The newspapers, not only of Chicago, but of every city in the Union, exploited him for stories. The history of his corner, how he had effected it, its chronology, its results, were told and retold, till his name was familiar in the homes and at the firesides of uncounted thousands. Anecdotes were circulated concerning him, interviews⁠—concocted for the most part in the editorial rooms⁠—were printed. His picture appeared. He was described as a cool, calm man of steel, with a cold and calculating grey eye, “piercing as an eagle’s”; as a desperate gambler, bold as a buccaneer, his eye black and fiery⁠—a veritable pirate; as a mild, small man with a weak chin and a deprecatory demeanour; as a jolly and roistering “high roller,” addicted to actresses, suppers, and to bathing in champagne.