The San Francisco call., 1899-08-17
CAY DECEIVER
OF WOMEN IS
/. STILL ON TRIAL
.Deooy Letter Proves
r.. :. II a Boomerang.
"ARLlNGT0N'S SMOOTH WAYS
WORKS HIS SCHEMES EVEN IN
e.. 49,. COUNTY JAIL.
Mrs. Smiths Divorce Suit Trial Is
50 Delayed on Account of Her Ap-
: /. pearence in the Bunko-
's. er's Case,
.ARLINGTON'S SMOOTH WAYS
WORKS HIs SCHEMES EVEN IN
e. 49,. COUNTY JAIL.
oakland once San Francisco Call

I3dk-20l 'CulCe san FTanClSCO 01il,
- 80. SoS Broadway, Aug. 1G
The trial Of the. divorce suit of Minnie
Maud Smith against Norman H. Smith
was 10 have been commenced tomorrow
morning. in Judge Ogden's court, but the
fact Of the plaintiff appearing as prose
cutting witness against A Arlington, the
d. ALLEGED gay buukoer . Of women, has
proved the first obstruction 10 d speedy
trial: of the divorce suit, which has ac-
cordingly gone over.
:. IN Judge HANS court to-day. before a
Jury, Mrs Smith again recited many OF
- the smooth ways II Wmch lAe gay He-
sceiver> bunkoed her out OF SZg 6y hef
. Arlingtor was known as J. W. Farlsh,
ard. by the latter name he nad Deen IN
troduced 10 Mrs. Smith by MIS- J. d
Helm. at the, Merritt House. Arlington
had represented himself 20 be capltal-
.:fst who. wished 10 purchase house mere.
Ifis idea was 10 engage houSShetpVI 10
.: csve 4or. him and a daughter, Wnom ne
.-faf-7ed ar:'rfrs time was in Los Angeles.
Ngrs Smith had been introduced 10 MIN
IA = suira BILE hCusSkeeper. and She was
.caPfirted with nus sIa9oth anu IL
manners. She practically accepted tLe @
Tf--qs0sittOu and the couple incidentally
f. looked about for suitable furniture. ! hen
they went OF a jaunt 10 B!alr Jar taTI. tx.
-rrs-e circus Lemonade was ordered by
s,-s v.-osuaCIive lord OF the proposed man
sion. but when IL came TO the point OF
paving for the refTes HnentS Arliils on
20 <aszrsd lack OF change, and induced MIS-.
aS-4f--- 10 part with her purse, containing
-St7s-= T+e next day he returned the
tTEtl~sez keeping the money, and later the
lt5-51II. erioyed q French dinner ana
.. -rtuE 10 Haywards. After that ne dlsap-
, reared. although he had promised 10 re-
tuEd the money. ,.-
TEa. defense today introduced a letter
reading 70 incrim1nate MIS-. smith, 9uS
. ttisi epistle viii PROBABLY prove d Cecllsq
boomerang The letter Is addressed 10 J.
W Parish ESQ. Russ House, y r, none
other than Arlington. and L READS:
a,..-,bt7-Sdsy / must see you II you come
over send for me. Am IN deep. trouble
Pleas grant me this favor The letter
is. signed Maud
20. To thF introduction Of this note the
prosecution objected put MS 9I!'tl. " Mas
af-erward allowed 10 explain tnat II Hsiu
- b.e- written not. by her. but with heF
consent b. Mrs Sarah Watkins under ad-
vice ~ the detective authorities Of san
.lirZt6u 70 come 20 Oakland, Wnere war
: r.T- +or his arrest had already been Is
o. SIZED II was in brief decoy letter
but there had been no reply u was
foEnd On Arlington al the 'lill7 - LIS -
=. r. tbe absence OF Mrs. Watkins. who
Esss been sent for and who IS expected up
. from Santa Barbara tonight, the Eiat
- cSnti-.ued early this afternoon until.
r1-IzoT:-0W morning. III, -
s. T5.-he meantime Arlington IS still IN the
:t--s,--..- JaH whence even now he Is
IS --aer17iding- with at least three women.
a.. ass served time in the State penlIen-
Il. r. and the detectives regard MIN as
s5r~- Of the sInoOIheSt workers IN ms CidS@-
T1j-v. say OF him that while ne Was IN the
C55T~rv Jail in San Francisco awaiting
rrt4l .n d similar charge TOT -Whlch he Is
r9r-y bifng held he bUnkOed woman out
81 zaE4 Ii is his trick when DunkOing
women TO place them IN some cQInProi.Iis Is
Ing D6sitiori-as for instance witness the
- ssr1tll-aph wherein Mrs Smith IS seated
,7r mis- krees-sC that they feaF az Ger -" az q
10 prosecute him