The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
SUSPECT UNDER ARREST IN :.
SO AIlAMEDAs AND TWO OF HIS
ALLEGED VICTIMS. ...s 5f..T -.

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ALAMEDA, June 3.-Milton Blake.
the Swatter's who has terrorized and
brutally beaten six women and chill
dren,, here within the last four months,
is now in the City Prison with two
him, one by Miss Annie Seebeck and
the other by Miss Kate Cronin. both
of whom identify him as the person
that attacked them. Miss Cronin is
positive that Blake is her assailant and
Miss Seebeck asserts that she is quite
certain that the prisoner is the individ-
ual that knocked her down and ssav
agely kicked her last Sunday night.
Blake, who is a painter and lives
with his mother, brother and sister at
1920 EncinaI avenue, was taken into
custody last night by Detective. George
Brown on a battery complaint pre-
ferred by Miss Seebeck. He was later
released on SIS bail. This morning Miss
Cronin swore to another battery COM
plant against the youth after posi-
lively Identifying him as her assail-
ant on the night of February 20. Blake
admits that he was in the vicinity Of
Santa Clara avenue and Everett street
when Miss Cronin was attacked and
also that he was in the ne1ghborhood
of Encinal avenue and Regent street
when Miss Seebeck encountered the
nocturnal thug, bat he denies that he
attacked either of the young women.
When Miss Seebeck was. assailed last
Sunday night at 1890 o'clock, after
alighting from a side train and start
ing on her way to the home of her
employers, Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Postel,
1906 Broadway, her hat, veil, comb,
hair pins and package were lost in
the determined struggle she put up
with her assailant.-a
EVIDENCE is STRONG.
These were found in the possession
of young Blake and are regarded as
the strongest kind of evidence by the
police. Here is how Blake relates they
came into his possession and how he
came to be near by when Miss. See
beck and Miss Cronin were savagely
slugged:
Last Sunday night about 1880 o'clock
to go home when l heard woman scream
about two blocks up Encinal avenue toward
High street Thinking l might be able to
help her 1 walked toward where the sounds
came from and when between Regent street
and Broadway near cornheld, noticed a
package on the sidewalk. / picked II up
and had gone but few steps when Arthur
Gale, who lives on Broadway, near Encinal
avenue, halloed from window, Who Is
that?' he having been awakened by the wo-
mans screams / recognized his voice and
said, This is Blake. Arthur. and l just
picked up q bundle He replied. Take it
home and wait until you find the owner"
1 took the package to my place and threw
1t inside the fence Then returned to where
had picked 1t up, thinking that the woman
might be lying around near In a faint.
1 lighted a match and found veil. two
hairpins and q comb. Just as was going
to leave with these George Postel and q girl
came sup and asked her If they were look
Ing for the things. They said they were
and 1 then told them that had another
package at my house. They went with me
and got the package.
THINKS HE'S A MARTYR.
think the girl said when she saw me
that / was the fellow, but Postel did not
seem to think so. l do not know the Seebeclx
girl and did not any one near Encinal
avenue and Regent street when L reached
there after she screamed l tried to help
her and this is what / get. l thrown into
jail and all this is blamed 1t would
have been. better for to keep away and
allow the fellow to beat her head off.
l will admit that / was in the neghborhood
OF Santa Clara avenue and Everett street
when Miss Cronin was attacked. i was going
toward Park street and a fellow held me up
I think his name was Peddler. He asked me