The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-11-04
A VAST ESTATE.
In Kansas City Brings Out Some
Curious Claimants.

mySterlOuSiy uleu July -, 1908, aI the
Cleveland honse on Ninth street, will
soon arrive iD the city to push her
claims. G. Z. Hag"r, receiver of the
United States land office in Denver is
at the Hotel Brunswick, awaiting
Mrs. Jackson's arrival. The story of
Jackson's death aud the facts upon
which he claimed millions as the sIle
heir of Colonel ellis, read like a
romance.
On june q. 1889, a man with
erect form, steady military tread and
vet with the snow of 90 years sprin-
killed. through his hair and heard.
walked into the New Albany hotel
on Union avenue and registered as
NJ. V. b jackson. Four days later
the inscription appeared, IN. V. b
Jackson, wife and children Jack
s,n's wife and two children has ar
rived in the city from SmiihtOn, Mo-,
where his halcbrother now lives. On
the 90 they left for Denver. Jack
son remained here but his money had
given out as two pawn tickets found
beneath his bed mattress after his
death showed. Jackson's bill at the
Albany outside of what he paid in adj
vance was SO. He paid the amount
by pawning bis watch. From the
Albany house Jackson went to the
Cleveland. Meanwhile he tele-
graphed for money and visited some
of his friends, Mrs. Clark sc Eleventh
ami Cherry. NJ. j. Calnan OF GA Del
aware aud John McKeever, who
lives on Broadway. On July 3rd he
was found dead in his room. Had it
not been for a letter addressed to
Jackson at one of these places and
found on his person he might never
have been identified. Death was due
to morphine poisoning.
at first it Was believed by the
coroner that the dead IN n was a pau
per and a journeyman painter AM
that he had taken his own life. He
wired however to certain addresses
obraned by following up the clue
contained in the letter found on Jack
sons person. Miss Mamie Jackson,
daughter OF the deceased, and John
Atkins of the Rocky Mountain News
came. to the city aud identified the
A full investigation then followed
which showed clearly that Jackson
had met his death by morphine, not
taken with suicidal intent. In this
connection very mysterious stranger,
a doctor, so it was said, was mentioned
as having been seen several times with
Jackson, who, having complained OF
pain in his back, va, told by this,
doctor that he would give him a medi-
cine which would cure him in few
moments. This same doctor had dis
posed of medicines of some kind on
the public square, accompanying his
sale with gsrrulous lecture in the
glare of blazing torch. Several
grains were found on the bureau of
room Is, where Jackson was lodging,
which proved to be morphine. Scraps
of paper, which Looked like they had
been torn from a coarse photographic
show bill, showed how crudely seven
papers of the drug had been made up.
Grains of the poison were clinging to
them. No drug store would have
used such paper. The doctor could
not be found. for be had decamped
on the day prior to Jackson's death,
and this postal card was sent by him
to the proprietor of the lodging house
in explanation of his singular and
hasty departure.
LAWRENCE, KAs., July FL de-
termined to take the early train Sun
day morning. Called at the office |
but could find no one to- settle with. |
/ was afraid should be late, so / left. |
Send me, to Topeka, your proper
address and l will make it all right
j. w. HARLAN, M. ID.
At an informal inquest Coroner
Elston asked Miss jackson
could there have been any motive |
for foul play in this case?"
Miss Jackson hesitated slightly,
then replied:
eyes sir, there was. Persons are
living in this town who will be glad
to know OF his death"
"He was a claimant to a portion of
the Gillis estate, understand" said
The coroner.
"He was the sole heir" replied
Miss jackson firmly. "He was Col.
ellis SON and was reared and educated
BY him."
Shortly before his death, Jackson
placed his claims in the hands of ex-
City Counselor Quarles. He claimed
hat he held positive proof of his iden-
.ity as ellis SON, that he also held
what he claimed to be the only and
original will, that q compromise had