Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
On His Nineteenth Day;
Record Stands
at "a
Man Of Mystery Says He VIII Run a
Great Risk at the Golden
Tract This After
noon
BY THE MYSTERIOUS MIR. RAFFLEs
George Harris DonOhue


This is my nineteenth day at liberty
in Los Angeles.
To those who are really anxious to
get in touch with me and thereby COL
lect $1,000 from the Los Angeles Herald
my tip Isl Keep steady on the trail
every minute of the time from now
until some one of you runs me to cover.
1 am due for capture either today or
tomorrow. 1 am telling you this in all
seriousness, as the general average for
this work is about twenty days. You
can satisfy yourselves on this point by
looking over the tabulated list of the
different places where 1 have operated
this game and you will speedily dis
cover that the flag should drop on this
chase at any moment.
No use of any newcomers getting into
the game now. AS matter of fact 1
hope the game will be narrowed instead
of increasing from now on, as then I
will be reasonably sure of being able 20
turn this capture money over to some
one of those who have kept close to
the ITdl SlIlC6 IT'S lliCepllOll.
1 do not mean by this that I will
actually proclaim my identity to any
person in this town in order to bring
the chase for the mysterious Mr.. Raj
fles to a close, but it will be possible for
me to slacken up the general tension
have maintained from the start just
long enough to permit some one of you
to get the sort of line on me necessary
to properly identify me.
Urges More Determination
1 tried to get that chance several
times yesterday, but for some reason or
other the sleuths were not working
rapidly enough to give me the neces-
sary show, and 1 was compelled to
again exercise the greatest precaution
in order that all hands should have an
equal chance at the reward.
The more rapidly the game is worked
by those on my trail the greater chances
1 can take. That is why L have been
insisting from day to day that you
tackle every smooth-faced man in sight.
In doing that you give me a chance to
work openly, as then the majority of
the crowd is so anxious to rubber" dt
what's happening they forget all about
looking for possible suspects.
gave you this tip the middle of last
week, and the chances / have taken in
this town should have resulted in my
speedy capture. My method of opera
tions is an entirely new proposition
here, and for that reason, more than
anything else, those on my trail have
failed to exert themselves at just the
very instant they should have been most
keen on the job.
Whan this anna is OVpr-aS III ShOu1d
be today-some of you will awaken TO
the fact that had you followed my in
structions many of you would have
stood an excellent chance to gather me
in and collect The Herald's reward
There are so many Doubling Thomases
in this town that. it has been rather
strenuous matter for me to get you go
ing in the right manner, but now that
you ARE GOING don't stop, but go
after me with even more determination
than you have so far displayed.
Near to His End
1t is a ten to one shot that / know
every regular" in my daily crowds.
1t is up to me to give that class all
the possible show at this money-and
that is what l intend to do. My tip to
the regulars" right now is STICK
CLOSE TO THE GAME AND SOME
ONE OF YOU WILL WIN.
he MONDAY crowd in front or the
city hall yesterday was fair represen-
tation of the keener element OF this
city. There was but little of the row.
dyism of the day previous, but still
there We're many holdups, several of
which were uttered to some pretty
close reproductions of myself
Just remember what l tell you right
now. 1t would simply be impossible for
me to continue this game many more
days / am practically ALL IN right
now, and am more than willing to have
the chase brought to an end. You
know II gets rather monotonus and ON
ones nerves to be continually on the
alert and maintain an incognito such
as | am compelled to assume.
| came into this city to demonstrate
the possibility of evading capture for
period OF ten days. This is the nine
teenth.
l am scheduled to make my appear
ance I'M another city in a very short