The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-04-19
EDDIE FAY CAPTURED.
Polite Pistol Burglar, Who Lifted
a. Million, Gagged at Last-He-
ward Of $4,000.

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New York.-Take peek through
the checker-grate door OF Eao1e
Fav's cell in the Tombs prison, and 4
see the fierce scowl on the face OF
this, "the most dangerous crlmlna! IN
the world," who is at last behlno
walls that hold him fast.
Eddie Fay is undone and knows IT,
The robbery of the Richmond, Va,
oostofiee of $4,000 in stamps and
cash will be the notorious yeggman 5
final job.
He is like a Gagged tiger now, his
anger lashing him into furious temp
ests of passion. Desperately hate
fully. gnashing his teeth, he shakes
khe stout steel door. His guards ara
him what the trainer is to wild
bed beasts. Madly would he tear
sm to bits if opportunity offered an
cape.
But withal, one can hardly restrain
sense of pity for this fallen bad
hn. In his record there is audaclous
lainy, contempt Of all laws OF GOD
man, a thirst for easy money
h would make the man strike dead
one who interposed; and yet,
ING him in his Tombs cell, you feel
ht in his terribly mistaken, vicious
y he was a superior sort OF erea-
was the most successful under
d crook of modern times, and
skill in his work which lndleat-
enge thinking capacity. 1t Is es-
ted that his various robperles
chit him at least s1,oOo,OOo, soma
Which he invested like a good
less man in Chicago real estate
some Of which he spent reck-
living the life Of a sporting
kman. His string Of race horses
pt met him any profit, and he
desperate gambler. But the
pf his property is today estl-
at 100000.
The spirit which animated the
criminal career Of Fay seems muen
like that Of the Jesse James gang
though Jesse and the younger BROTH
.rs we're crude in their methods as
oo,roared with Fay. No wild west
war.whooping tactics for him. his
wav was to dress we'll, pose as a
London banker, associate with race
track followers, and only shoot when
hA WAS eornered. But then he would
shoot to kill. The police Of Chicago
saw there are four murders traeeaoie
to Fay. The least valuable thing IN
tho world to him was human life.
Twice he has escaped from jail,
both times after pistol duels with
officers and guards. Once on board
q swiftly moving train, he held up
his guards and leaped to Liberty. he
made postofces his Speciality, and
when the New York police and gov
eminent secret service men trapped
him and dragged him fighting, kick
ing and cursing to the Tom'bs, the
other day, they found in his trunks
$4,000 worth l. and 2-cent stamps
with complete and beautifully pol
ished set of burglar tools and d1a-
grams, descriptions and other data OF OF
Dostofhces and banks in at least ~
cities.
Some Of Fay's known jobs were the
robbery of the Chicago postohce OF
$4,000, the United States revenue
office at Peoria, ILL.,, Of $4,000 worth
of revenue stamps, the Japanese,
American bank at Los Angeles OF
$4,000 cash, the San Diego postof-
fee of $10,73s in stamps and $4,000
in cold, bank at Superior, WIS, Oh
$4,000, and the recent Richmond
lob. which was his Waterloo.
His methods are best explained by
an examination Of the Richmond rob-
bery. Fay, accompanied by a pal
nasned Chester. who was also caught
here, took quarters at a hotel near
the postofiee, posing as commercial
travelling men.
Jon Saturday night they gained en-
trance to the postofice, using skeleton
KEYS. Within Is feet Of the street,
where people were constantly pass
ing, they applied what the yeggman
cali the "plunge and squeeze" " 1t
means that no explosive is used TO
open the safe, but that the doors were
first drilled and then priced ooen'
Fay and his pal turned the trick by
boring a little hole and Inserting the
point Of a small instrument made IKE
a top, but with a heavy handle, 1nto
the bore at the crack Of the safe door,
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