The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-01-25
FORMER OAKLANDER IN
SERIOUS TROUBLE.
lanes ]. Reynolds. CT The Baltimore
Police Force Arrested for Theft.
WAS DISMISSED AS POLICEMAN
Yesterday is Charged With Hav-
ing Stolen Chinaware From a
Store in Baltimore-Out on Bail
of $1,000.

The Baltimore papers of yesterday
contained a news item of more than or
binary interest to residents of Oakland
recounting the arrest and dismissal from
the police force of that city of James J.
Reynolds, recently OF Oakland, who has
been policeman in Baltimore for about
five years. The following relative to
the matter is taken from the Baltimore
News of yesterday evening:
Dismissed from the police force and
charged with feloniously entering the
china store of Sanders, George & Sons,
6 East Lombard street, and stealing
chinaware valued at $50, Patrolman
James j. Reynolds of the Central dis
trlct, IS in very unhappy predicament
today
The officer was arrested last night by
Sergeant Klinefelter and Detectives
Dick'and Vale at his his home, SOB Ais
quith street, where later the Sergeant
and Detectives recovered the stolen
goods. Reynolds was taken to the Cen
trail Police Station and locked up for the
night. He was so nervous over his ar
rest that it was feared he might
attempt suicide, and an Officer watched
him all night
At 9 O'Clock this morning the accused
policeman was taken before the Board
Of Police Commissioners. He made no
defense, and by the unanimous vote of
the Board was dismissed from the force.
Then he was taken before Justice Gran
nan Of the Central district, and through
his attorney, Mr.. Harry B. Welt, waived
a hearing and was released in 81 900 bail
for court. Later in the day the Grand
jury returned a presentment against
him.
The chinaWare was missed from the
store about October 10 last. Patrolman
Reynolds had the post on which the
store was situated, and he reported the
robbery to his superior officers. A day
or so ago Captain Ward received tip
that hack had been seen to stop in
front of the china store about October
10 and that boxes were placed in it and
taken away.
With great deal of patience and by
exercising excellent detective work
Captain Ward finally located the hack
man, who acknowledged that his vehicle
had taken the boxes away from the
place and that they had been placed in
the hack by a policeman. The hackman
| remembered the address to which they
had been taken, and even CaptainWard,
with many years hard experience in
police matters, was nOnplused when he
found that the goods had been taken to
Reynolds home.
The hackman said that he had receiv-
ed generous fee for taking the boxes
to the officer residence. The night that
he delivered the boxes, he said, two of
the cases had been unloaded, and he
and Reynolds were about to carry in the
third case when Segeant Loane of the
Central district came in sight.
81 was told to drive on and keep the
third case for my trouble, and get away
before the Sergeant saw us, he told
Captain Ward.
Reynolds, in rambling statement,
Captain Humphrey says, admits that he
took the chinaware, but does not say
how he entered the building.
From what Captain Ward can learn,
the store, which was only occupied by
the firm on September 7, was not en-
tirely closed, and the person who enter
ed it had merely to pull off few boards
to get inside
Patrolman Reynolds was appointed to
the force on December l, 1900. He has
been before the Board Of Commissioners
several times, and the last time was
charged with feigning sickness and not
reporting for duty.