Case File: Lizzie Halliday
Overview[edit]
This case file covers the many crimes of Margaret McNally, aka Mrs. Maggie Hopkins, aka Eliza Brown, aka Mrs. Lizzie Halliday
Locations[edit]
- Eastern State Penitentiary
- Halliday Farm
- Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
- Newburgh, Orange, New York
- Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont
People[edit]
| Name | (Born-Died) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brewer, Artemus M. | 1841-1885 | 2nd husband |
| Davison, Margaret (McQuillan) | 1843-1893 | murdered |
| Halliday, John | 1854-1891 | murdered |
| Halliday, Paul | 1820-1893 | Lizzie's last husband |
| Hopkins, Charles | ?-1884 | 1st husband |
| Hopkins, Charles Jr | 1882-? | only son of Lizzie |
| McNally, Eliza | 1860-1918 | our subject |
| McNally, John | ?-1884 | Lizzie's father |
| McNally, John W. | 1844-1900 | Lizzie's brother, suicide |
| McNally, Sam | 1843-1893 | Lizzie's brother |
| McQuillan, John | 1848-? | pub owner in Philadelphia |
| McQuillan, Sarah Jane | 1873-1893 | murdered |
| McQuillan, Thomas | 1817-1897 | friend of Eliza's father |
| Parkerson, Hiram F. | 1826-1903 | 3rd husband |
| Playstel, Charlie | ?-? | 5th husband |
| Smith, George H. | 1831-1900 | 4th husband |
Documentation[edit]
Census Records[edit]
- 1900 Census: "Elizabeth Halliday" - Fishkill, Dutchess, New York
- 1910 Census: "Elizabeth Halliday" - Fishkill, Dutchess, New York
- 1915 NY State Census: "Lizzie Halliday" - Fishkill, Dutchess, New York
Newspaper Articles[edit]
- 23 Jun 1886 - Washington County Advertiser (Greenwich, New York): Marriage of George H. Smith and Lizzie Halliday
- 17 Mar 1888 - Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey): Charged with Incendiarism
- 18 Mar 1888 - The Philadelphia Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania): Did She Fire Her House?
- 19 Mar 1888 - The Philadelphia Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania): Camden Homoeopathic Hospital
- 29 Mar 1888 - The Philadelphia Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania): Mrs. Hopkins Committed
- 13 Apr 1888 - Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey): A Widow on Trial for Arson
- 10 Apr 1890 - The Philadelphia Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania): John McQuillan opens business
- 14 Jun 1890 - Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York): Levi Rogers sentenced
- 8 May 1891 - Republican Watchman (Monticello, New York): A Sad Tragedy - A Young Man Burned to Death
- 15 May 1891 - Republican Watchman (Monticello, New York): Coroners Inquests, John Halliday
- 19 Jun 1891 - The Evening Gazette (Port Jervis, New York): A Rival of Jesse James, Arrest of a Perfect Woman Fiend in Newburgh
- 20 Jun 1891 - Middletown Times-Press (Middletown, New York): Declared Insane, Mrs. Paul Halliday Examined
- 9 Jul 1891 - The Evening Gazette (Port Jervis, New York): Is Mrs. Halliday Insane?
- 26 Sep 1891 - The Evening Gazette (Port Jervis, New York): Mrs. Paul Halliday indicted
- 4 Feb 1892 - Port Jervis Daily Union (Port Jervis, New York): Judge Beattie's Court, Mrs. Paul Halliday
- 16 Feb 1892 - Middletown Times-Press (Middletown, New York): Mrs. Paul Halliday attacked in jail
- 5 Sep 1893 - The Evening World (New York, New York): Bodies of two women found at Halliday home
- 6 Sep 1893 - The Evening World (New York, New York): Murdered women are identified
- 7 Sep 1893 - The Evening World (New York, New York): Old Paul Killed Too, His Body Found Under the Floor
- 9 Sep 1893 - Middletown Times-Press (Middletown, New York): Week of Horrors, Inquests
- 13 Sep 1893 - The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, New York): Mrs. Halliday indicted
- 14 Sep 1893 - Tri-States Union (Port Jervis, New York): The Victim's Identified
- 5 Nov 1893 - The World (New York, New York): A Woman Without a Heart; Interview with Nellie Bly
- 6 Nov 1893 - The Philadelphia Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania): Mrs. Halliday connected to arson in Philadelphia
- 7 Nov 1893 - The Elmira Gazette (Elmira, New York): Mrs. Halliday in Philadelphia
- 20 Nov 1893 - The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont): Another Halliday Crime
- 12 Dec 1893 - Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania): Mrs. Halliday Tries Again
- 23 Jun 1894 - The Daily Sentinel Tribune (Bowling Green, Ohio): Is Facing the Jury, Lizzie Halliday and Her Many Crimes
- 28 Jun 1894 - The St. Johnsbury Caledonian (St. Johnsbury, Vermont): A Remarkable Criminal
- 5 Jul 1894 - Tri-States Union (Port Jervis, New York): Mrs. Halliday's Sister
- 2 Sep 1895 - Tyrone Daily Herald (Tyrone, Pennsylvania): Desperate Lizzie Halliday
- 18 Jan 1897 - Middletown Daily Argus (Middletown, New York): Lizzie Halliday Again
- 9 Aug 1897 - Middletown Daily Argus (Middletown, New York): Lizzie Halliday's Toothaches
- 29 Dec 1897 - Middletown Daily Argus (Middletown, New York): Mrs. Halliday in Good Health
- 7 Feb 1898 - Middletown Daily Argus (Middletown, New York): Lizzie Halliday's "Store Teeth"
- 14 Jul 1900 - Montperlier Evening Argus (Montpelier, Vermont): John W. McNally suicide
- 18 Mar 1901 - Poughkeepsie Eagle-News (Poughkeepsie, New York): Lizzie Halliday Wants Money
- 28 Sep 1906 - Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, New York): Second Murder of Crazy Woman
- 19 Mar 1915 - Poughkeepsie Eagle-News (Poughkeepsie, New York): Lizzie Halliday, Murderous Fiend, Tries Suicide
- 2 Jul 1918 - The Barre Daily Times (Barre, Vermont): Murderer of Six Dead
Publications[edit]
- Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of New York for the Year 1895
- The Halliday Case: by G. Alder Blumer, M.D., Superintendent Utica State Hospital, NY - 1894