The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-15
CRAzYLOvERsCRIME.
Sent Obscene Letters 20 Two
Sisters He Graves For.
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Eenrrs JARVIS, yoeeg -naa wac e-fwrs
o delivery uageE Ter Harris Eros q Ca
exsszssssesnn rzssxkzsss ca Aess street..
uas arrested ~ 8 serrsy Tn8tsd -s3sss
suArshaz YESTERDAY o. = warrant aNogz Ell
By Marths N<Eenxse. sAxsxlHg Ak-z wsta
sefs4sng "a osseens lstssT 80 her t1ssz<a
tie nails ca Owsoaer g De was taxes
hetoss CoE znisssoser Ensry aaE Ass Pre-
hrusnary exaEssnaESoa ses Tor -s<zr2@y-
He nossls nes fzrzlxA 81 go bs4 ard wAs
FsmA1aed 90 sass.
Jarvis arrest 10 sks reszls q hss fo1g-
cen tn e4 s-ersecn.soa - tEo sisters A&E-
sA4 sssa Margaret McEsnEss. whs i've "a
tie Posse bsoGk ca Frors ssresz az1 srs
dressrzakerx X ssefzs sAEs Asses yez-
ago Jarvis. wfss ~as EhA1 drgTs2g sAxesF
wawun f1r sx-cssy Tse&ssrs- k-@Es -
caaze 8ggaasnte6 w1tA tt@ w1aaSE- > 10
we're thea hslag - shs Saerznsa AoG@e. 60
Frost and Cestaz stress. be fess MAs4.y
IL lore vita asth a fAezs. hzs lis z1@~ssaa
wax rst ree4proexsee. Hss atsesstsss
fuaffx Ae~asne - Fasxse3 tat lie wuzez
ear.esuzse1 60 leaTs their sksaxzEgs zss4 Gssrs
10 she pease beck. Tass sAeY sls s~x~r4z
snonths $50. bat tAey eo@sc nod get I'd %
Jarvis. n he followed sheEH Aa1 Cos Fos-z
is the s@nne knIs1sng.
Tnsw stsal refuses % hzxs asy1asng -
do wlta h8u, SD thea BE h~Es2 EaGtng
thrsaea thai BE xcEld s&n1 80 thsaf Sc
uasIntanses eagss zaakkng rhxrg~s q the
snass ok7esn~ aaz As@sss&1 character against
shem anaess they w0sA9 drop e@rs8in
yeunw fssn 81 their scqaaanssuee. I4ater.
finding oral threats 81 go avail. and hss
iEsans ieAleusy gattsax the better Of BIS
caution, be began asakssg - same threats
in frequent Eestsrs. Later On Re wrote
shat re had The cards printed
and waaaa begin sending taesn CeE
Is onca. lie sooa carried eE. his tAreas.
ard sxverAI prominent nen a5oaf tbs city
ard sthe-s OF isss prominence recesxed
eaEas af she NEST obscene description
Not eonEenk 9Th seeding tie cards 80 mea
abors to8a Re also, * - sasd. sent taeEa 10
the mother snd sister q the girls BE gas
t,ayseeaung. Tie lsBdia3y 81 tie Posse
igase also rseesvea sns of the cards, watch
informed her that her IoAgers were leading
d9ssoiute lives in rhs house and specified
tbs rooms.
Hts nsxt ncf xAs 20 send 20 the No
Kenxse girls list Of the men 70 whom
De would send the obscene cards unless
bis demand was complied with. also q
numieT OF the cards. Then the wsrrAnt
vas sxoTn cut and be sas arrested. The
young men who wers the objects OF Jar
Wis jealousy are Of good family. bat
nevertheless their names are printed IN
full on the iaee Of the obscene cards
There il no question bat that Jarvis Is the
man who sent the obscene letters.
Jarvis vas seen 90 the county Jail last
night by PoET-IsTxIIssKscKK reporter
Tie bad not made al attempt TO get boisds.
aud y 80 loud IN bis threats Of vengcnoe
upon the girls. talking of suing for dam
ages BY false Imprisonment. etc. He
spoke Ia the vlisst manner concerning the
girls and boldly stated that the girls I'd
pursued him rather than having been pnr-
sued By him. This statement he MADE in
the face II many threatening letters which
are known 90 have heen written By him
- the girls daring the past six months.
lie denied that be ever sent any mall mat
ter except by messenger boys. and thai his
arrest vas caused only BY jealousy. He
said that he had spent every eeai Of his
earnings on them and was now poor, but
that he would borrow monev and 6ght the
ease 20 the bitter end. lie said that hts
parents in the East we're very respectable
people. and vas very much AFRAID lest
they should bear Of his trouble
Jarvis Is q bcyisA looking. smooth
faced. dark eyed. dark haired young man.
he II neFVoas 10 has manner. and rather
ahrapt- lie seuid BE rather good looking
eat foF > xerY sensual month. Ills said
shat ke - mentally unhAtAnced