Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
AnlOzTng Career OF Marx
ShinbuIn, the Most Scientific
and Expert Craftsman
Who EUer Terrified Bank
Officials and the Police

surrounding country for the burglars
Just before daybreak one of these posses
got so hot on the heels of Shinburn and
bis friends that they we're forced to aban-
don their worn out horses and take to the
railroad.
Luckily for them, there was a handcar.
such as railroad laborers use, standing
near where they left their team. They
jamped on board this car with their booty
and, after racing at furious pace for
twenty miles and narrowly missing COLI
sion with several trains, they succeeded in
eluding their pursuers.
The story Of how Shinburn lived honest
" for fifteen years only to return again to
crime is one Of the most extraordinary
features OF his remarkable career.
shinburn Reforms
It was not long after the Ocean Bank
robbery that Shlnburn reformed. From
this crime and others which followed 1t In
rapid succession he had accumulated more
than $750.O0O This fortune he soon in
creased by some lucky speculation In Wall
street to a round million OF dollars.
Suddenly, without a word of explanation
TO even his closest friends. he dropped out
Of sight II was only natural that the dis
appearance OF such a prominent figure In
the underworld should cause great deal
Of comment All sorts Of rumors we're
afoat-the favorite being that he had been
arrested and was doing time somewhere
under an assumed name.
As a matter of fact, Shinburn had con-
yerted all bis property into cash and
gone t. Belgium.
He had selected Belgium for bis home
because at that time there was no extradi-
ton treaty between that country and the
United States II was one of the few coun-
tries where, even II his identity were dis
covered, he could be secure from arrest
for any OF the many crimes for which the
- American police wanted him.
On reaching Belgium. his FIRST move was
10 buy the title of count" as an anchor
, for his suddenly acquired respectability
Next he spent a part of his fortune in the
purchase of a magnificent estate not far
from Brussels.
D This estate included large vineyards
and under Shinburns efficient manage
. ment they soon became the finest In
Europe. Later he became interested in the
manufacture OF silk and acquired several
T mills where only the most expensive fab
3 RIGS were produced
a ouIHuuiu HdIEIeu IL bShutllui "au~HN~'
! Of good Belgian family. Their home wal
! palace-flled with costly furniture anC
notable works OF srt-and Shinburr
lavlshed every attention on his wife anC
he children.
he After the nerve-racking years, when h,
ar was never free from the danger of arrest
N. one would have supposed Shinburn woult
at find this new life ideal. But the fact tina
he every dollar he possessed had been secures
yn dishonesty seemed to cast a blight owe
ed him and prevent his finding any perma
uent happiness. AS Shinburn later toll
NE his old life never ceased to call him
and he was often tempted to drop every
7F thing and return 10 his kingship In tn
aS Underworld.
Ie Mark Shinburn had. as | said completed.
NJ dropped out of the Underworld, So sud
ns denly and so thoroughly had the famou