TIMELINE-Chicago+May

//Farmgirl to Queen of the Crooks// Produced by Natalie Cheung Home =Timeline. Life- Death =

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 * **1971** || May was born in Edenmore, Lonford Co. Ireland ||
 * **1890** || 19 year old may runs away from home with family savings while mother is giving birth ||
 * **later 1890** || May arrives in new York but moves to Nebraska to live with an uncle due to financial difficulty ||
 * **1891** || Meets Dal Churchill, they marry and form a 'couple' teamup to rob and pilfer ||
 * **1892** || Dal is lynched while attempting to rob a train. May is in Chicago and is devestated. She stays in Chicago ||
 * **Date unknown Between 1892-1900** || After becoming well known on the criminal world of Chicago May moves back to New York. During New york May lands a role in Broadway musical, //New York Belle.// May also gets first jail sentence for attempt on stealing a wallet form a church minister. jim Sharpe a part time partner bails her out and marries her. ||
 * **Date unknown Between 1892-1900** || May leaves jim due to his unstable mentl state. She travels to Cairo and Rio De janerio were she flirts with the higher class and works as a prostitute. ||
 * **1900** || World Fair in Paris, May is interested and makes Paris her 'homebase'. She also meets Eddie Guiren in London. They become lovers and partners in crime. ||
 * **April 1901** || After successful roberry at American Express's office in Paris, Dal is arrested on a boat ride to London. May is devestated and tries to prove his innocence. Instead she gets proven guilty as well and sentenced to 5 years prison in Southern France. Eddie gets 10 year sentence on 'Devil's Island'. ||
 * **1905** || May heads back to Edenmore but quickly leaves for London again. ||
 * **1907** || May is charged with attempted murder of eddie Guiren. Her lover Charley Smith is also found guilty alongside. She is sentenced to 10 years of hardlabour and must depor to America after release. ||
 * **1917** || May moves to Manhattan, New York. ||
 * **1928** || Publishes her auto biography "Chicago May her story: A Human documentary by the Queen of Crooks". May also is briefly engaged to another crook/writer Lucas Neftley but engagement is exposed as publicity stunt. ||
 * **30th of May 1929** || Charley and May are reunited and plan to marry. May is hospitalized in Philadelphia and dies shortly on her wedding day. No one attends her funeral. ||

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