The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-09
Welded or Engaged to "a in a
Short Time.
TWO KANSAS VICTIMS.
Obtained Money or Jewelry in
Nearly Every Instance.
Honeymoon Rarely Lasted More
Than a Few Hours.

San Francisco, July 9.-John Madison.
wanted for bigamy in nearly every large
city in the United States and many OF
the smaller ones is under arrest here.
The authorities here have already es-
tablished his marriage to ten women
and his engagement and possible mar
riage to IA others. Each of the "A wo-
men duped by Madison is said by the
police to have lost more or less money
through his friendship.
The women whom Madison married,
are Mrs. Elizabeth N. Z. jackson Of
lola, Kan. from whom he is said to
have secured $1.400. Mrs. Minnie Allen.
1919 A. Madison street. St Louis, from
whom he secured $3.50 and a diamond
ring; Mrs. Alice Richardson. St. Louis.
who lost $500 before Madison disappear
ed; Mrs. Katherine Bauman, ST. Louis.
who lost 81, 900; Mrs. Maggie f. Bloom.
Hannibal. Mo, who sold her home for
Madison; Mrs. A. Farran. Rockport, No.
from whom he secured $1,000; Mrs. Syl-
via Pollard DE Bennett. San Francisco.
who lost her home as result; Mrs.
Henrietta Leopold. San Francisco. who
lost $500; Mrs. Jesse Trethway. stock
ton, Cal, who threw him out Of her
house when he attempted to borrow
money; Mrs. Mary Virgins Brown,
Springfield. Mass. who lost $500.
women within a few hours after his
marriage to them. Besides the women
to whom the records show he was mar
ried. he was either engaged or married
to women in the following cities: San
Francisco, 3, Oakland. Cal, 2; Mem
Phis.. Tenn, Lawrence. Kan. Jonesboro.
Ark, Santa Rost. Cal. Gettysburg.
Ohio New Orleans St. Johns, Mich,
Hamilton, Ont, and Germany.
The strange history of Madison. who
lis an aged man, extends over only
few months. Almost without excep-
ton his victims have been widows or
divorced women of middle age.
He Did Not Marry Her.
lola, Kan, July 9.--John Madison un-
der arrest in San Francisco. on
/ charge Of bigamy did not marry Mrs.
| Elizabeth N. Jackson of lola. but ac-
cording to statement made today by
the woman who has since married a
Prof SeabroolC, he defrauded her out
of about $1,000 under a promise of mar
riage. According to Mrs Seabrook's
statement, Madison urged her to go
with him to Kansas City. after detail
ing stories of mis- supposed wealth ana
there persuaded her to surrender to
him the proceeds OF a sale OF her home
in this city. In Kansas City. while
leading her to believe he was making
preparations for their wedding Mad
son, she says eluded her and disap-'
she would prosecute Madison.
His st. Louis Career.
ST. Louis, Mo, July 9.-John Madison
became known here to the police as the
"profe~Sional ftance" after 1t was dis
covered in the fall of 1903, he had mar
ried three women here and had desert
ed each of them after obtaining pos
session of their money and jewels. Mrs.
Elizabeth Jackson of lola, Kan, was
the first to put the police on MadsOn's
trail. she arrived here last January.
looking for Madison, whom she said she
had known as c. c. Johnson She told
the authorities here that Madison had
obtained 81. .055 from her.
After a short and fervent courtship
| Madison had induced Mrs Katherine
Baughman Of St. Louis to marry him
and sign over property valued at 81 ,0O0-
He turned this into cash and. deserted
her Mrs. Baughman left St. Louis
soon after, saying she was going TO Los
Angeles. A st. Louis woman known as
Mrs. Alice Richardson, though that
was not her real name. told the police
Madison had obtained 5000 from her on
a promise of marriage.
Madison posed as a wealthy stock
raiser. He was assisted by a partner
who found women he thought would be
susceptible to Madson's wiles. He
would remark he had friend who was
| looking for wife He told Wondertul
stories of this friends twelve room
mansion filed with Chinese servants
In Los Angeles. II he was encouraged
the confederate would arrange CORE
sDondence between Madison and tha
woman. Madison would then seek a De3-
sonaI Interview. In nearly every case
he induced the woman to become his
wife. Madison had false ceremonies
performed.
Mrs. Minnie Allen Of st. Louis, was
wooed by Madison Today she said she
became acquainted with him by cor
respondence when he was In Indian
anolis tast November. After getting
Mrs. Aliens promise to marry and $500
ho departed, saying his father was ~
in Germany, and he had to go ana
look after the estate. She said she VIII
prosecute him.