Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
DECLARES It
QUESTION OF
FEW HOURS
Chase of Mysterious
One NarrowS
Down
Hopes to Hear Mystic
Words Whispered
Today
Elusive One Steps In Behind Some of
the Regulars and Hears Himself
Talked About During
Excitement
BY THE MYSTERIOUS MIR. RAFFLES
George Harris DOnOhue


While operating in the crowd in front
of the Hotel Angelus yesterday during
the noon hour overheard one woman
remark, This thing is getting monoto-
nous, I certainly do wish he would get
caught"
If the chase is getting monotonous to
those on my trail, what do you sup
pose it is getting to be to me?
Here 1 am doing practically every
thing possible to hand some one of you
a thousand dollar note and yet for
the life of me can't arouse any one
of you up long enough at time to
look me over and declare so that at
least can hear it-YOU ARE THE
MYSTERIOUS MIR. RAFFLES OF
THE LOS ANGELES HERALD.
In trying to present this reward
money equally before every person in
terested in it's collection in Los An
geles l have taken chances during the
past few days which cause me to
wonder some that 1 am still at lib
erty in your midst.
To end this chase 1T WILL BE
STRICTLY UP TO YOU. I cannot
hand this money over to any one in
this city-much as 1 would now like to
do it-and until someone of those on
my trail heeds my advice and tackles
every smooth faced man in the crowd
JUST THAT LONG WILL 1 RE-
MAIN AT LIBERTY IN THIS CITY.
Not Longer Than Friday
Even at that, the game must of ne
cessity come to a speedy ending and
should get through again today with
out being recognized 1t will be up to
the management of the Los Angeles
Herald to begin to look for bids from
some charitable institution where this
capture money can be applied, as under
no circumstances Will l remain at
liberty longer than Friday of this week.
This is because of the fact that ]
am due to begin operations in another
city on Monday of next week, and ]
cannot permit this game to interfere
with my future business arrangements.
/ am telling you this, as want to
give all hands fair warning that un-
less they get mighty busy inside the
next few hours will be compelled to
call this game off-simply because ]
cannot induce someone in this city to
legitimately capture me.
Should this actually happen, it will
be the first time in my experience that
I have been compelled to pass the
sieuths and regulars up in the final
distribution of the reward money, but
I am strictly up against it as the mat
ter now stands, and 1t certainly has
me guessing as to the final outcome
of this chase.
Today Fourth and Broadway
I will do my best again today to
hand this money over to some one.
but you can all rest assured that If
you wait for me to actually proclaim
my identity you will all go home empty
handed this afternoon, as l will stick
for the big show and insist that there
as elsewhere, the proper salutation be
extended me before l will admit cap
ture,
Today, between noon and o'clock
I will take chances with you at Fourth
street and Broadway, where for ex-
actly one hour / will do my best to aid
those interested in the annexation OF
$1,000.
If am not captured during the noon
hour YOU can look for me any time
during the afternoon in the business
section of the city. I will trail over
any street / happen to strike during
the afternoon-anyth at all to hasten
this game along.
Incidentally, has it ever occurred to
any of you that 1t might be pretty
good idea to look that mob Of con-
ductors, motormen and letter carriers
over, who are always to be found work.
Ing in and among the crowds.
Challenge Uniformed Men
/ have declared on several occasions
that l have numerous costumes with
me, and there might be a possibility
that l might appear In your midst at
tired as a motorman, letter carrier
conductor railroad brakeman, preacher
priest, Salvation Army officer, u. 5
bluejacket. cavalry officer, fireman
tramp, roustabout steyedore, plumber
painter, huckster chauffeur. messen-