The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-04
MENAGED BY A MASSEUSE
A Banker Sued for a Breach
Of Promise.
BIG DAMAGES DEMANDED.
The Story of vspor Bath and Confiing
w,man That Crops Up in the
Superior Court.

Alas for the faith Of lovely woman ana
the designing ways of men!
Mrs. Jessie Jackson. widow. who Does
business as Miss Louise ST. John, mas
sense and yapar bath arts te, represents the
lovely woman in this story.
Mr.. Joseph Lee Collins. said to be an ex-
banker Of the City of Mexico, must do duty
for the designing man.
Possibly 1t may turn out that Lonise-Jes-
sic is no more lovely than Joseph is design
Ing, but that will be another story
Mrs. Jackson. has sued Mr.. Collins for
breach of promise to marry. and sets the
damage done to her heart and hopes at
$4,000.
Within the last few months, according to
the gossips, Collins arrived from Mexico Tor
stay in the city.
The climate in that sunny republic is cal
cHiated to dry man up aud hermeticaily
close the pores OF his epidermis.
So Collins determined upon yapor bath
and CHANGED to meet Mrs. jackson, or
rather the Hyde of that lady's Jekyll-
Miss St. John, at II Third street.
Miss St. John, like Mrs. Jackson, Is about
"a. a brunette, Of medium height and some
lbs pounds in weight.
who is % and wears mustache. because
after his cpidermis had received attention
in the bath he invited Louise TO dinner.
The dinner led to other little visits and
mutual expeditions, and Collins ALWAYS ala
the magnificent as TO feeling the theateT
ushers, restaurant walters and icecream-
soda people.
SO far the stories Of the principals are
about agreed.
Collins says that this kind of thing was
all he ever intended to do. but Louise is GER
| tain ne asked her to marry him.
She saws he asked her TO marry him In
this city, then in Oakland and last OF all III
FL PasO.
When the first two appointments failed
she became suspicious about the ii Paso
proposition.
Size was to go down there and join him,
but she found that he hadn't left the city.
When taxed with this circumstance ne al
legged that business arrangements had kept
bin away.
He showed some letters which had been
sent back to him from Ell Paso as evidence
! of his good faith in intending to go there
But il would not do and the marriage
license was never taken out. so the cpl
dermis invisorator brought this suit.
She says she has lots of evidence.
Although Collins could see her every day
he wrote numerous letters referring 10 the
approaching wedding.
he also admitted 10 person. WHO VIII De
called as q witness, that to the best OF his
knowledge the lady was respectable and en-
tirely free from any ties.
As to his position, she says he Is away up
socially and financially. he showed her n
bank book Que day containing debts
or credits or something for So. 600 and
/ talked about mining interests" IN Mexico.
The actual date of the proposal the widow
fixes as the 18th of July last, the engage
ment 10 last only two DAYS.
II was to Quit business, OF course she
said. and he was to adopt my three-year-
| child
There had been some talk Of his assist
| ing me to sell tooth-pOwder for which
| have a secret preparation. He WAS awfully
/ good to me, paying my room-rent and Civ
ing me things.I
"Why did he not carry out his promise
| think Ii was something to do with hi;
folks. They objected, or he thought they
would.
But have his letters, and after all The
attention | lavished upon him and the trus
have rerOsed upon his honor he ought K
have married me as he promised"
Collins defense will be a simple denial o.
| any promise to marry.
| He sdmits knowing the plaintiff and visit
| ing her, but the ceremony OF marriage wa
not contemplated between them.
AS to the letters In her possession, b.
! believes he can show that they have NJ
significance in the matter. He denies tina
| their relations were strictly platOnic before
the alleged proposal.
| Nevertheless this story may be brough
| TO a thrilling climax in the Superior Cour
before long.