The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-23
HIS VIEWS ON
MARRIAGE GET
HIM IN JAIL
J. E. Blakeley Placed
Under Arrest.
HE VIOLATES POSTAL LAW
FALLS INTO A TRAP SET BY
INSPECTOR ERWIN.
Seeks to Lead Astray Young Girl.
Advertisement of a Question
able Character Found On
His Person.

j. Z. ,Blakeley, a young printer, VINO
runs a small shop at 534 Valencia street,
is in the clutches Of the Federal officials.
Blakeley has long been searching for a
woman, young and pretty and OF dorneS-
tic hp bits. who would share with him his
JOYS and sorrows, but demanded that
when the lines Of age furrowed her
cheeks she would relinqush all claim
unon him. In his imagination he pic
tured eternal happiness in HE with a
mistress. slave if you will, but now in
all probability he will have ample hours
of leisure behind the bars in which to
reason out the fallacy of his dreamy
conclusions.
A few weeks ago Miss Agnes Brahany,
young and pretty Irish girl, arrived
from the old country. She was, ana sun
is, innocent of the ways of metropolis
and shortly after taking up her nome
with Mr. and Mrs. James J. McManus at
1915 Clay street she determined to seek
employment. In CONSEQUENCE an aq q 4ho
tisement was inserted IN each Oh the
daily papers. as follows:
A young g3rl wishes a position, TO
assist with upstairs work ard emil
dren. or assist lady with genera
work. CAN 3311 Clay street, till
o'clock on Monday.
The following day a letter arrived at
girl chance to cast aside her reputation
End her honor and become the slave of
Blakeley. the printer. The letter READS:
CITY. June 81 write to ask If you
would be willing to come an9 lFe win
me and assist me in my Office. am
n Young man of % years. single. dark
hair brown eyes. light brown nous
tache. weigh 100 pounds and am Ieet
inches in height and have an amia-
bic disposition. | do not seek 10 lnJure
any Iady's character nor would |; but
/ believe that couples get along nucn
nicer and happier together ana treat
each other a great deal better when
they realize that they haven't got the
other tied down for life. Don you
this, please answer, stating age ana
giving the best description you can of
yourself and if we come to an agree
ment will t[eat Es you WITH k knqn snd
would not care to have a companion
who was so. Now, kindly consider the
matter. and if you think you would
like it, please make an early reply.
Postoffice Station sc" City.
The young girl was Mortified at the pro-
posals and Immediately gave the letter
to her guardians In turn they took the
letter to the postal authorities and a trap
was laid for the self-styied NJ. Day. A
letter purporting to be an answer to that
received by Miss BrahanY. was written
and forwarded to the address given in
the Day letter. Back came an answer.
and in il the young woman was requested
to meet the writer at Third and Market
streets last evening at clock.
At the hour named Biakeley material
lied and shortly thereafter Postal In
spector Erwin approached him and said:
ID How do you do. Mr.. Blakeley?"
How do you do?" said Blakeley in re-
turn; Il remember your face, but can't
My name is Alice" said Mr. Erwin,
land | have in my pocket warrant for
your arrest on charge of sending OBJ
scene letters through the mails.
The printer collapsed, but confessed
that he was the writer of the letter, eX-
cusing his action, however. on the ground
that he did not know lnat it was against
the law to write such letters. He was
informed that he was lacking in knowl-
edge and was taken to the County Jail
and placed behind the bars.
When he was searched another adver-
tisement. doubtless intended for publica-
ton. was found upon his person. in which
he requires any young lady applying for
the position he offered to be young and
pretty and not too particular regarding
her morals
The postal authorities believe that the
prisoner is moral peTvert. and that by
his arrest dish0nor of some young and
innocent girl has been prevented.