The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-01
AMATEUR SLEUTH PICKS A LEMON
 IN CITY COURT

Dexter Reamer, aged 2s. the son of wealthy coffee importer of New York city, turned deathly pale in the pris- oners' pen in the City court today when Assistant Superintendent New ton of the Eagle Detective Agency, a private institution of this city. vol unteered to take the witness stand and identify him as "Bootsy" Creedon. alias w. F. Palmer.
 i've seen him in Hartford and New Haven" testified Newton. He was with counterfeiters and the Lemon gang."> The Lemon gang, so-called, comprises a number of thieves. bur- glars and pool sharks. and the Lemon game by which unsuspecting pool play CTS are f1eeced, has been named in their honor
 Reamer would have interrupted with a protest had not his counsel, Henry c. Burroughs, restrained him. When Prosecutor Delaney had finished ques- timing the private detective, Attorney Burroughs asked him just how sure he was that the prisoner was none other than Creedon. The witness then weakened. and said he was pretty sure, that he looked like Creedon, but it was two or three years since hethad seen him.
 But Detective Sergeant Cronan who arrested Reamer was his friend in need. He had listened patiently to Newton's story. and when the private detective left the stand Cronan arose. s'In justice to this man. your honor" ," said he to Judge Wilder. NI'll say he is not Creedon. I know Creedon and this man is not CreedOn. Creedon IS a Waterbury man."
 Reamer sat down much relieved.
 Reamer was arrested on complaint of Mrs. Clancy who rents furnished rooms at 885 Broad street. He gave her a check for ST Friday night, received 8 f,oy 1of hn ho SfQ He urged her to cash the check with the butcher or some tradesman rather than at a bank, and late in the even ing she became alarmed and reported the check at police headquarters.
 Reamer testified today that he had Bank of New York where his father has large account and the cashier of which he knows personally. The check would have been paid either by his father or taken care of by the cashier, he testified. for he had done anna, China and other parts of the world. But to make doubly sure of the check being valid. he said he was on his way to telephone to his wife whom he married Feb. IA last, to de- posit money to his credit in the bank, when he was arrested. He counted on the deposit being in the bank before the check was presented for payment.
 Just how good the check would have been had payment been demanded, is not known, but Detective Sergeant Cronan telephoned to the bank and found there was no account for Rea- mer. and from the fathers firm got assurances that if Reamer was in jail he might we'll be permitted to stay there.
 Reamer spent several weeks in this city during the spring. and became considerably acquainted. It was known among his associates here that he got money from his father to SUD- port both himself and another young man who came here with him.
 Reamer was fined s25. He couldn't pay the fine. Then he went to the photographer to pose for the Rogues' Gallery, and started for jail to work out his fine at the rate of $1 per day, Sundays excluded. He is still hope full of hearing from home.
 Private Detective Newton remained in the court to testify against Anthony Hendricks. aged 16. whom he arrested for a ten cent theft in the WOolwOrth store Saturday night