Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-23

Horrible Tragedy at Omro, Wis
~ cOnsin-1Iurder and Suicide-A
Woman POisOns First Her Child,
then HERSELF t!sa5sl s5a 2aizA H
I1O mro Winnebago co.. Wis, (April 81 Correspon-
SHtii dence of tue Milwaukee Sentinell I 4
The usual quiet village of Omro was
thrown into quite an excitement yesterday
by the report that a woman had poisoned
herself and infant child. The rumor proved
to be only too true. 80, -. -. .s.1
The suicide-a Mrs. Furmon-
from her husband about two years ago,
since which time she has supported herself
by work, a part of the time by keeping
house for man in this city, and to whom
1t was reported she was to be married as
soon as she could procure a "bilI'' from
her husband. A very few days since this
man was married. Since this. marriage
has been made public, Mrs. Furmon has,
it is reported, frequently said that she did
not care to live, and that she would s. make
| SSS47~ with herself" Yesterday morning
she took her child (l3 months old) aud had
their pictures taken together. l have the
picture now before me. She appears to be
a comely, fair looking woman of about 30
| to 80 years of age. The child is large and
as perfect picture of health as one would
wish to look upon. After the picture was
taken she went to friends house to spend
| The day. At the dinner table she broug, t
/ up the subject of self-destruclion, anu
asked her host if he thought that suicides
soul could be saved. He said he thought
not, and read to her from the Bible to sIls-
tain him in his views. After dinner she
went down town to a druggist and pur-
| chased half drachm of strychnine and
returned to the house. She told the drug
! gist she wanted the strychnine to poison
rats with. At the house, she asked the
| wife of her host if she could keep her child
1 q few months. wis To fOO nff
and find her husband. The lady declined
to keep the child, as she had several child
rem of her own. s-.Hsse : st
A little after five o'clock Mrs. Furmon
called for some milk in cup, to feed her
! baby. 1t was given her, and then, unseen
by any eye except that of the .Omnipotent,
she emptied the fatal potion into the cup
and commenced feeding the same to her
babe. After few teaspoonfuls had been
taken by the child she sat the cup on
the shelf, and in a few moments the child
was taken violently sick. Several female
neighbors were at once called in and a ply
! sician sent tor, but in short time the child
was dead. During the paroxysms of the
child the mother frequently asked if the
= child would die, and when the child was
3 dead, she would not believe it for some
little time, and asked the neighbors- " i
they were sure the child was really dead
) were they sure it did not breathe.@ Wher
:, she had become satisfied that her babe haG
J passed from earth, she said she wished Il
die too and go with her child and be buried
in the same coffin. She now went to the
shelf and took the cup and drank some .
the milk, and in moment turned and sale
she felt sick, then took the cup and dranl
again. She then passed into side room
and laid down on bed. She soon calleC
/ in the neighbors to come in where she was
: They went in and found her suffering from
the effects of the poison. They seemed nov
to have thought for the first time about he
threats of self-destrucUion. 1888 .F
When the truth flashed upon them that sh
:. had poisoned her child and herself, ply
sician was at once sent for, but the woman
was dead before he reached the house. Sh,
died in ten or twelve minutes after drink
ing the poison. asaiiHaE 'eo.' iss-