North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-20
The Thompson. Hagarty Murder.


Mrs. Amelia Sporleer called: LIVED
in Clayton Co., Iowa. Lived there II
years; knew Mrs. Maria Hagerty in he1
life. time; knew her about Is years.
She was married to John Hagerty; fins,
knew her at old man Haggerty's house
she was then married; did not stay there
long; she then went to st. Paul; they
lived with me six weeks IA years ago
and then went to Bulls Head. She
lived Whereabouts when her husband
went to Pixies Peak, four years ago.
Andrew Thompson, that man, then took
her to his house. She had 3 children
Anna, Nancy and John. 1t was II
years ago she went to Thompson's.-
John was baby then She next came
to my house and lived 3 or 4 months
all her children were with her; she then
started for Michigan; she was gone over
a year, and l saw her after she came
back at my house; left Nancy at her
father-in laws and Anna at her sister.
in-law's. Johnny was with her; after a
few days she went to Bulls Head, 2 miles
from my house; then Haggarty came;
he was on furlough; he had enlisted
during the war; after his furlough had
expired she came to my house with
Johnny. Her father-in.law and sister.
in-law lived about of mile from my
house; she staid at my house week OF
so and the went to Andrew Thompson s;
Thompson came after her; Johnny and
Anna went with her; she staid at de-
PENDANTS until she went to Postyille;
she came to my house several times
while she was at Thompson's; sometimes
defendant came with her; sometimes she
staid few days and sometimes went
home the same day; when she left most
of the time Thompson came after her;
Johnny was with her most of the time
when she came to my house; did not see
her at any other time than when she
came to my house; saw Thompson and
Mrs. Haggarty not very often together;
[ was at defendants house twice while
Mrs. Haggarty lived there; she was liv-
ing in the little house near defendants;
the little house was close by, not farther
than from Inc to the wall; don't know
what she was doing there; the second
time went there was year or SO after
the first time; her children were all with
her; she was living in the same house;
this was year ago last fall-about o.
last time / staid all night
The first time l did'n see him, but did
the second; Thompson and family lived
in the other house. I next saw Mrs.
at Postville; I went to Post
vile year ago last September; I last
visited Mrs. Haggarty at defendants 2
years ago last October; she kept house
at Postville; her children were with her;
she lived near the dept on the north side
Of the railroad, few steps from Mr..
Coles house; believe Nancy was chris
tened Jeremiah. saw her the next
when she came to my house,
1t the time her mother-in- law died.
Her children were with her; she came
from Postville; she staid two or three
lays and went up to Postville again;
hat was the last l saw of her. About
weeks after, Anna staid day at my
house; this was the last time l saw her.
Mrs. Haggarty would be 80 years old
low; Anna would have been Is in Jan.
,ext; Nancy was 2 years younger than
Anna, l guess. Mrs. Maria Haggarty
nad black, curly hair, black eyes, dark
a small woman, little pieces
# her teeth broken of. Anna had
lark eyes and dark curly hair. wit
ness is here shown the likenesses Of the
entire Haggarty family and calls each
one by name, and also recognizes the
ocket belonging to Mrs. Haggerty. J.
Mrs. Haggerty had a black and white
plaid shawl. IA plaid shawl shown.
It is Maria Haggarty's shawl; she put
hat patch on in my house; 1 saw the
shawl good many times. [Nubia
shown.] She wore one like it. [Cloak
shown.] That was her cloak. She had
Two rings on her fingers; one was gold
md one silver; she got the gold one of
ne. [Rings shown The silver ring
is the one she wore; the gold ring is
mine. Mrs. Maria Haggerty got it
from me. I just let her wear it, did
not give it to her. This was about 3
years ago. She had the rings on her
finger at her mother-in-law's funeral.
[ saw the gold ring next at my house
MIR. Dan Hagerty brough it there, when
the body of Maria Hagerty was found,
a year ago last spring. | next saw
them at Elkader, and next saw them
here to-day: Anna wore ear rings-lit-
tie gold drops. [Rings shown She
wore the likes Of them. l think that
is one. Anna wore light wool delaine
dress. ARTICLES of clothing shown. I
Do not recognize any of them as Annals.
[Caps shown. They look like the caps
Mrs. Maria Hagerty made for her boys.
When their grand mother was buried
the boys wore caps like those. I know
Mrs. Hagerty made the caps at my
house, two or three years ago, from a
piece of black cloth l gave her. l
think it was in November that Mrs.
Hagerty's mother-in-law died.
Mrs. Catherine Cole called. l reside in
Postville, have lived there years this fall;
/ knew Maria Hagerty in her lifetime. !
first became acquainted with her years
ago this July, at Bulls Head, living with
Matt Humphry and wife, who lived in
Mrs. .Haggerty's house. Johnny was with
her. lived in the next house to her, on
the same side of the road. She quit liv-
ing ut Bulls Head four years after l first
get acquainted with her. l never lost
track of her. She was afterwards living
at Mr.. Thompson's place. Did not see
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