The San Francisco call., 1906-11-06
BRIDE s THOUSAND
DISAPPEARS.
Police Search for Husband
Who Fled With Money of
Wife He Welded Recently
SHE WANTS REVENGE


The money proposition doesn't wcr-
ry me. / Just want 10 do Arthur
Sawyer Jones plenty"
II can easily be inferred that in max
ing the foregoing statement eomeiy
Mrs. Arthur Sawyer Jones. bride OF
October II, deserted and dowerless No
veulber 1, wants revenge What is
more. she rather insists on II, and
has enlisted the aid of the police TO
secure II for her. That Is why detec-
tives are searching for Jones. who has
been gone nearly week with s10S7
which belonged to Mrs. Jones' She
has told the story Of her loss 10 her
attorney. s. A. ID. Gray.
we were married on October IL. in
Oakland" said Mrs Jones yesterday.
'T was Miss Emma McCulioch MT
Jones was my first husband-and will
be my last, II other men are like him.
had sio37 In the Hibernia Bank on my
wedding day. I haven't now. Jones
was travelling man. he had been all
over the United States, and was the
owner, so he told me, of a patent glass
razor hone. He sold the homes for 90
cents apiece, which was enough wnen
you come to look at the hone. ! had
been in Oakland but a short time when
met him formerly lived In Potter
Valley. Mendocino County.
JONES HAD WINNING WAYS.
"You never saw a more considerate
and affectionate man than Jones was
before he skipped" the deserted bride
continued. when we would be in the
thenter together everybody noticed his
way, the manner in which he would
help me on with my jacket--he stayed
right by me when we were together. /
met him on October /. At that time he
didn't know ! had money, but l think
-
in my satchel and he might have looked
in 1t and saw It. Twelve days after we
met we were married--he was very In
sistent, The Rev Mr.. Van de Mark per-
formed the ceremony, across the bay.
AT that time Mr.. Jones had an office
at 93S1k Filbert street. Oakland, but
after we had been married several days
we came to this city and took fiat at
G22 Golden Gate avenue AS l told
you. Mr.. Jones was In this razor hone
business. and he soon persuaded me
that Ii he had my money he could i'm
prove his business immensely-adver-
tise more, and all that. / took my
money from the Hibernia Bank
l never suspected Jones. he was such
an affectionate man. and put the coin
I'm the First National Bank in his
name.
LAST FALSE WORD.
I'm 1nuTSdAy OF laSl week ne leII
our fiat at noon. without telling me
that he wouldn't be back Late that
afternoon he sent me word that he had
gone to San Jose on a business trip.
That is the last word | have had from
him.
Later learned that he didn't go to
San Jose at all; his agent there told
us that | also learned through the
police. who are working on this case,
that he spent several nights at the
beach. drinking in the resorts there.
fictitious check for $50 on Sheehan
out there. While l knew Mr. Jones
knew that he drank freely. but he
was never drunk to my knowledge.
LEFT TWO GRIPS.
MFR. Jones left with me two grips.
One OF them has printed on 1t in large
letters. The Jones Manufacturing Co.
New Orleans. In II are some samples
OF his patent hone and labels for it.
with the Office and factory address
given as 129-13S Lafayette street. New
Orleans. There was also the. picture of
child about one and half wears
old. The child's. portrait bears some
resemblance to Jones-it might be his,
don't know. He used TO get letters
from all over the country and he told
me that his home had been in Rocklyn.
Maine. and that he has also lived in
Louisville. Ky.
Among his correspondence was a
lot OF answers to matrimonial ads, and
perhaps he has been at this game be-
fore.
MT Jones was very prepossessfng
man. over six feet tall and weighin 2
about ESQ pounds. He was smooth
sharen. He always dressed well. and
since our marriage bought six suits of
clothes. When he went away he had
on black suit and brown vest.
want the police to catch him: they
ought to. He is conspicuous by his
size. I'm not worrying about the
inoney-ali | want is to do him plenty
for what he did TO me-"