Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-12-21
By Telegraph.
ABDUCTIONS.
No Chew to the Whereabouts Of the Miss
ing Girl, Annie l.. jackson.
Letter From E. Brown Detailing tn
Particulars of His Search for
Maggie Hennecke.
CHICAGO, Dec. ii

mother have sought their missing child, ana
is doubtful whether the sgouizea mother can
bear the mental and physical strain mach
longer.
The case has been in the hands of Lien.
Bedell, of Cottage Grove station, since las
Monday night at 10 o'clock That Official, 10
gether with Detectives Grove and Smith, hay,
worked zealously, and yesterday Afternoon
George @. Buddingtou, student in HAhue
mann Medical college, was placed under ar
rest The evidence on which the young man
was taken into custody has been gathered onl,
after days and nights of patient investigation
It will be remembered that Annie loft hom
last Monday morning in company with
younger sister They visited Mrs. Mcdonald
dressmaker on the corner of CottrSe irovr
avenue and Thirty-tifth street Annie lett h.
sister there, remarking: Pm going out for
moment, but I'll be right back
Sine did not return, and from that time un
Ill the present she had not been seen 10y an!
member of her family
1t now appears that Annie Jackson left Mr.
McDonald's to seek Doctor" George c. Bud
dington. An hour later she was at room No
of Cottage Grove school, where she had al
interview with Lillian - hwiud, in the cours,
Of which she asked i.iI,Rp TO accompany he,
70 Hahnemann Medica 'allege The girl said
she could not leave s'h aL and Annie went t
the college unaccompanied and inquired 70.
Buddington She was told that he was not il
the building, and left, r",uruing an hour or So
later. This time she sscertaned that the man
she was in search of boarded with Mrs
Hughes, No. 1854 South Park avenue Five
minutes later she was at Buddington's board
ing house
the landlady
She was shown into the front parfor, where
Doctor" Buddington has a desk. In this room
ct this time were the medical student and the
lsndlsdy's daughter, Miss Clara Hughes. Bud
dington assumed not to recognize Annie. III
the presence Of his landlady and her daughter
he found it policy to play part
Annie took seat near the folding doors and
said,
SDr. Buddington, would like to see YOU"
The landlsdy and her daughter retired, and
the IA year-old child and the man of - years
had an interview. Could the. deta lis of that in
terview be ascertained the mystery that sur,
rounds this remarkable case could readily be
dispelled- After they had been alone some
time Buddington opened the doors leading to
the back parlor, and said in a tone of voice
evidently intended for the ears of the landlA dy
and her daughter: Annie you ought to 60
home. l will hope you will go home directly.
You must not come here again"
The girl left She was perfectly self-pos-
sessed- Later in the afternoon she went again
to the college and asked for Buddington. He
was not there. She returned to Buddington's
boarding house. but was there told that the
student waf absent
1t was now nearly or quite 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. She walked up Cottage Grove ave-
nue., turning on Thrty-frst street and going
in an easterly direction TO No A, the residence
Of Mrs Dana She asked Mrs. Dana if her
daughter Essie was at home; being told that
she was absent, she returned to Cottage Grove
avenue and was, moment later, seen by Miss
Hattie St John walking rapidly south, in the
direction of her home. From this point all
trace of Annie jackson is lost She had been
away from her mother seven hours.
Monday night, Tuesday Tuesday night. and
Wednesday the parents continued the search
and the detectives were not idle. Wednesday
night suspicion pointed to Burlington, and
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson went TO the boarding
house and accused the student of having alb
Quoted their daughter. Buddington faced
them coolly, and there was scene 10 which
the landlady and her daughter were witnesses
Accounts Of this interview vary, but all agree
that the odorous antecedenrs of Buddington,
az the detectives had developed them figured
conspicuously in the indignant denunciations
of the parents. Buddington's record is bad
His parents live in New York. and he has
studied medicine in that city. He was mar
ried to a New York girl few wears
ago, but is not now living with her A few
months ago the authorities at the Cottage
Grove station were requested by letter from
New York to @locate" George C. Budding
ton. They ascertained his whereabouts, and
sent the desired information to headquar-
tiers. The lnquiring party in New York was
no other than his wife, and it is believed
that she came to Chicago in search of him
Buddington says he did not see her when she
was here, The students acquaintance with
Annie Jackson began when she lived
with her parents on Thirty fifth street.
He boarded a few doors distant. at No.
y, with Mrs. Stearns. One evening Annie
came to Mrs. Stearns' residence, and the
student accompanied her home He went
into the parlor, laid his cigar on the centre
table and there remained alone with the child
for upwards of an hour. Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
son were absent attending church. and when
they were about to enter their house Budding
ton skipped Such was his anxiety to disap-
pear speedily that he left his cigar on the
centre table, where the parents found it This
is the first link in the chain of evidence.
No honorable man would have sneaked
home that night as did the medical student,
who is now confined in Cottage Grove station
So suspicious was his department
then that Mrs. Jackson called on
him the following morning told him
that he had not acted as gentleman should,
questionable attentions to her little daughter.
From this time Annie spoke frequently to the
girls Of her acquaintance concerning Dr. Bud
dington Meantime the student was uncere-
moniously bounced by his boarding house
mistress, Mrs. Stearns. That lady gives him
~ nh - h,,
any other kind of student She intimated
that she fired" him because she feared for
her own children, and because she thought it
would be better to remove temptation from the
path of pretty Swedish servant girl When
Buddington left Mrs. Stearns he owed her 80
which represented cash advance she had
made him. He still owes Mrs Stearns 50.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Lieut.
Bedell read to Buddington the warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Frances Jackson charging him
with abduction. He protested his innocence, and
answered the regulation queries without any
show of emotion He gave his age as % said
he was married, and added that he didn't live
with his wife. He smiled while the officers
were searching him, and gave up" treasure
e trove of miscellaneous character without
protest
fshed out an oddly-shaped instrument
That's q tongue compressor" replied Bud
dington Then, turning to the reporter, he
added: SIts going to stay on my own tongue,
too" 80 far as reporters are concerned
He was then conducted down stairs and left
to mediate.
Later in the evening the lieutenant inspect
ed more carefully the articles taken from
Buddington's pockets. A notebook indicated
that he had written to Miss Hughes in cipher.
He also carried blank book which indicated
upon its face that Miss Hughes had deposited
sum of money with the Union Trust com
pany. On Monday, the day that Annie jack
son disappeared, 3uddington drew from the
bank $25 On Tuesday he drew $40. On
Wednesday he further depleted the Young
lady's bank account by drawing go making
grand total of $50 in three days
The query naturally arises: When did Bud-
dington drug the girl and what was his ebiecty
The detectives in charge of the case are great
~ encouraged over the result of Yesterdays
work, and it is predicted that the mystery sur
rounding the disappearance of Annie Jackson
will be dissipated within the next forty eight
hours
With view to verifying the prisoners ex-
PLANTATION of his whereabouts from : to O'Clock
on the evening of the girls disappearance two
officers Of Lieut.. Beadells station were sent to
the residence of Mr. Jesse Mann on Twenty
ninth street, where he claimed to have been
When told what Buddington had said Mr.
Mann said that the statement was false from
first to last; that he did not see him on the
evening of that day at all, and that Budding
ton was certainly not at his house when he
says he was. This statement from Mr.. Mann