The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-20
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Madison, the widow says, disappeared,
failing to return the money.
Mrs. Minnie Allan, 141S Madison
street, this city, says she lost $3.50 and
a diamond ring to Madison in a like
manner. Mrs. Katherine Baughman,
whose Newport hotel here recently
burned, put her loss down as the re-
suit of her acquaintance with Madison
at an even $1,000. She recently went to
Sacramento, Cal. Miss Alice Richard
son, also of st. Louis, alleges that her
contribution was $500. A Cincinnati
woman was sure of Madison and she
gave him $1,000, only to be deserted
shortly after their marriage.
When Madison WOOed Mrs. Jackson
lola, Kas., Jan. 2O-Mrs. Elizabeth
jackson, who is seeking John Madison,
was fleeced out of SLABS before she
left lola and before her eyes were
opened to the character of the man.
Mrs. Jackson met him through cor
respondence. One day a pedler stop
ped at her home, and, in conversation,
learned that she was a widow.
Il know mighty nice man, John
HNouAoo4 VI ~. AOulo, Will WHO'LL
you ought to correspond" he told her.
HE is very wealthy and is looking
everywhere for wife"
The pedler gave Mrs. Jackson an
address in st. Louis to which he ask
ed her to write. She wrote, and in a
short time Madison called on her.
He said he was resident of Los
Angeles, CAL, where he had a beau
tiful home, much land and many rent
al properties. His income, he told
her, was something like $500 month.
Their courtship was furious affair.
Mrs. Jackson had farm and consider
able property in lola. He begged her
to sell this at once and get ready to
go to California, where they would
live life of ease. He declared that
he did not wish her burdened with
property here so that she would have
to be coming back to look after it.
Could Not Sell Town Houses
She sold the farm, but was unable
to Immediately dispose of the town
houses. He was in a great hurry to
marry and kept urging her to dispose
of the property at any price. One
day while he was here he told her
that he had purchased horse in
Kentucky for shipment to his Cali
fornia home, giving $500 for it. He
lacked about $1,000 of paying for him
and asked her for loan of that sum.
She promptly gave him the money.
He wanted the horse for her daughter
to ride and she would need a fine
saddle. Mrs. Jackson gave him $55
more to purchase the saddle. He left
her and they were to be married the
following week.
He told her that he was born in
Germany and came to this country
when young man. He was engaged
to wealthy young woman when he
came here and she started over to
marry him. On the way she died and
the body was sent back to Germany
for burial. The father made Madison
heir to all his property, valued at $751;
900. provided that he made frequent
visits to him at his home in Germany
On the date set for Mrs. Jackson S
wedding she received telegram from
Madison saying that his old friend
had died in Germany and that he
would have to go over and settle up
the estate and would soon return
Just fourteen days later she got a
letter from him dated "on the train
between New York and Chicago. say
ing that he was returning from Ger
many and would soon be in Kansas
City and asking her to meet him there
He again urged her to sell her prop
erty.
Then She Saw Him Last Time
She went to Kansas City and met
him. They were to leave that night
for California. He urged that while
she attended the theatre he would
settle up some business matters, get
the tickets to California and a mar
rfage license and a minister. He
lacked enough money for the Cali.
fornia tickets and she gave him $3.50
to purchase tickets to California. That
was the last she saw of him.
Madison says he is a horseman
He tells practically the same story
to all the women he comes in con-
tact with. Lawyers who are repre-
senting Mrs. Jackson believe that Mad
son is one of gang Of men connect
ed with some matrimonial agency
which makes fleeing widows a busi-
ness. Mrs. Jackson went to Chicago
some time ago in an effort to locate
Madison. The headquarters of the
gang is believed to be in Chicago
Madison has. however, generally made
his home in st. Louis. Mrs. Jackson
is woman fifty years old and has
six children. Her husband, who was a
rich farmer, has been dead less than
year