Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-19
RAFFLES IS
CAPTURED At
CITY HALL
FulfllS His Promise
to Remain in
Crowd
Taken in by One of the
Regulars on His
Trail
Captor an old-Time Subscriber, Who
Kept Steadily at the Task Of
Challenging All Smooth
Faced Men
BY THE MYSTERIOUS MIR. RAFFLEs
George Harris DOnohue

What's the answer?
Norris Goldsten, 24S South Broad
way.
A regular, and hot one at that, and
it is now up to me to inform you that
a man who has been on my trail since
the inception of this game finally won
the money.
Taking everything into consideration
1 think the people of Los Angeles have
had about the slowest, easiest time
imaginable to pick up an easy $1,000,
and that you permitted the game to
run the limit of twenty-three days is
almost beyond my comprehension.
I told you that I intended bringing
this game to a close yesterday. L told
you-and while l wrote the story
almost had tears in my eyes-that
would not permit this game to drag
longer than 1 o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Despite that, however, you of the
faithful-you of the bunch of seekers
after the long green-actually permit
ted me to dangle among you for forty
minutes without so much as a whisper
Of suspicion that I might possibly be
the man for whom you were all seek
ing.
Woman in Black Fails
In Los Angeles, despite the fact that
I was working in city much smaller
than any place 1 had heretofore at
tempted to operate in, 1 was compelled
to exercise just the same element OF
vigilance necessary in any other city
I have not taken any more chances
with YOU than was necessary, and that
is the reason 1 have had but little diff
c1lltv in heating YOU to 1t.
In starting the game yesterday |
went after it on the principle that 1t
was up to me to hold out just as long
as was reasonably possible L worked
the expressman's costume among you
but what was the use-those who saw
me failed absolutely to even so much
as to give me a chance to hand out
the money.
This goes-as, for instance-after
driving through the crowd in front of
the city hall three different times, !
finally stopped long enough at Third
and Broadway to ask the WOMAN IN
BLACK ITO PICK UP HER HAND
KERCHIEF FROM THE SIDE
WALK"
The woman in black simply told me
I was TOO FRESH" and, of course,
that eliminated her as possible can
didate for the money as 1t was
promptly up to me to take chances
elsewhere.
At Second street and Broadway,
after had turned my old steed around
three times, an inoffensive looking in
dividual declared that 1 was THE
MYSTERIOUS MIR. RAFFLES OF
THE LOS ANGELES HERALD. His
name, as I understand it, is Morris
Goldsten, and he operates tailoring
establishment at 24S South Broadway.
Gets the Longed-for Word
Goldsten was standing at the cor
ner of Second street and Broadway
when I Jumped from my chariot and
asked him for match to light my
pipe. Then he challenged me promptly
and correctly, after giving me the
match.
To those who have followed this
game all 1 can say Is, you ought TO
have seen Goldsten. 1 told him In
about three words that he was the
winner Of the reward and the next
minute l had him on the wagon and
on the way to The Herald office.
Even at that, the fact that 1 had
been captured did not strike the crowd
until some time after the event, as
noticed the real bunch" did not con-
gregate In front of The Herald office
for nearly ten minutes
The fact that 1 have been captured
did not permeate to my estimable land
lady until three hours after the mo-
ment of my capture. / announced sew
eral days ago that l was willing to
wager $1,000 to a cent that there was
not a professional or amateur sleuth
in the city of Los Angeles who could
disprove the statement that 1 had
lived in one locality In this city dur
ing the entire period of my tour of
liberty.
Tells of His Landlady
Here 1t is folks (and honestly hate
to do it,: Mrs. Eugene Sanderson,
1858 West Thirtieth street. has been
the housekeeper in this town who has
been good enough to unwittingly pro-
tect me against capture in this city.
For twenty-five days l have man
aged to hoodwink Mrs. Sanderson In
the belief that 1 was Mr.. Daniel Ma
son, theatrical promoter ana man
about town. With Mrs. Sanderson
had two rooms and table board all for
the modest sum of $40 a week.
Mrs. Sanderson undoubtedly thought
things when she saw me leave her
house i'm the many different costumes
l was forced to work in, but I'm so far as
ever becoming suspicious as to my real
identity was concerned she never sus-
pected me for a moment
Immediately following my capture
yesterday l went back to my head
quarters accompanied by the city and
managing editor of the Los Angeles
Herald and Capt. Bradish and Sergt.
Wood OF the University police station,
just In order to satisfy all hands that