The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-29
DID NOT MARRY HER.
A Woman's Serious Charge
Against Z Seattle Man.
CLAIMS SHE Was DECEIVED
she Says He Advertised for . Geveruess
saA oRerea Marri.xs-Hs SAYS
He Only Bsfrissdea Her.

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the Grand hotel yesterday afternoon had
their attention called 10 q small man With
glasses and fairly good iookieg Nor.
wegian girl. Who were having . heated
conversation. E w. johnson, q man
OF some means, and Dora jacobson. q gov
srnness, we're the principals in this strange
case, and the trouble lay in the difference
Of opinion IS TO the necessity Of .
marriage certificate. Miss Jacobson threw
words at Mr.. johnson at the rate of mile
minute. which. when boiled down, in
formed him that he was cruel man. that
he had brought her from Minneapolis un-
der promise Of marriage. used her for
piayshing and then thrown her aside.
During this monologue Johnson walked
mp the street. trying to rid himself Of the
woman. whom he believes 10 be crazy and
whom he says he has befriendsd only 70
get himself in an unenviabie position be-
fore the public.
They walked along, arguing and talking.
until Pike street was reached, and finally
Johnson. becoming angered ~ being per-
sistsntly followed by messenger boy, .
stranger. and at odd intervals Attorney E.
]. Je6ries. headed for the police station
with the girl in tow. When he
and his companion were ushered
into Chief Wizards presence he told
the chief that he was being annoyed by
the woman and wanted protection. while
she reiterated her story Of having been de-
ceived. The police would not mix up in
the matter otherwise than to caution all
parties about violating the public peace
and refer them to she proper courts to
start legal proceedings. Jeffrics. who had
joined Miss Jacobson soon after the sta
ton was reached. took his client to Justice
Caidweii's court to get . warrant for seduc-
ton, but found the court closed.
They wers found by . Posr-ISrELII-
GEScKR reporter in the hall of
the Occidental block. and the somewhat
lengthy interview that followed took place
in Jeffres' office. At first Miss Jacobson
fatty refused to make any statement, won-
dering why the American newspapers
printed such stories contrary to the Gus.
tom in Europe. Her attorney upheld her
determination until he learned that the
main facts in the case were in the possess
sion of the reporter. Then he advised her
TO tell the story. In English that any one
could understand. although the foreign
accent was marked, she told the following
direct questions:
az came to this country one year ago last
November. thinking that might earn my
living by teaching German and French. l
had been goyerness in Paris and felt
capable of teaching the French language.
When tried to get work in Minneapolis
found that my ignorance Of the English
language was . serious drawback. ] man
aged to get along by working In Norwegian
families, where had friends. Not many
weeks ago / saw an advertisement in
Minneapolis paper for . lady TO teach
little girl French, German and the Scandi-
navlan languages. Il also said
something about . good home.
Mr.. Johnson. Of Seattle, was the
one who put in the notice. and to him
wrote. He answered. telling me that be
a picture Of myself l sent 1t, and he
wrote again, telling me that must be
nice-looking woman; that although he
was not wealthy he was not poor and
thought would make him q good wife.
He asked If I could do the Homework
without assistance and then said he was
very particular about whom he took into
his home and wanted me to tell him about
myself. l wrote back that when / was
young girl an artist who is now in Berlin,
made love to me and that / had
child. The little one is now at
my home in the old country. l
wrote hack that IL he could overlook
my past, although l was not we'll ac-
quainted with the customs Of this country,
/ would do my best to make him faithful
wife. talked with my friends and they
said that, as my life had been 90 sad in The
past and needed q home, IL might BE- =
good thing for me to come to Seattle.
When I asked them il people became en-
gagged often by letter. they said 1t was not
unusual in this country. Mr.. Johnson
sent me n ticket and came to Seattle, ar
irving last Friday night. He met me at
the depot. said he was glad to see me and
called me big nice girl. We took supper
at the Maison Richie, and then I think he
took me TO the Atkins block"
She hid her hands In her face and would
not go on with the story. Mr.. Jeffries
filed In the gap by saying that she claimed
they occupied the same room. Continu-
ing, she said:
"The next morning he put me In = car
rage and sent mo TO the Sarah Il. Yeser,
telling me that he had business TO attend
to. The next thing he did Was to send me
q letter in which he agreed to give me
ticket 70 Minneapolis or San Francisco,
but the promise Of marriage WAS never
mentioned. suppose he expected / was
beautiful, though told him was only
plain-iooking girl, and concluded he
wouldn't marry me-"
Mr.. Jeffries said he should apply for .
warrant charging seduction this morning.
Mr.. Johnson was indignant over the AZ
fair, and declared that . man never did
work of charity but what he put his foot
In it, He continued:
Il don't know what to think of this
woman. I correspondent with her about
teaching my little daughter German and
French. / sent her ticket. and on meet
sng her at the train saw 1T once that she
would not I'LL the bill. l gave her lunch
AZ the Maison Richie and then took her TO
some lodging house. I don't remember
where. | stayed about two hours With
her, but nothing improper occurred. She
told me about men trying TO get iato her
berth on the sleeper on the way here from
Minneapolis. how she thought of going TO
san Francisco, and in short ! began 70
think she WAS insane. never asked her
To marry me, nor received her picture.
she and this man Jefirles want TO get
money out of me, and that Is ali there 10
10 IL. II had done ~ she says. would
not have taken her TO the pciics 70 AK for
protection from her"
The woman swore out . warrant before
Justice Humphrey late last evening on
charge of seduction. and Mr.. Johnson was
mt under $50 bonds for q hearing at an