Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-23

gated the record of this marvellous man
of mystery, and in offering this reward
this newspaper feels confident that as
an educational factor alone we are
supplying our readers with a feature
worthy of intense consideration from
the minute of this mans disappearance
to the second of his capture.
Rafhes came into the office yester-
day afternoon after having looked over
the city of Los Angeles in his Gus
tomary manner.
In answer to a series of pointed
questions as to the maintenance of
complete incognito, he said:
This town looks good to me. New
York was difficult. Chicago was easy.
Why? Because the town was so intense
there was no answer to it.
Il don't know much about your police
here in Los Angeles, but suppose they
are about the same as in any other
town.
You know I am an immune. The
police all over the country tried to get
me-, If they offer $1,000 for my capture
IN this city 1 discover right rapidly
where there will be warm times be-
fore some one annexes that handy lit
tie bankroll
IF the people of Los Angeles start
after me they will have to go some.
nave gone over the town and they
all look pretty good to me, butt am
Is the Original RaffIes
The Los Angeles Herald in present.
| ing the mysterious Mr. Raffles to it's
readers takes this opportunity of i'm
| pressing this one particular fact: We
are not bringing before you an imi-
| tator.
On the inception of the first Raffles
production in New York the San Fran
| cisco Bulletin attempted a duplication
| or the mysterious Mr.. Raffles. That
presentation met with a limited sue
cess and it's liter reproduction in this
city by another amateur was simply
1arclcal replica Of Donohue's work
in Chicago and New York.
Raffles, the man of mystery. declares
his ability to thoroughly hoodwink
every man, woman and child in this
city
Can such a thing be possible?
The cleverness of George Harris
Donohue is admitted.
The Los Angeles Herald is satisfied
1t has many thousand clever readers
among its subscribers.
The Los Angeles Herald, while it
appreciates the cleverness of Donohue,
the mysterious Mr.. BATTLES, has lust
this one little bee in it's bonnet; That
in Los Angeles Raffles will discover
himself against a series of local anna
teur detectives inimical to the success
full presentation of mis- remarkable
game.
The Los A geles Herald. after a
serious consideration of local condi-
tions and the close parallel between
New York and this city, has come to
the conclusion that it will be practi-
cally impossible to maintain complete
incognito in this city longer than one
day.
Thinks the Police Are Easy
This one-day proposition makes me
laugh" said Raffles last night. 'T
could take the people of this town and
make them all look like 80 cents. L
don't know much about the police of
this town, but they look pretty soft TO
me. If you like police work just trail
in and follow me for at least a day or
two, and if any one of you people get
me will give you $1O0O.''
George Harris Donohue, after having
had an opportunity of thoroughly siz-
ing up local conditions in this city,
will tomorrow elucidate for the special
edification of those interested in mat
ters pertaining to detective work In
the Sunday Herald his initial preamble
covering the work he is about to do
in this city.
For Raffles to write his .nry
is a remarkable effort. II
mystery is comprehensive,
castle, volatile and at ali H
esting. He is there with t ls
when a knock is needed an
clever enough to entertain,
You just listen to us-rea Strv
day Herald tomorrow and rhl~
Raffles has to say to you. ies lis
thousand dollars reward if y syt Slim
It's easy money to some Of Y Lo4l
for the celebrated man of lerY