A "CONFESSION."

NZ Truth, Issue 120, 5 October 1907, Page 7

A "CONFESSION."

A special "People" representative has been able to obtain the details of the worst case of blackmailing m May's own handwriting. The tragedy took place m the early part of last year, and the victim was a British vice-consul m South America, a nephew of one of the oldest Scottish earls and son of a bishop. From the scene of the tragedy "Chicago May" wrote a letter to "The People" about the same time. She had left England and gone straight to the place just after Guer-> in's arrest. The details "The People" representative has obtained are contained m a letter she herself wrote to a former associate.

When I left you m London I came back to Boston and joined the May Company m the "Swell Miss Fitzwell." 'We had a long run at the Holles-st. theatre. I came back to New York alone, stopped there some time, afterwards came to London to see Guerin. I returned again to New York and got married. Lived with the folks m Belleville, New Jersey. Got tired of New Jersey. I joined "The Belle of New York" Co.. but only stopped three weeks with them. Met somebody ; went to Cairo ; all through Egypt. Had a lovely time I went to Valparaiso ; stopped there a few months, and I then came back to Brazil. It is a lovely country, but so very hot— almost as hot as Devil's Island, minus the sharks. I have been to the opening Of the Pan-American Congress, also aboard the man-of-war Charlestown, when she lay m the Rio harbor But, of course, with my usual luck', something happened that I had to leave Rio. Nothing with the police. Only A YOUNG ENGLISHMAN SHOT HIMSELF. Of course, as usual, it was my fault. I expect they will bring this up at my trial if the jury finds me guilty. Mr S ■— has a bag full of letters belonging to the Hon. — = — . ..... I would not like them to say anything about the affair as was the nephew of the old of and cousin of the present one. His father is a bishop. ... When I left Rio. I came up to St. Paulo. I then came further north. Got the fever m Para. Came back" again to Bahia. From there to Lisbon. I liked Lisbon very much. I sailed from Lisbon to Hamburg., You know I only came back to get my earnings. Also to get the cheques from . I wish now I had stopped m Brazil. If I pull out of this affair I am going into a home, because I am m mortal fear of Guerin. So you see it does; not worry me even if I do get imprisonment, because

I will be safe from him.— Youi sincerely, May. THE MYSTERIOUS WOMAN. We have concealed the actual names, but there are many who remember that the fact of the suicide was very extensively published, and much mystery surrounded the cause. A mysterious woman was said to be at the bottom of the affair at the time. What happened was that May was able to live m style when she got to the place on money she acquired after ■Guerin's arrest. She met the young Vice-Consul . at a ball. He fell honestly m love with her, and proposed marriage and was accepted. On the very morning of the day of the proposed marriage, however, someone told him the real identity of May; and he was so horrified that he shot himself shrough the heart within the hour. His friends paid May money to clear out of the country. When she had spent it she commenced to blackmail the poor fellow's relatives m London. For this she was arrested and tried at Clerkenwell Sessions, but managed to wriggle out of it, .