The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

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 amounting to $500 that Wa, trousers of his sleeping father
 Francis skedaddled. His mother him disappearing. She yelled. Fra q"'ekened his pace The trousers wefS under his arm. When lie reached the grounds of the Country club he left the trousers there and made bee line for Hartford, where. he says, that he re- mained until yesterday.
 The theft was immediately reported to police headquarters and the towns contiguous to New Haven informed that Francis was on his way, and to intercept him if possible.
 He secured d room at Longs hotel in Hartford While there he met a boy named Willie Smith, who, he says, served in a reformatory at Dedham, Mass. He confided in Smith. Smith asked for $50 right away or he would tell the police.
 ''I offered him few doliars at first, but he said mo-" said Francis. He wanted half. I told him he was a hog, but l gave it to him when he said he was going after the police. I thought was safe then, but the police got wise, somehow, and they pinched me. I wonder if Smith tipped the police? No; l guess not He was no good.
 Well, I have been having roaring time since left New Haven I got a room at Longs hotel, Hartford, and went to the show every afternoon and night Good time, you bet and all the cigarettes l wanted to smoke. There was no trouble about me at all. I'd go to bed at 1 o'clock in the morning and get up at noon every day. Great time while the money lasted, but after I got down to & yesterday l began to feel blue and was thinking of going to work for a living.
 NO; l haven't stolen so much money l guess I've tapped the old man for $500 all together since I've been hanging around home. Bad company had something to do with it. He used to run a saloon down on Hamilton street, and I'd start in by touching the joint for a dollar and then raise it, according as to how wanted it.
 Suppose now I'll have to go back to the reform school in Meriden.' Young Reynolds has displayed much perspicacity In eluding the vigilance of the police and the authorities of the i Organized Charities. It has apparent | ly been no trouble for him to become involved with the police and wher about to be imprisoned in the reform school at Meriden to escape.
 When Francis was only twelve he began to evidence a penchant for ap' \ propriatlng other peoples money.
 He was first sent to St Johns in dustrial school at West Hartford. ant after staying there short time cam. back to his home down in Hamilton street, and had apparently reformed 1 On complaint of his father, Septem i Der 2S, 1907, he was arrested for thief and escaped from the custody of tn, authorities. Then his father ascer tained that he was at the home O Edward Miles, Glastonbury. The re form school, to which Francis hat been committed. sent an agent ther' to have Francis brought to Meriden but when the latter reached Glaston bury Francis had flown. He hat simply come hack to New Haven ant was living under cover
 November 9 last Francis made hi appearance at the family domicile ant relieved the family safe of S150. Thi time the city court thought 1t woult terminate the criminal career of Fran cis and recommitted him to the reform school until he should attain his ma jority
 After trial in the city court Franci was turned over to the Organizet Charities and placed in a cell in tn detention room Edward Litton ha, : charge of this room. To divert hi attention Francis tipped over a bucke of water and while Litton was mop ping the floor of the cell Franci sneaked out of the open door and ne gotiated friendly window.
 This window overlooks the yard O police headquarters, and the dro from it to shed underneath is abou fifteen feet Francis landed on tn ground uninjured and when I4itto turned to look for him he had disap peared The next seen of Francis wa by his mother, who viewed his retreat ing figure making for the tall tinibe with her husbands trousers under hi arm.