The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-08
Raffles Calls on Miss Clark.


At 2o6 Poplar street my knock was
answered by mighty nice looking
voung lady, who came to the door, car
ry.ng a bunch of red roses In her
hand / asked her if she had some
water pipes needing repair and she said
that she did not know as Mother
was not at home. I slipped one OF my
cards under the little offset under the
door without her seeing me and quick
ly left. Am awfully sorry Miss Clark
that I did not have the pleasure OF
going down to the Statesman office
with you as your prisoner, but as you
have seen and talked to me, you WIZ OF
course have a better chance to capture
me than many others. Keep the card
I left for souvenir.
then called at 119 Birch street,
where I met a lady wearing white
waist with black polka-dots in it.
asked her for a job fixing the water
pipes but met with the same answer
s'No." So l decided that 1 could not
find the house I was "sent to-" and
later returned to one of my rooms to
prepare for lunch.
While my mornings work was COM
paratively easy, even though 1 called at
these places wearing absolutely no
fac.a disguise whatever, / do not ex-
pect it to be so always, for with the
large crowds that saw me at the Ma
iestic Theater last night, and with
my real photos on exhibition at the
Electric Studio and with Sheriff Havi-
land and Chief Davis in town, to say
he is going to flock me up 1 realize
that l will have to get busy with my
heavy stuff" andlgo to it hard
However, it's the lucky one who wins
out, and 1 hope when 1 am captured
that it will be by some one who can
put the con to good use.
am here to be caught and 1 will
give you as fair a chance as the ont
you give me, so get busy with your
Statesman" in your hand and SO
after the money.
Thanks Mr.. Sweazea for your invi~
taton to dine with You at the Com
mercial club today but will have to be
excused this time as I am pretty busy
and can't get to it this time. See me
after the stunt Thanks.
RAFFI.ES.
Davis on Guard.
Chief of Police Mike Davis is
working on a special detail this week
in the endeavor to capture "The Mys-
terious Mr.. Raffles,'' and claim the
| $500 reward offered by the Evening
Statesman. The chief, however, is not
bent for the reward alone, however,
| for he feels that the reputation of
''Walla Walla's Finest must be up
held and the word sent broadcas,
that of the $4,000 people in the city,
the head of the police department was
alone able to apprehend the man OF
many faces. When caught, the chief
announces "Raffles' will be locked in
cell in the city jail-just on general
principles-and that $40 fine will be
extracted to be applied on the NUM-
cipal debt.
HE will break his pick before he
has been at large many days" said
the chief this afternoon, and he can
depend upon it the bluecoats are not
asleep. He was recognized by a
member Of the force this morning,
dressed in the plumbers garb, but as
copy of the Statesman was not
available, and the necessary receipt
had not been secured, he was not
challenged. The boys are dead wise
to the game, though, and I'll make
the guess that Rallies will be in the
city Jail before this time tomorrow af-
! ternoOn."
i Although members of the day po-
i lice force say they are not interested
4 IN the chase, they have their eagle
I eyes open, and every newcomer is
& subject to closer scrutiny than is GUS
E tomary Farm hands, thought to be
81 the mysterious man in disguise, are
watched closely, and S the Interest
increases, it is probable the challenges
VIII become more frequent ano
"Raffles" will have to abandon the
guise of a plumber with tan shoes
Day Sergeant Fred Rocker said this
forenoon that he has important bust
ness in town during the evening hours
and his statement leaves the impress