Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-05
A MOTH ER's DESPAIR.
boot Of u Jersey CITY Mormsn-Cnta her
Ch,Idrcps Throats With q Razor.

NLw lnkk, July IA 'Il'hc Whi'"
sent 4 thrill ol horror through the entire
cummuu t. Was committed nj an early
hour ycsl,r lay morning ia that quiet
sect, Of Jersey City known as Forg
Heights. Between three aud hour
q clock in the morning the residents OF
the Heights in the vicinity of the Jer-
sev City and Bergen horse car stables
heard cries oi Murder" police -
Coming from the ihrsc.stnry and base
meut frame building at No " Waters
avenue. \ number 0i people, includ-
officer Harms, oi the Fourth precinct
police station, ,.urrlrd To- the place, and
were met by James O'Connor, one oi
the tenants OF the house, who told them
that his wife had killed three at her
children. officer Harms entered the
building, aud in OConnors apart
mcnts, ON the second floor, terrible
sight met his gaI'. Ga the foor
ol the back room was lying the infant
son ui OConnor, viii, his
Throat Out From Esr to lar.
aud in the adjoining room lay the dead
bodies oi two other children, their
thr0a,s also cut. la the corner of the
front room Mrs. O'Uonnor was standing
looking at the bodies OF her children.
Her hands aud the sleeves OF her dress
were cuycrrd With blood. Officer Harms
asked what she had done, and without
moving she answered. 81 killed INV
children; | cut their ihroaiS with
razor, brcausc | wanted Ia send hem TO
heaven The rooms presented u sick
IL IN t.sI
the family were poverty stricken II not
in ahlnct want The three rooms were
bare of ANYTHING hut the com
moncst furniture. la the kilch-
cn there was nothing hut
small cooking stove aud a couple ot
trunks, which aus scred the purposes OF
chairs la a corner 0t the room was a
cheap table and on the wall wctctwO
clocks With broken dials. Ia little
hail bedroom was n small woo,len bed
slcaG used 10y the two oldest children,
also diiapida,ed writing desk. The
room fronting Ou the street Was used Az
"a sleeping apartment aud contained n
bedstcad, small crib anu a mattress
thrown IN ono corner Ut the room. On
the walls were u cruciiix and aiew cheap
prints Of religious character. Officer
Harms, after surveying the apartments,
induced Mrs. OCnnnor to slt down on
the sidr ~ the bed, and hc sent word To
the Fourth precinct police station.
Arrss; OF tho Murdsrsss
Captain Mckaia Immediately arrived
and put officers IN charge Of the place,
and Mrs OConnor WAS removed 10 tho
station house. She Was weak aud
complained Of being i'll, 81 that after
htr arrival in the police station Sergeant
liudSlcy summoned pr. Case. The
physician found the woman suffering
from malaria aud dyspepsia. lie did
not pTrsCibc anything for her, but IN.
stead OF placing her in cell directed
that she be- allowed to remain on the
lounge in Captain Mckaig's office. The
physician asked her wha, she had done
with her children. and she answered, IL
Killed them Why asked he, did
you Kill ihem?' aud she answered,
because They Were Sick and was sics
aud Wanted to Die With Them"
The police notified County Physician
Converse and Coroner Parsiow oi the
crime and took Chargr at the victims.
During the morning the house
Ia ahiCh the crime Was COM
mitted Vas surrounded by
crowd nj curious people, but squad oi
police, under Sergeant FINLEY kept the
sidewalk tolcrablv clear. la the front
room the bohics oi the little victims
were IN Ice boxes aud So covered up that
through the glass tops no trace OF the
fatal gashes could bc seen. Dr. Con.
verse made an examination oi the bodies
aud tuund that the cuts on the throat oi
Edward, the infant, and also on the
throat OF Francis had severed the wind
pipe, but IN the case OF the third We
tim, David, the weapon had cut him
under ,he left ear, seyeT,ng the Jugular
vein. All tie wounds caused lnstanta.
neous death, A Wade 4 Butcher razor
Was handed 10 the doctor ss the weapon
used by Mrs, b'COnnor. James O'Con.
nor, the usi0r,unate father OF the vie
Tins. was iound hy reporter in the
hall bedroom. and being asked ior
statement ot wnst he knew oi the kad
affair, spoke Willingly and s,id he would
tell all he knew. His story Is a. fol-
lows:
The Fathers Sad Story.
On Thursday came about Z O'Clock
and found the baby sick. | asked my
xiie ii it bad been taken out during the
day, and she said she had il out herself,
but IL did not make lhechild any bet.
ter. then vent 70 Dr. lHornblouer's Q,
in hoboken sRsnue, - told him sbeui
&A%E 'tsass He FTsd