The sun., 1892-05-11
MISS JACKSON'S SORROW.
STOLE MONEY FROM HER Parents AND
ELOPED NTH Two IOCNG MEN,

All Three Arc Are ested-The Girl IL Only
16 Years OlI-EIcr despair When sshe
Realizes Her wrongdoIns-Tnken Back
from Chicago 10 sharon Springs.
CnrcAoo. May 10.-Two weeks ago D. A.
Jackson OF Sharon Springs. NY. Republican
politician. accompanied his wife to tho we'd
ding Of a friend. and then took the train with
the bridal party to Albany to attend the Ro-
publican State Convention as u delegate.
When Mrs. jackson returned homo she found
that her daughter Christie. who is only Is
years old. had disappeared. Her wraps and
hat were gone. and thcre was plenty OF
proof to show that she had eloped
either with Louis Marcott Of Brooklyn. who
had been visiting in tho town. or George HofI-
man. the son of q carpenter at Sharon springs.
or with both Of them Neither OF the young
men was q person who could associate with
Miss jackson with the consent OF her family.
It is now known that she had secretly asso-
ciated with Marcott for somo time. and she
agreed to take enough money from her parents
to carry out his plans. Hoffman agreed to ac-
company the couple on the promise that he
should receive certain amount OF the stolen
money. 1t Is believed that he had made ar
rangements to take with him Teresa Smith.
the daughter OF the leading clergyman OF the
town, but sio refused to Ront tho lust moment.
Under cover of darkness and vii h the money
N his pocket. Marcott. aecomIapied hy Chris,
in n carriase which tho former had stolen
from the barn of Mr. jackson. Hore they took
troit. While In this city q dispute arose be-
tween the young men as to who should nave
his rH tue bS can Il Is saG ve.
nearly all that remained OF tho money and fled
Wien Miss jackson was first missed IL was
believed that she had merely consented to an
elopempnt and immediate marriage. Then
Shsh or gr His
distracted father caused the entire State to be
senrched. hut his Influence kept tho Disgrace
two weeks he spent u large sum in tho Search
the fruitless character OF which almost killed
eSen hs led he aS Of the ast
that Marcott and Miss jackson were on their
way to Chicago. where they expected to stay
Sheriff F. Black Of BinChamton. friend Of
come con to this city lie registered at tho Palmer
House as Clarence Jones OF New York: and
with the aid OF Chicago detectives the hotel 'ts
Office was not for q moment left unEuarued;
On Monday Marcolt entered the office and
asked for mail addressed to James Carpssnteri; i,
he was living with Miss Jackson at the Central
Hotel on Clark street Henppeared indifferent I t
TO- h fss 1na bote readily the
Tho girls shame was nititul when fHesd hesS
registered under assumed names. and locSed
his desire to keep the story from publicity. and
shield as long IS possible the good name of the
Jncksons. Sheriff Black himself. for SECOND
Horton OF Maiden. Mass. giving up the room
he had occupied as Clarence Jones. This
afternoon he received telegram authorizing
his return with the girl and the prisoner. He
left for the East at 5 o'clock.
Miss Jackson spent tho day weeping In her
hysterical late in the day that the hotel .physi-
clan was sum oned to attend her: She threat
ened to leap from the window but she was
constantly watched. She was led weeping
into the train.
The prisoner wns securely mhracled. He
snid hni little, and that was confined to q do
nunciation OF Hoffman. whom he charged with
stealing the money at Detroit. He Is 20 years
old.