The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-14

Reformed Crook
duplicates King
In One RObberu

cash because there's the crooked
lawyer who bleeds you white, the
fake bondsman, the go-between, the
underworld politicians and a score
OF lesser fry.'
Thus spoke Robert w. (Razor)
Fenton. who has served eight and n
half years behind prison walls. He
was reformed and now ls 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
whsn the police OF New York, Chi
cago, Pittsburgh and lot of other
cities were hot on his trail.
Razor" entons speciality was
picking pockets, though he often en-
gagged In other alleged nefarious
activities.
lie estimated that during his
Crook" career he had cleaned up
moro than $500. 900. His biggest sin
gle job netted him $4,000 and his
second-best Job $4,000. The pres
ent king of England helped him un-
consciously, to make the $4,000
touch, he asserts.
There are various grades OF
aristocracy among the crooks" said
Fenton. 1--WE, who figured we were
the big fellows in the game, tray
eled south With the vacationists
and returned with them in the
spring. In the summer we worked
the biggest seashore resorts. We al
ways followed the money around,
no matter where 1t went, and be-
lieve me, we made those who could
afford 1t rny for our vacations.
IL see where the Chicago police
say that only q pockets were
picked in that city during the first
week OF this month. l used to pick
that many every day in Chicago
when l was doing business there.
Il used to go to Hot Springs,
Ark. for a month every year, and
l had no trouble in picking enough
pockets to keep myself at a swell
hotel.
How King Helped.
THE present king OF England un-
knowingly aided me in robbing a
man OF $4,000" said Fenton.
when he was a duke. in 1901, he
visited Canada. The papers were
full OF stories about the great recep-
ton planned for him. In Chicago
we were also planning to receive
him. l went to Quebec to get line
on things. When we reached Mon
treal we decided to visit one of the
banks, with the idea of selecting a
victim. 1t didn't take us long to
pick 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 car
riage this man somehow got an OPP
portunity to speak to him. and
while they were conversing ! robbed
him of $4,000. II was so easy 1t
was a shame TO do 1t, But in spite
OF the size of the haul 1t profited
me nothing in the end.
But" YOU say, what did you do
with all Che money!
I'm tell you. To begin with,
had the leeches to feed. The first
was the crooked lawyer. lie doesn't
ask you how, or when, or where you
got the money. All he wants q
know is that you have u, and then
| he tries to get as much out OF you
as he can. :,
Then / had to square myself
with the 'fiXer'-the man who has
pun with the police and the
| courts.
"There was the bondsman to pay
the fellow who puts up a piece OF
worthless property he wants 10 ge'
rid of and which he offers the coasl
as security for a prisoners appear
ance when the trial comes up. Th'
| professional bondsmnn is generous
| fellow himself. He will let yot
escape with wour shirt, proVidint
it's well worn and of no further use
Must "Fced' Underworld.
Then there was the great under
world to help support-the saloon
keepers. the ginmills, the cabarets
and the like, because that ls I'M
game of the underworld, ana II ,yo'
are a member Of 1t you play th'
game that way. All this kept M
broke. Those people got the none!
stole. | didn't get one worth
while thing out Of 1t.
What was worse, paid twlc
oyer\ for that deal. My brother
falsely identified as myself, wa
sent 10 prison for term ana i,
months later was brought Dacl
and daytime on the same count
"The man who steals Is robbed o.
the best things he has. II you coun
only the money, "A man VINO ma
been in a legitimate business for q
wears would have something 70 sHON
for il IL he had made the money II
the length of time | did. After DC
ing in the game for 20 years
didn't have a thing to show Tor H.
started out in the world with goo
character, with friends, with ever
chance to make good. finished IN
game broke and broke in the wors
possible manner,
"Instead of n good character
had set Of tricks to beat pa
characters. / had companions WI
played me ssquare enough nut n
friends. / had people 10 help ~
for so much graft. ! had no falt
and no love for anyone. l had on'
bitterness and a knowledge that
was clever in a game where th
cards were stacked against ine'
zone day | was released from V,
Bridewell in Chicago, penniesf, a, J
! ter having been in the game
years.
Does stealing pay?
'It is the best game that KIM
OF 10 keep out Of"
Gypsics Cause Jealousy.