North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-06

0segor about one year ago don 'trecolle<
being examined BY the Coroner dom,
know him can't tell who was presiding
officer / was examined twice at McGregor
] rccollect some facts a. we'll and some no
DO we'll - then.
did not find the woman, but was ther,
when she was raised from the water
was With the Justice and Jury, came freu
Potosi with them don't remember fact
- well ~ did one year ago at McGreqor
don't know that any part of the shaw
WA around the head Of the woman
guess the twilight was on first, then tn,
nubia, aud then the shawl, with the cloal
over ell, pinned on; am positive that i
90; think this was what ! swore at Nc
Gregor. II 10 true; the shawl was doubles
up and put over her head like heod, and
hung down some; think the twine wa
tied on the outside, in bow knot; thinl
the ends of the cord hung some below tn,
knot.
put mark on the rings at McGrego
about ton days after I first saw them tn,
rings were mot in my possession during
that time !; think they were left with th'
Justice can recognise anything better
BY marking it; I can't tell just how loni
before the coroner's inquest marked TIL
rings; it might have been twenty days
know the current of the Mississippi ran,
across TO the Wisconsin side have see,
lumber 20 across and . raft 20 through
once have seen skif 90 through, no on.
in it; have seen cribs Of lumber 60 dswr
and cut across, and run into Swift slough
Swift slough 10 below canal; have seer
lumber going into Swift slough when water
was rising, but not when falling.
Direct resumed-I think the river was q
little higher where woman was found than
now river tolerably high when the body
was found. From the time the ice broke
MP in the spring Of 1869, until March 30
the stage of the water was tolsrably high
have seen ice gorged mp along the bank
Of the Mississippi river, at the mouth Of
these sloughs.
Daniel Haggerty sworn-My name X
Daniel Haxgerty; my age 10 "a years ]
reside at Giard, Clayton county, Iowa
lived shers Is years. am acquainted
with Maria Hsggerty have known her Is
years; she was my brothers wife. She
had three children-Anna, Jeremiah and
John. She has resided in Clayton county
since I have known her. She has been
married TO my brother John about Is
years; was about l6 years old when she
was married; was not very tall woman,
about medium size; had dark wavy hair,
dark eyes, upper front teeth some decayed.
Girl was about Is years old, Jeremiah
about II years, and John about 10.
l last saw Mrs. Haggerty alive on the
9th day Of Sept. 1863. I saw them at my
fathers house. lived within two miles
of her when she lived ct Bulls Head. I
was ct her house quite often, have seen
her wear different articles of dress have
seen her wear plaid shawl and calico sac
que. have seen plaid shawl since / saw
her that belongs TO her. (Witness was
here shown plaid shawl, which he stated
he had seen her wear. He was alss shown
nubia, which he stated he had also seen
her wear. Have seen her With rings on
was in McGregor in the forepart of Jane
last, . year ago ; l went down to Cassville.
Dr.. Low, DR.. Andres, and Tim Hopkins
went along.
We went on an island and raised the
body of dead girl. We went down from
Cassville 70 Potosi and Jaco slough. We
went on an Island and raised the body of
Q dead woman. The woman had dark
waving hair, and dark eyes teeth decay
ed in front not tall, but rather thin got
woman. She had dark sacque on her
and pair of drawers; can't say what else.
Witness here took up dark sacque and
stated that she had one like it, and he sup
posed that it was the same one.) Witness
-A hnUA ahN-A Ala ~ksn0>~ A. "a A.
by Green, and said that none of them were
on the body when she was disinterred, ex-
cepting the cloak.) I would take the body
of the woman found - Mrs. Hagserty's.
Henry Wanzer sworn. who testified -
follows:
Ny name is Henry Wanzer, aged IS. I
reside in Mendon township, Clayton coun-
ty, Iowa have lived there % years
was acquainted with Maria Haggerty 5
have known her IL years lived within S
miles OH when she lived at Bulls Head;
quite intimate with her she came often to
see us; / last saw her in McGregor about
the LIST Of December, 1868.
Witness was here shown a likeness. -
r rs' nards a h last .s@ her
McGregor helped her carry stove up
stairs. l can't say what articles of furni-
ture were there; the house was Mrs. Bud
de's and was near the river on Main street;
I entered the building from Main street,
cook stove came from Mat Kinnie's; nev.
er saw Mrs. Hsggerty after that; since
that time have lived in McGregor; ney.
or saw the children after that.
/ saw her the next morning after carry.
ing the stove up stairs and that is the last
have ever seen of her or the children -
have been ct the same house since, but
they were gone.
Anthony Snyder sworn, testified a. fol.
lows: ! am fifteen years of age, and live
in McGregor; have lived there 8 years $
have lived with Mr.. Budde was there in
December, 1868 /; rooms were rented to q
woman, two boys and . girl about IA, and
the oldest boy IL, and the youngest abos,
years old tho boys wore cloth caps.-
Witness was here shown likeness, and
said it resembled the boys that were there
ct that time. When ] first saw the wo
man she Was in the store, bargaining fol
the room, ! next saw her in the room =
saw stove and furniture in the ROOM
. bed, stand and chairs she stayed Their
one day and night; that house 10 abou
three houses from the river; the buildin,
| fronts on Main street the main entranca
to the house IL from the bluff; I last say
her on the porch !; the porch 10 on. From
street; the three children were then Wit
her I saw the baggage and Trunks an
family were oil bundled up ready to start
this was between 7 and 8 o'clock in th
evening; they had shawls around thei
necks it was pretty cold ct that time;
went to oar old place where We used 4
keep, then came eut and they were gone.
have never seen them since that tim
alive |; ! have been living there all the tim
with Budde. Here two silk caps wer
ahoXn NeiknAaa. and hA tnsAifiAd that h