The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-23
AUGUST JANSEN ONCE MORE.
THIS TINE IT ~ NOT PROPOSED TO
LET HIM OFF as A CRANK.

Arrested for Annoying Miss nuncan In, the
street Again md writing Her More let
ters - Wer Fiance Relieves the Man a
BiackmsiIer as Wen as - Nsisaacc.
August Jansen has been arrested again, and
this time It is not proposed to lot him off as
mere crank. He is the middle-aeod Swedish
coachman whose specially has been pretend
ing to fancy that rich mems daughters are in
love with him. He writes himself letters from
them in broken English and writes to them.
and follows them on the street. He began It
years ago with members OF tho Stevens family
In Hoboken. In 1887 he was arrested in New
York for annoying Miss Annie Duncan Of D
Enst Sixty-fourth street. He had formerly
been employed Us coachman in the family Of
her father. Mr.. John T. Duncan. That time he
was sent to the Island for year in default OF
81 900 bail. He got out on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings before Judge Dykman.
Mr. Duncan dlned few months ago with J.
&. Allen Of Al West Fifty sixth street. Jansen
waited on the table. and. recognizing him. Mr..
Duncan told Mr.. Allen about him. Jansen
was discharged.
He was arrested on Wednesday at @ o'clock
p NJ ut the corner Of Twenty. third street and
Broadway by Detective McNulty OF Inspector
Byrnes's stafY. charged with annoying Mrs.
Duncan and with writing lettcrs to Miss Annie
Duncan. He was arraigned In Jefferson Mar
ket Court yesterday and held In $4,000 for
examination.
In his complaint Mr.. Duncan said that ever
since Jansen left his service he had followed
Mrs. and Miss Duncan around. waiting for
them on street corners and bowling to Them
He had been arrested twice. but, dreading the
publicity OF the police courts. the ladies had
refused to appear against him. or late his
hal rhno In htau
Duncan could not leave tho house without
meeting him. and she was continually receiv-
ing letters from him through the mails. One
lctter was affixed to the complaint As In 1887
Jansen wrote very Swedish broken English it
is conjecture that. this time. he got somebody
to write for him who was undecided about the
way to spell Jansen" This Is the letter:
MIS-, Avn. Dyye.,: thank ySn very much loi
%r ~;
not Wish 70. ma onsni
You "t 5oassSs. SO East
P.s-To prove that am tho right rarty WISH to- tell
pn arssas seo sna
also last MONDAY ABOUT tue ''n' Jis,Gs
r. J. Hatre appeared for Jansen. Mr.. Duncan
Annie Duncan. Jansen is 10 years old. with a
He wore Iaok cutaway coat. tall six hat. a
diamond breast pin. He declared that he had
asking him to call at the Sixty-fourth street
house. but that he was not sure that the let
invitation because Miss Duncan had not ac-
knowledged his bow when he met her on
tho street. He declared that Miss Duncan
would not prosecute him. He showed to the
reporter letters OF recommendation from Mrs.
| s. Jones Cotord OF Newport. Martha Bockel OF
| 30 West Fifty-eighth street. A. =. Larocque of
q East Fifty-sixth street, and Mrs. j. p. Nor
| rson OF Porter Villa. Newport, for when he
| had been butler at different times during the
| last two years. He said that Mr.. Duncan was
prosecuting him. and that he had asked DR..
| John Hall. OF whose church he had been n
| member more than five years. to induce Mr..
Duncan to leave him alone to earn an honest
| living.
DR.. HILL SAYS that Jansen was never q Nom :
her Of his church, All he knows OF Jansen is
that Jansen has caused Miss Duncan great
annoyance
Banker Walter Watson said that Jansen will
surely be prosecuted. Miss Duncan is iii from
tho constant attentions OF Jansen. and was
afraid to leave the honse as long rs he was at
liberty. Dir Walter Watson. Jr.. says no has
learned that ] ansen makes II his business to
follow married women. and write them letters
purportinR to he answers to letters. received
from them. After worrying the women into
the proper degree of nervousness no sells
them the fraudulent letters written to him self.
Mr.. Watson laid the matter before District
Attorney Nicol and It was by his direction
that Jansen was arrested on Wednesday,.