The San Francisco call., 1908-08-29
.LUR[D BY WEALTH,
BECOMES A COOK
German Young Woman Finds
''Rich" Rancher to Be a
Day Laborer
Invokes Police Aid to Escape
From Tolls of infatuated
Deceiver
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SAN JOSE, Aug. 2S.-Lured by the
promise of a life of ease as the mis-
tress of large and handsome country
home to follow the fortunes of he's in
fatuated lover, to service in Stockton
farmhouse, and then being followed
wherever she fed and threatened with
death should she not fall in with his
opportunities, pretty Miss Emma Es-
terman, who landed in San Francisco
recently from Germany, has caused the
arrest of Chris Hansen. He was ar
raigned this morning before Justice
Dougherty.
The girl says, she met Hansen in San
Francisco some time ago, shortly after
her arrival from Germany. Al the time
she was sick in bed in the house of a
German family where she was board
ing.
Z Hansen represented that ne was a
man of wealth and that he had farm
and comfortable home in the country
He expressed great interest IN Miss
Esterman and said it was a shame that
she should be obliged to depend on her
own labor for sustenance and go out to
work. He painted very attractive
picture and told an entrancing fairy
tale about his own financial affairs and
what he could do for her TO make her
life pleasant.
Things looked so lovely to the little
German lady that she promptly ac-
cepted when he proposed marriage. As
she was not acquainted with the GUS
toms of the country Hansen did not
find it hard to induce her first to go
with him to Sacramento. He then
took her to Stockton, where he claimed
to have a ranch. There he found en-
ployment on ranch not his own for
himself as a farmland and for Miss
Esterman as cook. The farmer
came in to see the woman and to in
quire into her qualifications. An in
terpreter was called in, and then, for
the first time. Miss Esterman alleges,
she found that she had been deceived.
Although Hansens first wife had OBJ
tanned divorce from him only in June
last, he was willing to risk the legal
consequences and marry Miss Ester
man at once. She was wroth at be-
ing deceived, however, and fled forth
with, coming to San Jose, where she
has been supporting herself.
AS soon as Hansen could raise the
price of railroad ticket he followed
her, and for some time he has been
annoying her with opportunities vio-
lent and abusive language and threats.
He would hang around her domicile
in the second ward and lie in wait at
the corner of the street until she came
out of her house to go to work, when
he would assail her. His entreatfes
proved to be without avail and he has
been resorting lately to more violent
methods, threatening to kill Miss Es-
terman unless she would marry him.
His annoyances became intolerable,
and fearing for her safety she fed to
the police and Swore this morning to q
warrant against Hansen. The man had
already been jailed and he was ar
raigned Immediately before the police
justice. He pleaded not guilty and de-
manded a jury trial.
The hearing was set for September 4
and bail was fixed at $3.50. AS the po-
lice say his visible capital when ar
rested amounted to 20 cents it is prob
able that he will have to while away
the next week in JAIL