The Washington times., 1904-11-16
.LAF FAYETTE PARK
ARROW IS FOUND
BaltimOrean Gets Times
Order for $40.
A. r. HUGHES Is LUCKY MAN
Was Not Thinking of Contest When He
Joined Crowd of Others in
the Search.
A. R. HUGHES IS LUCKY MAN

Bent upon business alone and not
thinking of Black Arrows. A. r
Hughes. of cl37 North Aveu,Ie RoltI-
more, found the Black Arrow cnveIone
containing $50 in Lafayette Square yes
terday afternoon. For tWentv-four
hours after the money had been hidden
az 4.20 Monday afternoon the park was
oven un with searchers. Monday even
Ing some were out with lanterns max
ing the search. This morning. too. not
knowing that the envelope had Yet been
found, scores were on the hunt.
Mr.. Hughes is an electrician. and was
passing through the park on his way
back from work on Seventeenth Street
northwest. He noticed half a hundred
or more persons in the park. searching
under bushes and trees. Inqustively
he asked what had been lost. Some one
said that "a search was being made for
hidden money, and instantly Mr. Hughes
took part On the north side of the
park, about midway OF its length. he
saw bit of white protruding from un-
der "a bush, He thought the location OF
the paper peculiar. and at once inves-
tigated. He pulled forth the long
souEht-fOr envelope marked with a big
Black Arrow. Inside was an order for
so
Two Arrows Still Missing.
The finding Of the Lafayette Square
envelope leaves two still unredeemed.
The clues 10 them, as printed IN the
great serial in The Times. are as fol-
lows:
THE second will be placed on A broad
thCroughfare at a point between its IT.
tcrsection by the street on which the
first envelope is hidden and a second
street which forms a corner with the
thOroughfare on which is located a place
Of public entertainment named In honor
Of the man who introduced tobacco
into England
The third will be hidden in the
northwest quarter of a large Govern
meut public grounds, between the angle
formed by the entrance To a large build
ing IN the center Of the grounds, which
is dedicated 20 the use OF many law
makers. and a pathway running from
the same building in the direction OF
railway depot
Scores and scores have solved the
clues correctly. but no one has yet been
keen enough 10 ferret out the hiding
places.
To Apprise Winners.
In order to avoid needless hunting
after the envelopes have been found The
Times posts on its bulletin boards the
name Of the finder and the location OF
the envelope as sooE as each certificate
Is presented for redemption.
The Times Black Arrow contest is at
tracting much attention among the law
yers at the City Hall. Being so often
connected with cases OF mystery the
contest appeals TO them quite entertain
ingly
Groups OF distinguished lawyers can be
seen eagerly discussing the prOba ble
OF the hidden envelope, and
II Is even whispered that a prominent
legal light spent some hours prOmenaS-
Ing the largest thOrOughfare OF the
city and casting sly glances in out OF
the way hooks.
The contest has aroused the sporting
prOciiViUes OF the disciples OF Black
stOn", and they bet one another that
they can tel within a half block and
on which side OF the street the money
Is hidden.
Every eyeTing as The Times makes It's
appearance they can be seen eagerly
eading the announcements as 20 which
has been found and whether
they were correct in their surmises.