The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-22
A NEWSY LETTER
FROM NEW YORK
Some Incidents of a Paducah
Boys Newspaper Work.
He Scores a Beat ON Murder
story and Explodcs
Fake One.
BALL FANS ARE ALL ALIKE.

commenting on his work in the Me-
tropolis. and newspaper work in that
city in general. gives an interesting
account of how he secured a prize
murder story for his paper a few
days ago. Thestory shows Mr.. Roll
ston still applying the traits that
made him such success in local
news gathering.
His letter says:
I'VE are now In our second week
OF one of New York's great murder
mysteries, and they haven't found
out any more about it than they
would have learned in Paducah. The
yellows' come out every few hours
with a new theory, but nothing has
yet resulted from it. The day after
the killing the World had four men
on it one of Whom was your hum
BILE
ITS remarkable what intuition
our city editor has. He sent me twt
days in succession to interview thu
family lawyer, who has been suspect
ed by some of knowing more than he
cares to tell The papers were al
getting pretty close to him, and Sat
urday for the fourth time tone time
couldn't make connection with
him) he sent me after the lawyer
again. | went to his home in Brook
lyn and camped Oh the "stoop" for
him. That is. ! put my wits to work
and quietly withdrew to a spot
knew he would have to pass In get
| ting on the car Just as he started
out of the door. man who after
wards proved 10 be Journal repor-
ter, nailed him. and he refused to
stop. He told the Journal man tc
and he'd talk to him. | laid low
and sawed wood" and hoped the
car when he did. As | knew him pref
~ well. and the ride was not small
! had good Interview by the time
we had crossed Brooklyn bridge,and
the boss said write column. Ii
was carried through all the editions
as the leading murder story. Thi,
simply shows how important a part
luck chance, or whatever you choose
to call ii plays in New York journal
ism. One reporter often comes along
and gets a story that another has
failed a short time before to get And
vice versa. Often the other fellow
beats you to it.
81 don't know whether 1 told you
about one of my experiences or not
| was sent over back OF Brooklyn OF
an Italian duel. The Worlds first
edition that day had very lurid
thrilling account of how one Dago
had carved another to the heart over
beautiful girl. Il was a touching ro-
nance. and was to follow it up and
get pictures of the victim, the girl
and such things. | found that in q
| common saloon brawl one Dago was
killed. There was not a girl within
mile of the case. and the father o.
the supposed Italian girl was He
brew who had no children. phon.
ed the facts over and the World
promptly killed the pipe The Sun
and other papers. however. took
what the World had in its first edi-
ton and spread on it until it was al
most novelette,. II was funny TO me.
because | knew the facts and just
how the other papers must have got
their stories.
Fans Are All Alike.
Baseball fans are all alike
whether they hail from New York
which has been accustomed now to
having the best In the business or
from Paducah which thinks nothing
but the best in the kitty league"
Will suffice. Commenting on the pen
nant hosting incident of the
champs" few days ago Mr.. Rolls
ton says:
II am glad TO learn that every
thing with the possible exception Of
the baseball club is getting along
swimmlngly in Paducah II was right
funny the way the Giants did here
the other day. They had a monster
parade with city officials. bands and
other embellishments, just as they
would do In a country town. The
chesty players were the admired of
tens of thousands OF people, and at
the grounds the formal presentation
OF the peDnant took place. Then the
lusty Giants proceeded to get the
hide walloped off them. and the
fans were very much Disguised.
81 heard that tuneful old opera.
Robin Hood. sung the other night.
and It was a good deal like home as
il was almost the same east as we
saw in Paducah few months ago.
] also attended benefit performance
at the New York theater Sunday in
which nearly all the stars perform
ed. II was my first sight of many OF
them, including De Wolf Hopper and
Blanche Ring. George NJ. Conan
seems TO be the favorite young male
comedy star. and Elsie ia
ME the favorite girl. have never
seen the latter. but she Is said to be
very clever. All the boys fall in love
with her when they have seen her
once.