Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-25
DONE WITH CRIME FOREVER.
Edward w. Dunlap Says He win Eiideavo
to Live HOnestlY. n.

Edward w. Dunlap Says He VIII Eiideavor
to Live Honestly.
Philadelphia, Pa, July III am
done with crime forever. | don't want
any more of prison life. My friendship
for those who were companions OF mine
in crime ended when stepped out Of
the prison gats. Now, what l want
from you is your promise that none of
your detectives will modest me while
endeavor to live honestly. :"
Edward w. Dunlap, alias "Split the
Wind" criminal with most re-
msrkable career, said this when he
called upon Captain Of Detectives
Miller yesterday, after having been re-
leased from the Eastern Penitentiary,
where he had served 10.years'
sentence. DunlsE's resolve to reform
was made in all earnestness, aud was
accepted as being so by Capt. Miller,
who believes that the noted criminal
has committed his last robbery.
There are reasons for thinking that
Dunlap intends doing Just as he said.
He is very unlike the ordinary orimi-
nal. He is accredited with being a
graduate of Princeton, a poet, an
inventor and a skilled painter and
draugbtsman 1t is said that he is d
scion of an old Washington family, aud
that during the OWL War he served
four years as second lieutenant of the
Sixth Volunteer Cavalry.
To other criminals Dunlap was known
as the gentleman crook. He has,
according to the police records. served
10 years In the Eastern Penitentiary,
three years in the New Jersey State
Prison, five years in New Castle del. J
Jail and three terms in Sing Sing
Prison.
1t was during his recent term of i'm
prisonment that he developed his talent
Tor drawing and painting, deyoting
most Of his time 10 drawing medical
charts for use in the class rooms OF the
University of Pennsylvania and Jeffer-
| son Hospital, and for which he was
we'll paid. These charts are considered
among the most perfect possessed by
either hospital, and his paintings were
also oleverly executed. His ability as
draughtsman was appreciated by the
directors of one of the hospitals, and he
has been employed by the institution.
Fifteen years ago, while imprisoned
in the New CASTLE jail, he perfected an
invention which was made burglar
catching device for use on doors and
WluuuWbs OpoH ubiuR EoiohSou NO soiu
the patent to stock company for
IS, 000 With the money he lived as a
gentleman Of leisure, taking d trip to
Europe. 1t did not last him long,
however, and upon returning to this
city, in 1891, he secured position as
writ server under ex-City Treasurer
| Wright, was arrested for altering his
accounts and sentenced 10 two years in
the penitentiary. Ex.City Treasurer
Wright, who had served In the army
with Dunlap, knew nothing about the
mans criminal record until after the
prisoner had been exposed by the de-
tectiyes.
Dunlap was considered Que of the
most dangerous criminals In the coun-
try. He acquired the sobrIquet oil
"Split the Wind" through always part.
ing his whiskers in the middle, and
because of his agility in running. There
are two photographs Of him at police
headquarters, both of which represent
a man of middle age, with long face
and full beard parted in the centre.
His last sentence to the Eastern Peni-
Tertiary followed bis conviction on the
charge Of robbing number of houses,
one of which, it is said, was equipped
with his patented burglar device.