Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-12
STOLE FOR AMUSEMENT.
/ Paris Miiiionafre Robbed For
Eleven Years just Fer Fun.

Eleven Years just Fer Fun.
Chicago detectives may as well begin
to study the face and deeds OF August
Fevrot. Paris man OF fashion and ex-
pert burglar. who has declared his in
tention of coming to America TO do N
little professional work.
The police of Paris claim that this
same NJ. Fevrot is the prize catch of
years, and they are correspondingIy
happy. Whatever his claim of medals
and other indications of excellence i'm
his chosen lire, this French prisoner
certainly is one of the most remarka-
bic 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.
Fevrot, who was arrested by the
Paris police few days ago along with
some of his pals and only after a
tight i'm 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 at it
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
for the time being-and 1t is to be a
short time, as he says-he has taken
his Imprisonment phllosophically and
has talked freely of his past life. Ac-
cordins to his story, he began the life
of a criminal purely through love of
excitement and adventure. He Is q
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 il when
by mistake he was taken in with n
gang Of young burglars and was per-
mitted to accompany them on n raid.
The raid was Il failure. but it was ex-
citing. and from that time the young
man was a burglar and an expert. lie
showed his young companions why
they failed, and later on he led them
against the same safe. and they made
successful job.
The young mans three years service
in the army prevented him from taking
as active an interest i'm burglary as he
had before, but he managed TO keep in
touch with his old friends IN the pro
fession and did much of the planning
for them. Several times under his
direction 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
dcrs, number which was too large
because OF its unwicldiness and the
petty jealousics of the men. \ gang
of 10 or II he considered about the
proper size for the most efficient work.
This strange prisoner explains his
hold on the criminals who have work
ed with and under him so many years.
never once letting out 4 whispered
hint that the society youth was their
leader. by his generosity. Being rich,
he had no inducemcDt to haggle with
his companions over the plumber. Much
of his gains he gave away TO the Wild
sws OF dead burglars or applied TO the
support OF women whose husbands
were doing time.-Chicago Tibune.