The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-23
RICH BURGLAR STOLE FOR FUN
Robbed Simply as an Amuse-
ment.

O0lCd8O QeVeSdNeS may as hCL OC-
gin to study the face and deeds of Au-
gust Fevrot, Paris man of fashion and
expert burglar, who has declared his
intention of coming to America to do
little professional work.
The police of Paris claim that this
same Mr.. Fevrot is the prize catch of
years and they are correspondiEgly
happy. Whatever his claim of medals
and other indications of excellence in
his chosen line, the French prisoner
certainly is one of the most remark
able criminals in the annals of law
breakers. The hypothetical case of
DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde is not so
strange as this case of NJ. Fevrot, says
the Chicago Tribune.
Fevrot, who was arrested by the
Paris police a few days ago along with
some of his "pals," and only after a
fight in which one of the detectives
was killed. is now 30 years old, but he
has been leading his dual life of bur
glar and society favorite for IL years.
His first burglary was committed be-
fore he was 20, and he has been Att
ever since, many times experiencing
hairbreadth escapes, many times see
ing his partners in crime taken, but
never has there been a suspicion that
the dashing, wealthy, educated and
charming young NJ. Fevrot was not
what he appeared to his fashionable
friends.
Since the game is up with NJ. Fevrot
.or the time being. and it is to be
short time as he says, he has taken his
imprisonment philoscPhically and has
talked freely of his past life. Accord
ing to his story, he began the life of
criminal purely through love of ex-
element and adventure. He is a son of
millionaire, was reared like most
young Frenchmen of his class, and
gave no promise that he would ever
do anything remarkable. But he loved
excitement, and he found it when by
mistake he was taken in with gang
of young burglars and was permitted
to accompany them on raid. The raid
was a failure, but it was exciting, and
from that time the young man was a
burglar, and an expert. He showed
his young companions why they failed.
and later on he led them against the
same safe and they made a success
full job.
The young mans three years service
in the army prevented him from taking
as active an interest in burglary as he
had before, but he managed TO keep in
touch with his old friends in the pro-
fession and did much of their planning
for them. Several times under his di-
rection the regimental treasury was
looted. And he still maintained his
leadership over his men. At one time.
after he left the army. he had as many
as go burglars working under his or
ders, number which was too large
because of its unwie,diness and the
petty jealousies of the men. A gang Of
ten or twelve he considered about the
proper size for the most efficient work.
This strange prisoner explains his
hold upon the criminals who have
worked with and under him so many
years, never once letting out wills
pered hint that the society youth was
their leader, by his generosity. Being
rich, he had no inducement to Maggie
with his companions over the plumber.
Much of his gains he gave away to the
widows of dead burglars or applied to
the support of women whose husbands
were doing time.