The sun., 1892-01-12
MARRIEDFORREvENUE ONLY
JOHN ANDRRsEN's HUNT FOR sUsCEP.
TIBLE WOMEN WITH MONEY.
ne Capturea Seven, and Was About 70
Snare the Eighth when He WINS Caught
widows or lmmigrsnt 0irls Hts Choice.

ne Captsrea Seven. and Was About TO
Snnre the Eighth when TIe WINS Caught
widows or lnmigrsnt oiris His Choice.
ELMuRA. Jan. 11.-Mrs Lucinda Dawes is =
respectable but foolish widow living in this
city. Ever since Oct 13 she had wondered
what could have become Of John Madison. to
whom she wns married on Oct. IL. Sho is no
longer in auandary as to his whereAbout, but
her discovery has not made her happy
Mrs. Dawes is q handsome woman OF about
40 She had nevor seen John Madison until
lve days before she married him. but she had
corresponded with him for o long time. He
came to Elmira on Oct 9. and Mrs. Dawes was
so much pleased with him that she married
him almost on sight. Ho owned n fne fruit
farm In San Miguel. Cal. no assured her. and
was anxious to take her and her brother and
her father out thore. Mrs Dawes sold oil OF
her belongings and placed the cash proceeds
In Madison's hands. He also put on her watch
and chain. Her brother gave him 500 to buy
ticket for the father for San Miguel Madison
went out to buy the ticket on the morning Of
Oct 13. He did not come back.
After Whiting some weeks and hearing moth
ing from him Mrs. Dawes began to Investigate
the mattor She wrote to the police OF San
Miguel. and recently received the information
that a man answering the description given
w hVi' uub ShiIk uiuhSeil JOHu AuucESetis
was u resident Of that place five years ago. He
was employed by the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company. Ho got big salary. and was
considered model man until he raised 5000
IN loans from various persons. induced the
wS hs n Sss aSass there s ss
ing, moItsaged his house to two men.
stole sxe amoSnt Of gas pipe from
sold It. % borrowed si00 from his wiin's GrotHer.
and then ,dlsapp.SYared; Iiis wife was a Ger
| she owned q nice property.
Whom Andersen was next heard from he was
Whsh hs Was sna Wis spSss at his
leu. The mother; in. law received a letter from
band j presence in Germany. which c"ntained m
such news that the mother n-law not only
his sudden departure from the Fatheriand. I''N
Not long ago Mrs, Dawes heard that John
at nd q S9 n
igan. He deserted her as John Madison had
desestehd h Mrs Dawes and 1t, the .r ntter Ind no
ssn and tho Emira Madison were tho same
| She saw nm item in u newspaper the otner day
commune lcation with John Madison again and
| information since RECEIVED has proved that -he
Whon % he left Eimlra he" he went ven TO to st St LOUIS LOUIS
| where he married wldew on, named ned Purcell.
him have the money for safe keep ng. They
were on their way East to live on .Andersen's y
| big Massachusetts farm. At Cleveland Ander-
niless
Since the original marriage in San Miguel.
| and between that and his marriage to Mrs.
Dawes as John Madison. Andersen married a
Danish Immigrant girl at Cherokee, la; She
had saved Sl75. and ho went with her to
Omaha. where no robbed her OF her money y
boken met another young Danish woman. and.
learning that she had considerable, money. he
married her. He was living with her in Bos-
ton whilo he was eorrespondinE, WITH Mrs.
was born only q short time ago.; While he was
IN correspondence with Mrs. Dawes he mar
| riel widow who lived in Kansas City. got
$3.50 OF her money. and disappeared and also
treated In like manner. His sixth victim was
| Mrs Dawes.
The st. Louis widow seems to have been the
only one OF Andersen's dupes who set to work
on his track and he was found In Albany in 9
! city, in tho person OF n well-to.do widow. He
was arrested and is now in Jail In Cleveland
| Five Of his wives have signilled their intention
to aprear against him when he comes to trial
| His original and only legal wife obtained Il
| divorce from him two years ago.