The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-01
WAS CHARGED WITH
BEATING HIS WIFE
Case Dismissed at Intervention of Mrs.
jackson and Frlends-Man Has
Been in the County Jail and Mo-
body Knew Until Yesterday
Who He Was-couldn't
Pay the Costs.

For the past two weeks there has been
locked up In the Henrlco county jail,
with ser!oua charge hanging over his
head, q man who turns out TO be a grand
nepheU ofs Andrew Jackson. seventh,
President OF the United States. and who,
In; the light OF this Relationship, kroWl.
edge OF which has just come to hand,
Is found. to be- feature for feature almost
an exact counterpart OF "old Hickory"
his tllustrious ancestor.
Yesterday afternoon the prisoner. who
is aged and white. haired. appeared be-
fore ma gistrate and heard a severe lee
ture on the evils OF a hasty temper which
lead men sometimes to beat their wives.
Then. at the instance OF his wife, who
freely forgave him the ofrense, and OF
prominent residents OF the coup,y, he
was discharged and sent back to shis IT.
poor Is he that ne could not>pay the costs
ia the case; the money was advanced by
q minister who has interested himself
in the condition OF the old man.
NOBODY KNEW HIN.
When Donald Jackson was arrested
about two weeks ago there was little
thought that the name he bore was any
Of u acksans who walk the. sarth} Mo-
body paid much attention to the p,atter.
and It was generally statsGa and EsIeved
that he was an Irishman ha.ling from
the Emerald Isle. For reasons known to
himself ths old raan did not reveal his
IDENTITY. More detlrits knowledge. kotR-
came % the an hands g the ON gals
It seems that NJ. jackson, J, with his
wife came hera several years ago. and
ha S been living eysr since at Hishlard
Springs. He was thrice married and had
about ten children Ills present wife is
native Of Prince Edward Island. In
40. Mr. Inc iS ~ al % aSf fva
born American. When they left Canada
the coLple' went to several pla ces end
finally landed here, AT Highland Sprlngs
they settled down. ard aIr. ackson went
to work, He was honest sober, and m
dust-ious. and earned the respect OF his
neighbors and associates. Gradually. he
acornaullateds a: llttla money which he
laid by TOR a rainy day ne was ea-
vanc.ng in years, and at tF!s time both
he and his&wite are over seventy.
But there was one thing about the
old man and about his. wife too,
SO ha. SAYS, which was incompat t'tle
with a qulets existence. Both according &
to the statement OF themselves and each
other. are OF a hssty temper. and IN th.
neaE OF passion are wont ito do things
which in their calmer moments they
might regret. How the wife came by.
this trait fof character 1t IS impossible
to sag. In the case Ut the -hussan1.
however, It is easily explained. % d
Hickory" In the language Of the ma s.
.,was the very devil" and Mr. jackson
is a descendant OF his Friends OF the
old man avow that II he is hot-heaAed
it should be laid at the door of his fiery
BEAT H1s WIFE.
At ali events. about two weeks ago
Mr.. and Mrs ] Ja.ckson engaged in a fam
lily quarrel. which resulted in an assault
BY the husband upon the wife. It is al
legged that he. beat her severely and that
Mrs. jackson was very. painfully In
jured. The man was arrested and placsd
IN jail, where, until yesterday. he lay
conf!nei. In cell. Then he was taken
out and carried before Squire George W,
Thomas. who. as said above. discharged
him after reading him a severe lectu .,
Several prominent and influential resi-
dents Of Highland Springs became
Interested in the case, and appea'ed
Furthermore. several prominent and In
huertial residents Of Highland. Springs be
came interested in the case, and appealed
TO Squire Thomas, Mr. ;JacSs7n promised
soleaonly that In future he would govern
his temper. The upshot OF the matter
was that the Squire dismissed the war
rant, putting Mr.. Jackson under bond on
his own recognizance to keep the peace
for twelve /, months Inc COSTS OF the
court dlnys-sonie three dollars or
so-he also charged to the defendant.
But the grand nephew OF GOA Hickory"
had not so p,uch money, The small sum
was advanced by the Rev. Mr.. Sinners.
a Unitarian pastor at Highland Springs,
TOLD WHO HE is.
Until the very last. before the case vas
tried, the Identity OF the prisoner re-
maiaed unknown. Thsn Mr.bE 8. Rerd,
OF Highland Springs. and others who had
taken the matter up, informed the Squire
that the man before him was g lneal
descendant OF the seventh President OF
the United States, Mr.. Jackson himself
was asked II It was true and he replied
in, the Affirmative, UP to. this tlme hs
had kept sllent,
~ never saw such q likeness in my
llte,'s said Squire TheTas afterwards.
Until ] was told who he Is I had not
noticed the man particularly, except TO
observe that he was old-prohably over
sevenry, now looked closer and saw
that ta bore strong resem blance to
Andrew Jackson, A side face view or
h ~, especially. Impressed ma with { @
hkeness Tho man will probably so hack
home ana resume work where he laft
on. He Is living at Highland Springs and
will doubtless remain there,
There can be no doubt Of the relation
ship the claim 10 which Is borr cut ty
the likeness Moreover the Information
cores through sources which cannot bs
called into question"