The record-union., 1897-04-02
THE RIVER PIRATES TREED.
Now Jim Reynolds, McGinneSs' Pal,
Pleads Guilty.
Frank Kelly, Another of the Outfit,
by No neans Out of the
Woods.

James Reynolds, the fisherman VINO
was jointly charged with Pat McGlnnls
of having stolen a sack containing @l,-
100 in $40 gold pieces on WOOD lsland,
In this county, opposite Rio VISTA the
property of the aged hunter, Charles
Denicke, yesterday in Judge Hart $
court entered a plea of guilty OF re-
ceiving stolen property.
The complaint of grand larceny
against Reynolds had been changed to
one of receiving stolen property, and
when arraigned last week he answered
mot guilty" and his trial was set for
April 9TH.
Sheriff Frank T. Johnson, however.
with the able assistance of Deputy
Sheriff Max P. Fisher, had carefully
collected such a strong chain of evi-
dence that Reynolds, when yesterday
confronted with the last and strongest
link, decided that, in the face OF this
testimony which he could not disprove,
1T would be useless to stand trial, ana
he at once asked to be allowed to with
draw his plea of not guilty and enter
one of guilty as charged" and throw
himself on the mercy of the court.
On Monday morning, right after Nc
Ginnis had entered his plea of guilty of
having taken Denicke's money,
District Attorney Ryan, Sheriff John
son, Deputy Sheriff Max p. Fisher and
Denicke met in the Sheriff's private Of
flee. The old fisherman, in a voice
choked with emotion, again and again
thanked these faithful officers for saw
ing him at least a portion of what it
had taken him a lifetime to lay by, and
of having brought the guilty parties to
justice. He rejoiced to think that at
last the mystery Of the disappearance
of his gold was cleared up, as some
people had suspected an old resident of
that section of the country, whom he
had always believed innocent.
Sheriff Johnson and his deputies are
to be congratulated not only on having
brought these two cases to a success
full conclusion, but also for having saw
ed the county the expense of two costly
trials
THE FRANK KELLY CASE.
Judge w. A. Henry yesterday set the
examination of Frank Kelly for the
1St instant
Kelly is accused of having, IN COM
pany with Harry Wagner, an ex-con-
vict, burglarized the steamer Nepon-
set of two boatloads of provisions of
various kinds about six weeks ago.
Just what the evidence against these
two men is Sheriff Johnson and Depu-
ty Sheriff Max P. Fisher decline to di-
vulge. 1t has been learned from other
sources, however, that Kelly, Wagner,
Mrs Silverlock and others of like char
acter who had been living in a boat
house with James Reynolds (who yes
terday pleaded guilty in Judge Hart S
court) have received stolen property,
and that Kelly and Wagner kept the
Reynolds larder well supplied with
nearly everything imaginable, from So
da crackers to roast pig and broiled
chicken
1t is now believed by the owners of
other scows and river craft, as we'll as
residents along the river in general,
who have suffered at the hands Of
midnight maruaders, that Kelly and
Wagner are the men who committed
these numerous thefts, and the indica-
tions seem to bear out these suspicious.
When Kelly was taken into custody
by Deputy Sheriffs Hunters and Fisher
he made light of his arrest. but since
his confinement in the County Jail,
where he is a familiar figure, his face
has assumed the logged expression SO
common with men who realize that
nothing short of miracle can save
them from the State Prison.