Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-10-03
THE SUPPOSED THIEF
HELD FOR GRAND JURY
Jacob S. AppIer Was Trusty Motor
man Of w., B. & A.
HELD UNDER $1,000 BAIL.
Arrested in Baltimore $500 is Found
Tucked Behind Wall Paper Of His
Bed Room.


Jacob S. Appler, motorman. EN-.
ployed by the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis Electric Railway Com
pany, arrested in Baltimore last night
on the charge of looting the safe IL
the ticket office at the local terminal
station, and making away with $3.50,
was arraigned before Police Justice
Denais Claude here this afternoon,
and waving a preliminary hearing
he was held under 81 900 bail for the
Anne Arundel county grand jury,
which convenes October 81.
IL is understood that Appler con-
fessed to the detectives and police
officials that he committed the rob
berry; that he effected an entrance to
the terminal station as we'll as the
ticket booth, where the safe was To-
Gated by making duplicate keys. To
get the key co the safe, one of the
old-time make, he pried open the small
cash drawer with jimmy
The key, according to custom of
the ticket agents, had been placed in
the drawer for the night. The rob-
berry was committed near midnight
Tuesday. Suspicion was directed
against Appler. largely through In
formation furnished the police au-
thorities by the night watchman at
the company's yards, who described
man whom he had s1en leaving the
station near midnight, with small
box tuck I'd under his arm.
The description fitted Appler. Form
er Captain Of Detectives Pumphrey, of
Baltimore, who investigated the
case, late yesterday afternoon secured
warrant from Police Justice Dem
mis- Claude 1T was issued at the
instance OF States Attorney Nicho-
las H. Green.
Appler lives at 1929 South Charles
street, Baltimore, where he was ar
rested last night. After he had been
locked up at the Central Police Sta
tion, pending hearing, Detective
Humphrey and Headquarters Detec-
tive Day went to the motorman' S
home and found hidden between the
wall and paper in his bedroom $500
The detectives also found number of
keys and papers, which, they say,
were stolen from the railroads sta
tion.
Discovery of the robbery was made
by George w. Parlett, day ticket
agent, when he opened the station
Office at o'clock in the morning.
Detective Pumphrey was notified
and got a description of man seen
lingering about the station by a
watchman. The description tailed
with Appler and Humphrey shade wed
the motorman yesterday afternoon and
gathered evidence on which he pro-
cured a warrant for Appler's arrest.
The arrest occurred shortly after z
O'Clock in the vicinity of the Liberty
Street terminal Baltimore. Pumph-
rey anu Day went to Appler's home
and talked with Mrs. Appler, who
told them that her husband had given
her $50 when he retdrned home yes
terday morning. They asked permis-
sion to search the house, and going
to Appler's bedroom, they found $500
tucked carefully away in the wall
paper.
In default or bail, Appler was COM
mitted to the Baltimore city Jail,
where all prisoners awaiting trial at
the coming term of Court are now con-
fined, pending the building of new
county Jail. Appler has been employ
ed as motorman by the railway COM
pany for about three years, and it is
said he was regarded as a trusty en-
ployee.
The railway officials, it is stated,
recovered most of the money taken