Show HE HID THE BODY THE TRICIE BY WHICH AN enterprising cru CAGo SAVED 1118 PAPER FRO X iter beat 1 I 1 was present at the hearld of the omnibus hoodie case the other day whan guy magee city editor of the times was called to the witness stand magee is one of the landmarks land marks of the chicago chicag press it so happened that the very day he was a witness the papers of the city contained ned an account of the finding of the body of a man under a sidewalk you may iia wonder what connection this has with guy masee magee along A long time ago before there were any telephones or patrol wagons or boxes when reporters had to hoof it badeen stations for the police news of the night magee was a night reporter for one of the morning papers scoops counted in those days and a night man turn in one or two to his credit in I 1 in as many weeks he was transferred oue one morning a after the last batch of items had been J sent in magee was vias homeward bound whence diE discovered covered the dead body of a man in the street he knew it was too late to set get the item in the paper and he be knew if he informed the police ot of his discovery that the afat afternoon anoon papers would have the lead on the item in those days chicago abounded in ia plank sidewalks of the most miserable kind magee tore up one or two of the plants planks in the tae walk nearby by and planted his bis dead man under tinder them late that dayi when he came down to his work he neti notified fled the coroner and ad the afternoon papers were beaten chicago mail |