Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04

| eSS OF elimination, | came to the con-
clusion that the letter was from some
person who had actually participated
in the work. He told things he could
not otherwise have known; and his
information was accurate. The let
ter went on to say that Burns was
on the right track, but that he should
keep UP his work. The writer thought
had quit
! Il was able also by the process of
elimination to narrow the possible
list of twelve down to five or six, in
| Guiding the defendants themselves,
though it wasn't likely they were Civ
Ing out information on themselves
personal" Traps Him.
Il inserted a personal in the San
| Francisco papers to the effect that the
| letter had been received and the in
formation it contained was valuable,
that further information was de-
| sired; and would the writer commu-
nicate with the Secretary and give
| his address?
The personal got the right man,
but he was discreet He advertised
that he could communicate only
| through personals in the newspapers
Il took a chance on the biggest Of
| the men had in my eye. / sormu
lated some questions that could be
answered only by Hyde, Benson or an
| attorney who had acted for them.
! The reply came with the correct an
! sWer MY theory had WORKED: Inc
| anonymous lelter writer proved 10 ne
| hEce FORMER attorney VINO proved
70 pc trying IN TINS way 10 coilett
Slo,VOo from iyue' Whlch ne GAINED
| was due him.
| ole was q most cnrnrisP6 ppntIp-
man when he was later called TO the
stand at the preliminary hearing OF
| HVle and Benson and confronted
win ms anonymous letlers py IRAN
els J. Heney.
There arr no mysteries every
| criminal leaves track behind HIM 1t
is the ability to see and follow traces
/ so slight that others do not perceive
them that makes the successful de-
| tectiYe.
| He Never QUITS
Burns never gives up. 4,
In the famous Philadelphla-La s-
caster counteftel'lng case ne was u
! fered $4,000, then $4O,OOO' 10 St4p' ~
the san Franclsco graft case buiHs
was offered $lOO.000 to leave the CITY.
Another later offer guaranteed Burns
| $4,000 II he would take up WorN
elsewhere.
TO one VINO Is accustomed TO tIdt-
! ing the authorship OF anonymous iet-
ters IL is Wen -hiloWh Id ma w.
| person undertakes TO "llte an
anonymous letter ne starts out WIN
the intention or discussing ms manu- anu
writing. but that as ne proceeus Win
| his composition he uhcohscIousy re
turns to his normal manner OF VIII.
ing: tie may caLCll mus -, a. I lbs
and resume has dlssulseu hdnu ~ i
ne IS sure TO incorporate SUI " Us
peculiar nafacterlslles ~ t'ie - -
through winch 1t 10 PoS9iDie " ''eii
tlty hltn'
Anotner letter Ease -.
mere was al dIioiS itious -,
ter containing Naiuaolt lnio' i ir tha
sent 10 !oecretalE i IT, aa,i;,,t. II /
land fraud cases. Altel ie"uins 49,
SAID TO the secretary a,,oa =,
Yes, ms ietter Was n''iieu ="
Boston II was sen. liteIe ~ 80 tbo
malled' but IL was WtlVteH iion I'm IL
West. me letter inulCases t,la' u ne is
writer mas an az 70 gu Ilu "ilu h,,,,t
TINS: lie is giving lnloIiiia'iol, 800" $50,
certain persons VINO "le 80 ~. IL IL
ahdS III Oresoh' urq a.
mas lsnus mere li'I H1 anu In Iani,
| interfered WIN. now we WIZ looH
| a. ~ pa ",I+ -, ,,1os vol
| ~ these oregon ANUS We" e, .t,so
up on the details OF the pIats III 'i'o'e
| GAYS. t,,,,.
We found that one man was VI" ~
ing lanuS III inns VlcinltS
could, and by the then popular tletn-
cd, acquiring lands tlauuuIeniy lIoii'
the Government; iookeu lIlls i gsa1
up, and found that ne ,iau an o,li ne
In chicago l wrote ietler 10 mn
there, ana asked nun "Hat ne Mou,u
tack for certain lands Knew ne
owned. and ] had the letter Hldiieg
from Portland, oregon. re replleu
to me there, and the typeWiltlhg was
just the same as that OF the ahouE-
nous letter-wrltten on typeWrlter
of the same make and with purple
ribbon.
THE man was fabbergasted when b
called upon him in his once at : NJ,
cago and thanked MN. on petaH oi
the Secretary for the anonymous IN