Evening star., 1925-12-06
BLOND BANDIT,
IN CELL, DESCRIBES
TWO D. c. H0LD-UPS
Escaped Convict, Taken in
Rochester, Admits Berliner
and Her0s Robberies.
HELD AFTER SHOOTING
TAXICAB CHAUFFEUR
At Liberty Only 81 Days. Elmore
Reynolds Admits Crimes
in Six Cities.

in Six Cities.
LiTnore I. Reynolds. 81 years old
identified TO the satisfaction ot II
spector Clifford /. Grant as the
blond bandit" wh3 committed two
sensational robberiee in Washington
rested in a cell in Rochester, y y
ast night, wffle police OF half !.
dozen cities were checking UP on his
confession 70 scores Of hold-ups ana
thefts in the 81 days since he escape
from a prison IN Wichita. Kans.
capt. John 2 Mcdonald. chief o,
the Rochester police. described tho
man and his sensational episodes in :
telephone message 10 The star las
night. and while he was talking hc
said that he had Reynolds 'bounG
and gagged" in a cell. awaiting the
arrival of half Il dozen detectivez
speeding to Rochester 10 connect MIN
with unsolved crimes. Among the
detectives was Joseph T. WaIiron O.
Washington, dispatched 20 Rochester
by Inspector Grant as soon as worG
reached him Of Reynolds confessio,
Shoots Taxi Driver.
Reynolds fell into the hands Of tus
Rochester police after he had shot "a
taxicab driver there five times. the
shooting taking place IN a drunken
row, which was followed by hungled
burglary Job.
Stripped of.the suaye, silk glove tac
tics, which he says he used in holdinc
up Mr.. and Mrs. Henry a Berline
and their maid at 28zl Tilden stree
on November % and the tiger-iike
feroCity he employed when he sho'
Jack Heros. deliCatessan proprietor 81
2ol6 = street. after q scutfie with hin.
on the same day. Capt. Mcdonald rc.
ports that Reynolds has given him dc
tailed accounts Of his activities IN
his city as we'll a. those IN Bait
more. Cleveland. Toledo. Cincinnati.
Indianapolis and other cities.
Capt, Mcdonald says Reynolds ha=
seven or eight cuts on his face, sou
Venirs of his encounters and his couu-
tenance IS SO much distigured they
have had to postpone Photographic
him for the rogue's gallery.
Victim May Recover.
The taxi driver Reynolds is accused
of shooting is in Il critical condition.
but il is thought he will recover. Rey-
nolds who admits q number o.
aliases, according 10 Capt Mcdonald
boasts If l had 10 serve time for all
the scrapes ] have been in. 80 years
would not cover it
Liquor was responsible for tho
downfall of the blonde bandit" &C
Cording to the story of his Rocheste-
crimes. as related last night over tho
telephone BY Capt. Mcdonald. lie
liner coup, robbed a fashionable
Rochester home of $1,000 in m;scel-
laneous articles on Friday.
After this robbery" according 70
Capt MCDonald'S account. Reynolds
brought two Italians 10 his room and
Represented himself as a retired bu.i-
ness man. He sold them the goods
for $50.
Dispute Over Fare.
With the $50 in his pocket he wen
out and hired q taxicah. and went on
q round of rcvelry. REYNOLDS says
he got drunk and he also got the
driver drunk. Early in tho morning
he and the driver had q fight over tn.
fare TO he charged and he says he
shot him five times.
still intoxicated, Reynolds says
10 then decided on an early morn
ir,C hold-up. He found 4 home and
surprised d woman in the kitchen
After he had threatened her the
womans husband came in. Reynolds
says he pulled his gun, but found 1t
empty. He sprang at Reynolds and
there was furious tusSle The
racket aroused a neighhor and be-
tween the three OF them they man
aged to hold him for the police"
Capt Mcdonald says that Reynolds
has volunteered the information thai
he sold the jewels he stole from the
Berliner home here 10 a Pittsburgh
gambler and their recovery is be
lieved certain. a number OF paw
tickets were also found on Reynolds
which are expected TO result in the
recovery of much of his loot.
Asked how the Rochester police
were able to break" the bravado OF
the bandit who has reused the po
lice departments OF so many cities
Capt Mcdonald said:
Told Story TO Police.
we told Reynolds We believed he
had a record and gave him the choice
OF making a clean breast or going
through the usual grilling. lie said
You'll find out sooner or later. so
guess l will tell you now. lie then
recited his story since he was
child and ii sounded like fiction.
Reynolds told the Rochester police
that he had a college education am
that his father is the purchasing
agent for large railroad company
with offices at Albuquerque, \. Mex.
which was his home.
In addition to his confessions re
garding his operations in this city.
Reynolds, according to the Rochester
police, in his inimitable picturesque
style. visited indianapolis just before
he came here and held up Kin
Hubbard, Indianapolis author. He
SAYS he tied Hubbard up and stole
a valuable diamond ring. Afterward
he forced the author 10 drive him
about the city and discussed crime
with him. Mr.. Hubbard had just
completed an article on crime in one
of the national magazines.
Il gave him." according 70 his OWL
story to the Rochester police, some
real first hand information for a new
article"
The local police are informed
through dispatch from Rochester
that the blond bandit" gives the
following account Of his visit to the
Berliner home here.
When l entered the Berliner home
did not know whose house it was.
said Reynolds. II just happened TO
stumble on IL.
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