The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-04-30

preached her cell ana PrHye" n'"i
touching accents, TO let her go. hN'
SISTERS OF CHARITY
Visited her, and then came some roist,uns'
She spoke to them in ine0berch', hoiloW
whispers, aud in So low tone thst ~ wac
very difficult to understand WORD she
said. When the reporter OF the 'IlerSiu
and Dr.. Farringi0n-whoh had sirohdy eA-
smin,d her in tho morning visited the
cell ia the afternoon the poor mother meu-
toned her children for the first time.
"Onl ms children, Oil my children
she moaned in a low tone, 'oh my poor
children g. The expression Of her lace
was heartfending, aud her eyes Mica WIN
tears
where arc thcy2" the doctor asked.
She paused awhile, and ga2ei on him
with look Of deep anguish. "Oh Oh
they're dead" sho moaned in the same
low tone, and wtinging her hands, VI
killed them burnt thcm.'
She buried her head in her hands and
sobbed.
"why did you kill thcm ~ the Doctor
asked.
She was still weeping but she rsi'ed
her head and said, in the same hollow I'M
earthly tone, "Ihe Lord and the angels
appeared before me IN a vision and told
moo do it. The Lord inotioned ne t"
do il and (.adly) when | iouked at my
children / saw that their tongues were
red 1anes, and | did it, There was n
pause. She sobbed pi,eou'ly. Oh,
my chjldrenl Oh, my poor children
Odd you strange them hrst' the doc
| tor enquifed.
"Oh, no, she moaned, gazing listlessly
| II him, IL held the Oldest first over the
fre. She wrung her hunds) Yes, did
| oh, my cbildroni oh, my children
And thcn you held the other one over
the fire.
Yes, yes" she sighed moaning sgsinr
"Oh. thy children, my children"
Words could not convey an idea, Of the
anguish that was expressed in these sim
pie words rs
THE PooR CRAzED MOTHER
uttered them.
"how long did the vision remain With
| you the dUc,Or asked.
ION, Gcd aud Tho angels stayed oil
| through until IT was over che replied
sarnes,ly. She folded her hands rnd
prayed ivr her children. a mist came be-
tore her eyes, Sue staggered and would
| nave fallen had the doctor not held her
| she Implored every ono who came neal
| h,r 10 let ter see her children. Her chil
Iren None but mother could have VI
| tered the word rs she uttered II. The 10
porter was told che had been truly de-
voted 10 them, that she had seemed " low
them better than she did her life. Tb
thought that she had Killed them whirle
wildly through her ieverish brain, an
when she Was told they would be burio'
10 few hour, she hid her face IN be
hands aud wept long lime until at lebg,
The laid her head upon the pillow au'
sank into rcpuse.
BURIAL Of TUE CHILDREN.
The children we're buried yesterday b.
their father. Their charred remains rec
IN Calvary cemetery. When they wer
found dead they lay with their arms en-
twined round eacn Others necks, and i
tho same position they lie in the grave.
At INQUEST.
The following Is the testimony elicite
| at The inquest held by CorVner Keenan,:
George urnhess' y, residing III 81 lhr
street, lcs,iied That deceased were hl
ehitdrehi last evening about huli-pas
seven O'clock ! came hume and found IN.
| door locked; i knocked Oh II about
quarter .! an hour or twenty minute,
any wife then opened the door aud sny
| tho two children in n large ~"sn'u" ne"
! 40 s,V-v, oa tnc door my wife sale
| Everything was all right-l III happ
now l a,k,d her what Was the matt,
WIN tho cbildreni supposed Tia, she hu
D'en WASHING lhemi sue said, Everythin
Was all rgh,; they have COMO TO heuvei
don't say anything 10 any one" she pc
vented me iIom rocking at the children
Tor II iull hour; i did not suspect nythin.
was wrong with them; | then went /
them and lound them dead; she went q
her knees and prayed me not TO toucI
them or TO go outside the door; ihe'
went out tor Or. Thompson ana feturhe'
! with hun to my house; he then hplheG I'M
! police at the station house; since the las
child WAS borne my wife has acted diler
/ rnt from before; about SIX weeks ago sh'
| suid she was dying and sent mo t,r III
! Thompson; several times she has sat up al
night ana prayed II good deal, she used
say she saw ghCsts; che WAS very quiet,
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
Surgeon Harrington, WHO has the cas-
Of Airs. ucnne,sy, testified that she WI
,ulenug from insanity, and he h,ltevC
her To- lave been Insane " hon She toe
the lives OF her children.
Professor JaheMhN says ne mas exam
med Mrs. ucunessy, who, undoubtedly
insane, sLd was IN that condition whC
she took the lives Of her children; she b.
suffered from religious excitement, AZ
the debility from fasting may have II
ducpd the insanity.
Wooster DeacD, NJ. D., who made D
examination Of The bodies of the de ease
Children, testified that they were tetrib
burned about their heads. necks al
chests, which may have been caused |
tLruslIng them head foremost through OF
Of the openings in the top Of the stove.
TuE VERDICT.
The case wus then submitted 10 II
jury, who found "Ihut the deceased chl
orcu came TO their death, from suilocatio
and burns Rt tue hands of their muthe
Ann IIeunesscy, while she was suicrin
from an attack of insanity, TT 81 Thir
street, on the 23i of April, ls73.
For the present Mrs. henne'sry =,
mains in the care of the commissioners
charItie. and correction, under trestmcn
but how her case will he finally dispose
OF remains for tho proper authorities ,
detgruiCc.