Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-08-09
Charged With Nameless Crime.

Point was excited by the arrest of
VIM. L. Jackson, a farmer residing
one mile north Of the city, charged
with having forcibly violated the
person Of fourteen-y -year-old Mildred
Daniels. Accused was taken before
Justice Pittx, and to allow him to
procure counsel, examination was
postponed until today, Thursday,
and the prisoner released under $500
bonds.
The complaint alleges the crime
10 have been committed on Sunday
evening, July Sth, in buggy, be-
tween Jackson's farm aud this city,
and that another attempt was made
the same night ut Jackson's house.
The story of the girl, who resides in
this city, is that she was taken by
jackson with his daughter of about
the same age, in a buggy from here
to his farm. On reaching his home
he left his daughter, and started to
bring the other girl back to town in
his buggy. Instead of coming to
town he drove off the road to a Sc.
cluded spot, and there consumma-
ted the crime. The long time
elapsing between the committal of
the offense and the arrest is explain
ed by the girls mother being alb.
sent in Chicago and not returning
until last Saturday, and there being
no father or other person to whom
she could reveal the facts except
her mother.
Jackson is widower about 40
years of age. He will be remem.
bered by the famous lawsuit he
prosecuted to recover from Madi.
son life insurance company on a
policy which the company claimed
forfeited by non payment of pre-
MUM within time required. Spens-
ley u McIlhon are retained to de
fend him.
The girls character has never
been aspersed, and her mother is
esteemed and sympathized with as
worthy woman.
PLEASANT social gatherings
which the entertainers claim were
not formal enough to be denominat-
ed "parties," have been enjoyed on
different evenings of late at the
homes of VIM. A. Jones, DR. j. II.
Vivian, and Mrs. Hugh Phillips.
Hon. ELLIS B. USHER, late chair
man of the democratic state com
mittee, and who has won distinction
as editor Of the Lacrosse Chronicle,
but who is now general agent OF a
leading insurance company, trans
acted business and talked politics in
Mineral Point last Friday.
While driving along country
road, take look at the advertise
ments of people who went out OF
business years ago, and some Of
whom are long in their graves. 1t
may be good business for mer-
chant to have his signs mixed up
with dead mems but it is hard to see
it that way.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE at Dodge
vile ali next week. DIR. Jas. Chal-
mers, President of the Platteville
Normal school, will lecture on We'd
nesday evening, taking for his sub
;ect "Crums." The institute will
be conducted by Prof. Showalter, of
Platteyille, and Supt. 9. K. Patzer,
of Manitowoc.
WORD has been received til at j. L.
Hankins sailed from South Hampton
Eng, last Saturday, in the Steamer
City Of Paris, and expects to reach
home at Mineral Point about the
goth inst. Mrs. Hankins will meet
him in Chicago, where they will
visit for few days with Mr.. HIS.
brother Harry and family.
TWENTY FIVE applicants aside
from city teachers, appeared for
examination at the meeting in this
city Monday and Tuesday. Among
those writing were some high
school students, who wisely took
advantage of the opportunity to