The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-24

1NO IudCISl nON lluSI d Siooh hiohOo he retains very little of the loot or cash because there's the crooked law yer who bleeds you white, the fake bondsman, the go-between, the under world politicians and score of lesser fry"
 Thus spoke Robert w. C"Razor") Fenton, who has served eight and a half years behind prison walls. He has reformed and now is telling the world that there's nothing in the crook game in the end.
 Between 'jobs" Fenton used to loaf in this town in quiet way when the police of New York, Chicago, Pitts- burg and a lot of other cities were hot on his trail.
 Razor" Fenton's specially was picking pockets, though he often en- gagged in other alleged nefarious activ- ities.
 He estimated that during his "crook" career he had cleaned up more than $300,000. His biggest sin gle job netted him $2O,000 and his second-best job $10,000. The pres ent King of England helped him, un- consciously, to make the $10,OO0 touch, he asserts.
 There are various grades of aris- tocracy among the crooks" said Fen ton. "We, who figured we were the big fellows in the game, travelled South with the vacationists and re- turned with them in the spring, In the summer we worked the biggest seashore resorts. We always followed the money around, no matter where it went, and, believe me, we made those who could afford it pay for our vaca- tions.
 q see where the Chicago police say that only twenty-seven pockets were picked in that city during the first week of this month. I used to pick that many every day in Chicago when was doing business there.
 q used to go to Hot Springs, Ar kansas, for a month every year, and I had no trouble in picking enough pockets to keep myself at swell hotel.
 HOW KING HELPED
 "The present King of England un- knowingly aided me in robbing a man of $10,O00,' said Fenton "When he was Duke, in 1901. he visited Can ada. The papers were full of stories about the great reception planned for him. In Chicago we were also plan ming to receive him. I went to Que bee to get line on things. When we reached Montreal we decided to visit one of the banks, with the idea of selecting a victim. It didn't take us long to pick a man who we knew had a considerable sum of money on him. We took up the trail. A reception for the Duke was scheduled that day. | While he went past in his carriage this man somehow got an opportun- , ity to speak to him, and while they were conversing I robbed him of $10,- 900. It was so easy it was shame to do it. But in spite of the size of the haul it profited me nothing in the end.
 "But.' you say, what did you do with all the money?'
 "I'n tell you. To begin with, I had the leeches to feed. The first was the crooked lawyer. He doesn't ask | you how, or when, or where you got the money. All he wants to know is that you have it, and then he tries to get as much out of you as he can.
 Then I had to square myself with the 'fixer'-the man who has a pull with the police and the courts. There was the bondsman to pay the fellow who puts up piece of worthless property he wants to get rid of and which he offers the Court i as security for a prisoners appear ance when the trial comes up. The professional bondsman is a generous fellow to himself. He will let you escape with your shirt, providing it's well worn and of no further use.
 MUST HEED" UNDERWORLD
 Then there was the great under world to help support-the saloonl Keepers the ginmills, the cabarets, and the like, because that is tlle game of the underworld, and if you are a member of it you play the game that way. All this kept me broke. Those people got the money I stole. I didn't get one worthwhile thing out of it.