Today in 1891, 17-year-old Gracie McCue was arrested and sent to SF's Magdalen Asylum -- by her mother -- because she planned to marry J.J. Jones, 38. "It is only the Garden of Eden affair re-enacted," Jones protested. I do like the sketch portraits of them both here. pic.twitter.com/GtKAetDGgu
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) June 19, 2022