Evening star., 1902-01-13
THOMPSON BROUGHT BACK
FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN CHICAGO To
BE TRIED HERE.
Three Charges to Be Brought Against
Him I'm the Police Court
Tomorrow.

| Albert Thompson, the young man with
many aliases who disappeared from this
| city after giving bond in the sum of 81 SOC
to answer charge of stealing a diamond
| brooch from Gait & Bros jeweiry store.
week before Christmas, arrived here
from Chicago yesterday afternoon He
| came with Detective Muller without de-
| manding a requisitton. His sudden de-
| parture from the city after giving bond for
| his appearance gave his bondsman. Eugene
Fkennerly, some concern, It being an
| nounced as the purpose of the court oln-
cials to enforce the collection of the bond.
The police were equally anxious to cause
ms rearrest because the record given him
was to the effect that ne was not stranger
! in police circles.
Circulars offering 800 reward were sent
out and the fugitive was captured In Chi
cago Thursday afternoon by Detectives
Colhaut and Cownick- Chicago detectives
| state that they are well acquainted with
| the fugitive as he had kept a saloon in
that city near the Harrison street police
| station for several years. Thompson called
| at his old home Thursday to get some food
| and the detectives arrested him just as he
| stepped from the door to the sidewalk. On
/ his way home the prisoner told Detective
| Muller that he had intended giving himself
up to the officers to be brought back here,
but they caught him before he had time TO
| surrender.
Thompson will have a preliminary hear
| ing before Judge Scott in the Police Court
tomorrow. .---.
Three Charges Against Him.
1t is the intention of the police to prefer
| three charges against the prisoner when
the matter gets before the grand Jury. The
day Of the alleged robbery the prisoner
paid two visits to Galt's jewelry store.
After his departure in the morning a dia-
mond stud, valued at $3.50. was missed and
TINS aroused suspicion, and Thompson was
watched when he returned in the after
noon. 1t is alleged he tried to get away
with the diamond brooch. 1t is also al
legged that he committed theft at the
store of Robert Leding, corner of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 11th street The defend
ant, IL is stated. was in the store the day
pearl brooch and two pairs of diamond
cum buttons were taken Jewelry answer
ing the description of these articles the
pohee charge, was traced to the posses
sion OF the prisoner. The articles taken
from Mr.. Leding's store We're valued at
$50.
1t is alleged that Thompson. who is said
to be well connected in the west left a.
small package in a saloon on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue with the bartender The box i'm
question contained stationery. and il is also
stated that it contained a number of arti-
cles or diamond jewelry, among the pieces
being several similar to those reported
stolen from the two stores in this city Ii
is stated that the box was in the custody
OF people in the saloon at the time of
Ihompsons s arrest, and that it was subse-
quently surrendered on an order from the
man who was benInd the prison bars.
Inc prisoner was interviewed by police
ofhcials after he reached here yesterday v
afternoon, but it is stated he did not give
them any information concerning the con-
tents of the stationery box.