Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-26

lionaire Englishman, stockbroker
that May lived with, who sent word
to us, after May and l were arrested
in the Guerin business, that he would
pay all our solicitors expenses for us.
He was arrested in Paris later.
Chicago May and / lived easy.
Funny thing, we were at table in
the Cecil bar one night-you remem-
ber that little room that overlooks
the Thames embankment; nearly all
American tourists know it-when an
English detective beckoned me to one
side.
do you know that woman you're
Nith?" he whispered. Better look
out-she's a notorious crook"
l thanked him, and went back to
May and tipped her off. / pretended
to tell her goodby and left the room
first. ""
Eddie Guerin.
Chicago May talked a lot to me
about Eddie Guerin. She knew Pat
Sheedy, the New York gambler, who
was said to have raised a big sum of
money with which to get Guerin out
of the French prison camp on Devils
Island, but she didn't take any stock
in that story. 1t didn't need much to
escape from that place. That saying
that mo man ever escapes from Dev-
IFS Island" was mostly bunk. Why, I
myself knew of a man who got away
from there and he never claimed that
ii was much of trick!
May told me that most OF the valu-
ables they got from the Paris robbery
had been regained by the French po-
lice, but that they had managed to
hide little in London and that Guer-
in's share was C 500!
When Guerin got back to New
York from Devils Island he headed
straight for London and demanded his
share. May gave him G 300 irhmedi-
ately and later handed him the other
G200. A. few weeks later. she said, he
came back and demanded more mon
ey. May had none and told him so.
Guerin then knocked her down and
tore from her ears d pair OF earrings
worth ESQ. Wild with drink or drugs.
he pulled out n razor and slashed her
clothing to shreds. Bruised and
bleeding, she went to the Marylebone
Police Station and told them that
Eddie Guerin had beaten and robbed
her.
The police laughed at her! at first.
why" they said, Eddie Guerin died
at Devils Island, and here's the Off
cial report of his DEATH"
NO." she insisted, "he's at the
Tudor Hotel right now"
At last they sent an officer to the
hotel. Sure enough, ""it was Eddie
Guerin. He was arrested and held
for extradition to France.
He had been at BriXton Prison for
fifteen months when his solicitors got
writ of habeas corpus, and, claiming
that he had not been born in Chicago,
but on an emigrant ship from Ireland,
in British waters and was therefore n
British subject, resurracted a law o
hundred years old, passed during the
wars with Napoleon, 8. and in three
months got him released.
"Guerin's Looking for You'll"
On the night of his release Chicago
May and 1 were sitting in an Italian
restaurant in Dean Street, Sohon
when n friend of hers came in and
told her the news.
"Guerin is out, and he's looking for
you," he whispered. Hes been
drinking over in the Province bar,
making threats that he will throw
vitriol in your face as soon as he sees
you"
May shook like leaf. "Take me
home, Charley, quick!" she begged
me. We started for her Regent Park
fiat, when she changed her mind.
NO" she said, lets go to the Cover
fiat" So we got into a hanson cab.
'Ill see that you get home safe"
said. Don't worry; he'll not get
at you while I'm along, l promise
you!"
AS our cab reached Southampton
Row, May caught sight of man
lounging at the corner by the Russell
Hotel and clutched at my sleeve. He
stepped toward us and peered into
the cab. l saw him reach his hand
toward his hip pocket.
Look out, Charley" May screamed.
That's Eddie and he's going to
shoot"
81 Didn't Want to Kill Him."
| jumped out of the cab and pulled
o Wcbley revolver from my pocket as
| jumped He was only fifteen yards
away, and that gun would kill at $50.
! didn't want to kill him. | fired at
his feet.
Guerin staggered back and clung to
the railing.
Police" he yelled, and pointing at
May, he shouted: she had me shot
AS | saw the officers running up |
started to run. A, man got in my way