Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-05

10 O'Clock | moved the mattress In the
front room close To the window at the
head of the crib and laid there. IL was
g so'clock before ] swoke, and then II Was
by hearing one Of the children in the
crib make faint cry and then louder
one. sprang up and looking IN the
cnb saw blood on Francis face. At
first / thought his nose was bleeding,
bat on picking him up In my arms
saw That His Throat Wss Out
then turned 10 the other one, and
finding that he was also dead thought
that some one had got into the house
and intended numbering us all. l turned
to the bed To arouse my wife, but both
she and the babe were missing. Then l
realized it all and started to run into the
bedroom of the kitchen, wher, ! struck
something on the ho0r. The lamp was
burning dimly on the mantlepiece, and
when / turned it up saw that tho oh
ject on the floor was the dead body Of
Edward, the infant. His throat was cut
and his little body Was in pool OF blood:
ran into tho bedroom expecting to find
John and Patrick Henry also dead, but
they were sleeping, and | told them to
get up and come. ! started then TO re-
turn 10 tho front bedroom, when ] saw
my wife standing near the crib with the
razor In her hand. | said,
Good God. Mary. What Have You Done
With tho Childronr"
She answered, 81 killed them with
your razor" | asked, "Why did you
kill them?" and she said, because
everybody said they were little devils
and ] wanted to send them to heaven
"Ailer that" said Mr. O'Connor, ~ ran
around TO the house Of my wife's
brother, John Wheelihan, and he came
back with me Just as the officer was
taking my wife away" In answer to
the question Of the reporter Mr.. OCon-
nor said that for five years past his wife
had been sckly. She WAS about forty
years Of age aud had never drank liquor.
since her sickness she was nj times
peevish and sometimes acted strangely,
but not enough to justify him in suspect
ing that her mind Was affected few
years ago he said she often used to Ie-
mark that she was going 10 die soon. but
lately sho had not used that expression.
Her physician had told her that she was
suffering from chronic dyspepsia and
that she would not recover from II.
O'Connor said that on Thursday night
his wife was as cheerful as usual until
he got talking To her about the doctor,
when she got peevish aud got out OF her
bed. lie stopped talking to her and she
returned to bed. OConnor says that
lac fell asleep aud did not awake until hc
was reused 10y his boy s dying cry.
A Confession OF Quit
At nine O'Clock IN the morning Mrs.
O'Connor was moved IN coach from
the Fourth precinct police station Ia the
Gregory street Police Court, where she
was arraigned before Police Justice
Pclouhet. She was dressed neatly IN u
calico wrapper and wore M hat. sho
has the appearance ot n dying person,
and is thin and cnaciated. When
Brought into the court room she Was
placed in chair opposite the Judge,
and when spoken To answered IN clear
voice aud appeared perfectly rational.
She gave her name rs Mary DCopn0r,
and residence No. u Waters avenue.
Judge Pclouhct said: "You are accused
Of killing three Of your children; do you
want to make u statement She an.
swcred: "lam guilty; ] killed the three
of them with q raI0r.' She then went
on and stated tina, it Was about hree
o'clock in the morning. her husband
was asleep and the children were in the
room with her.
why did you kill them? weren't
they good children asked tho Court,
and she answered They were good,
and killed them because ! wanted 10
send them to heaven. My husband did
not know anything about il. ] did not
think OF killing them until just a mo
ment before did the killing. got
carving knife, but it was not sharp
enough, and then | got my husbands
razor out of his drawer; ! did not mean
10 Kill my husband. TIE children made
no noise when | killed them until !
killed David, and he screamed and
awokc my husband
"Didnt YOU make mistake in killing
them =" asked the court. and the woman
answered, mo, | made no mistake
"Are you sorry i0r what you have
donc?" 6sked the Judge, and the wo.
man answered, "les, now ] am sorry
for It," She then gaze the ages OF her
victims ~ follows Eddie, aged two
years; Francis, aged four years, and
David, aged eight years. Justice Prlou'
bet then committed the woman to the
county Jail to await trial Tor murder.
IN examination Into her mental conii-
ton will be made % day. Coroner Par
slow las, evening empanelled u jury in
the case, aud held an inquest on the
bodies. James O'Connor, thc father OF
tho victims, was brought before Police
Justice P,loubet last night 40 a Witness,
but was allowed 10 depart on his own
rcCOgnILancc.
Shocking Tragedy n lear ON, ha, Nebraska
Omaha, July "A fatal quarrel to- x
place this morning about O'Clock at
Miiiari, this county, between b. Mitch
ell and James Lyon, two farm hands.
The two were attending dance IN town,
aud. with other parties, drank heavily
Some words were had over o triiling
matter, when Mitchell drew revolver
and fired at Lyon, the hall entering his
forehead. Lyon fell aud received sec.
ond shot IN the breast.
Mitchell surrendered himself OF once
and was committed 10 Jail IN this city
without bail. The wounded man eI.
pired few hours later. Mitchell Was
,,ar,.lso,,. folIou Ivon WAS uuipt