirlooms, including some that
were inherited from the estate of
Mrs. Mildred Mclean Dewey, late
widow of Admiral George Dewey,
hero of the Battle of Manila Bay.
Mrs. Dewey was an aunt of Mrs.
Bugher's late husband, Frederick
H. Bugher.
Gems Found in New York
Within a few days after the
theft was reported, two packages,
that had been mailed to New
York, were found to contain the
jewels.
All the jewels, which were Of
ficially appraised at approx.
mately $500,0OO, are said to have
been recovered. The current
charges, however, involve the al
legged theft of a 5000 pin, the
property of Mrs. Bugher, and a
$500 watch that belonged to her
son, Frederick M. Bugher.
Three Youths Indicted
Three youths, who are alleged
to have composed what police
called the boots and spurs gang" "
were indicted in six separate bills
charging robbery, housebreaking
and larceny and grand larceny
The trio, William N. Beck, 81;
Jack Joseph Kurz, 10, and Paul
Berger, 10, already have pleaded
guilty to a robbery indictment re
ported several weeks ago in con
nection with the hold-up on No
vember 20 of Michael Armaly, a
storekeeper at 1909 T St. N. w.
The charges against them today
three of robbery, two of house
breaking and larceny, and one OF
grand larceny-involve the pistoI
hold-up of Walter T. Holt, jr., 1924
Quincy st. N. W., and his com
panion, Miss Virginia F.. Ash, 461e
Fourth st. N. W., while they were
parked in an automobile one night
two months ago; the robbery OF
an ice cream store at 5439 Conduit
Rd. N. w., and of William PoSey
237O Champlain St. N. W., at
approximately the same time. Ber
ger alone is held for grand larceny
in connection with the theft of
camera from the automobile OF
Wilma D. Dixon, 1700 block V St
S..
Other Indictments
A total of Sc indictments were
reported by the Grand Jury today
including the following:
/ John Alexander, Henry Riley. Wardel
/ Miller. Robert 7. Carter Frank Ford
Clarence Moses. Edgar McCray. Claren e
h. Jones and Frank Foster, assault with
/ dangerous weapon.
/ Henry G. Lewis, embeZzlement.
| Walter c. Parker, false pretenses.
William Kennedy, Normal Coles. Aller
| Wright William A. London. Edmund
| Dante, David Taylor and Fred Allen
grand larceny.
sonny Capa, Joseph Green. Randolph
. Hefln, Melvin Greenberg, George Nal
| 10y. Harold w. Mckay, William Jack
| son, Ralph Green. Willie Davis, Elbert r
Pierce and Chester II. Pierce robbery:
Major Leak, John Fry, Alfred Gordon
Marshall Irving. Daniel Adams, Theodore
Brown, Thomas J. Wright Harry f
Thomas and La wrence Kelly, housebreak
! ing and larceny.
Ethel L. Taylor. destroying private
property.
Nathaniel Edelin. receiving stolen
| property.
George NJ. Gray, bigamy.
Thomas E. Brown. housebreaklng.
! Lawrence Kelly, Irwin Lynn chester
| r. Wilson, Walter I. Reeves and Albert
| H. Rowe, joy-ridng.
Chester R. Wilson, Walter J.. Reeves
and Albert II. Rowe, grand larceny and
! joy-riding.
! Ethel Nash. forgery.
| Orvid l.. KragtOrp, larceny from the
United States.
| Mervin Scott. rape
Ida M. Phillips was eXonerated
of a charge of grand larceny and
the Grand Jury took similar ac-
ton in the cases of Samuel Prultt
and Wilbur Smith, who were
charged with assault with dan
gerous weapon, and George Brown
who had been presented for al
legged rope.
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