Liberty advocate., 1837-04-04
LIBERTY, (ML) TUESDAY, APRIL A, 1887.

Truth is STRANGER THAN FIcTIoN.--A
paper published at Stevensburg, Indiana,
furnishes the following narrative, which
illustrates the truth of the proverb:-
"In June, 1888, there arrived at Ste
yensburg laboring man about 80 years
of age, who soon after engaged himself to
take charge Of the farm Of Samuel James,
esq, Of this village. He represented him
self to be from Orange county, New ! ork,
py name Alexander jackson. After liv-
ing with Mr.. James until January, 1884,
he purchased farm about nine miles dis
tant from this place, and shortly after
wards offered his hand in marriage TO q
young woman, who resided in Mr. James
iamlly,-an adopted daughter of Mr..
James-in fact she went by the name OF
Sarah James, and noperSon IN this vlclni-
ty knew, until recently, but that she was
natural daughter Of that gentleman. .---
Mr.. James objected to the match, but
Jackson represented himself as relation
of the president Of the United States, and
being a good looking and wlthal an nte!li'
gent person, Miss James was pleased with
him, and urged her father to consent to
the marriage. In May following they
we're married, and Mr.. James gave Jack
son handsome farm, adjoining his own,
as Sarah's portion, on which Jackson bulll
him q house, and they lived very happy
together. Since their marriage, Mrs.
| Jackson has borne her husband two fine
boys, the youngest being at present but
two mouths old. But let us give the his
tory of Jackson, as now discovered by his
own confession, and by the appearance Of
person in this community, who has turn
ed all his domestic Joys into cup OF bit
terness, and rendered his poor wife heart
broken.
In the first place, then, his name is not
! ltlexander j ckson (and for the present
we shall suppress his real name) Dur
ING his boyhood he became the father OF
female child, the mother being OF resPec
table parentage, and, as it now appears,
relative of our respected townsman, whom
Jackson has hitherto called his father-ln
law. He soon left the scene of his dis
grace, which is in Orange county, New
York. and afterwards, for many years
lived in the vicinity of Albany, where tn
individual, who now exposed him, knew
him by his real name. His name was ais
well known to Mr.. James as the father @
his daughter. Judge then, of the agon
of all parties. when it became known tina
Itne beautiful Sarah James was not the ns
tural daughter of Mr.. James, and tina
she had discovered in her husband he
own father Truth is indeed stranger tha
fction--for this is but simple narrativ
or facts. So attached was the daughte
to her own father, that it was with muc
difficulty she was persuaded to return t
he house of Mr.. James. Jackson has sol
his own farm, and does not show himsel
in the village. though it is believed he still
visits Mr.. James family. Ii is said tina
all parties will soon leave this part OF tn
country, so deep is their grief and dis
grace. Mr.. James is a justice of tn
, peace, and lawyer of some eminence
t though he is not at present in full practice
We are induced to give these sorrowiu
r facts publicity, in consequence OF diver
reports in circulation, both against our es
teemed feIlow-citizen, Mr.. James, as we
as Mr.. Jackson. These reports we wi
r not repeat--the narrative above given be
. ing all sufficient to contradict them