Newport weekly independent., 1903-10-09
J. Willis Reed, Wanted at Los An geles, Cal, for Embezzlement,
 Captured in St. Louis.
ADVENTURE WITH PANEL WORKER
 LED TO HIS IDENTIFICATION.
He Was Relieved of Two Thousand Dollars of His III-GOtten Money, aad When he SqueaIed to the PO- lice His Own Arrest and Incar- cerstiOn Followed.

SI. LOUIS, OCt. o.-lu reporting tO luS police of the Central district that he had been robbed of $2,000 in 8 panel joint, J. Weller Reed, alias JaE1es M. Johnson, wanted in Los Angeles, Cal. for embedding s5,000 from the Califor- mia Fruit Gamers association, walked into the lions mouth.
 Reed was arrested in his room at the Laclede hotel by Sergt. James Me GiSnn, who, by a clever bit of detec- tice work, earned his right to $500 re- ward offered for Reeds capture.
 Sunday night circular arrived at police headquarters from Los Angeles advising the St. Louis police to be on the lookout for Reed.
 The circular contained a perfect half-tone likeness of Reed, as well as his description.
 It also stated that the money taken had been mostly in $20 and $50 bills.
 At roll call Sunday night Sergt. Me Glynn read the circular to the patrol men of the Central district, just before they started for their respective beats.
 Among the men in the ranks who heard the circular read was Patrolman Albert Sicking, who, unfortunately for himself, did not pay great deal of attention to the detailed description of the missing embezzler.
 Sicking's beat is in the vicinity of the Laclede Hotel, and he had just reached the hostelry shortly after Il o'clock, when he was approached by a man giving his name of James M. Johnson, who said he had just been robbed of $2,000
 Told PatrOlman He Was Robbed.
 After learning from Johnston" that the money taken had been largely $20 and $50 bills, Sicking hurried to the four courts to report the big theft. He made his report to Sergt. McClynn.
 The circular read at roll call was still fresh in McGlynn's memory, and when Sticking reported that the money taken from Johnson was in $20 and $50 bills, and also mentioned the fact that Johnson had laughingly remarked that the panel workers had overlooked over $2,000 in another pocket, McGlynn pressed Sicking for an accurate de- scription of Johnson"
 The description tallied closely with the much-wanted Reed, but keeping his suspicious to himself, McGlynn, who saw visions of that $500 reward, told Sicking to return to his beat and the robbery would be Investigated. McGIynn Was Shrewd.
 A few minutes later McGlynn ob- tained permission of Lieut.. Patrick McKenna to absent himself from the station for an hour, and in company with Patrolman Michael Drissel he went directly to the Laclede hotel. Sending word to "Johnson's" room that he wanted to speak to him about the robbery, McGlynn and Drissel were invited to come up.
 In his pocket McGlyun carried one of the Los Angeles circulars, on which was printed the missing Reeds picture and description.
 Taking good look at the half-tone before he entered the room, McGlynn | knocked on the door, and when he saw Johnson knew he had his man.
 The circular warned anyone who attempted to arrest the missing Reed that he was desperate, that he had killed his man, and that he was a hard customer to handle.
 Drew His Revolver.
 Remembering the warning, McGlynn did not hesitate to threaten to shoot as he drew his revolver when Reed, see ing that the game was up, made a dash for pillow on the bed.
 Later when he had been handcuffed and the pillow removed a revolver and a stiletto were found concealed be- tween the sheets, as if ready for any emergency.
 When taken to the four courts and searched $2,057 was found on Reed.
 He insisted that chance female ac- quaintance had secured $2,000 from him in panel game.
 Shown the circular and his photo graph, Reed admitted his identity and his guilt as an embezzler.