The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-04
WANTED, A FATHER.
A Woman With a Baby Pursues
q Man on the Street.
HE SAYS SHE'S A BLACKMAILER
Mrs. Lee Tries to Make Mr.. Leslie Ac-
knowledge Her "ChiId OF sIisfor-
tune" but He Refuses.

Mrs. r. E. Lee, alias Mrs. G. G. Green.
who Claims that on Dece mber last she
gave birth to an illigitimate child, caused
sensation on Front street yesterday
morning by following Frank L. Leslie, the
mining man, and crying out at intervals:
Want. Frank, l want to speak to you!"
She carried in her arms q month-old
child, ana she told those who questioned
her:
This is that mans baby, and he has to
help me support it.
Mr.. Leslie, who had been surprised by
the woman on the street, did not pay the
slightest attention to her. but increasing
his speed to a fast walk the woman lost
track of him on West street among some
Great Northern box cars which stood about
on the sidetrack
Mrs. Lee, it will be remembered, is the
woman who put an advertisement in the
city newspapers for a baby, ga child of
misfortune or otherwise, wanted on day of
birth" December 9 new born babe was
found in her apartments, and she has
ever since publicly alleged that the child
Is hers and that Frank Leslie is its father.
Leslie and his friends have as firmly con-
tended that the woman is blackmailer of
slightest shade of truth in her assertions.
Mr.. Leslie was seen in his lodgings in
the Holyoke block by Posr-IETELLI-
GENcER reporter last evening, and he said:
"I'm very sorry to have this internal
case brought before the public again. 1t
can do no good except to encourage this
woman, in whose house unfortunately
happened to be boarder for time, to
continue prosecuting me. This affair was
first brought up last spring, and, knowing
that no matter how innocent might be
should the case come to light, IL would
cause me embarrassment, l allowed her
to blackmail me. She began suit in
court charging me with breach of promise,
and gave her $500 to drop the case, keep
her mouth shut and leave me alone. She
took the money, but has not lived up to
her agreement.
ut has not been long since she made
her boasts that she would get child and
make the people believe that it belonged
to Frank Leslie. The threat was made
known to me, and engaged and paid a
woman detective to watch her and get &C.
quainted with her.
81 am able to prove to the satisfaction
of any court of justice that the child
which Mrs. Lee claims belongs to me was
never given birth to by her. She has
lived up to her threats, however; but she
cannot blackmail me out of another
dollar.
"My friends know who I am and the
kind of man l am. / have lived here
for long time and will continue to re-
main in the city, despite this woman and
her untrue charges. She nor no one else
can make me leave until l am ready to do
SO of my own accord.
Not long ago l removed from my old
lodgings and engaged living apartments
in the Holyoke building. l told no one
of my change, because l did not want
Mrs. Lee to worry me. But l was i'll for
ten days and my friends wanted to know
where was. told them. Mrs. Lee had
her csppers out and they would ask:
"'Where is Mr.. Leslie?'
"My friends would unconsciously
answer.
"'Why, room IS. Holyoke building
"That settled it. She came to see me
while I was sick. When she went away I
told the janitor not to let her in again.
He promised me he would see that no one
bothered me.
"This morning before was up I heard
q knocking on the door and asked:
"'Who'se there?'
"It's me, and recognized Mrs. Lees
voice.
81 told her | didn't want to see her, and
warned her to leave the building and leave
me alone She continued raising dis
turbance, and her voice attracted the JAM
itor. l heard him tell her to get out of the
premises. She refused to do so, and he
went for an officer. She told the officer
story about me being the father of her
child, and he went away, leaving her to do
as she liked.
''After a time I went down on the street,
and to my surprise found her waiting. She
spoke to me, and told her that 1 wanted
nothing to do with her. / walked ahead,
and she followed. calling after me. paid
no attention. and finally succeeded IN los
ing myself from her on West street.
1.-TWO policemen who saw the whole af-
fair rather encouraged Mrs. Lee to follow
me- I could have the woman arrested,
but I don't propose to do it. She will
find out in time that | am very hard
hard man to blackmail twice. | gave in
easy enough the first time, but if this
affair is going to keep up will see the
matter ended right as ii is"