The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
The Local Story.

Mrs. Anna McDonough, residing al
No. COZ Second avenue west, across
the street south OF the old Harrington
foundry had been missing from hel
home Two weeks or more. No word
of her could be obtained and her con
. tinued absence caused uneaSiness
She had gone to visit her daughter
Mrs. Lou Braun, leaving Oskaloosa
during the week before Halloween
about October 90.
When the first report Of the finding
Of the body in an abandoned farm
house near Muscatine was published
in the Herald, daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Haber, No. 1109 A avenue west read
the notice. She thought that might
he mother"
Mrs. Habcr became strangely inn
pressed that the newspaper story was
connected with her mother. She was
SO worried and concerned that she
called the police next day and con.
flded her fears TO Chief-of.Police Law.
renee.
Chief Lawrence and his deputy Ray
Myers had also heart that Mrs. Nc
Donoughly was strangely missing
from her home here. They had dis.
Cussed the probability of connecting
her with the description sent here by
the Muscatine officers. The descrip-
ton might have tailed executing as
to weight and the officers had dis
carded the theory as untenable until
Mrs Haber telophoned her fears.
Then Chief Lawrence and MIR. Habef
decided to go to Muscatine and in.
vestigGte in person. Identification
which followed was complete. Ear
rings. made OF a couple Of pearl slugs,
a god ring OF unusual design taken
from the finger of the dead woman,
hat. clothing and stockings were
positively identified by Mrs. Braun
and bv George Haber.
Mrs. McDonouSh. contrary TO the
Muscatine reDort, did visit her daugh.
ter at New Boston where a sort Of
family reunion was INDUCED and at
tended by q number OF friends. She
SDent several DAYS at the Braun home
staying until after Halloween. She
then insisted upon coming home
stating that she had not made up her
apple butter and the fruit was waiting
her at homo, fact verified by the
officers upon return here. The apples
were in couple OF tubs in the kit
chen OF the home. She left New Bost-
on in the car with her son two weeks
ago last evening, Tuesday night, No
Vember 2 since which time neither
woman or son have been seen.
Another means Of Identification
was a breach or breastpin, found in
the road near the scene Of the lone
some house, where The body was con
Ccaf2d. The breach was picked up hy
q farmer but was not connected by tho
police with the murder until it was
~, awe - the dsnEhter. She positively
identified IL saying she could never
remember time when her mother
dii not wear this min al her throat.
Mrs. Braun when approached by
the officers had not learned that her
mother waI missing. She was first
shown the hat and asked if She knew
II or had seen il. She r7OlieI instant
Is, why, that is mothers hat" She
vas instantly alarmed ami when shown
the rings know them positively and
asked where Is mothor?"
When asked If she knew what col
or stockings her mother wore she re
piled that she put on pair OF white
stockings just before she left for her
home and tied them above the knee
with rag strings. as was her custom.
Jewelrv rings. pin. hat and portions
Of the clothing were brought to Oska-
loosa by the officer for further identih
cation if necessary.
John McDonOUgh is here, having
been summoned from MarshalltOwn.