New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-18
HOSPITAL THIEF CAUGHT.
CAPTURE HERE OF MAN WANTED IN
PHILADELPHIA.
HE Is CHARGED WITH STEALING PROPERTY
VALUED AT $4,000 FROM PATIENTS IN sr'

HE Is CHARGED WITH STEALING PROPERTY
VALUED AT $40 900 FROM PATIENTS IN st.
JosEPIrs HOSPITAL. IN THAT CITY.
After fleeing from Philadelphia to Reading, PENN
and finally to New-York William Thompson. who
stole tin box said to contain $4,000 worth 81 jew"
elry. In St. Joseph's Hospital. Philadelphia was
caught Yesterday at Fifth-ave. and Fourteentn-st
The robbery occurred Monday. Mr.. and Mrs oscar
Moore who patients In ST. Joseph =, haa Vau-
able prlvate papers, notes and jcwelry In the box,
which they kept in their room. Thompson. VINO was
there as nurse In the private ward. stole the poN
and escaped The Moores say that the contents OF
the box was worth So0oo. Thompson IL an ex-
convict He spent last night at Police Headquar
ters He has several other names besides that oi
Thompson his right name being Albert Bower nc
others he has used are Albert Whitney. Wiiham H.
Thompson and Belmont. He Is twenty-four years
old
I, was the day following the robbery that Cap
tain O'Brien received from Superintendent OF Po-
lice Linden OF Philadelphia, a telegram asN''s
him 10 look out for Bower. Later IN the uas
warrant was sent TO OBrien issued by Juhge
South II was thought that Bower was coming 10
New-York. But he had gone to Reading 'ap'a'"
'OBrien was next informed that Bower had tee
grabbed to n woman with whom he had peeh hV-
ing In Philadelphia to meet him In this CITY one was
then In Philadelphia. Superintendent iihoeh so' nj
to tell where Bower would send letters 10 her' an"
she gave Linden the right to open any message LOT
her. This permit In writing was forwarded |"
Cantain OBrien who stationed Detectives Mc'ai-
INV and Dav at the house OF Mrs. A. slower NO
252 West Forticth-st., where the woman saio bower
rould send his letters A telegram was intercepted
IN which Rover asked the woman TO meet MIN yes
tordav at Fifth-aye and Fcurteenth-st Detectives
Roam and Bearke.ey were at that place yesterday
and seeins a man waiting there some time ar
rested him At Police Headquarters he acknowi-
edged his Identity as Bower or Thompson ana was
locked up. ,,
Bower SAYS that he was graduated at the behe-
vue Training School In his class there was a
william p Thompson, who had gone TO Cailiorn,a'
Bower thought 1t good name. ana look IT, no
SAWS he went to Philadelphia six weeks ago nc
obtained q position I'm St J0sepns hosPitai as a
nurse in the private ward. He gave another name,
because on April A. 1892 he had been sen,tmeu ~
three wears in prison I'm this State on convcton OF
having stolen clothing and other properly Oh oeau
natient in the Presbyterian Hospital here
bower overheard Mrs. Moore tell her huspanu
that she afraid that the S5ouo IN the VII 10 "a
vas not safe When opportunity presented
itself Bower took the box and started 1or ftcaohS.
In a hotel there he opened the box ana iouna o"oy
sj5 in cash he says. There were also pair OF
gold watch. he declares. He went then TO Easton,
where he left the private papers IN TOOTH III ne
Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad station where
they were found. He stopped in newark ana
rawned the watch and diamond ring Lor no no.
From Newark Bower went to Brooklyn. Where ne
took room at the Arlington Hotel Ihen ne spent
ALI the money he had left at Coney Island. At.
lie will be taken to the Centre Street court tnls
morning and remanded Nearly al tne p. ,tnp%a,
has been recovered through the pawn,,ickets :.
Rover Is much crestfallen over what ne THINKS Is
a tricl, played on him by the Moores. lie says
that there wasn't 800 worth of property In the pox'