Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-04

the wire ahead of me that I was un-
able to win out over the seuths of
Los Angeles after the easy manner in
which 1 have handed it to the New
York public on three separate occasions
From now on you all want to be
exceedingly on the alert. This means
ALL THE TIME. l am apt to bob
up at your elbow at any moment and
give you just the chance you are look
ing for. L certainly bob up at the
elbows of a countless number of people
in this city every day, but so far 1
have had no difficulty in maintaining
the incognito, for which 1 am famous
the country over.
Excitement Begins Early
Since, the date of my official disap-
pearance from the Hotel Angelus Tues
day night, March 26. 1 have talked
with ABOUT seventy-nve of your citi-
zens whose names 1 have used in the
Los Angeles Herald and about two
thousand people whose names for rea-
sons of my own have not published.
When L struck that crowd at the
intersection of Fourth street and
Broadway at five minutes past IL
o clock yesterday afternoon I realized
in an instant that 1 was up against
an entirely new proposition. The
sleuths were ranged up along the curb
ing quietly taking i'm every smooth
faced man who happened along. There
were but few cases of mistaken iden-
tity, the only incident of this kind
coming within range of my observation
was the old chap with gray whiskers,
who kept everybody on the jump in his
frantic effort to hold up every smooth
faced man he encountered in the crowd.
When he challenged one particular
individual on the northwest corner just
outside of the big shoe store of
w. E. Cummings, there was certainly
something doing. I am free to confess
that the man challenged bore some
what of a resemblance to myself. Keep
at it, Old Regular, and you may land
the thousand.
Pierce's Men Are Active
The three agents of the Balloon
Route" with papers in hand made
systematic canvass through the entire
crowd. 1 worked in back of one of
this trio, a heavy-set, short, dark COM
plexioned, smooth-faced chap 80 years
of age, who divided his time between
searching for me and discussing the
situation with a street car inspector,
a tall, dark complexioned man with
dark mustache, who stood in the mid
die of Fourth street on the west side
of Broadway. ......
The other day while working among
the real estate operators of this city
I called upon w D. Thurston at his
office, 1876 West Fourth street.
Yesterday while in the middle of
Broadway while the excitement was at
it's height came within an ace of
giving the same Mr. Thurston a chance
to win the thousand dollar reward.
He was standing on the west side of
Broadway on the edge of the curb with
a lady dressed in blue who held a
copy of The Herald in her hand, stand
ing on his right.
e.. Mr.. Thurston was evidently there for
business, as he was about the most
active man, above his shoulders, I hap
pened across. They say Omega oil is
good for stiff necks, Mr.. Thurston.
There were three policemen in the
crowd, but was up against too lively
game to even try to get their num-
bers. I was on the constant lookout
for SOME of Captain Paul Planners
men from detective headquarters, and
during the time 1 was in the crowd
l found three men whom | met at
headquarters before my disappearance
The professionals We're simply up
against new game. They were look
ing for a man who was determined to
evade capture. l had them spotted,
while they were unable to get a line
on me simply because I had altered
my general makeup to such an extent
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