Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-25
LOST BICYCLE FOUND
BUT THIEF STILL At LARGE
Rider Of Wheel Bought it From
Lady at 0wensviIle for $l4.O0.
OFFICER STINcHCOMB GOOD WORK
Agent Robert Lee 0'NeilI at Parole
Station Gives Information to Re-
turn Of Stolen Bicycle.


far as days are concerned for the
bookkceper OF The Capital office but
"a" was lucky
On Agust 13. about o'clock In the
morning. a high-price. high-grade BIZ
cycle was stolen from the lower Office
of this building as quick as a wink.
The thief, evidently. knew the lay of
the land" as he took the wheel while
one of the employees. generally on the
lookout, had come upstairs to fix the
ice water. A stranger, a tall, slender
man wearing a black derby hat. who
had been in this Office ostensibly to
look over the files, foi two or three
days, was suspected. but there was no
clue 20 work ON
The wheel was advertised and writ
ten up in these columns. local and
Baltimore and Washington police de-
partments were given description of
the wheel, but TO no avail The re-
ward was increased and mo questions
asked" but that had no effect and for
ten days the bicycle was given up for
lost bv the owner
Yesterday Mr. Robert Lee ONeill.
agent for the w, b. e. A at Parole Sta
tion, telephoned this oftce that o
wheel answering the description OF
that owned by Mrs. Reese Abbott had
been ridden by a young man to Parole
Staten and left there He said he
would return for the wheel at 3
O'Clock i'm the afternoon.
Immediately this Office got busy
and communicated with Constable A.
J. Stinchcomb, who took the 11.20 w,
3. & A. car for Parole Station, in COM
pary of two of Tho Capitals force for
the wheels identification As soon as
the bicycle was shown the men from
this Office, the Identification was com
plcte. Constable Stinchccmb did not
return to Annapolis then, but waited to
see the young man who had been rid
ing the stolen bicycle
The man did not return at 3 p. m,
but at 4 o'clock he made his apepar-
ance. lie had not the appearance of a
thief, and told Constable Stinchcomb
the following story:
He bought the wheel from Mrs. Mar
tin, wife of a minister at Owensville,
for $14. He said Mrs Martin told him
she had bought it from a stranger for
S12 who said he needeo money. Mrs.
Martin. of Owensville this county,
bought the bicycle on Friday the thir-
tenth, just after it had been stolen,
which, of course she did not know at
the time. The thief, evidently rode
the wheel after stealing it from The
Capital office, to Owensville, where he
sold it for $12 TO Mrs Martin.
When her husband came home, the
minister told his wife perhaps the BIZ
cyqcle was stolen. The minister's wife
said "she haudnt thought Of that" On
Monday, August 16 Mr.. Scott Trap
nell. of Pittsburgh, Pa, a young man
visiting the neighborhood. saw the
wheel and purchased it, lie had rid
den the bicycle to Parole Station TO
take the car for Winona when the
clerk at the station identified the
wheel from the published description
The young man came to the city last
night with Constable Stinchcomb, and
mis- straightforward manner and his
Farmers National Bank, won for him
his release on the charge of having
stolen goods in his possession. a
hearing before Justice James d. Field
meyer is fixed for Saturday, when il Is
| hoped upon the appearance of Mrs
| Martin, OF Owensville, to establish the
identity of the thief, wko,it is thought
/ ie CT in
appeared at a pawn shop in the city
pleading his hard luck. distress ant
need of money TO get home
Too much credit cannot be givei
Constable Stnichcomb for his faithful
efficient work in connection with tn,
case. The reward is claimed by Mr.
| O'Neill, at Parole Station.
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time they were having, which the,
were able 10 so fully appreciate be
/ cause they had earned It. They TAX
a personal individual pride in thei
country, too. not the fag-waving, yer
bal patriotism. but the deep funda
mental kind that comes from service
To them their country is a thing &
protect. TO work for. TO aid. to upbuild
not to exploit for personal gain. The,
give so much more than they will eve
receive, except in the personal salts
faction that comes from duty that i
well done.
And the heart that loves trul
ne'er forgets. but loves truly on 10 tn
close
Dear miiy boy. your country need
you, your country is proud of YOU
your country loves you,
sour hearts. our hopes. are all wit
thee.
Our hearts, our hopes. our prayer.
our tears.
Our faith triumphant DER our fears.
Are all with thee.
Not for the protection alone tha
you offer our beloved country. but 70
your example, your influence. tn
wholesome worth of you"
Il -O
| Valli valli, in "The High Road
Colonial. Thursday.