Description:
Picture this: 1900. The city of Grow (Andover). The Wise family consisted of parents William and Eliza Ann, daughters Eliza Ellen and Martha, and sons Joseph and Willie. The happy family was gathered for a game of cards at the kitchen table when gunfire exploded through the porch window on May 27. Eliza and Martha, writing letters in the front parlor, ran to fetch help from the neighbors while their parents and two brothers lay injured and dying. As the investigation progressed, authorities arrested suspects Ben Johnson and John Donahue, as well as William Mattison, who confessed to shooting the rifle. Elmer and James were taken into the “sweat box” for interrogation and arrested not once but twice. Alexander McCrea finds John Giddings’ missing Winchester rifle sticking out of the bottom of Round Lake like a planted flag and the famous Anoka family finds itself on the witness stand in front of the court as Judge Arthur Giddings presides. Watch the show, then get behind-the-scenes insight into how ACHS staff created the video, see some of the original documents, and hear about the other cases in the 25 boxes of files from county attorney Albert Pratt.
Bring to Class:
Location:
Online via Zoom, link will be sent via email prior to the class
Registration Cutoff Date:
Dates & Times:
3/31/2025 1:00PM - 2:30PM
