Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12
THE HAOOocK MURDER.
His Lawyer Tells n Strange Tale which Il
Supported by Mrs. Hadd"ck-A Political
ProhibitiOnist Gun-spiled

Supported by Mrs. Haddnck-A Political
Pruhibitionist Gun-spiked.
Ever since the murder Of the Rev. Mr..
Haddock occurred, the political prohibition
lists have been making capital out of the
murder, and holding the Rev. Haddock up
to public gaze as martyr to the cause of
prohibition. In yesterdays GLoBE-RE-
PUBLIC appeared a long account Of the
meeting of the Springfield prohibition club.
I at which was discussed this murder. Ii
was taken for granted that the murder was
committed by the saloon men in order to
most persistent enemies. The true
I story OF the murder is given in
the subjoined article reproduced from the
Sioux City Tribune. the leading paper in
Rev. HaddOck'S own city. The story ef-
frctualiy spikes one gun of the political
prOhibtionsts. The article is as follows:
About noon today Tribune reporter was
walking down Sioux Ciy's busy thorough
fare when a leading citizen called him
quietly aside and said: Young man, there
- All OHItlb butllbN lOl NVh N'llil w lllt pun
lIcatiOn of the evidence before the co Oner's
jury"
The story, as it comes straight from ID.
W. Wood, the attorney for the Rev. Mr..
Hadd0ck in his fateful var on the saloons,
is that upon the last dY Mr. HaddOck was
in court he saw sight that drove pang of
terror clear 10 his lion heart. Looking out
upon the angry and haunted faces of the
great crowd he was pushing to the wall, he
saw one among them which was impaS-
siveneSS. but terrible in its suggeStiveneSS.
lie realized at once That the enemies he had
about him We're a. HARMLESS doves TO the
vemgrful spirit behind that face, and turn
ing hastily he graSped the arm of his attOr-
ney and said: There is an old enemy
from Wisconsin in the audience this fore
noon. Will you ask the court for permiS-
sion for me to carry armS?'
This man had sworn vengeance against
him. and he telt that in this excitement was
the place to execute it with the b,st pOsSi-
bic chance of escape,
Attorney Wood says he has since con-
versed with Mrs. HaddOck, and that lady
knows of the presence of the old enemy As
well As he does. and 50 acknowledged to
him. This revelation will account for Sher-
i'll McDonald'S sudden darting in and out OF
the city after the killing, his swift first trip
to Dakota. then his sudden "trip to Nebraska
and his fitting night and day till he
soon disappeared for a week. Then as
quietly ana apparently as aimle>sly he
came in one morning from the north.
But never word has escaped him.
Now the Tribune knows, and tonight
everybody in Sioux City will know, that
the first night lie was IN the street unit 8
o'clock in the morning. and the next day
he ciTcled the southeast c, Ier of Dakota
with one of his deputies To return and cir
Gle across the northeast corner of Nebraska.
But still he kept his own thoughts, and is
now, the Tribune knows of its own knOwl
edge, circlng the United States and the
CanadaS in the same tireleSS way to appre-
hend that mysterious Stranger whom he |
himself saw the night Of :he crime.
This is the story as it can be- verified. and
as the people all expect 10 get the news
from the Tribune We have great pleasure
in laying before them new and fruitful
theory of the cause of Mr.. HaddOck's
death
This theory lifts a great burden from
Sioux City; eXOnerateS her citizens from
the charge of abetting the crime. and opens
uD new field of investigation for the law
and order league and others who have been
working in the dark. and upon threads
which ever and always broke short off in
their hands