The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-01
CLINTON
Police Discuss
Reed.
ORIGINAL CAPTURE
Made By Officer Johnson Of
This Town.


Clinton oct s1.-The story of the es-
cape of Reed, the bunco steerer, was
read in The Spy with eagerness by
nearly everybody in town this morn
ing, The affair is of greater interest
here than almost anywhere else, be-
was captured last winter by officer
Johnston and officer Lawton. Natural
~ the local police are more interested
than anybody else. Several of the force
came in personal contact with Reed
while he was in the police station here
They have high respect for his abil-
ity as a man and as crook. They ex-
press very low opinion of the ability
of the officer in charge of Reed, who
permitted him to escape. They have
dissected the details of the escape as
told in The Spy, until the man who
hears them is compelled to believe that
either the Charleston officer was a great
fool or-something else.
officer Burke, who had charge of
Reed the first night the former spent in
the cell room here, is convinced that
the affable gold brick salesman might
have escaped here if he had found the
doors could be opened by the same sort
of argument officer Burke is inclined to
think he used in Worcester.
officer Johston, who arrested Reed
read the story in The Spy, and said:
That's funny He joints his brother
officers in asking why it is that Reed
was brought on from Boston the night
before, when he could have left today
and been on hand in time for court
why he was kept over night in a hotel
instead of being taken for safe keeping
to the police station or the jail as is
customary in the case of condemned
criminals, and why he was taken to
the Sherwood House in preference to
some other hotel, and a variety of
questions of that nature. Anyhow, his
escape is the one topic here that has
eclipsed the post office contest in point
OF interest
The Burditt Hill tank is still out Of
use It is probable that it viii not be
returned to use as long as the board
holds its present opinion of the tank 5
usefulness. Nevertheless the big,
empty iron affair still has its support
ers. among them o. B. Bates, TcNmerly
Superintendent of the water depart
ment. Mr. Bates is firmly of the opin-
ion and so expresses himself to the
correspondent of The Spy, that the
tank when in use increases the water
great benefit to the service. A great
Aauy people here think it strange that
there can be room for doubt in such a
matter. but so it is andoSo it will re-
main as far as people can see. The
tank has been an issue ever since it was
constructed and VIII undoubtedly re-
main an issue.
Tomorrow night the Unitarian Church
gives n Halloween supper in the yes
try of the church. This will be an
imposing affair, and it will be very
largely attended.
This morning the members of Co.
Is, or such of them as We're able to
come met Capt. Cannon at the armory
and arrangements for coming into
camp next Sunday were completed. So
far not a member of the company has
declared a purpose to join the regular
army, into which it is desired that a
many of them as possible shall re-en-
list
But little work remains to be done
before the new trolley line between
Clinton and Worcester will be in shape
to operate. Its opening is awaited with
some anxiety here, There are many
people who desire to go to Worcester to
trade, and on business, but they find
the running of trains absolutely pro-
hbitory. 1t is impossible to get either
out or into the town in the direction, OF
Worcester after S.2S o'clock
The board of selectmen met tonight
and considered applications for the po-
sition of policeman made possible by
the creation of the metropolitan board
Various petitions were presented but
the one the most generously signed and
The one considered with the most ia
vor is that of Corp John Cannon of Co
X Of the 9th regiment. This petition
was signed by every member of co. X
and many Others. Corp. Cannon was
promoted from the ranks during the
recent war. for meritorious service, and
is extremely popular. There seems. nc
local doubt that this petition will be
received with favor by the appointing
board.