Dubuque County IA Archives News.....A Woman Murdered Near Dubuque May 3, 1887
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Bellevue Herald, Bellevue, Iowa May 3, 1887
Bellevue Herald, Bellevue, Iowa, May 3, 1887

A Woman Murdered Near Dubuque

Mrs. Barney Kennedy, wife of a dairy man living about three miles from 
Dubuque, was found dead in a field about a mile from her home, Tuesday 
afternoon. Marks of violence were upon the head and body and her clothing was 
torn to shreds, clearly indicating that it was a case of murder and that the 
woman had made a desperate struggle for her life. Mrs. Kennedy had driven the 
dairy wagon to Dubuque Saturday and on her return in the evening had some 
words with her husband and left the house. She went to a grocery store in the 
vicinity and did not leave until eleven o’clock that night, and was slightly 
intoxicated. She visited the same grocery at one o’clock Sunday afternoon, and 
about four o’clock was seen running in an exited manner down the road where 
her body was found.  People living in the vicinity of the spot where she was 
afterward found murdered heard loud screams for help. Mr. Kennedy claims not 
to have seen his wife after she had left his house Saturday evening. The 
coroner proposes to make a thorough investigation of the matter and the 
inquest will not be concluded before Thursday. Mrs. Kennedy was about thirty-
five years old, and leaves five children. She was the daughter of Mr. Timothy 
Sullivan, of Dubuque, and was married to Mr. Kennedy when she was about 
fifteen or sixteen years of age. Both the husband and wife are said to have 
been drinking quite heavily of late, and she has often left the house and 
remained with friends in Dubuque for several days at a time, and it is said 
for that reason the husband did not make a more vigorous search for her, 
although he made inquiries for her in Dubuque.
(Note: Barney Kennedy was found guilty of murdering his wife on September 3, 
1887)

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