Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-23
Mr.. RAFFLES
OF NEW YORK ARRIVES
IN THE CITY OF ANGELS
WILL DEFY BOTH POLICE AND PUBLIC
To Get $1,000 Reward 1t Will Only Be Necessary
for You to Identify This Marvellous Person.
Who Will Mingle With People
Every Day and Night

TN an effort to demonstrate con-
clusively to the peolep of Los Ange-
les the absolute inefficiency of the
present day method of criminal identi-
fication as practiced by the local police
bureau of this city, the Los Angeles
Herald, at an enormous expense, has
succeeded in inducing George Harris
Donohue, 1.-THE mysterious Mr.. Raf-
fes," to invade Los Angeles and give
practical demonstration Of his re-
markable effort in this city.
For the first time in his experience
Raffes has consented to match wits
with the clever sleuths of the Pacific
coast. During every presentation of
his spectacular career in the east,
George Harris Donohue has been con-
fronted with but the elementary elects
of the real police business.
Immediately following the initial pre-
sentation of the mysterious Mr. Raff1es
in the Evening World nearly three
years ago the Los Angeles Herald en-
deavored to induce George Harris DON
ohue to visit this city and present his
game before the readers of this news
paper. At that time, however, Donohue
had been taken in tow by the Star Pub
fishing company, which incidentally at
the present time is operating the Los
Angeles Examiner, and was induced
by David Carvahlo, the money man, to
go to Chicago.
lmitators Are WeakIngs
Since that time George Harris Dono-
hue has been initiated in this country
on fifty-seven different occasions Pc
culiarly enough, however, no one who
has attempted to reproduce any one
part of the man of mystery's work has
been able to reach the public in the
manner which Raffles himself has at all
times been able to do.
In other words, in presenting the
mysterious Mr.. Raffes to the people
of Los Angeles. the Los Angeles Her
aid takes the specific distinction of an
nouncing the fact that it is the only
newspaper west of the Mississippi river
to induce George Harris Donohue to
carry out his spectacular game of hide
and seek for the benefit of its readers.
After having gone through New Or
leans for period of twenty days, dur
| ing which time he succeeded in intro
ducing a humorous element of munich
pal discord in the Crescent City, Raj
fles jumps into Los Angeles with def
to any person who can identify him
after he has declared his intention of
maintaining an incognito.
Is Man with Rare Nerve
He is here today. He has looked this
town over with the sagacity Of a GRIM
| inal expert. He has declared to the
management of this newspaper that it
will be impossible for any member of
the police department, any operative
connected with any private detective
bureau, or any man, woman or child
inconversant with police business to
capture him, and declares his capture
impossible.
The mysterious Mr.. Raffies has his
nerve with him.
The Los Angeles Herald likes a man
with nerve.
The Los Angeles Herald, liking the
mysterious Mr.. Raffles, will offer re-
ward of $1,000 to the first man, woman
or child in the city of Los Angeles who
can identify this marvellous man of
mystery Immediately after his per-
sonal announcement of his official dis
appearance.
The game of the mysterious Mr..
Raffes, in a nut shell, is he will talk
to you, he will give you chance in
dividually to annex the reward Of $1,000
offered for his capture by this news
paper and he will make the capture so
easy that every. man, woman and child
in the city of Los Angeles will imme-
diately become enrolled on the local
detective bureau.
Defles the Great "5lIP' Watts
Raffes has laughed at Commissioner
McAdoo in New York city; he had given
"Tom" McQuaide of Pittsburg the
merry ha ha"; Superintendent Potter
of Philadelphia threw nineteen fits a
minute, Chief of Police O'Neill of Chi
cago went after this man with a ten
sty of no distraction, Chief Inspector
Watts of Boston had his fling with the
usual good day. by Raffies, and last
but not least, one Inspector Whitaker
of New Orleans whom Raffes reduced
to an absolute nonenity in his own
town.
In bringing George Harris Donohue
the Los Angeles Herald is actuated
with desire to interest its readers and
at the same time to instruct in the
faster methods of police work as is now
being practiced in the east.
When the Los Angeles Herald offers
reward of $1,000 for the capture of the
man, who is not at the present time
wanted by the police. 1t must be taken
right rapidly that this newspaper knows
what It is doing.
Defies the Detectives
In presenting George Harris Dono-
hue. the mysterious Mr.. Rafties. before
the readers OF this paper The Los An