Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-01-12
From the aroons County Rennhlie.n

FROM the SrooIEe County Republican.
A house Of Mowaiag and Of Blood! = The
Ices Of tao children taken By their No
Their.
Seldom has it fallen 10 our lot 10 record
SO shocking an occurrence as the follow
ing:
Cornelius Mersereau, Esq. coroner, on
Monday last, was called to hold an inquest
over the dead bodies two children, daugh-
ters OF Mr.. Edmond III. and Samantha
Locke, OF the town of Union, in this coun-
ty. Nappeared in evidence before the Ju-
ry summoned on this melancholy occasion,
that early on Saturday morning last, Mr..
Locke, and his sons arose, and went to the
barn to attend to their ordinary outdoor bu-
slness. Mrs. Locke also arose, passed in
to the room where niece Of hers who was
sick, and her little daughter slept, asked
her niece how she rested, and then took
the child from the bed, under the pretence
that her niece might remain undisturbed the
remainder of the morning.
She then took the child up stairs to the
bed occupied by the other child, (the eldest
five and the youngest two years of age,
and got into the bed herself. About this
time, one Of the sons returned from the
barn for some corn, and went up stairs for
that purpose. His mother urged him TO
hasten down with it, which he did, Mr..
Locke, IN few minutes, also came in,
and inquired of his son where his mother
was. He replied, sup stairs playing with
the children" Mr.. l.. Immediately went
up stairs, where sight as appalling as
w III Nv, | l.,
view. The three lay IN the bed, with their
throals cut from ear 10 ear, welterng in
their blood! The children were quite dead
and their mother struggling as if in the
agones of death.
Mrs. Locke, daring the last win,eg and
spring and at times on former occasions
had been insane. Every thing which. a
kind husband could do, had been done 10
alleviate her disease of mind, and with this
view he took her on long journey the past
summer, and returned with her as he hoped
fully restored to health. No particular
symptoms of her malady had been disco
vered, save occasionally wild appearance
OF the eye, until tho commission Of the IA
tai deed.
Mrs. Locke still survives, and Dr.. Burr
who was Immediately called, thinks she
may possibly recover. The razor was
found in her hand, and it took tho united
strength Of two individuals 10 force it from
the maniac's grasp. She has partially re-
covered her senses, expresses her regret,
and hopes that she may recover, so as to
IS suffer the penalty of the law
The jury rendered verdict, That
Ruth S. Locke, and Mary t. Locke, chill
dren of the said Edmund H. and Samatha
Locke, came to their sudden deaths on the
morning of the l2ih day of December in
slant, by the hand of their mother, by her
cutting their threats with razor, while the
said mother was in state Of insanity"
The funeral of the children took place
on Monday, and their remains were fol-
lowed TO their last resting place by large
concourse of sympathising friends. The
feelings of the heart broken father, and the
surviving childtn can neither be imma-
glned or described, FOR can they receive
any consolation, except from an higher
than an earthly source, that will in the
least aSsuage or help their deeply seated
sorrow.