The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18
WAY OF EX-CROOk
HARD IN ENGLAND
Eddie Gucrin Doggcd by Dctec-
tives and Boundci by Old
Associates.
He KEEPS UP THE STRUGGLE
Indian Prince May Be Captain OF
Champion English Cricket
Team.
ny ED. l.. KEEL.

Especial Ca bic TO Tho Times pispa tcll.)
London. February 1.-THE way or
tho sx-crook in England Is hard. II
sou doubt It. go to the little tobac Geo
and candy store in the East End OF
London, kept by 4 man who calls him
self "Bertram Norton and ask him
Morton" is Eddie Guerin, VINO Sow
an years ago startled the world by
his sensa ;ional escape from Devils Is
1and. the lonely, fever-riddeu and
shark sentinelled spot of land off the
northern coast of South America, VIII Itch
For so many years was the Sc sne OF
Captain DrcJfuss martyrdoni. Since
then Ciuerin has been trying to rive
straight: bit he will tell you that so-
ciety has conspifcd against him. and
you will almost believe it. Acting on
the theory of once y crook, always q
crook Scotland Yard has been logging
him. Ills former associates of the un-
der world have turned their hands
against; him, and his every act that
could 10 construed III the least degree
suspicious has been reported 10 the
authorities
IL Guerin's protcstations OF leading
eli honest life wers untrue. It seems
tha; he would have been trapped before
x his, scotland Yard thought 1t had
him recently. Detectives who had
rrnilcd him To Glasgow, whcr. lie had
gone to sell some moving picture
films. which business he has taken
up rs Side line, arrested Gucrin on
7he charge of lettering about ,hc
Central Station Hotel in that city
with intent TO steal But the tcsti-
,nony didn't hold water. After hear
ing Gucrin's story. tho magistrate
promptly dismissed him. The ex-crook
did not try to gloss over his past, but
DC succeeded in pcrsuadinS tho court
That he was sincere IN his efforts so
live II down.
DO not permit my previous bad rep
rtation to weigh with YOU" he pleaded.
Don't turn me back. This means so
much To me. have found IT very
hard Ia reform: do not undo II all 1
challenge Scotland Yard To provo that
have been associating with 4 single
suspicious character since my escape
SO Guorin Is back Mt his little shop,
rnd has again taken III the struggle
with Scotland Yard atill watching him.
Gucrjn, in company with tho notori-
GUS Chicago May" had already achiev-
ed considerable fame as mn interna-
1ional crook. when he was arrested in
90l for burEiarizing tho American
Express ConIpa ny's Office in Paris.
Condemned to penal servitude, he en-
dured the miseries of Devils Island
until 1905. when, with two other con
victs. ne succeeded in escaping by night
that one OF his companions while
standing up TO look for the coast line
lost his balance and fell overheard.
shark devourcd thu unfortunate man
before Gucrin could attempt his rescue.
Reaching Dutch Guiana, Guerin and
the other convict lived In the forest
for sin, weeks then half-starv I'd, .nade
their way 20 Georgetown, where Guer-
3n found a friend who supplied him
with funds with which TO travel to-
New York.
The X-convicts troubles. In mis- de-
Termination to reform. began shortly
after ne reached London. in 1906. "Chi-
raSo May whose love for Guerin had
cooled. happened TO run across him
In the street, and promptly betrayed
liim TO ;he.poiice. In the subsequent
eHtradition proceedings Guerin proved
1hat he WAS an English subject. and on
juno II. 1907. ne was released.
The vary next evening. while he was
standing al n corner of Russell Square,
q cab drove UP, and n man lenped out
and fred several shots. one OF which
struck Gucrin In the foot. The as
sailant was Dutch Gus" Smith, n,
former companion In the under world,
VINO had never forgiven Guerin for
winning Chicago May" away from
lin. Both Smith and the woman. who
had hccn trailing Guerin in tho cab
AL evening, were arrested and speedily
convicted of attempted murder. 'Dutch
Gus" was: sent up for life. and "Chica-
80 May for fifteen years
Guerin ascrihes most of his Eubse-
Queni difficulties with Scotland Yard to
the friends OF this pair. Chicago
May" whose real name is May Church
III, 81 one of the most notorious re-
malc criminals OF Europe StriItngly
beautiful. her favotte pursuit was
hiackmail, and ii is said that che drove
several Of her victims to suicide She
Pas regarded as sort of queen OF the
Under world. and there are any number
OF her miserable subjects who are eager
now 70 win her. favor by getting"
Gueriu.
British cricket fans-and thut ,nea~s
Just about everybody In the empire
are Desperately worked up over tho