The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
OFFERS WEALTH
TO MISS BEAM
Montana Man Declares
StOCktOn'S ROSalind
Is His Sister.
Wants the Ark CWeller to Re.
turn With Him and Share
an Inheritance.
She Insists She Does Not Know
Him and Seeks the ProteC-
tlon OF Officers.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 1.-THE fame
OF "Ba be" Beam has evidently spread lar
beyond Stockton, and the dark-eyed little
woman who has elected to go about the
world in the garb of a man is making all
sorts OF new acquaintances. AMI meeting
with new experiences in consequence.
Yesterday a roughly dressed man called
al the ark on McLeod's Lake and de-
manded to see her. He was refused aG.
miss on, as Miss Beam does not permit
any one to enter unless she knows just
who he is and what he is alter. The
stranger, however. would not be denied,
and started to camp in front of the place.
He claimed to have CONS all the way from
Montana for the purpose OF seeing her,
declaring that he was convinced from
what he had read in the papers that Miss
Beam was a slster, for whom he had been
hunting for two years.
"It YOU will come back homo with me
peaceaDly, all right said the stranger
through the door, 'but am here 10 take
you back anyway, by force if necessary. "
Miss Beam did not know of any long
lost brothers of hers that were siraying
about the country and became thoroughly
frightened at the statement made by the
man from Montana. who gave his name
as Charles Engles. Slipping out when he
was not watching, she came UP town ana
notified the police. Detective Carroll
visited the ark, but 40 trace of him coul Id
be found.
To some OF the ark-d wellers near by he
said that he was heir 10 considerable
estate, which had been left to b i'm and his
sister Joint and that until he found her
neither could benefit by the $50 900 left
them. Years ago. he told one of the
women living near, his sister ran away
from home, masquerading as a man, and
since then he had spent much money and
more time searching for her. On seeing
the account of Miss Beams presence in
Stockton he at once came to the COR
c.usion be would find in her the sister for
whom he had been searching
He was to have returned 10 the ark al
O'Clock, but did not put in an appearance
at that hour.
The police promised protection from
any one making an attempt to kidnap
Miss Beam, and the ark men about were
told OF the occurrence OF the afternoon
that they might be ready to interfere
shout hA man from Montana make any
at empt 10 carry Out his threats.
EngIes was rather rough in appearance.
He was dressed Ike lahorer wearing
overalls and a rough sweater. One OF the
women living Ill a neig hborlng ark SAID
that he resem bled Miss Beam, but as the
latter shows every evidence Of being gen
tlewoman, she seemed much vexsd at the
statement of the resem blance, which she
claims does not exist.
Miss Bsam Claims hat she has spent
most of her life in California since she
came 10 California from the South in her
early youth, and that she has no relatives
iii Montana or any other place that can
take her away il shs does not sh to go.
She said to-day that she never saw the
man before and that she never had a
brother of the age OF The man from Mon
tana. The police are Keeping a lookout
for him, and W ill call on him for an expla.
nation when he next visits the ark on the
lake. Tne little Lady of the Lake" has
made fast friends of the officers and the y
keep careful outlook for her safety.