North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-06-23
CHI. RLEs BAuMcARrNER, SWORN.

and he said, presently, they were to small.
Inquired the way to Cassville. Sleigh was
covered A woman was in front. Didn't
notice other persons or trunks. That man
had shoes or slippers on. Swears posi-
lively to the accused as the man.
rnEopoRUs gEAsDALE
confirms prvious ties timony in every par
ticular. The accused called for glass of
beer for the woman in the sleigh return
ed shortly drank the beer himself, got
into the sleigh and drove off at 3 or 4 p.
NJ. Pointing to the accused the witness
said THAT is the man."
Charles Baumgartner was recalled. Tes-
timony so near the same as not to be worth
repetition.
ANDREW oRrsnEiR AND ELLEN,
8 miles from Cassville, testified as to see-
ing the same man, family and team. The
girls shawl was recognized. Trunks
were noticed, the bob-sleds and the wagon
Ned. Peter Laumgartner, Of Cassvile.
gave testimony contrmatory Of all the
preceding. lie says TIE man was in a
deep study, and did not speak much. Saw
them at the saloon about 3 o'clock.
ALEX MCKENZIE,
Lived miles north of Cassville. Team,
man and family Unidentified as the former
witness testified to. The witness is shown
likenesses of the party and recognizes all
Of them. The man was short, thick set
man, with sandy whiskers, and wore slip
pers and cloth cap. VIM. NJ. Larned,
OF Cassyille. testified to the same general
facts as Others. lie pointed to Thompson
as the man. He saw the same man, sleigh,
team and trunks returning east, on the IL
of December. Mr.. Larned's evidence was
close and very damaging to the accused.
JOHN C. JOHNSON, SWORN.
Lives A miles from Clermont, Fore part
of Dec. last worked for Thompson. Lived
with him three years. He was away
about week drove good grey team
| to bob-sleds, with red wagon box. He
wore shoes and cloth q }. Johnson saw the
bob-sleds wagon box now here, and in
Identified thsm. Thompson went away a
few days prior to his wife's delivery Of a
child. Mrs. Haggerty lived on Thomp-
sons farm in house but a few rods off.
| We must condense. Mr.. I. and Mrs.
| IIaggertv were often seen together in the
the two rode out on excursions, the cap,
| tne OVeTCUdt, tue sicuS, tuc uUTScSy TIE
| likenesses are all remembered.
JAMES JOHNSON swore to living with
Thompson last Dec. His evidence was of
the same tenor as that Of John. He was
shown piece Of cord a colored, small
| cord,) found on the neck Of the elder boy
The witness says he saw some like it at
| TIL ompson's. He used it to tie bags of
| wheat and oats.
WV. LARNED, SWORN,
Lives with his son, and tcstifies to the
same facts as the son does. He noticed
the singular conduct of the man. The
woman was in u family way: the women
of our house noticed it and spoke about
it, The likenesses were shown and iden-
titled.
SAMUEL OkET,
miles west of Cassville, saw the accused
with team, trunks, &C., going toward
accused as the ''short, thick set man.
whom he saw at his house.
EDWARD c.. FORBES, CAssyILLE.
sit was rumored that place about II
miles below Cassville had the appearance
of fire. Mr.. I. NJ. Hopkins, Judge
Murdoch and others, went there on We'd
| nesiay night, June 18th. We scratched
among the Goals and found q number OF
dress buttons. The witness was shown
tho buttons and recognized them. The
6ors Of the covered sled were a'so iden-
titled A board Of IL feet in length, with
holes bored to correspond with the bow
tops was found. The one before him was
the same board. 81 also found pair of
scissors and hammer. The fire was
Is yards from the river: two miniatures
were found II steps from the embers.
The details we cannot publish.
Judge Murdoch and Tim Hopkins,
of McGregor, at the place of the fire
same testimony as the foregoing.
JERRY RYAN, SWORN:
Works for Budde. Sold Thompson
lumber several times. He bought two
boards; he bought them to side-board
his wagon in the Fall. The board
brought by Hopkins and Murdoch
from the fire seems to me to be one of
them.
| ROBERT QUIGLEY, SWORN.
Confirms the previous testimony as
to slcds, wagon box, and all other mat
I ters appertaining to the Investigation.
The witness is shown the cap and over
coat worn by the accused, the cord
found on the eldest boy and certifies to
its identity with the strings or cords
he has seen on sacks or bags marked
| "Andrew Thompson" The witness
was very clear identifying everything
ny. Il have no hesitation in saying
that the horses, the bob-sleds, and the
wagon-boX are the same / saw on An
| Andrew Thompson's farm two weeks
ago."
Samuel Clegg tcstifies to the camp
fire on the night named, about II
miles below Cassville.
| HENRY p. GREENE, SWORN:
| live in Potosi, Grant Co., Wis. /
saw the body Of a woman the Both Of
last March, found some four miles be-
low the PotOsi landing in slough
called the bluff or ''oceola slough.n-
This slough, in high water, is connect
ed by an inlet with Mississippi river
by a canal and swift slough. j have
an idea that the fiood-wood is drawn
| in there from the Mississippi river
! The woman had on her head twilight
hood and shawl; a piece of thick cord
was around her neck and tied over the
shawl. 1.-THE witness is here shown 2
pieces of cord and says it is the same
kind.] The cord was about or S feet
long.
| Cross Examined. The cord was
around her neck twice, and tied in a
bow-knot tolerably tight. don't
think it was tight enough to have
choked her; it might have been. /
was not present when the body was
| found.
! Dnect.-The woman was still in the
water when l saw her; she had not
been taken out. The cord that was
around the wOman's neck was left on
the ground, and l think it went off
with the high water.
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