, 1874-11-29
FREEMAN ALLEN.
His Correspondence with Miss
Mo1lie Parsons.
She Begins with Wanting Postage
Stamp.
And Finally Bleeds Him tor
Forty Dollars.
Freeman Declines to Be Caught BY
an Empty Trunk
Uis Efforts to Get Eold Of Aar Baggage
Before Renting.
His Anxiety TO Bill and Coo, Sip the
Dew Drop, Etc.
How She Kept Him Dangling for Nearly
Year.
S,a E2scaneg with Fine OF Fifty
Freeman Declines to Be Caught BY
an Empty Trunk
Uis Efforts to Get Eold Of Har Baggage
Before ReJrilflag.
His Anxiety TO Bill and Coo, Sip the
Dew Drop, Etc.
How She Kept Him Dangling for Nearly
Year.
She Escapes with a Fine OF Fifty
Dollars.

DIG sLSEitttt-S II 4t41 - - A~A~ ~
Dollars.
Inst SUNDAYS TRIBUNE. mentioned the fact
tba. . certain Young lady, sailing undo. the as
.,,,red namo Of lollie Parsons, had made herself
notorious b7 inserting advertisements III tno
,nor-,pr miners fo- matrimonial purposes, tha
following being i specimen: a
3fATiI,oNIAL-A ioUhG LADY OF = sas:s,Ts YEA lfS,
NJ hant.oE," accomplished oes'se, 70 sorEssIgu %
Sarsss I .ss's aVfE ;fLfifE!asts Rasoas chcses
Thcae advertisements sometimes appear With
,ho namo of "Clara Wright" another alas
which the rcaturesomo Hiss has seen proper 70
sasutae, One week ago last FRIDAY she vas ar
rested bv Special Agent OF tho Post-othca
Department, under the Charge OF seuoln5 mat
ter through the mails With intent to de1iana-
rho following morning ste WIS taken be1oie tte
limited States District Court, nrd plGccc under
Iuats for her appearance from day to daT Until
e.:posed Of In signing Ler bail-bond. her true
ZANE WIS discovered to be Minnie 5. f1elson'
yesterday Judge Blod9ett made II final dlsposl-
,ip,. OF tho case by imposing nne Oh A'ss fler~
esn OF $50 anu costs.
The LADY ="
il from Southern Illinois, aud has resided IN
Chicago for the past six or seven years, and Is
- :; A,- ,,ore,,.1 anraerance and.
Fe@SssS'o6 - ~ ;7o,oa t,s
IS heFs correspondence "aa ef4aSsAee' 10
III eve to business. She first began this
49, ,, - o,ro,os,t n,,+
correspondence VIII '4e" ~ "''Ass
finally conceying the idea Of converting the op-
,a.t.,,;t,. irto , n,onay.rakine channel. At last
cama TO grief. She has received many answers
10 Ter advertisements. among them being one
received from bachelor named
ALLEN.
+z,o a. 1ns+ foa;np 1,c had heen tadty sold, iu-
"no ~ 's a :. n .fsa pareons ~ md inciosed her
i..,ors ] to To- do+ect,-e Of the United States ser
1c:'ess ~ oe'ec.'' - w oa41
,2z7nrxr renorSnr intory1e5ed the fa;. but de-
-. ...s a,..;,,o5 f,,,,, bar tina letter.
= ,,,e 1ova.s;et swain. aud from another source
-,,a,~,.d :, ,,t,;,;no -,;es 31oJ1ie,a ,ctters
:, u the bscbe!or WHICH we herewith publish for
1hs benefit OF other young men "no ua' 'eel
d.5Losel to answoc marr1.noniai adVefhsements
80 will na.sce bY this Interesting correspond
e,ce, the yorng lady represented she was = hard
IN y and AZ ther were formally ensrlgc1 did net
~ .+ ;, -s,- t,:,, far ,noner He sent :. thja
arrangement vas convenient for ler, and she
,,o,t;,urd II for sn,1c months without iuterTuD-
'p ,n A. 1as. tt tle duped Alien doubted the integ-
1ty o. ms AL a-a " ue 49, ;tsa 49, srotap oSt,
Service The following is the correspondents:
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,,.,.. ,,.... 1z'A21S s-Ao4'' 4''' Dee- o. 'o''
10 1o1'e co,r.r-,;re vorr advertisement
r,rt, .si- ;f ynr ~, in favor OF u,arr!sccc Ii so
.en9 r. year ls,ute ~ - iizh M t:r ~ s1oa hlne
-l1- - ;.aha- e., horIt mi ,ro;rh+ 1es
go: iss ano ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ WI: nd ~ ,.vs re..y
''..a1s ~! - @ 80 - 80 ;;.S,a $500 enns,s1 ri
~ viii y.v7 !erre building v1;h f:,,it. and
.;,a,.15 MI. :ro,n iowa nice little yiags: aud
ra.- WI o,y fi.In- vii Te the 1a,r :hat t:::cs
-d"als, iNcs' 1-'seis.st & r A '
SHE Is H.1c.S t.,7e.so I'll In, !, ,s7.
u. Foreman .ur.. "
DE,n SIR Your Letter C the 3lst ultio is Just read
r., rn r.t7rs e. c11,,o. mail II E11 1n-,norrnv
IN, r, 10 h1ar from you in rely to MI advertise
ile aau 7n"Et ss5 : sua ~ = & M sata @ nv.a tte ,
otalir. III ret ny pic..sre taken md srnd to you in
,ay mex, letter, ard hope s=o - st .ours Write
'oon' ,v,.. avn rn,t9Ip A-'o'
ns - Ayr1s yrrr. ~ ARE n" ian q 1874
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1e,'se lErfons: ,--. ~ ., g., ,.s. :. ,ooo,r,7 c,,
Az ,euls ga ~ 1ns m 1 ~ nS S, ~ so E
"a ~! ~. sa5 10: -. s i - - - - 80 a.a;.
ILL - 2if ssu ~ n, -. ~t'1rr 80, -,
':i jn., md oyablc man. love ali hauasome
LADIES viii, al, :,Y heart
Hoping 10 near tro1u you soou, truly yours,
reIsaAs ALIEN.
e1::'os HEA PscIcEE,
.y CHICAGO Ill., Jan. H. 1874
I7et0an o,r
nE:a siS: io'fs OF tte 9n ~ reoe1Fea aE1 II, ~
closed SEND you 1aE .ctFff ana nonc yoa VIII 1!se
X II 70: fh'n rs retnia H. II WIZ give you de-
f"!7"n q n13S"f except thas my mar y darA brown,
HE't w."n i2' !rVuds. Fe:ae send 1re your PICTURE
Il The 1neaii&ii:c am yours 1t.a..
MoLL1f PARSONS.
SATISFIES Hzx.
TLFEE ELU1E, H., Jan. H. 1874
Mr DEAR MIe5 TAEsoN1: iour letter of the I3;h
inst came 10 hand ant, With pleasure I'll take =
lew 1nocasn;s' leisure IN writin: to yGu hoping the
Eaae VII, be ~ 4.rcptable I waE exceedingly glad to
bee your beautiful picture; indeed really admire
your oesutJ.
send lncloset1 my pic:use 16 granted n yo1r favor,
with further assurances of MY e.lre devotion Of my
lnye.
will now close for to-day, sending my regards and
hcrin,; 10 i*sr from you e.o4.
iruaa.u :oer ever true and loving
FREEMAN ALLEN.
a DELICATE E1sT.
cc,c4Go, Ill, Jhn. q, 1874.
A-: Frtrm77 %uer:
AI bEAE lnn:s:D: Your picture has come and !
, ,,e ~ ,ess .'cn, snu tntnk you very for 1t:
Moaa LS'e Nun'ese4 sooue1 bas unfortunately h:d
~ 1 s,-. ;:a !ns'e , a'Tass 4ooEea ~ vain for
,yc,i H., sr+ IN cn7;5e ~, a.; 49, I taAe a.!o"Sslse
s re ~. es ~ Soa ola not care fos reply