The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-02
Just AS Good
AS Another.
Mr.. JOHN REEDS
Whereabouts Still Unknown
But Search Continues.

and now you don t.. as depicted in |
yesterday mornings Spy, and that is
that the clever manipulation of the |
pills usually shows you the article that
disappears, but in this case the pill, !
otherwise the prince of bunco men, is !
not shown.
In fact, it is a case Of you don't see
him, in the superlative degree. AS al
prominent local official said yesterday:
''He is gone and that is about all there
is to the matter at the present time"
While Mr.. Reed is very much I'M
known quantity, there are stories
enough floating about town regarding
how he escaped to keep the 'ordinaryI
writer busy for days compiling them.
One of the funniest things, however
in connection with the case is the pipe
dream INDUCED in by a representative
of the Boston Post and printed by his
paper yesterday morning, with appar-
ent sincerity; and what adds still more
TO the righteousness of the matter is to
see the way that more sober journals
of the Hub snatched up the fairly tale
and gave it space in their afternoon
editions.
The tell-taIe threads on the window
sill in Reeds room at the Sherwood
House, the subsequent drop of Is feet
or more and the daring escape through
back alleys until the street and a wait
ing accomplish were reached, together
with the drive through Webster and
over the Connecticut line, leaves only
one conclusion to be drawn, and that
is, either Reed left a map of his
route for the Boston men or the young
man cooked one pill too many"
An interview with Mrs. Reed is also
published People at the hotel who
have charge of visitors being shown
over the house. and this statement is
| corroborated by the proprietor, say
that Mrs. Reed remained in her room
during the time she was in Worcester
and refused to see any one. They are
positive that no one called on her dur
ing her stay at the hotel after Officer
Abbott went back to Boston.
Mrs. Reed was followed to the depot
| and an attempt made to interview her
| in the station, but an icy stare, accom-
panied with a look of the deepest soorn
was all that could be gained. 1t is
known that no one interviewed Mrs
Reed, either in the hotel or on her way
to the train.
| So much for the worthy brethren of
the Hub
| There have been practically no new
| developments in the case so far as the
| Worcester end is concerned during the
past "A hours, although Inspectors
O'Day and Stone are working on the
case with the hope Of developing a clue
that may lead to something event.
ually.
They have made a careful canvass of
the stables in the city with the idea in
| view of ascertaining if possible whether
Reed was provided with a local team in
case that was his method of leaving the
city. The inspectors say there has moth
ing developed in connection with the
| case that has come under their notice
that throws any light on the subject
He is gone, and that is all there is to
it." is their remark
Deputy Allen of the state prison force
came to Worcester yesterday for the
purpose Of verifying the circumstances
connected with Reeds escape. In COM
pany with Chief of Police J. M. Dren-
nan, he called at the Sherwood house
and was shown the room in which
Reed was left. He also made a careful
survey of the premises.
Mr.. Allen appeared satisfied that
Reed did not go out Of the window, or
the back door, but is inclined to the
original theory, which is that the bunco
man passed out through the usual
means of egress from the hotel
In order to get to the rear of the
house, it would have been necessary to
pass the room occupied by officer Alb
bott and a movement of this nature in
addition to the noise attendant on
opening doors or windows would have
reused the officers suspicious provid-
Ing. of course that the officer is not
guilty of completely in the escape.
Which fact remains to be proved
Chief brennan has little to say re-
garding the matter but thinks the orig
inal theory regarding Reeds escape
from the hotel by the front way is the
most plausible.
Meanwhile all sorts of rumors point
ing to the fact that Reeds guard and
others aided materially in his escape,
are on the tongues OF all who have
heard of the case.
The amount Of money put up by
Reeds friends on previous occasions,
and forfeited so cheerfully, gives a ma
jority of people the idea that he has
bought up every one from the warden
of the state prison down to the bell boy
in the hotel.
No one can say that they have abso-
lutte proof of what they say but al
most invariably a knowing wink is
passed and 30, well, guess the matter
was engineered all right" ia the re-
Spouse. In fact, it has become a by
word on the street the past day or two,
when friend is met, providing he has
any knowledge of the case. to ask,
How much did you get out of it?"
The fact that P. H. Hurley proprie-
tor of the Sherwood house, is acquaint-
ed with Reed and that gentleman stop
ped at his hotel gives rise to consider
able speculation on the part of some.
Although there is no more actual rea-
son for connecting Mr. Hurley with the
affair than the proprietor of any hotel
where Reed might have CHANGED to
stop.
Mr.. Hurley says that his aequaint-
ance with Reed was barely of the
speaking order He met Reed once in
Clark's Hotel in Boston, and on another
occasion, while Reed was in Jail in this
city, q Boston man, a friend of Reeds
was referred to him when he came to
the city to see Reed Mr. Hurley Wis
tied the Jail with Reeds Boston friend
simply as an act of courtesy. He also
says that Reed did not pass the night
at the Sherwood House when he was in
town last week, but that Reed and Off,
Ger Abbott stopped at the hotel on
their way to the train.
Mr. Hurley says he cares little for
what rumor says of him; all he knows
about the matter is that Abbott came
down to the office and told him Reed
had escaped. He then accompanied
Abbott on his trips to the police sta
ton, telegraph and telephone offices, re-
manning with the officer until nearly
morning. assisting him in the attempt
to cut off all avenues of escape.
He thinks Abbott is innocent of any
completely in the matter. why
said he. "the look on that mans face
when he came down stairs and told me
of what had happened. was by far too
genuine to be assumed"
In company with these rumors comes
a story told by man who was in the