The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-13
STOLE MONEY AND I. lEWELRY.
AN EX-CONVICT CAUGHT ROBBING
A LIBERTY STREET HOUSE.

Detected Riding POclxetbOOlxs by the
Ladies' of the House, He Runs Out
on the street and is Caught by
sexton Palmer of the Cathedral
Would Have Been Released Had
the JeweIry Not Been Found in
His POcket-He Proves to BE n
Slick Catch-Had just Escaped
From the PeniteptiaFy, WhePs He
Was Sent for Five Years, for Rob
bling "a Guest of the Hotel AragOn
in Atlanta.
William Foster, an experienced crook,
came to grief in Savannah yesterday.
About a year ago he robbed a guest Of
the Aragon hotel in Atlanta of lot Of
diamonds. He was caught and sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary.
A week ago last night Foster escaped
from the convict camp at Worth, Ca,
and headed for Savannah, arriving here
Monday. He got in his first work at Neil
Gildea's saloon on Broughton street,
where he stole two coats, which he
pawned at Muhlberg's. Yesterday about
l O'Clock he entered the house of Mr..
II. T. Wilson, manager of the Great At
lantic and Pacific tea house, No. G6
Liberty street, and stole lot of jewelry
and about $40. He was discovered in the
house by a young lady friend of Mrs.
Wilson, who is visiting here from New
York The ladies had just returned from
a shopping expedition, and were putting
away their things. The young lady Wis
itor, Miss DonOhue, started out of one
room into another, when she met the thief
face to face. She was taken by surprise,
and So evidently, was he. She did not
lose her courage or scream, but cody
asked him what he was doing there. The
man made some reply and started down
the steps.
the family, had just come in and was in
his room. AS soon as the thief moved
off the young lady knocked at Mr..
ONeilPs door and told him there was a
man in the house. Al the same time Mrs.
Wilson ran to the window and gave the
alarm. The man ran down the steps and
out of the door and started toward Aber-
corn street. He ran slowly evidently
ONeill and Mr.. Joseph Hershbach who
happened to be near by, pursued him. He
might have escaped them, but Mr.. T. A.
Palmer, sexton of the cathedral, saw the
chase and caught the man as he passed
the cathedral gate.
The fellow seemed very badly fright
ened and protested that he had taken
O'Neill, who did not know that anything
had been stolen, was about to release him.
MT. derScnDacn, however nOtlced the fell
low motioning with his right hand toward
his coat pocket and putting his hand in
drew out a DIAMOND pin and several
other articles of jewelry. ladys gold
watch was also found in one of his coat
pockets. The fellow was taken to the bar
racks. where he gave his. name as Jack
Dudley. When searched before being
placed in sell the sum of Sc and some odd
cents was found in one of his pockets
When Mr.. O'Neill returned to the house
he was informed by the ladies that two
pocketbooks containing small amounts
had been taken, and the sum of $40 taken
from another pocketbook. He returned to
the barracks and informed Chief McDer-
mott Of this. The chief decided to make a
thorough search Of the fellow and had him
stripped in his cell. A so bill was found
in one pocket and neatly tucked away in
the toe Of his right shoe was found a $40
bill which he had evidently secreted there
as soon as he was placed in his cell The
cell was searched, but no more was found
1t could not be said for certain whether
the entire amount stolen was recovered,
as Mr.. O'Neill was uncertain as to the ex-
act amount
Chief McDermott knows how to handle
a prisoner by this time, and by dint of
kind treatment and persuasion he soon