William Hailwagon, IL, 1882 March 24

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HAILWAGON, William
Hanged, Rock Island, illinois, on March 2h, 1682, for
killing his daughter-in-law, Dora Hailwagon on the night
of 9-5-1881. He went to her house and driving her out in
2 cornfield, struck her in the head with a hammer; Evi-
dence purely circumstantial and turned mostly upon state-
ments he made as to her absence, He asserted his innocenc
and in indirect terms accused his son, her husband, Was
LOmyears-old and bore a bad character, Protested his
innocence from gallows, saying his own son had Sought to
implicate him and succeeded in fastening crime upon him,
Expressed hope murderer would some day be caught,

PITTSBURGH POST, Pittsburgh, Pa., March 25, 1882

Was innocent - see Ill. - Book and Mac, Ex.

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HAILWAGON, William

nged, Rock Island, Illinois, on March 2, 1882
killing his daughter-in-law, Dora Hailwagon on the night
of 9-5-1881. He went to her house and driving her out in
cornfield, struck her in the head with a hammer, Evi-
ence purely circumstantial and turned mostly upon state-
ments he made as to her absence. He asserted his innocend
and in indirect terms accused his son, her husband, Was
l9-years-old and bore a bad character, Protested his
innocence from géllows, saying his own son had Sought to
nplicate him and succeeded in fastening crime upon him,
axpressed hope murderer would some day be caught.

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PITISBURGH POST, Pittsburgh, Pa., March 25, 1682
Was innocent - see Ill. - Book and Mag. Ex.

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in the head with a
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to her absence,
rect terms accused his son, her hus
Ug-years-old and bore a bad char:
innocence fran gallows, Be } own son had sought, to
i hin and succeeded tening crime upon him,
Expressed hope murderer would somo day be caught.
‘TISBURGH POST, Pittsburgh, Pa, March 25, 1863
Was innocent - see Ill, ~ Book aa Mag. Bx.

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