The morning call., 1895-01-27
HER SEX REVEALED IN JAIL.
A Strange Story Of Her Career Told
TO the Officials.
THEY ARE INCLINED 10 DOUBT III.
She Says She Game From australia Once
Engaged to Marry Young Lady
Who Had Money.

SAN JOSE, Jan. 26.-There was highly
sensational denouement i'll Sheriff Lyn-
don's private Office this afternoon, and as
result Milton B. Matson has been re-
moved from the rabble of tramps and petty
larcenists, which the crowded condition of
the jail makes it imperative to herd to-
gether in the tanks almost like sheep, and
placed in one of the more secluded sky
parlors of the County Jail and entered on
the register as Tulsa E. Matson, for the
prisoner is woman.
About two weeks ago Milton 3. Matson,
an English swell, much addicted TO silk
hats, patent leather boots and other fine
raiment, was arrested in Los Gatos for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses and
forging four or five notes in sums between
SIS and SIS, and was brought to the County
Jail in this city, and is here waiting ar
raignment.
On January 90 the following telegram
was received by him: ''Mi1ton B. Matson,
County Jail, Santa Clara County-f2S It's
I'd here for Luisa Elizabeth Blaxland
Matson. Must be paid to her. Give us
address. The Bank of British North
America"
A few days after sending the above dis
patch the Bank of British North America
received written order directing that the
same be paid to Milton B. Matson. Re-
ceiving this reply so soon together with the
fact that Matson was in Jail aroused the
suspicion of the bank officials, who imme-
diately instituted an investigation. In this
they elected the services of District Attor-
ney Harrington. The result OF their in
vestigations was the conclusion that either
the order and previous similar ones were
forgeries or Miltou B. Matson and Luisa
Elizabeth Blaxland were one and the same
person. 1t was decided to-day to approach
Matson on the subject and see what could
be elected by an interview.
Accordingly Justice Beggs of Los Gatos,
District Attorney B. A. Harrington and
Sheriff Lyndon called at the jail this after
noon and Matson was taken into the
iailer's private Office. Here, after few
preliminary questions to conceal their real
object Mr.. Harrington asked who Luisa E.
B. Matson was. my half sister, answered
the prisoner. "Where is she now?" asked
the attorney. "Ihaven' It seen her or heard
from her for long time" The prisoner
explained that her father and mother were
both dead. The father had left an estate
consisting of railroad stocks and other
properties of fiuctuating values, and as a
result the remittances which came to him
monthly varied in amount. 'The remit
tances were always sent to my half-sister,
who turned them over to me" he said.
When the prisoner attention was called
to the fact that she had received commu-
nication few days ago from the bank that
the remittance had arrived, she exclaimed:
''There should be an order at the bank now
directing that the amount be paid to me"
GLOW do you know that?" asked Herring
ton. Matson was in a trap. She had just
said she had not heard from her haf-sister
for some time. Apparently she had not
the tact to devise harmonious story, for
she fatty contradicted the former state
ment. 81 received the order from my half
sister day before yesterday" she said