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

mC OoItney cuC-Ou, Cn0l across the
bottom about a mile, then along the
bluff till we got where the ground was
high enough to bury him we buried
him; ! visited the grave since helped
take him up June, 1859, with Messrs.
Vance, Andres and Tim Hopkins.
Sam Ryan of McGregor swore to sell
ing thompson two boards which
were 10 be used as side boards for a
wagon or sled box. He thought the
portions of the boards shown him in
court We're Of the same appearal. ce as
those sold Thompson. Geo. e. Dav-
ton OF McGregor, Hardware merchant
and dealer in Wagon stock, testified to
selllng IN Nov: or Dec. 1868, set of
wagon bows. The pieces shown him
IN court were the same kind he sold.
He saw the body of the boy of 8 YRS
and noticed q crooked toe on one ~
his feet. John Conner of Mc(5reoor
while fishing, about the last of Nav
seined up trunk above Pr. du Chen.
1t contained evidence of beloncinU IN
the Haggerty family, portraits. &c
The trunk was brought to Mc}4regor
and contents examined.
Timothy Hopkins, sworn-I am rs
years of age and reside at McGrepor.
Iowa. About the 18th of June. 1889.
was at Cassville, Wis; / assisted in
disentering o dead body at q point
about mile below Cassville; we took
the body to McGregor left it in
charge Of Geo. l.. Bass it was in a
kerosene barrel; it was taken out and
an inquest held on it; it was the BODY
of boy; he had on boots 1 did not
notice his other dress Drs. Andres d
Lowe were there !; on the 10th of June
1859, we went two miles below Glass;
Vile; we went on the PotOsi road we
found where there had been O fire
built the fire was about 200 PAGES from
this road; I paced it; we found Dieces
of bows, side board, dress buttons, etc.
We found buttons, etc., in the ashes.
WITNESS here was shown q board.
which he stated was the same side.
board found at that time; witness was
also shown pieces of wagon bows.
which he also stated were found at the
fre] We brought the things to Nc
GregOr at the same time we did the
body of the boy !; we left them with
Mr.. Bass / am acquainted with Jaco
slough; the head Of it about one mile
below Cassville in going from Cass-
vile to the head of this slough YOU
take the Potosi road; I know the loca-
ton of the dugway; the dugway is
about 200 PAGES from the Cassville and
Potosi road; I paced it; the dugway
was dug out 80 that team could get
down to the river. It is about 20 yards
from the head of Jaco slough; it is
about 800 yards from the dugway
across the Jaco slough the wa
ter was about Is feet deep in Jac-
slough where we measured it; It is
about one mile from the dugway to
where the fire had been built; there is
a thick grove of underbrush between
Cassville and the dugway heavy tim
Der in the vicinity Of the fire and thick
underbrush; it was 185 PAGES from
where we disinterred the body to the
dugway; paced it assisted in dis
interring another body about miles
from the dugway it was near Jaco
slough the waters of Jaco slough are
formed by the Mississippi river the
body was that of young girl; we took
ing; we buried the body where we
found it the Jaco slough empties into
the Mississippiriver I assisted in tax
ing up another dead by below mouth
of this slough it was that of a bow
this was about miles below where we
took up the girl; Drs. Andres and
Lowe were along this last body was
the one we put in the kerosene barrel
and took to McGregor; we took up
another body; it was that of woman;
Drs. Andres and Lowe were with us:
we took from her clothing and again
buried the body. WITNESS here poin-
ted out the spot where the woman was
disinterred, on the Grant county map7
I am acquainted with the current OF
the Mississippi river at the place we
disinterred the woman. Witness
here pointed out the currents of the
river in the vicinity Of Jaco slough on
the map.1 The main current Of the
river sets towards the Wisconsin
shore the current of the river sets in
to the canal very swift and in the d.
rectiOn of Grant river very swift -
about mile below Wells slough there
is one called Swift slough which beats
them all the current there runs in
the direction of the Mississippi river,
up stream it then turns and runs in
to Grant river. 1 know Andrew
Thompson, the prisoner; 1 was at his
residence in June, 1889; I got a gray
team then, a pair of bob-sleighs and q
wagon took them to McGregor and
left them in the Evans House stable !:
I saw the same horses the day before
yesterday in this town it is q large
gray team. one a dappled gray sho'd
call 1T; the bob sleighs were painted
red / think they were nearly new
saw another set of bob sleighs on the
farm ; the water was not very high or
very low when / examined the Jaco
slough, DC. 1t was one week ago last
Sunday.
Cr0ss-examined.-I measured the
width of JacO slough only at one
place measured the depth once near
the head of it.
Re-examined.-The Jaco slough va
ries but little in width all the way
down.
James Taper, long time resident
Of Giard Tp., Clayton Co., gave impor-
tant testimony relative to his acquain-
lance with the Haggertys and Thomp-
sons and the public intimacy Of Mrs. H.
and Thompson. He recognized the pic
lures found in the trunks. We have
not space for his testimony at this time.
Amelia Sparleden of Giard gave im.-
portant and very full testimony confirm.
atory Of the intimacy of the parties. -
Catharine Cole of Postville added still
greater confirmation to the previous tes-
timony. Rose Fernette and Christina
Frankfort Of Pr. du Chen swore in q
similar manner. This closed the fifth
day, July LIST. Court adjourned. The
prisoner tore and chewed paper inces>
sanity his nervous system gave way
under such horrible proofs Of guilt.
James Davis, Sheriff of Clayton Co.,
q resident of McGregor testified on the
sixth dav. His tostimonv IL ton ;m,,or.