The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-19
BURGLAR POET
FRANKLY ADMITS
IL ROBBERIES
Police Visit Room of Well-Dress-
ed, Good4Looking Young Man,
and Find Stolen Jewelry
PRESENTS SHOWERED ON
WOMAN LEAD TO ARREST
God Is Still God" Love Is
Eternal" Among Romantic
Writings


Jimmy" Reardoi., % years OLD,
good looking, and faultlessly dressed
was arrested by Detectives Wilkinson
and powd in his room az no. IA
Adamsave. east, Friday noon, anu
when the officers opened two SUIT
cases and a valise, In search oil PROOF
that their Tip that he was 3 day
light burglar was true. they iound
enough jewelry 10 decorate all OF the
women of an eastern potentate
harem as gaudily as the women might
choose 10 festoon themselves.
Reardon. with a smile and Il yawn,
admitted that he had hurglarized a.
least a dozen Detroit dwellings, and
he agreed with the suggestion that he
had probably entered more houses
than that.
He Is a study for the eriminoiogist
His white canvas shoes have rubber
soies. which is the only suggestion
OF his occupation that one would fno
about him. His Hight gray trousers
are creased most satisfactorily MS
well-tailorad o,ue coat, with n tiny
light green stripe. looked as though
II was fresh from the tailors. His
linen is spotless, and he is well
gro0med.
He SAYS he used 10 work In an
auto. factory. but found IL so simple
matter 70 walk into n house and carry
away jewelry. that he hasn't worked
at anything but daylight burglary for
the last two months or more. wo-
man was responsible for the end OF
his adventures.
He had more than gross OF stick.
pins. OF all descriptions. some cheap
affairs, set with paste diamonds: some
more pretentious, but none Of grea.
value. He had silver mesh bags
watches, toilet sets, match safes,
chains, charmss fohs, brooches, sacred
medals, rings, necklaces, lockets,
purses, In quantity sufficient 10 make
a startling display, though none OF
the single pieces was Of great value
He admitted ttat he had sold some
things. Asked how much he had re-
allied from the sales, he laughed
and said he had made enough 10 pay
Z his expenses-probably not over $3.50,
Tor his two months OF adventure
One ~JoD ne con fessed 20. was the
burglary OF NJ. Clark's residence, No.
433 Fhirdsnve:. ou~July 10 Clarks
watoA~ and his wife's mesh purse
and several pins and minor articles
OF jayelry were found in Resrdon' 5
bunch of plumber The Young man
said that as he was leaving he house.
he met woman. who demanded an
expl4nation Reardon told hAf ne was
a necktie salesman. and made d grace
ful getaway. Later. they discovered
that the house had been ransacked
Many OF the pieces. of jewelry are
engraved and can easily be identified
One medal, with thistle on one
side. Is engraved on the other: Pre-
sented 10 Mr.. Robert X. Jack from
Dalr1arnock Parish church, June %
1917
ReSrdon, while being mugged and
measured declared that since ''the
game.was up" he was perfectly Will
Ing to give any assistance possible 40
the police. TO return the stolen jewelry
4 to it's rightful owners
Roplance seems 10 have a big place
in the life Of this dapper young burg
lar. and seems 10 have led to his
downfall lie recently STAYED in Port
Huron. for d time, under the name
OF James Cody He showered gifts o.
jewelry or a Young woman. there,
and the Port Huron police heard OF
II, and. became suspicious. They com
municated with the Detroit police. and
gave them "Codys" Detroit address,
which they learned from the woman
who had received the ieWelry
In. a note book which Reardon had
in his satchel. the police found an
other indication of the young man
romantic disposition. as evidenced Nv
he Following poems signed James
Cody. -an,t apparently written while
=, vas n For Hurcr, as they horc
.hat. dste rnc:
r"v Hangers Tnast
Join She fellow thai ~ Gowr today
GIVE him smile fer MS sorrow
Tor This oil dworii has 81 ftnf, wav
And you ny he down ton.vrros-
The Dawn of To,norfo~
y'lls sAwh IL not distant
Mr. fs the night s.arlsss
ISrc. Is sternal
Goe II still Coz
And 'H.s fnith VII aot fai us
Gs* rho True estate.
rfiEh@ss pleas res vanish fast.
~ Quick they greet Us QHieE are -inNt
4. Tran1ti1l JOYS are best ~ Keeping
Traneuil joys the lcnCest lgst
80. Dear LOVING Henri
-Sorlspody. said 1 loved H. my youth
And hSc melody spoke TIE truth.
Docs- SOMEHOW" know my heart nrd
Z Dock kSomshody" know IN love egsfl,
somebody