Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-07
Traversed His Old Haunts.
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Special to Times-Republican
Sabula, Aug. 6.-When John Burns.
in his search for the missing Judge
Clarkson. walked into the factory of
the Iroquois Pearl Button Company
here yesterday he found Clarkson
working at machine. cutting buttons
out of clam shells. He addressed him
by his right name Immediately Mr..
Clarkson recognized his name and his
friend. and was everjoyed at being dis
covered. There was no scene, no APP
pearance of weakness, the return Of
memory coming without any visahle
effect. The two men took the first
train out OF Sabula expecting to reach
Kenosha late at night. Clarkson's wife
and mother. who had almost despaired
of ever seeing him again, were over
come with the excess OF their Joy when
the news Of his discovery reached them.
Doubles on old Route.
The wanderings of Mr. CiArkson dur
| ing his present alteration have in
cluded much of the same ground that
he covered when he disappeared from
Honey Creek Lake. Iowa. in 1892. In
fact 1t was partly dut to that fact that
he was found this time, for a farmer
| famed L. A. Haynes, who lives near
Sabula recognized him on July 2S,
when he came to the farm asking Cor
| food and work, as man who had
worked for him a short time eighteen
years ago under the name of Doo1ittle.
| A few days later, Haynes saw the
picture of Clarkson in a Chicago paper
and Immediately recognized it as the
man who had applied to him for work,
and whom he formerly knew as Doo-
little. He did not know that Clarkson
had gone to ISabula and was working
there, but he wrote to the former jur-
lists relatives at Kenosha, informing
them that he had been at his place on
July 26.
Mr.. Burns, who has devoted most Of
his time to searching for his friend
since his disappearance on July IA, I'M
mediately went to see Haynes, and sue
ceeded in tracing the missing lawyer to
the button factory at Sabula.
Marked Man, so Is Recognized.
When Mr.. Clarkson applied to Mr..
Haynes for work week ago last Mon
day, the farmer Immediately recognized
him. as the man who worked not only
for him but also for several other farm
ers in that locality eighteen years ago
He was a marked man in the COM
munity on account Of his apparent
culture, which was incongruous with
his seedy appearance and desire for
mental tasks
Haynes questioned Mr.. C1arkson a
little. and learned that this time he
called himself John Paul. His story OF
where he had been just previous tc
making his appearance near Sabula
was disconnected He had come tc
the farm overland, and his clothes gave
every indication that he had Travelled
far on foot. 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 ha6
been working on various farms ir
Muscatine, Scott. and Clinton counties
but he was unable or unwilling to give
any dates or tell a coherent stor,
which would account for his wander.
ing between July IA and July 26, wher
he reached the Haynes farm.
, On the day following his visit t.
Haynes, where he did not obtain work
. he went to the residence of John Ma
loney in Sabula, asking again for worl
i, and for something to eat. He declared
that food had not passed his lips sine
, Sunday. and that was Tuesday.
: Farmer Courteous to Stranger.
Maloney recognized from his CONVEX
) sation that he was man of tinusua
} attachments, but on account Of his poo
7 clothes and general appearance he pu
him down as one of the great fellow
ship of failures"
;. ,Maloney invited the stranger to hi
: table to eat his meal. but this courtes
t was refused, Mr.. Clarkson excusin
e himself ON the score of his persona
Y appearance and taking the meal tina
was given him seated on the bacl
steps.
After eating he called Maloney on
again and insisted that he be allorve
to do some work in payment Tor th
meal. He seemed so anxious to &c
work that Maloney finally told him h
= would assist him to get q permanent
It position and In the meantime offere
d to keep him at his house.
= Clarkson, or Paul, as he was know
y to Mr.. Maloney and the people q
: sahnla- was . welcome guest at tn