Los Angeles Daily Herald

Neither Time Nor Distance Effect a Rogue's Escape.

New York, December 8.—Wm. A. Bushnell, who ten years ago was book-keeper for the law firm of Butler, Stillman & Hubbard, of this city, has been arrested in Santiago, Chili, and will be brought to New York for trial on the charge of stealing and hypothecating securities which the firm paid $50,000 to recover when the theft was discovered. The arrest of Bushnell brings to light an intricate problem upon which Inspector Byrnes and his men have been working for a long time. On March 10th Inspector Byrnes received a letter from F. W. Jones, of this city, General Manager of the West Coast Telephone Company of South America, enclosing a photograph of one Gerald F. Hanson, who, while acting as general agent of the company in 1886 and 1887, embezzled $18,000. It was thought Hanson had once lived in New York, and Mr. Jones wanted his antecedents looked up. Hanson had lived for seven years in Santiago and had become one of its most distinguished citizens when he was given a position of trust by the Telephone Company. When his embezzlements were discovered he was arrested, but immediately released on bail. Jones stated that he was so popular that his conviction was doubtful. After six months of careful search it was finally learned that Hanson and Bushnell were one and the same man. The records of the New York District Attorney revealed the old indictment against Bushnell. Extradition papers were taken. On November 3d Detective Sergeant Reilly started for South America. He reached Santiago December 5th. The criminal proceedings in Chili were abandoned and to-day, after a search of a week, Reilly telegraphed: "Have arrested." The detective will be obliged to keep his prisoner under the English or American flag. He will sail under the former to the Bay of Panama and wait for a steamer for San Francisco.