The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-14
he MURDERED
HIS MOTHER.
Servant Girl Says Son Killed
Mrs. Haggenb0Iham.
BEAT HER WITH CANE AND BRICK
accused Believed TO Be Insane After His
Arrest Miss feTasT Procured License and
Wanted 10 Mary Hin.
BEAT HER WITH CANEAND BRICK

Philadelphia. June l4-In the coroner's
court today Mary Wright, the colored SER
want who has been accused OF numbering
wealthy 7O-year-old Mrs. Haggenborham,
at her home, No. 3l6 Chestnut street,
week ago. declared that the murderer was
John Haggenbotham. son Of the dead wo-
man, and that she had been a helpless
witness of the crime.
The jury thereupon held Haggenbotham
for the crime and the servant girl as an
After Haggenbotham had been SOM
mitted TO jan. his sweetheart, Miss Eliza-
beth c. Ferner, took out marriage IL
cense and sought TO wed him In ms CELL
but 1t was not permitted.
FORCED ON WITNESS STAND,
on the witness stand Haggenbotham was
called upon 20 testify. As he was leu 20
the stand by Detective Mckinney he
and whispered preadingly:
Mary, Mary. Mary. come 10 me-"
| HIS lips moved again. but not WORD
smss IN frOm his 'hem aeproaeh to the stand as
though to attempt 70 get to the servant
! andshe was finally forced into the stanu'
| There ne turned and looked at the crowd
i'm the room and appeared to be on the
| point of collapsing
| Al this point Coroner's Physician Wads-
4 worth whispered to the coroner tlNt the
! man was stark mad. Haffenbotham was
| then led TO seat among a group OF the
| family where he remained with his hands
| clenched to his face throughout the hear
| ing. 80
Haggenbotham is about forty-two years
mother. and appeared to be devotediy
attached TO her
WITNESSED THE MURDER.
Mary Wright's story was as follows;
| ION the morning OF June 4, while was
| I'm the kitchen. l saw man rush uoWn
stairs. ! followed him into the pa parlor .a1,
| and he leaped out of the window ana ran
| away. Very much frightened, l called
to Mrs. Haggenbotham: She came DOWN
stairs with brick In her % hahqi hr;or WAS
thrown at me through window. won
der who has attacked meY
II wanted TO notify the police, but Mrs
Haggenbotham pleaded not 70 leave her
alone In the house. About 1880 Mr.. John
! came home He heard lis talking abotl
the matter and said: Don't worry moln-
err, and then, after trying TO soothe her,
he went upstairs. Mrs HaggehDothan' III
went upstairs for nap.
MYSTERIOUS MAN.
"About 2 o'clock a strang man came
| downstairs He had blood on his hands
and a bundle in his arms. He wanted
| me to put the bundle i'm my trunk
I noticed that heswas thS. same man VINO
/ had been there earlier I'm the day said
Vie He IS - unstaips. he said. There is no
money in this Job. He is finishing the
| old lady. / guess. -
II hurried upstairs and saw John peat
ing his mother over the head win a heayy
| cane / said; why are you doing thatE
a. Hush Mary, he replied. Don't say
anything. | can't stand the ola woman
| telling on me-
"His mother then looked up at him and
said: John, why are you doing thls -
Gle didn't say anything. but took q
brick and threw it at her three times
striking her I'm the head Then ne threw
the brick down on her face. ana the ploo'
spurted all over me.
SHE PROMISED NOT TO TELL.
"Mr John then left the house. When
| went downstairs the other men nau uls
| appeared Before he left Mr.. Jonn sale
, | that IL 7 wouldn't tell | couid nave
. home with him as long as hVed'
| promised him l wouldn't tell
. The police are looking for the mNsteri
| Gus man spoken of by Mary Wrlgh'
. | While the coroner believes the woman
, | story some of the detectives nave douots
, | though trunks I'm the house were Iounu .
| be broken open and some goods nCiuuil'
silverware. were packed up as IL ior re
moval . 4. a rrag
, | venbotham belongs at Somer rom
where John formerly lived. Sh
, is a pale-faced. medium-sized woman, an
gave her age in the marriage Incense d
thirty-eight. 49, ,,,.,.o ,ho
. | Haegenbotham is an opium nshu' put III
= | acclIsed's brother denies IL.