The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-23
RECORD OF PICKPOCKET
MAN OF MANY NAMES WHO WAS IN
 MONTGOMERY.
Detroit Superintendent of Police sends Chief Gerald Informatipn As To Johnson Who Received Dia-
 mond Hcre. OBS

A letter received yesterday by Po- lice Chief Gerald from John J. Downey. superintendent of police of Detroit. Mich, gives a complete history of the criminal record of John Johnson. the white man with. number of aliases. who was recently arrested in Birmingham as 0 pickpocket and to whom Chief Gerald a few days ago re- turned a diamond ring, valued at S400, which was recovered at the union rail. way station by Special ohieers Payne and Graham.
 In writing to Chief Gerald, Superin- tendent Downey says:
 Herewith 1 return to you photos of John Johnson, alias Ray, etc, and Billie Ray, received in your letter of 18th inst. with the information that the man Johnson has lived in this city (Detroi) for sometime and is known all over the country as an expert pick pocket. His right name is Louis Shultz and he is known as Dutch Louis Claude N. Filler lives at 1906 ChampIain street, this city, and Schultz married Pliers sister. The woman is not known to us but when he was here last he introduced her as his wife.
 "I inclose you herewith the police record of Schultz which you will ob- serve is lengthy"
 The record sent by Superintendent Downey is in the following form:
 "Criminal record of Louis Schultz alias William Mitchell alias John Johnson alias Ray alias Taylor alias Louis Moore alias Thornton alias Doc shultz alias Louis Hanson.
 April l9. 1887. simple larceny. dis charged.
 January g. 1889. simple larceny. convicted, sentence suspended.
 ''February 11,1sSs. simple larceny. dis
 specember {, 1890. simple larceny. fined SIS or fifteen days.
 March IS, 1892: burglary. turned
 "Discharged by superintendent in cases of suspicion on November 5. 1888; IuIy 4, 1909; July 2l. 1899; October {, 1899, and April 27, 1901.
 "December 6, 1901, attempt at lar eeny. . r,. cord New Hampshire, under the name oS Louis Hanson in company with Marrill S. Gridley, another piekpocket
 "october l2, 1901. arrested in Buffalo, NJ under the name of Louis Moore. charged with picking pockets. fined sSO and given certain length Of time toI get out of town.
 February 24. 1895, arrested In Chi oaoo. charged with robbery. two charg- es, and sentenced lo thS 1"i'A~e' AAA'' reiTI "February 9, 1896. arrested in chi- capo. under the name of William Mitchell, charged with violation of pa- "December 10. 1901. arrested for the lorkport. N r.. authorities here in this city. He was arrested at Niagara Falls anS was sentenced to four months in the Erie penitentiary and fined $1O0. January, 1901, arrested in Hoboken. N. lin company with Edward William alias Douis and L. L. Nickel. clever sang of pickpockets. They were sen- tsnced to ninety days Imprisonment.
 November i6. 1901, arrested in Cam ton. ohio, during the funeral of Pres tGent Mckinley, charged with suspicion and was discharged"
 The Claude Filler. referred to In the letter of Superintendent Downey. is inc name which Johnson attached 10 . telegram which he sent to MontgoT- srv ofterins g. reward of Sl00 for the recovery of the ring.