Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1909 — SAYS THAT POLICEMAN PICKED HIS POCKETS [ARTICLE]

SAYS THAT POLICEMAN PICKED HIS POCKETS

Chicago Citizen Declares That $2 Was Taken From Him. Chicago, July 6.—Patrick O’Reilley, a watchman, In a statement to Acting Chief of Police Schuettler, accused a policeman of robbing him of $2. O’Retlley told the police he was at Clinton and Judd streets with Stephen Cleary when a policeman accosted him and searched his clothing. After learning that the man was a watchman the policeman told him he was searching for some men that had placed dyna mite caps on street car tracks and released him. The man says he later discovered that the $2 bill was missilng.