The San Francisco call., 1898-09-10
Outrageous Treatment of Miss Jane Dille.
WAS ACCUSED OF ROBBERY
A DIAMOND RING WITH A
 STRING TO IT.
Scoundrelly Conduct of S Park. Gives the Girl a Present, fl Drugs Her and Causes
 Her Arrest.

Miss Jane Dille, a young lady very respectfully connected, was thrown into prison very early yesterday morning in . Oakland and kept there until late last night by a man whom she and her mother had every reason to believe was her true friend and protector. Her story, which is borne out by her mother, is so unusual that for some time the police were slow to believe it. Inquiry has convinced them that it is true.
 Last night Ed Park, who is believed to he the motorman of car No. 14 on the CalifCrnia-st line, went over to Oakland and called at the home of Mrs. and Miss Dille. lie is an old friend of the family and was taught his business by Miss Dille's brother -in-law. While in the house, and in the presence of her mother, Park placed d valuable dlamonQ ring on Miss Dllle's finger and told her she could keep it. At one tune Fark ana the young lady were engaged to De married and the replacing o1 the 4lh6 on her nnSer was Regarded by her as significant probably CT a desire to renew t6e old acquaintance. When Fark proposed a walk Miss bile con- sented, and later they went to a res taurant for supper. The lady accepted a glass of beer with her lunch, but positively refused the whisky that Park offered her.
 Park then discovered" that he had missed the last train to San Francisco, so he decided to telephone to the su- perlntendent of the line and give an ex- euse for his absence at the power house this morning. He told Miss Dille so she says. that he was afraid to tele- phone, as the superintendent might recognize his voice, and he asked the young lady to speak for him. lie wrote his message on a card which Miss Dille found in her pocket this morning, and which Is now in the hands of the police. It reads:
 T am Park. My boy is sick; can not take out IA in the morning."
 Miss Dille read the message over the phone, and afterward Park renewed his persuasion that she drink some whisky. Finally, she consented.
 Very early this morning, Park noti- fled the police that he had arrested woman for robbing him at the Claren- don House. Park said the woman had robbed him of a valuable diamond ring, and he turned his prisoner over to Officer Ford, saying that later in the day he would swear to a warrant against Miss Dille. Park then left the prison, and the young lady was then entered on the small book.
 Miss Dtlle told the police that she had all possible confidence in Park, and that after taking drink of whisky she remembered nothing more until she was in jail. She is positive that she did net take the ring off her finger, and after her arrest she found it in her clothing at the prison. She says that Park is not married man, so far as she knows, and has no boy, and 1t was only after much solicitation on his part she consented to deliver his sub- 'terfuge message to the carhouse.
 Attorney w. A. Dow was sent for by Miss Dille and after the case was laid before Judge Wood he at once ordered her release and the unhappy girl left the jail with her mother.
 - Sergeant Morrison says that Miss Dille is girl of sterling character and he believes her story is perfectly true. He wrote last night to the su- perintendent of the California-street line, telling him of the manner in which Miss Dille was treated and sending him copy of the message which Park wrote on the card.
 It is very possible that Park may have some explanations to make to some of the male members of the Dille family,