Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 45349-h.htm or 45349-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45349/45349-h/45349-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45349/45349-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/remarkablerogues00king REMARKABLE ROGUES [Illustration: MARIE TARNOWSKA ON TRIAL] REMARKABLE ROGUES The Careers of Some Notable Criminals of Europe and America by CHARLES KINGSTON With Eight Illustrations London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. New York: John Lane Company, MCMXXI. Second Edition Printed in Great Britain at the Devonshire Press, Torquay. CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I A RUSSIAN DELILAH 1 II AN INFAMOUS FEMALE POISONER 17 III BELLE STAR, THE GIRL BUSHRANGER 31 IV THE WOMAN WITH THE FATAL EYES 47 V MADAME RACHEL, THE BEAUTY SPECIALIST 63 VI THE MONTE CARLO TRUNK MURDERESS 79 VII MARTHA KUPFER, SWINDLER 95 VIII MADAME GUERIN, MATRIMONIAL AGENT 111 IX THE MURDER OF MADAME HOUET 125 X THE BOOTMAKER'S ROYAL WOOING 135 XI THE BOGUS SIR RICHARD DOUGLAS 147 XII THE ENTERPRISING MRS. CHADWICK 159 XIII THE MILLION DOLLAR RANCH GIRL 169 XIV JAMES GREENACRE 181 XV CATHERINE WILSON 197 XVI PIERRE VOIRBO 213 XVII EMANUEL BARTHÉLEMY 229 XVIII WILLIAM PARSONS 243 XIX ADAM WORTH 259 XX THE SECRET PRINCESS OF POSEN 275 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE MARIE TARNOWSKA ON TRIAL _Frontispiece_ MARIE TARNOWSKA ENTERING THE COURTHOUSE AT VENICE 14 "MADAME RACHEL" 64 MRS. CHADWICK 160 JAMES GREENACRE AND SARAH GALE 182 WILLIAM PARSONS 244 ADAM WORTH 260 PREFACE