Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-11
Adopts Clever Ruses to
Elude ALI His
Pursuers
Man of Mystery Works Clever Tricks
In Midst of Multitude Seeking
Him-At Chutes Park
Tonight
BY THE MYSTERIOUS MIR. RAFFLES
George Harris Donohue)

Now, then, folks, let's all get busy.
After fifteen days of slamming and
banging at you through the colmns of
the Los Angeles He. Id have at last
managed to let at least a few thou
sand of the respectable old citizens of
this town know that 1 am hereabouts-
and it is now up to the keenest of the
keen to take my measure today and
win the reward of one thousand dollars
which the Los Angeles Herald is Offer
ing for my capture.
For the first time since the date of
my official disappearance sixteen days
ago the sleuths on my trail started
after me yesterday in THE RIGHT
MANNER.
Had they taken my advice on this
point a week ago the chase here would
have been at an end long ago and some
one of you would now be spending the
money which goes with my capture.
AT both meeting places-in front of
The Herald office during the noon hour,
and at the intersection of First and
Main streets between half past and
half past o'clock last EVENING" found
myself at last up against the REAL
ARTICLE, and that 1 was not cap
tured was purely a matter of luck.
In the monday crowd 1 encountered
a crowd of possibly three thousand peo-
pie all keen on the trail, and last even
ing when l made my appearance at
First and Main streets 1 rambled into
a crowd of at least five thousand peo-
pie, all of whom were working more
than overtime in the frantic effort to
locate me.
OF the two appointments I found the
evening meeting the livelier of the two,
and it was there that l was compelled
to work just a trifle rapidly in order to
keep the game evenly balanced in the
matter of giving all hands in the
crowd an equal show at the prize
money.
In fact the evening crowd resembled
more to me one of the gatherings
which went after me redhot in Chica-
go the first time l made my appearance
in that city. Those interested in my
capture had evidently decided to ac-
cept my tip AND WENT AFTER
EVERY SMOOTH-FACED MAN IN
THE CROWD.
In every other crowd have bumped
into in Los Angeles l have had abso-
lutely nothing to bother me, as in every
instance all had to contend with were
those who stood in little groups on
the sidewalks discussing the possibili-
ties of my whereabouts or in many
cases openly and loudly declaring that
I was not within hundred miles of
that particular gathering.
Chase Grows Hot
I have told you repeatedly it will be
impossible for you to pick me up
purely through the medium of pho
tograph. 1 have demonstrated that
point to the satisfaction of the clever
est police officials in this country; that
is why I have had no trouble in work.
ing unmolested through crowds where
an ordinary man would not last two
seconds.
AS long as those on my trail content
themselves with an attempt to identify
me In q crowd of other smooth faced
men, just that long will 1 remain at
liberty. That Is why l have insisted
for the past few days that you GET
BUSY and go after every smooth faced
man you happen across in the crowds
where / am scheduled to appear.
In both crowds yesterday those on
my trail went after me in a manner that
argued we'll for my speedy capture.
About every other smooth-fac man in
the crowd was promptly challenged, and
there were several exciting holdups, in
three of which l figured in rather
prominent manner.
One of the tricks of this business Is
for me to jump in crowds and start
action by mailing a man who looks
something like myself and insist that
he is Raffles. The game always works
like a charm, and during the noon hour
/ started three lively fracases, after
which / managed to shrink back into
the crowd and let the other husky mem
bers finish for me.
In every city where l have presented
this game it has been up to me to keep
the excitement at fever heat while l
was at work In the various crowds
formed for my special capture.
Yesterday was the first time l had
chance to work that dodge In this
city. l am giving this tip now because
the game. to my mind, Is practically at