Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
Lingers in Vicinity of
Throng for Over
an Hour
Much Sought Man Declares Pursuers
Do Not Endanger Him, Be-
cause So Few Men Are
Challenged
BY THE MYSTERIOUS MIR. RAFFLEs
George Harris DonOhue


If you had worked just a trif1e more
lively during the noon hour yesterday
this game would now be thing of the
past.
Instead of congregating in a solid
mass about the front Of The Herald
window during nearly the entire of the
non hour, why didn't you spread out
and give yourselves a chance to end
the chase when I gave the high sign"
on three different occasions to Frank
e. Wolfe, who, accepting my tip, tried
to help the game along by standing
in the window, from which point he
could plainly see my operations in the
crowd?
Some of those particularly desirous
of getting on the ground floor even
went so far as to enter The Herald of
flee and take up a position alongside
of and directly in the rear of Mr.. Wolfe,
thinking probably that in his excite
ment at suddenly recognizing me he
might give vent to some expression
which might aid them in running me
to cover.
In making the appointment with Mr..
Wolfe, I KNEW MY MAN, AND 1
WAS SURE THAT EVEN IF HE DID
HAPPEN TO RECOGNIZE ME HE
WOULD NOT BETRAY MY WHERE
ABOUTS TO THOSE NEAR ME.
So that you will understand this
matter rightly, I might explain that
Mr.. Wolfe is in the employ of the Los
Angeles Herald and such being the
case he is not eligible to any part of
the reward in force for my capture.
That is why in selecting him as land
mark in guiding others on my trail 1
was not taking any unnecessary risk
in so far as he was Immediately con-
cerned.
Regulars Getting Wise
The regulars followed my tip in the
proper manner yesterday and it is to
be regretted that some one of them did
not prove keen enough to hand me the
proper salutation. 1 worked in and
among the bunch in my usual rapid
manner, all of which seems to sur
round me with a sort of charm when it
comes to compelling those in my i'm
mediate vicinity to overlook me as a
suspect
To the stout middle-aged chap with
the smooth red face, who wore a fan
mel shirt and soft brown hat, must
lay the blame for yesterdays escape.
worked directly in back of this chap
for twenty-five minutes and twice dur
ing that time | managed to wtgwag
Mr.. Wolfe as 1 was standing almost
in the middle of the street directly in
front of where he was standing.
In answering my signal Mr.. Wolfe
looked sharply up Broadway, all of
which caused the stout chap in front
of me to shout loudly, "Hey! there he
De-. hot FnII tn hn Ind hoe L de-
lamps on him now and it's me for
him!" the remark causing a general
stampede of those in the immediate
vicinity to dash in the direction in
dicated.
Should Have Been Captured
l permitted myself to be wedged
along with the crowd thinking that
close contact might possibly waken
some one of those with whom 1 was
then rubbing shoulders to turn on me
with the long waited for salutation,
but nothing of the sort happening 1
started back to my original vantage
point, closely watched by Mr., Wolfe.
who say for moment the Predicament
/ was in.
AS matter of fact am Of the
opinion he is as much up in the air
right now as / am, as TO how | es-
capped recognition in that crowd as
the first costume ! operated IN should
have meant my immediate detection
had any of those surrounding me
taken a chance and popped the ques-
tion.
The first few days | am operating in
new city l am always fearful that
something win happen to end the
game. / work with an element or
cautiousness which at times / con-
slider almost absurd, which is always
aptly proven, for when II comes time
for my actual capture / am compelled
TO practically give myself up
Don't crltielse the Police
There is just one thing which COM
pels me to go among you again today,
apd that Is have not been captured