The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-12


Haynes for work week ago last Mon
day, the farmer Immediately recogniz.
ed him as the man who had worked not
only for him but also for several other
farmers in that locality eighteen years
ago. He was a marked man in the
community on account of hts apparent
culture, which was homogeneous with
his desire for mental tasks.
Haynes questioned Mr.. G1arkson a
little, and learned that this time lie
3ealled himself John Paul His. story
of where he had been just previous
to making his appearance near Sabula
was disconnected. He had come to
the farm overland, and his clothes
gave every Indication that he had
travelled far on loot, for his shoes were
worn and soiled
1t was gathered from his converse
ton, rather than from any specific
statement that he made, that he had
been working on various farms in
Muscatine, Scott, and CLINTON counties,
but he was unable or unwilling to give
any dates or to tell a coherent story
which would account for his wander
ings between July IA and July 20,
when he reached the Haynes farm.
| On the day following las visit to
Haynes, where he did not obtain work
he went to the residence of John Ma
loney in Sabula, asking again for
work and for something to eat. He
declared that rood had not passed his
lips since Sunday, and that was
Tuesday.
! Maloney recognized from his CONVEX
sation that he was a man of unusual
attachments, but on account Of his poor
clothes and general appearance he put
him down as one of the great fellow
ship Of failures. =
Maloney invited the stranger to his
table to eat his meal, but this courtesy
was refused, Mr.. Clarkson excusing
himself ON the score of his personal
appearance.
After eating he called Maloney out
again and insisted that he be allowed
to do some work in payment for the
meal. He seemed so anxious to get
work that Maloney finally told him he
would assist him to get permanent
position and in the meantime offered
to keep him at his house.
Clarkson or Paul, as he was known
to Mr.. Maloney and the people of
Sabula, was welcome guest at the
Maloney house. He was agreeable,
talked well, but repulseo any at
tempts on the part of his host to in
quire into his past life.
He told a scrap here and a scrap
there Of MS wanderings, but nothing
in his conversation led any one to be-
lieve that he was anything other than
man of education who had for some
reason or other lost out in the battle
with life.
After good nights rest, the first
that he had had in good many days,
Mr.. Burns, to whom more than any
other person is due the finding of
Judge Clarkson, gave out the. story ca
his trip to Iowa this morning. He
stated that he had left for Clinton On
Thursday reaching that city just after
five o. CLOCK Thursday evening. 1t was
impossible for him to get over to Sa-
bula that night, but on the following
morning he took the first train to the
little village made famous by Judge
Clarkson and had no trouble finding
the object of his search. AS the
judge had shaved off his beard Burns
stopped and watched him at work for
some time before he approached him
desiring to make sure that his quest
was at an end.
In speaking Of the wanderings of
Judge Clarkson, Mr.. Burns said:
"When | first found the judge he did
not seem to have grasp on his men
tai faculties, but as we travelled on
Friday afternoon ne tfosyly remember
ed many of the events In connection
with his travels He asked at once
as to the health Of his wife aud mother
and when advised that they were we'll
he seemed very happy. Slowly as we
travelled along the Judge picked up the
thread Of his travels and I managed
to get out of him nearly all of the
story. The judge slept at his home
here on the night of Wednesday, July
18th, but he left his bed on the fol
lowing morning long before daybreak
and started out for walk. He left
Kenosha about two O'Clock in the
morning and walked to one of the rail
ways to the west of the city and then
walked south to the state line where
he took Chicago and Milwaukee car
into Evanston reaching there early in
the morning. He spent only a few
minutes in Evanston, but went on to
Chicago and stayed in that city for
two or three days. He is not just clear
on what he did while in Chicago, but
one Of the first things that he did was
to have his mustache and beard shaved
off. On the third day after he left Ke