Evening journal., 1899-04-07
HARRY AUL IDENTIFIED
Recognized BY Detective Tate
as a Noted Pickpocket.
HIS PROPER NAME HARRY FOSTER
AND HAS SERVED TERMS FOR RI
FILING PEOPLES PoCKETs-TIE
CROOK AGAIN HELD BY JUDGE
BALL THIS MORNING ON AN
OTHER CHARGE or LARCENY.

CROOK AGAIN HELD BY JUDGE
BALL THIS MORNING ON AN
OTHER CHARGE or LARCENY.
Harry "Aui." the crook arrested by
Officer McGnlion. has been identified by
Detective Tate. Of the Philadelphia De.
partment Of Police, as Harry Foster, a
well-known professional pickpocket.
Upon Detective Tate's arrival in Phila
delphia to-day he at once forwarded an
excellent picture Of Foster to Chief DO
Ian, with the following description:
Harry Foster, alias Harry Han, alias
, Harry Aull, alias Harry Moore, pick
pocket. aged % years, born in New
York; occupation, machinist; height
feet 5ia inches; weight 1iO pounds hair
dark, eyes dark maroon. Foster arrested
in 1897 by Detectives Bond and Muney,
of Philadelphia. and sentenced May p
1897, TO two years in the penitentiary.'
1t will thus be seen that Foster has been
but recently released from jail, time be-
ing taken off for good behavior
Detective Tate came to this city on a
morning train to-day in response to a
message from Chief Dolan, and as soon
as he saw Aul recognized him as Foster
who is well-known to the police Of the
Quaker City.
FOSTERS HISTORY.
Foster was arrested three years ago
at Washington Park N. j.. on a charge
of picking pockets. but as no case was
| made against him he was discharged.
Detective Tate said that Fosters char.
acter is so well-known that should he be
seen in crowd in Philadelphia and
other cities that he would be at once ar
rested on suspicion.
BERTIILION DESCRIPTION.
According to the measurements made
by Chief Dolan with the Bertillion sys.
TEN. Fosters description is as followsi
Age. 25; height, feet ga inches; hair
and eyes dark; native place, Boston; oc-
cupation, machinst.
STOLEN ARTICLES IDENTIFIED.
'Aul" was arraigned in City Court
again this morning on a charge Of the
larceny Of a bed spread, razor five lamp
mats, picture and frame and five stand
covers. the property of George Walker
who boards at No. sO4la Market street
Mr.. Walker identified the articles which
were produced In court as belonging tC
|
broken open several days ago and the
things stolen. He had been away fol
several weeks, and did not discover his
loss until yesterday. when he went tC
look in his trunk. which was in an ad
joining room from the one he occupied
and found that the lock had beer
forced Aul. he said had taken a room
at the house a day or two before.
Max Deltch. secondhand dealer ties
tihed to having bought the things from
Aul for 81 on Tuesday morning last. ant
the prisoner admitted having sold then
p to him.
p Onicer McGillon stated that he ha
= found one Of the covers on Aul when h
searched him after his arrest.
Judge Ball. upon hearing the evidence
held the prisoner under $500 bail for ur
q per court.
OTHER CASES HEARD.
Lewis b. Byes, colored, pleaded guilt
to assault and battery on Ella Cole. an
was fined s25 and costs by the cour
- Lewis and Ella amused the spectators
the court room for nearly a half hour re
citing their various quarrels during IN
!, past four years that they had been li'
ing together Judge Ball permitted a
y unusual amount of questioning on II
,s part Of the defendant. and no one seen
ed to be able to determine first wh'
Lewis was endeavoring to prove. b
-, main object seeming TO be to reinsta
,s himself in Elias affections.
John Butler. charged with the larcer
of an overcoat from James McGillin, WI
held in 5000 bail for upper court. j
claimed he took the coat by mistak
leaving his own in its place, though
+, pawned the stolen garment for I.I5.
~ Thomas Pugh, drunk, was fined 81 Al
costs.