The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
Last Of the FORTY THIEVES

One day the establishment for polite
robbery in Regents Park was ex-
posed There were load outcries among
the dupes. Hem and his associates
fled from England and headed for the
Continent. Again he took up his pro-
session of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
1t in the fields where the institutions
were not wise to the operations OF
his kind. For two years the gleaninss
were large enough to satisfy even the
greed of these bold crooks, but sooner
or later Fate trips the foot OF him
who takes too frequent or too daring
changes. HEM was arrested in Ber-
lin on suspicion. He was held. His
picture was sent to Scotland Yard
and then came his undoing.
When he fed from England he had
also deserted the woman. Essentially
fckle. even her devotion, her loyalty
and big debt Of gratitude he owed
for assistance in escaping scrape al
the Metropolitan Opera House In New
York failed to hold him. Besides
there was another. For a time the
injured beauty waited, believing he1
lover would return. She kept track
OF his doings, for at intervals he sent
her money, but though faithful to him
in her fashion, her patient love could
not brook a rival The police sought
her with their photograph. Venge
fully she told all, told of the series oil
bank thefts in Germany which Alonzc
had perpetrated, helped with evidence
and HEM was convicted and served 9
long sentence.
Out again after an interval, an in
terval of recuperation and thought, and
HEM resumed his depredations. Still
unsuccessful. he became a notable fig-
ure in Monte Carlo and along the
Riviera. Still debonair and magnifi-
cent, he found innumerable pigeons
for his plucking. He resumed his
grand dinners and showered favors Of
precious gems on his guests. But no
treasure could withstand such drains
and necessity compelled him to tackle
trick too difficult even for his tai
ents. He was arrested in Paris. con.
yicted and again sent up for a long
term. That broke his nerve. Even the
nerve of Alonzo Hem, most daring
and resourceful OF criminals, has its
limits. Depleted In health and desti-
tute, he again returned to New York.
But his career was not over. His
marvellous talent as faro dealer he
still had. Lou Ludlam took him in
and for long time he dealt the cards
at this famous gambling house, SO long
protected by the police, the favorite
resort Of Wall street and Pittsburgh
bloods. Prosperous once more, he
looked around for new fields. There
was to be last fling before the Luck
Goddess finally flung him into the dis
card
The wire-tapplng game, then in its
infancy, showed Dutch Alonzo posi-
bilities of rich development He en-
tered into 1t with his old-time enthu-
siasm and skill. Again he was seen
around the best hotels. He posed a. q
Western ranch owner, and with his
genius for finding and hypnotizing
victims had no dificulty in gathering
spoils And those who fell to his ne
farious lures were as often as not sue
cessful business men who, though the
subtle game of the wiretapper had
been a hundred times exposed, fell to
his net like so many birds to the
fowler. Just what amounts Alonzo
HEM lifted from erstwhile respects
BILE" citizens can never be known, for
the dupes were ever his accomplices
and dared not complain Of the swindle
A side line he used at this time was
to introduce his quondam friends to
the 'treacherous faro dealer" sore on
bis employer. who for a share OF the
winnings was ready to deal so that the
player might win the house bank
roll Truly an old device. but peren-