The Washington times., 1910-03-02
Chicago's Polite Burglar
Says He Wanted Money
TO Leave Country.
PLEDGED TO TAKE
DIAMOND NELL"
Confession of Crimes Shows Eddie
English Is No Respecter
Of Persons.

CHICAGO, March 2-'There Is no
blood on my hands and there never will
be unless il is my own. II you are
looking for a motive in my case you can
call it love I was nuts over Dia-
mond Nell Mccarthy, and I intended
10 marry her and I've on the square"
Threatening suicide If he was taken
back TO Joliet penitentiary, from which
he was paroled month ago, Eddie
English, a criminal of national notoriety
and many aliases, made this statement.
He confessed additional attempted rob-
berries and eXtortions; told why he had
planned TO rob some of the vealthiest
people in Chicago. and made what pur-
ported 10 Re a clean breast Of his crimes
10 Police Captain Halpin. Of the War
rem avenue station. He talked freely OF
the letters he had written to Cornelius
Vanderbilt, IT., concerning the young
InilliOnaire's fiancee.
7 didn't write those letters with an
idea Of blackmail. as has been said"
he remarked.
Valet Asked for II.
''The letters were written at the in
stigation Of Cornelius Vanderbilt ST.
Young Vanderbilt was engaged TO Miss
Grace wilson I didn't know Grace
from crow, but valet IN the Wander
bit household. who knew that I was
mandy with a pen, came 20 me and said
that the old man would pay me literally
II 1 would write the letters. I got a
line on the case and wrote the letters.
/ was promised good money and 1 cot
II. OF course, I can't say that ola man
Vanderbilt paid the money himself, but
that's what the valet told me. He said
that Vanderbilt, ST., wanted 10 break I'd
the match
oh. about the Chicago people. That
Is the love end Of II again. I am a good
nechaniCian and know the auto bust
ness l wanted 10 work. but I met Ola
lnond Nell I had a line on her from
inc penitentiary. Yes, she's the widow
OF OF ,Ion11my' Ward, burglar ! did not
know that Nell was a dope lend and
hardly believe il now. I net her and
she was broke ana 7 gave her fori1
bucks, half Of what I had. She told
me TO droI around and I dropped.
Promised to Leave.
We talked over chances to live a good
life and I promised to send her 10 the
country.
I wanted tools and money to tide me
over until I could make one big touch
I read the society columns and picked
out the names intending TO get one or
more Of them until the big touch came
on"
English's list includes many promi- |
nent Chicago names. including the
Paimers, McCOrmicks and Pattersons.
Hits Upon Name.
Then I hit on the name DR. p IT
Chamberlain. and I Went to his Office
snC stuck him up with the gun. He
was so decent with me and came
through so handsomely that didn't
take the diamond he wore on his shirt
front but was satisfied with the $50 /
L meant 70 pay that back when I made
the big touch
1 was always looking for the main 4
chance for the big touch. I hit on DR..
D K Pearsons Of HinsdaIe as the fan
guy for the big job. I knew he had
plenty. intended to take nothing less
than $1,000. I would not have killed
him. but l would have stayed with him
until he gave me the money. or until
he turned me over 10 the police. in
tended 20 Kill myself when he called /
assistance. I argued that II he called
the coppers at all II would be when we
ree'hed the bank II was then thar
intended 70 blow myself of. 7 vroUIf
nave split blood all over that hank the
minute the rumble came and a. would
have been all my blood
When 1 was in the navy found
niue place IN Brazil where I wanted to
make my home. I always wanted a
woman and 1 would have spent The
$4,000 on Diamond Nell We pIarra5
70 80 TO Brazil. hut she didn't know
now was gong 70 get the money"