Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-30
.0H-H! WHAT A DREAM
Louis Gourdain Thinks It's
Grand to Be Crazy.
PLANS OVERTHROW OF Is.
Establishment of a Regular Old
Time Monarchy
WITH QUEEN HELEN ON DECK
Once a millionaire, Re.
Gently Escaped From Government
Hospital for Insane.

| Louis A Gourdain. who won consider
able notoriety several years ago when
ne was convicted and sentenced in the
federal court at Chicago to FIVE years
imprisonment for violation of the lot
terry laws. has turned up in London with
scheme to overthrow the republic of
the United States and set up a monarchy
with Helen of New York as queen.
| Gourdain escaped a few weeks ago
from the Government Hospital for the
! insane where he was sent following his
conviction. According to cable dis
patches Gourdain is staying at the.
! Savoy Hotel in London and several days
| ago attracted attention BY inserting in a
morning paper the following:
"A Royalist United States of America
is organized for the purpose of secur-
ing real liberty and to crown Helen of
New York as Queen We desire the aid
of the royalists Of the world who can
place our cause before their respective
sovereigns and secure their practical
support LOUIS A. GOURDAIN.'
Louie Is. Real Crazy.
Gourdain first attracted notice in this
city when he came here from Chicago
for the purpose of having his appeal to
the United States Supreme Court with
drawn. declaring the appeal had been
| taken without his consent and declaring
1t was his intention to build a prison
Just outside the walls Of the Joliet
prison and serve the time imposed upon
him. He had made all arrangements
| for the erection Of the small prison. he
declared. and had taken his family to
Joliet, where they could be near him..
The first thing he did upon his arrival
here was to invite newspaper represent
atives to dinner at the Raleigh, tell
of his plans and furnish them copies of
the bill he intended to present to the
United States Supreme Court, but he.
went away without having accomplished
anything.
According to the London dispatches
Gourdain says he is one of a secret coun-
Gil of seven sent by the supreme council
In Chicago on a private mission to the
crowned heads of the world. Some MEM
bers Of the council. he declared. reached
LONDON June 3d. other members having
gone to Spain. Italy, Russia. japan and
other countries Gourdain is quoted as
having said: THE movement to over
throw the American republic and estab-
ish monarchy began in Chicago in 1903.
We have secret organizations in every
state. and can control three million votes.
We know that the only way to obtain our
desires and fight socialism is by a great
war which will be fought and finished in
side the next three years.
Concerning Helen of New York." Gour-
dian said: II may say that she is Ameri-
sesses business ability and tact and COM
mon sense. She Is of royal descent and
very popular in American society. She
will be crowned in Washington
Was a Millionaire Once.
The fugitive insane patient formerly
lived In New Orleans and other cities in
the SOUTH He was In the lottery business
and is said to have been. millionaire at
one time. 1t was after he went to Chi
cago that he was arrested tried. convicted
and sentenced. His case was appealed,
he said, against his advice or consent. and
he took steps to have the sentence en-
forced.
When he came to this city he seemed
to have plenty of money. He was ac-
companied by secretary, who had charge
of his documents and who was willing to
furnish all information calculated to give
his employer notoriety. DR.. White. super
intendent of the Government Hospital
for the Insane, told a Star reporter today
that he had not been advised of the
whereabouts of Gourdain, and he was up-
able to tell what steps, If any, would be
taken to return him to this country He
thought 1t more than likely that the Brit
ish government would deport the lunatic.