The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-06-26
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Who had beehp hanging A600t'a certain
tyiiliatssf adfty miles assaif1t1ai3y'ss Tor several
months and aWto AGd becOme engaged,
TO The village bsuea bdrdDweda money
rieAt!and Ieftsand pnoved himself tal
be q bad msnjn many directions. The.
mar. who rw~ss#stalkits to Brown, va.
the girls father, and he had been look
ing Chicago over fof 4 week beforai
the vermonters arrival, The drst.
thing, OF course. was aapIompt denial,
The next was for Brown to prove his
IDENTITY. ''ItA.' " .
] when Brown had established bis
IDENTITY he went bis way; 'consoling
himself with the thought that not
more than one man In the world could
look near enough like him to be . twin
brother. but three days later be found!
that it was a mistake. He was, in
Evansville to see a. certain person aud
was talking business III the. mans Of.
dee when he was arrested on b war.
rant made out in the name Of Richard
Roe, which charged him with ihav-s
ing passed counterfeit money on a liv-
cry stable man two months before.
He lay in Jail for three days. and then
his case came. up for examination.
Brown was in a fair way to be convict
ed when a; dentist saved him. It was
remembered that the drummer had
had a tooth pulled before he started on
the drive. The dentist had also found
two or three others which needed OIL
.ings. The minute he looked into
Browns mimIGtuth@sthe declared that be
could not be the mar
Browns third adventure was more
funny than serious. A day o. two aft
err leaving Evansville. as he was rid
ing In a passenger coach. a. woman
boarded the, train at q station and
came! along down the aisle and greet
heihim with:
well. we'll, Nj. Jackson. but who
would have thought Of seeing you
here!a How;s Nancy and the children7
When d she coming up to e us alp
~ beg your pardon" said the travel
q, .but haven't you made q mistaken
"A mistake in whaty
madam. my name Is not JACKSON.
but Brown. and 1 never saw you be-
FORE"
"What! What!~ she cried as she
turned ON him. well. did ever!
You sit here and tell me that don't
know Tom jackson as we'll as I do
my own father: Have you gone crazy2
Are you running away from NancyY"
ut Is as l told you. madam. 4 may
look like Tom Jackson. but never
saw 0 heard Of him or you before"
Browns last adventure was the most
serious one of all. He had spent II day
and,a night, at Lafayette, when he was
ixrssste,d.on a, charge. OF attempted. rub
berry and feI0nious assault. It was
claimed that he was one Of Il; trio who
had asaau lted 4 merchant In his store
in q village six or eight miles distant.
The three men had entered the store
in the evening when the merchant nap-
pened to be alone and had knocked
him. down a. the tirst step toward get
ding the cash. He had proved a tough
nut, however. and had driven the gang
on In u battered condition. William
Brown exactly lifted the description Ut
one Of the trio. OF course he vigorous
~ denied the charge and raised .
strong doubt, but when be was placed
In line With twelve other men the met-
chant walked straight up. to hin. and
said:
"You are the man who entered the
store 6rst and asked me to change =
twenty dollar bill for you"