Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-15
Promises to Take Des-
perate Chances
With Crowd
Has No Difficulty In Avoiding SIeuths
at Real Estate Tract, Because
His Tips Are Not
Followed
BY THE MYSTERIOUS MIR. RAFFLEs
George Harris DOnohue

You couldn't make my capture in
this city more impossible than you did
yesterday if you tried
A couple of thousand at various
times during the afternoon scattered
themselves over the full mile of i'm
proved property known as the Burck's
Golden Tract on Vermont avenue be-
tween Fifty First street and Slauson
avenue, thus affording me one Of the
easiest chances 1 have had presented
me since this game first started.
Guess I might just as well quit hand
ing out tips as to the easiest way OF
running me to cover, as the sleuths
of this town seem determined to go
after me in their own advanced way,
all of which has me going some-as on
the level, I want some one of you to
waken up long enough to properly
identify me.
After sizing up the crowd Saturday
night at First and Spring streets and
the gathering at Burck's Golden Tract
yesterday, am about convinced that
in order for me to be captured in Los
"A W
present myself in your midst wearing
a sign which will fully announce my
identity.
Will Wear Sign
will do even that, in case am not
captured here very shortly. am
through for the time being with Los
Angeles, and 1 am waiting as l have
been waiting since last Thursday night,
for some one to make good on the oft
repeated boast-to capture me.
When l consider that Immediately
prior to my disappearance l was made
the victim of quite bunch of good
natured jollying by those who, as
matter of fact, should have known
better, as to my ability to evade cap
ture in this city for more than three
days, all can do now is to smile
bit and at the same time shake hands
with myself
According to half a dozen famous
men in this city, 1 was not even going
to make a successful DISAPPEARANCE.
This argument was based on the aV-
erage keenness of the people of this
city. AS matter of fact, 1 heard so
much of that sort of thing before my
disappearance that 1 almost began to
think that possibly would not be able
to win here after all.
If | had the time to devote to the
chase could without much difficulty
remain among you for six months,
without my identity ever being discov-
cred. That is what l think of your
individual keennesS.
Most of those who have taken up
NV trail here have done so with as
idea they were indulging In some sort
of a Chinese puzzle. All / have to do
so far is to tell you EXACTLY WHAT
1 INTEND TO DO-THEN DO 1T.
The real wise class of Los Angeles
whom no one in this country could ever
get ahead of-immediately after read
ing my stories declared to all who could
hear that the only way to catch me
was to lust go the reverse to every
statement made through the columns
of the Los Angeles Herald.
Makes Game Easy
Result ls-many of the real wise class
have become real fat.
With but half a dozen exceptions,
the people here decided early in the
game that the only way to capture me
was by acting directly opposite to the
tip 1 advanced from day to day That
is why some one of you have not been
successful.
Before starting the game here knew
I would have to make 1t remarkably
easy. or else l never would stand any
chance of legitimate capture in this
city.
That is why 1 called upon your po-
lice and even gave those interested a
chance to look me over in depart
ment store before the chase actually
began.
The fame of the alertness and in
dividual shrewdness of the average
Angeleno had reached me many
months ago, but even at that 1 didn't
take much stock in the rumor, as
know something of the strength OF this
game, which TO every one else in this
town is more or less of a riddle.
Had you compelled me to work hard
during the past week l would have
been glad to go the limit with you. As
IL is, have not eXerted myself trifle
more than was absolutely necessary
I'm order to carry this game along.
Uses Few Costumes
While l entered this city with
wardrobe of fifty costumes have not
been compelled to use more than half