The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-02

gatherer-SpIit Peas for Bullets.
The life of the printer, be he peripatetic
! or otherwise, is unalfoyed bliss in compar-
ison with the existence of the man who
! makes copy" for the daily newspaper.
The newspaper man-not the Journalist"
lis, like the musical genius, the sculptor
| and the great painter-born-not made.
the reporter who lacks the essential Of
natural fitness and an idolatrous worship
| of his calling, is but a poor "stick."
Cliff Sanders, now of New York. is one
of the chosen. He is the man who hanged
himself In his own wood-shed in order
that he might properly prepare a
Especial" for the Sunday Globe-Demo-
crat on How 1t Feels to Be Hanged"
Cliff Is the true newspaper man. His
city: editor knows when he sends Cliff
after an item he will get it. If it isn't
there Cliff will get it anyway. If 1t isn't
made, he'll make it.
INTRODUCTION TO NEW YORK.
| After Cliff Sanders had worn the edge
off st. Louis he went to New York. He
was given space" work on the World.
There were some pictures going the World
wanted. John Jennings, managing editor
Of Mr.. Pulitzer's evening publication,
said:
"Send Sanders after them. He'll get
Them
Jennings was formerly st. Louis man.
He knew whereof he spoke. Sanders was
given the assignment" He got the
pictures, and the next day Mr.. Pulitzer
had to get him out of Jail. Sanders found
a fRfrY IN ,c;<
Herald. He was not employed by that
newspaper. The World wanted them, and
though Cliff had been in the big city
across from Brooklyn less than forty
eight hours, he did not propose to be
"scooped." So he went over to the Herald
Office and appropriated the coveted
pictures. The Herald did not prosecute
can get, a berth on the Herald any old
time.
WAGES OF DERELICTION.
There was time in the earlier career
OF Cliff Sanders when he was overfond Of
cognac chartreuse, vintage of ST IS. T.
1860 x" and other liqueurs d intoxicat,
Cliff was Sin charge Of the -Louderman
murder case for the st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat The murder was a mystery that
baftfed the detective skill Of the country
Young Billy Louderman was the scion Of
he was foully murdered and robbed Chief
Harrigan put his best men on the case
The Loudermans called in the Pinkertons.
and other private sleuths were employed
but all to no avail. Newspapers were
keen to fathom the mystery Each day
appeared the latest news Of progress In
the Louderman case The keenest men
on the rival dailies were in charge Of the
item, with the entire local staff subject to
their Ord1rq Y1lr aft IL,
managing editor of the ST. Louis Repub-
Ilcan, now prosperous wholesale mer-
chant OF st. Louis, was then "doing DO
lice for the Republican. ONeill ran down
the murderers of young Louderman After
ne had them dead to rights he called
on Chief Harrigan one night and said:
Chief, 1 have the murderers Of Billy
Louderman where they can be arrested
within an hour. There are three of
| them. 1 will turn them over to you upon
one condition-that the arrests be made
at! 2sS0 tomorrow morning and that there
be no noise about 1t. I want to SCOOP
the Globe Democrat, and think / am en-
| titled to do So.
| The chief was astounded He literally
4 gasped for breath. The best detective
| talent Of the country had failed where a
police reporter succeeded. Grand old man
i was Harrigan. however, and he cheer
fully acquiesced, complimenting O'Neill
| highly upon his achievement.
SCOOP" WAS COMPLETE
| Cliff Sanders was too busy studying
astronomy" through cut glass to watch
the Louderman case closely that fateful
| night. Shortly before the Globe-Dem-
ocrat went to press Cliff turned in his
| stereotyped daily item on the big muir
/ der. 1t was about stickful, and bore
| the one-line caption. Nothing New in
Louderman Case" That morning the Re-
| publican appeared with nine columns
! about the capture of the Louderman MUIR
derers. To add to the misery of the
| Globe-Democrat there were zinc etchings
l Of the murderers-a most complete item
| Tobe Mitchell was city editor of the
| Globe Democrat at the time. He arrived
at the office at the usual hour-noon. Ed
| itor Joseph B. Mccullough was there
i first He called Mr.. Mitchell into his pri-
| yate Office. In a few minutes the city
| editor reappeared in the local room. He
/ Informed the members of the staff that
they were relieved from duty. Sanders
! was not dismissed. They couldn't get to