The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22
lWILLIAMSON'S
LADY MAY
Be A MAN
Alleged Victim of a
Neat Scheme.
LOVE LETTERS ARE BOGUS
WRITTEN BY A SHARPER WHO
Is POSTED.
In the Meantime "Mabel Starr
Does Not Stop Writing, and
Occasionally Receives
Money.
Oakland omce San Francisco Call,

Oakland OIlC6 san L tLANAoNO NCSAAf
sos Broadway, Oct. p.
There Is more than q suspicion at the
CITY Halr that the lady" who has writ
ten small library of love letters to VIII
hanson is q man who is taking adVan-
tage of WEiamson's weakness
4 few days ago Williamson laid before
the Chief of Police a big bundle OF letters
which purpOrted to come from Mabel A.
Starr of San Francisco. Williamson told
the Chief that he had sent money to
Mabel and she had even fixed the wedding
day. but that she never kept her appoint
ment Williamson has never seen the
young lady, but is deeply in love with
her and intends to find her If possible.
The letters are full of endearing sent-
ments, and Mabel is evidently very well
VeTSed in the art of letter writing.
Williamson has corresponded regularly
and when the fair girl-she was adver-
tsed as fair-asked for money IL was
promptly sent. The lover admits that he
first commenced corresponding with
Miss Mabel A. Starr" because Of an
advertisement which appeared in a paper
named the Marriage Bell"
We have made some inquiry" said the
Mayor to-day, "as we were led TO take an
interest in Williamson. and We are about
convinced that Williams lady is a
man. Most of the letters are received by
messenger and l understand that so late
as this week Williamson has received a
letter from Mabel A. Starr. It is pretty
certain that the young lady has no eXis-
tence and that Williamson is being
worked by some one who understands
him. He is not very strong minded and
is at present out OF work, but his married
sister in San Francisco sees that he wants
for nothing
Williamson has been watched and a
stranger has frequently been seen to hand
him letters in the City Hall park and
other places, and 1t is pretty clear that
there is no woman in the case at all, eX-
cept possibly one that is being used as a
dummy Williamson Is rather nice fel-
low and 1 think this scheme will soon be
spoiled"
AT one stage in the game friend nam
ed Chamberlain undertook to help Will
hanson out and in response 10 his letter
TO Mabel, the girl" wrote as follows:
If you are going away I want your address.
Please give Ii 10 Williamson, and after we get
settled we viii do something handsome for you
You deserve II / am sure Mir. " iillamsOn viii
say so. too. I have decided TO meet Mr.. VIII
One is that it is a quiet day. free from toll
and noise, and another one is that It Is my
birthday. I don't think that 1 could choose a
more fitting day for our first meeting Now
YOU tell Mr.. Williamson TO meet me next Sun
day morning at 1890 o'clock in the ferry depot
on the broad gauge side. I Will wear black
silk skirt and blue silk waist and white straw
hat trimmed with viOlets, also a bunch OF Vlo-
lets on nv breast that he viii know me.
Now I don't want him to go 70 any great
trouble TO dress himself up, as l want TO see
him as he is himself
Neither this nor any other appointment