The morning call., 1892-09-16

A TTRACTIVE LADIES FOR MASSAGE PAh-
n Tor In country. Address box 293. Examiner
once.
The first and last of the above are simply
advertisements from shameless creatures
who desire to Tepenish their supply OF
yOung girls in some bagnio In the interior
Any girl who answers them will ind tnst
In the place she is taken to they have never
even heard OF massage and that she will be
Induced TO enter upon life OF shame.
The other advertisement The CALL has
taken care 10 give the closest investigation.
The facts are given below.
On Wednesday afternoon Young lady.
accompanied by member OF The CALL
staff, called at = O'Farrell street in answer
TO the advertisement for young assist
ants"
The house is two-story and basement
old fashioned wooden structure, situated
well back from the street, and would hardly
be noticed by the ordinary passer-by.
Nevertheless II bears on its front the
usual sign prevalent among houses OF like
character throughout the city, to wit: A
long low striped awning over the doorway
which is to prevent those passing by from
seeing anyone ringing the bell or waiting
for admittance.
When the reporter and his companion
reached the place about $3.50 the curtains
were all drawn down and everything about
the place having the aforesaid awning
bore all the marks of respectability.
The reporter stationed himself just below
the place where a large building juts out,
while the lady ran lightly up the steps and
rang the bell.
After few minutes delay it was answered
by fat and uspicious-lOoking Chinaman,
who asked the caller what her business
WAS
Being told that she desired to see the
landiady he usheIed her into the front par
lOr and went above stairs to call his mis-
tress.
The rest of the story Is better told In the
words of the intended victim.
'When | was left alone by the China
man | began to lock around to see what
sort of a place it was.
"T0 tell the truth ] was frightened at
going into such place, but now that / was
In made resolve to get at the facts.
The house was not fixed up very gaudily,
except the hall. which was finished In white
and gold and presented very attractive
appearance.
"In the room in which ] sat were few
pieces of furniture not of very good quality
while the walls were plain white, like an
ordinary lodging-house
Il sat down and waited.
The doors leading into the back parlor
were partly open and here ] could see a
lounge, a chair or two and an upright piano.
while engaged in this occupation | heard
the footsteps OF the lanflady on the stairs
and lew seconds afterward she appeared
st the door and asked me what wanted.
II told her that had come in answer 70
her advertisement.
"She looked me over suspiciously and then
took seat, after which she began to Ques-
tion me about where came from and what
i had been doing.
"As she asked me these questions | had
o good chance to take in her general ap-
pearance. even though the room was
slightly daFkened.
s.She WAS not very progressing. being
woman somewhere in the neighborhood of
80 years old. very fat, and dressed in a
slOuch house dress, without any corsets.
Her face showed that her life had not been
very smooth one, and 1t was given a most
maleyolent expression by her left eye, which
had a peculiarly sinister drOop in it.
'She seemed little nervous at FIRST pull
ing the curtains on the window near where
she sat and rolling them up in her fingers; !;
bat when told her that / had Just come
from Santa Rosa she became more at her
ease and chatted volubly.
81 asked her what duties / would have to
perform as massage assistant.
"She looked al me very queerly for mo-
mept. and then said:
"'Don't YOU know what kind OF place
this is@
II told her no, but that thought 1t was
a place where ladies were given baths.
s.She smiled at this innocent remark. and
said: Yes, the ladies do get paths here
when they take them themselves; but this
is an assienation house. You might as well
know II now as any time.'
."Fbis plain statement shocked me Tor
minute, and had vague desire 10 ny from
the room, but managed TO controi N sen.
'.She told me her name. after asking mInei
and ! found it was Smythe. winch Blu pio'