Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-12-28
A SAD STORY.
Return Of Little Annie Jackson with
Tired Face and PitifuI Tale.
Deserted by Her Medical A.lmirer
She Makes Solitary Trip
to St. Louis.
A Cruel Story OF Masculine Depravity
and Girlish Affection.
CHICAGO, Dec. ID

CHICAGO, Dec ID
The mystery surrounding the disappearance
of Annie LOTUS Jackson was cleared up last
night, when the wanderer returned and told q
story which proves beyond doubt that she was
Iured from her home by George G. Budding
ton, the medical student Together the couple
went to hotel, and the young medical STU
dent in spite of his denials, will now be con-
fronted with the victim of his wiles.
Late Saturday evening the young girl re-
turned to her home. She appeared dazed,
and seemed afraid that some one intended to
do her bodily harm. ALI efforts to calm her
were useless, and short time later, when her
mother, who had been summoned from the
Harrison Street station rushed into the room,
the girl INDUCED in an outburst of grief that
no one present witnessed with dry eyes,
&Annie, my darling" sobbed the mother, and
sank into swoon.
herself passionately upon the floor by her
mothers side, and thus the father and hus-
band found them as he entered the room
moment later A neighbor who had been dis
patched for medical aid soon returned with DR..
Taylor, who succeeded in restoring Mrs jack
son to consciousness. All save the members
OF the family withdrew, and for an hour the
child remained clasped in her mothers arms.
THIS is the story she tells:
@When l left my sister last Monday l went
down to the college to see George Budding
ton. He had professed to think great deal
Of me, and had invited me to come and see
him. l went to his boarding house when 1
found he was not at the college, and he agreed
to meet me later in the day, and so kept an
appointment with him at o'clock l know l
did wrong. When we left the college to-
gether we walked down Cottage Grove avenue
to Twenty-second street, think it was, where
George went into telegraph Office and sent
dispatch"
"To whom?"
3To Mrs. and Miss Hughes, so he said, and
in the dispatch he informed them that he
would not be home until tomorrow. That is
what he told me. Then he took a car and
went down the street. and he took me to ho-
tel, the Clarence house. He registered as
McDay, and Represented that was his Sis
ter"
1t is now apparent that the dispatch which
was sent to Budd1ngton was written by him.
self. He dated it at No 29 East Ski enth
street, and signed aMcDay" His purpose
minds of the landlady and her daughter that
he was detained on professional business
The i continued: SHe got two rooms,
and he came right into my room and said he
was going to stay there all night l told him
he shouldn't do any such thing Re said he
would, that he had made arrangements to stay
all night and he should certainly do SO. told
him he had no business to talk that way to me,
and he said he would stay there all night
Then he went to the door, locked it, and put
the key in his pocket, and began to be afraid
He took hold of me, and I fought and
1nl baS oi1 har
supper for me, and he went away l think it
was about o'clock The suppers
were sent up, but he did not come
back, and after l had waited q
long time | sent him a dispatch to
his boarding house, asking him to come for
me immediate V, as l wanted to go home. He
took the dispatch | sent him and wrote on the
back OF 1t that he could not come; that he was
kept away on a case of confinement l Was
afraid to 60 home alone, and l staid there all
night l thought lie would come the next
day, but he didn't, and the next day they be-
gan to have suspicious of me at tie hotel, and
when they asked about me told them that
was waiting for my brother. h didn't come
and they took an interest in me and asked me
where lived. | told them lived in St Louis.
That was wrong story. Then they were all
very kind to me, and they raised enough
money to take ME to St Louis. didn't dare
to back out, for thought they would
know l had told them story. O, for
got to tell you that Wednesday got dispatch
from Buddington saying he would come and
take me away. When l got to st Louis
didn't know anybody, and wandered around
and finally went to good lady's house Her
name is Mrs Strauss. Why, she talked to me
real kind, just like mother; but had told
her story to commence with, and | had to
keep it UP. Then | went out and met two real
kind gentlemen. One of them was named
Calvin and the others name was Beck They
sent me to police station and got the officers
to look out for me. The officers didn't be-
lieve the stor. told them l said my father
and mother lived in Canada, and that had a
brother in Chicago who was medical
student They said they would find out
whether was telling them a story or moi, and
they had me write a letter to my brother in
this city, and did So"
@What did you say in the letters?"
well, called him dear George and said
the police in ST. Louis didn't believe me- I
told him l had to show the letter l wrote
to the police before sending, and in it asked
him to send me pass SO | could get home"
The letter to which Annie alluded reached
ST LOUIS, Thursday, Dec. l5.-DEAB
GEORGE: l arrived in St Louis Thursday
morning, and could not find mother or father,
but hear they had gone to Montreal or Quebec
would not write to you: but the police do not
believe me, / suppose, and of course do not
all the girls Do You expect to come home
Christmas? If you do l wish you would stop
in st. Louis and call on q Miss Carrie Miller
and Mr. Gattery. Answer Emiedietly, and
please make no delay. Ever your atfectionate
sister, ALvIRA JACKSON
@P. s.-Please write to s96l Chestnut street,
and remember me to the boys at the college,
and girls too"
@1he folks in St Louis were very kind to
me" Annie continued, Sand one of them Mr..
Gattery, took me to lie train and sent me to
Chicago"
son the train" the 8, 7ded, athey took a
good deal of interest both the conduc-
tor and the trainmen. so. to Chicago this
morning about half-ps i o'clock, al. hen
was afraid to go home had some money
and -"
where did you get tho money!"
Monday night found, after he had gone away,
dollar bill which he had left under my hat
Then the people, when they sent me to St
Louis, gave me 50 in money. Yes, l ddn't
like to go home, for know did very wrong.
thought would go up Oh the trai,., but when
go to the house, so 1 kept right on the tram
and went through to Pullman. TIL, found
a young man know, and he had read that I
was missing and offered to take me nome, but
l told him l would go home. l got off the
train at Thlrty-fifth street and met a girl
huOW, dul SHe cdlllo uOul0 WIFI lllo.
Annie's recital was many times interrupted
by tears, and she betrayed frequent symptoms
of hysteria She is an impulsive child, old for
her years, and in manner and speech evinces
great spirit and determination Her descrip-
ton of the struggle in the Clarence house
leads to the conclusion that Buddington did
not accomplish his vile purpose. She says
she fought him al hard a. slle could He
didn't seem to mind that, bat when she began
to scream he changed his mind and talked
about supper
A reporter called upon Buddington in his
cell at the armory and acquainted him with
the fact that Miss Jackson had finally shown
up, and at the same time detailed to him in
efief the story which she had to tell concern
ing herself, and especially that portion of her
story in which the proprietor Of the Clarence
house is interested Buddington is thor
oughly frightened young man, and moreover
has been rather severely treated since he
has been in custody. He refused to say any
thing concerning the case, and referred the
reporter to his attorney. But his curiosity
rather got the best of his determination not
to be interviewed. He was extremely anxious
to know Ill that Miss Jackson had to say
conce NJ; him as we'll as herself, and the
repor 'hged him with as many particulars
as poss Thereupon Buddiugton asserted
that the lung lady was notorious liar, and
that no tl,e knew it better than her father but