The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-08-20
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\ MOTHER KILLS TWO CuILDRE1; AND con-
MITs SUICIDE.

MIES SUICIDE.
4 correspondent of the Chicago Inter
ocean, from Eau Clair. Wisconsin, August
3. SAWS Friday morning last the wife
of Austin Drake, living one mile from tins
city. committed suicide and also murdered
her Two Childr.n under the follow ing Gu
cumstaucss: " edHaSday night sne o"tAsu
her feet, leaving the paii II water used for
that purpose sitting by the side or ihe bed
She then lay down and commenced TO
nurse her baby, four months old. " hile
nursing she fell asleep, and in the morning
awoke only to find her baby drowned, he
having fallen into the pail OF water IBIS
affected heF to such degTse that she de-
terminsd To take her own life and Ehe lie
Of her remaining three children. ne
Friday following she enticed two OF her
children. one aged three and the other five,
TO 20 with her, and urged the third, aged
abOus four. 70 go and look for flowers.
Two finally consented, and they went di-
reetly TO Lows Creek, and stood upon the
bank. She told them to look at the water
and sfe how pretty it was. From this 1t -
supposed she pushed both in, ard then
plunged in herself. The one that was three
years OF age succeeded in climbing out and
making ms way 10 the house, 50 thoroughly
saturated with water and overcome with
fatigue that he soon after tainted, and it
was with difficulty that he was brought to.
Search was immediately made for Mrs.
Drake, and she was found with her head
and shoulders in the water, feet upon The
bank, and in her arms was claSped her
boy, both dead. Mrs. Drake was widely
known and well educated, having been q
school teacher for several years in Eau Claire
county. She was an odd woman, some
times freDzied, and while in these moods
would do many things thai a sane person
would shudder 10 think OF. 1t is thought,
by persons best acquainted with her, that
she WAS ia one Of these frenzied moods dur
ing Wednesday night, and that she delibeI-
Rteiy drowned in the pail of water the
infant child, as no noise was heard, no
water split, and no disturbance made. But
this is simply conjecture. 1t is q sad af-
fair and casts deep gloom over a large
circle of friends. Mrs. brakes mStlor III
law Is a step mother 10 ex- Lieutenant Gov
ernor Pond, OF Chippewa Falls"
TIE SKELETON or a Child EXTRACTED
FROM GoUNG MAN.-Dr. ". l.. Rogers,
who, as q surgeon, stands at the head of
the profession IN the South, performed an
operation in Memphis recently that has de-
veioped one OF She most TemaI Izable results
known to the medical fraternity. He was
called i'll, at a house on lie soto street. TO
extract q stone from the bladder Of Young
man about IS years old, named Jepjha
Walker. Tie doctor having successfully
taken out the stone, which is about thc
size Of a large guinea egg, composed Of
carbonate Of lime, left :hc patient in good
spirits, doing wall. Some days after. the
nurse, while dressing the wound of the
young man, saw something protruding
from it, which she gave to DIR. Rodgers on
his next visi:. On examination this proved
to be the bone Of an infant. Since then
the physician has extracted several bones,
among which are part of both of tie
thighs, enc of the leg, one Of each arm,
and one hip bone, and another vas taken
out belonging to another part of the body.
The nurse stated thai size extracted many
more bones, but. Not knowing their value
She threw them away. The patient IS do
ing very well, and js expected to o. soon
restored 10 good health. This Is the first
case Of the kind, we believe, that has uc-
Cured in This part Of the country. But
medical works recount where several such
phenomena have taken place and the
same authorities eEplaIu upon a very plansi-
BILE theory how such things can baureu.
Some lazy, incredulOus doctors. whose vo-
cation should have been that Of third class
sculiiun, have doubted the word Of Or.
Rogers in this matter. But the doctor has
shown as tho bones and the stone, and told
US that his operation was attended with th.
above results. A. far rs DR. Rogers char
actcr Is concerned, suffice It 20 say that le
is wcll known throughout the Southern
States as a surgeon whose ability IS unsu-
passed 10y any one ID this part Of the couu-
Try. and is regarded as :. gentleman who
would under no consideration degrade his
profession by imposture.
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\ STRANGE CAUSE OF DFATu.-Abcut
one Of the most singular cases of death
that ever caulo within our province to men