The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-05-19
s,na LENDS help
IN $4,000 Theft
Ruler Unwittingly, Accom-
plice, Reformed Crook
Explains.

who bleeds you white, the fake bonds
nan, the gobetween, the underworld
politicians and a score of lesser fry"
Thus spoke Robert w. C"Razor")
Fenton. who has served eight and 4
half years behind prison walls. He
has reformed and now IL telling the
Norld that there's nothing in the
crook game in the end.
Between Jobs Fenton used to loaf
in this town in a quiet way when
che police of New York, Chicago,
Pittsburg and a lot of other cities
we're hot on his trail.
Razor" Fenton's speciality was
picking pockets, tho he often engag-
I'd in other alleged nefarious activi-
ties
lie estimated that during his
crook" career he had cleaned up
more chan 100000. His biggest sim
gle job netted him $4,000 and his
second best job $4,000. The pres
ent King of England helped him, I'M
consciously. to make the $4,000
touch, he asserts.
There are various grades of ar
stocracy among crooks" said Fem
Ton. We, who figured we were the
big fellows in the game, travelled
South with the vacationists and re-
armed with them in the spring. In
aie summer we worked the biggest
sgashore resorts. We always followed
he money around, no matter where
it went, and, believe me, We made
t6ose who could afford it pay for our
vacations.
x see where the Chicago police
say that only twenty-seven pockets
we're picked in that city during the
arst week of this month. l used to
pick that many every day in Chi
gago when l was doing business
here.
81 used to go to Hot Springs Ark,
Tor a month every year, and had no
trouble in picking enough pockets to
Keen myself at a swell hotel.
How King Helped.
The present King of England I'M
knowingly aided me in robbing
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 reception
Dla uned for him. In Chicago we
we're also planning to receive him. |
vent to Quebec to get line on
things. When we reached Montreal |
Se decided to visit one of the banks, |
sith the idea of selecting a victim.
II didn's take us long to pick a man |
Slo Ge knew had a considerable |
ram Of money on him. We took up
The trail. A reception for the duke
VAS scheduled that day. While he
vent past in his carriage this man
somehow get an opportunity to
speak TO him, and while they were
/ robbed him Of SO, 700.
Il vas so easy it was a shame to do
T.. But in spite of the size of the
laui u pr0fited me nothing in the
md.
But, you say, what did you do
VI "a. all the money!
III tell you. To begin with, l had
.ad the leeches to feed. The first was
he crooked lawyer. He doesn't ask
on how, or when, or where you got
he noney. All he wants to know is
hat you have it, and then he tries to
.et as much out OF you as he can.
Then l had to square myself with
he dxer'-the man who has a pull
18th the police and the courts.
There was the bondsman to pay
the fellow who puts up a piece OF
rorthless property he wants to get
a. NJ and which he offers the court
" security for a prisoners appear
lhtE " utu Nht tiidi NohiNo W. - /
Professional bondsman is a generous
elbow to himself. He will let you
scape with your shirt, providing it's
i,ll worn and of no further use.
Then there was the great under
-grld to help support-the saloon
eepers, the ginmills, the caberets,
nd the like, because that is the
ama OF the underworld, and if you
"a Il member Of it you play the
anne thar way. All this kept me
roke. Those people got the money
stole. / didn't get one worthwhile
slug out Of IT,
What was worse, | paid twice
yer for that deal. My brother
ilseiy identified as myself, was sent /
. prison for a term, and eighteen {
.0nths later / was brought back and {
ia time on the same count.
The man who steals is robbed OF {
ne BEST things he has If You count ,
l.. ~ ,,,,,,a,y a man WIN has bppn