The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05

1 Within few weeks after he entered the
| Pc nitentiary. Beresford induced the warden
| 10 take him into the prison office at the
won the guards 80 completely that they al
| lowed him extraordinary privileges
The prisoner took as much care of his
| he were still lounging around clubrooms
| with other well-Eroomed men. and, noticing
| this. the warden was not surprised when
| Beresford asked him to take him to Ameri-
| Gus. the nearest place where he could find
a good dentist. The lord objected to the
prison tooth carpenter operating on his
molars.
WARDEN ALLOWED HIM
TO ESCAPE FROM PRISON.
Contrary to law and the rules of tn.
| Penitentiary. the warden permitted Beres-
ford TO accompany him. unshackled and in
citizens clothes.
In Americas they went to the best res.ac-
rant. and Betesford gave the officer so
much good wine, supper such as the
warden perhaps would not have known how
to order. and then told him SO many good
stories that the warden forgot what nap
pered until ne awoke the next morning TO
lind the adjoining bed in his room empty.
After a hue and cry that was kept UP
in an Immoral resort in the town.
Up TO that time his wife had turned a
deaf ear to the entreaties of her mother to
She would go with him. cut herself on from
her family and friends. and. if necessary.
starve with him after he left the Peni-
But when she learned of the escape and
recapture she at once applied for and Sc
cured~a divorce. and was so broken that
she had to be sent to a private sanitarium
On the Hudson.
In 1896 Beresford. who became model pris-
oner after his recapture. when the warden
lost his job. was pardoned by the Governor
Of Georgia. who received a long petition,
some of the signers being the men who had
trfA| oy,I -11 ,xh~
had been excessive.
AS already. stated. the final chapter in
this extraordinary mans career in Georgia
was when he went to Fitzgerald. immedi-
ately after his release and there. within
fifty miles of where he served his sentence.
eomp , secured the franchises. made sew
eral thousand dollars. married the Mayors
daughter and deserted her in Savannah.
tives Desmond met Beresford in Hot
Springs. and in regard TO the incident the
Chief says:
ATTEMPTED TO CON-
CHEF DESMOND.
He was great CON man. Why. he even
wanted me to give him letter of intro
duction to the Chief Of Police at New o.
leans. / refused.
The very next day he skipped out. owing
nearly every person in Hot Springs. He
was also charged with forgery They ar
L
them not to let him go on bond. but they
did. He ran away again, as 1 expected he
would
II used to see him around the poolrooms
there. He approached me once and said he
could give me some good things I .old
him to play his good things himself. as /
never bet on the races He played them all
right-with other peoples money.
What did I think of him as compared to
Darlington?
Well 1 should say that he was the bet
ter crook. He was not so gifted CONVEX
but something in his appearance
gave one a better impression Of him than
would be gotten of Darlington.
L have been told that Lascelles played
the Lord Beresford racket almost perfectly.
He had all the qualifications for such n
role. / should think. He certainly could act
like gentleman. even II he did have to
do it on the money stolen from other per-
sons
His aliases are Robert Sanborn." Rob
ert Leonard Harry Reed and Lord
Beresford."
A few months ago man who was be-
lieved to be Beresford had married a rich
widow in Mexico and was cutting wide
swath. Wherever he goes 1t may be sx-
pected that he will leave a dazzling trail
be hind him. He is now about IS years old.
ard his hair has turned gray within tn.
last few years. but he was remarkably a.-
tive. according 20 the last accounts.