Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-24
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mother's Horrible Crime.
NEW York, Feb. 10 A tragic scene
was witnessed last evening by the people
who happened to be passing along Third
avenue, between Twentieth and TWENTY
first streets, when Mrs Mary Oarrol, a
young married woman, attempted to MUIR
der her two small children while seated
on the doorstep OF Frankepfields pork
packing establishment. The timely inter
vention OF several men who had been at
tracked by the cries of "Oh, mamma,
don't" prevented the frenzied mother
from accomplishing her horrible design
but not, however, until one of the babes
had been seriously mutiated about the
throat with pocketknife.
Two brothers, John and Alexander
trerrier, were the first attracted to the
scene and Immediately disarmed Mrs.
Oarrol, and then took charge of the
children, conveying the wounded one to a
neighboring drug store, and the woman
was taken by a policeman to the East
Twenty street police station Ser
geant II ompson, upon inquriug into the
case, was told that the prisoner was tir.t
noticed walking along the avenue CARRYING
q child on her arm and leading another by
the hand. Nothing was observed in bur
demeanor that would indicate an unsound
mind. She suddenly paused in her walk
and placed her eldest child Elizabeth aged
"a years, on the stoop of the above men.
toned factory, and seating herself beside
her quietly drew from her pocket a
medium-sized penknife and proceeded to
cut her daughters throat. The pain OF
the knife as 1t penetrated the flesh on the
little ones neck caused her to cry piteously.
invoking her mother to deslst and also
attracting the attention OF the passers-by.
When aid arrived the keen edged blade
had done its ghastly work, and through o
gaping wound which extended across the
neck from ear to ear the blood flowed
profusely. Surprising that she had NOR
tally wounded the girl, Mrs. Carroll de-
iiberately uncovered the neck of her infant
son, whom she had held in her lap, and
and was about to cut il in like manner
when the men referred to hastened for.
ward, and seizing her appraised arm
wrenched the blood stained weapon from
her hand
Mrs. Carol is but 22 years old. of
medium hight aud dark complexion. She
Is the wife of John Uarrol, butcher en-
ployed Ia Ii. Rodman's slaughter house on
First avenue, near Forty-third street. She
was married four years ago, and during
that time gave birth to the two children.
After the birth of the second child
she developed signs OF pueperal mania,
which at times has assumed an aggravated
form under excitement Oa Thursday
afternoon while riding in horse car of
one of the east side lines she was robbed
of her p0oketbook 1'his worried her
considerably, and when her husband
returned to his homo, which is at No. 23l
East FOrty-tifth street, she was laboripg
under great deal of excitement and act
ing in delirious way. MIR. Carol in a
kindly way pacified her and when he left
the house for work yesterday morning
supposed her to be perfectly rational lie
thinks, however, that the thought of her
loss recurred to her and that while in that
mood she conceived the idea of destroying
the lives of her offspring. She lett the
house in the afternoon with the children
and was seen by friends down town
toward evening. 1t was while on her way
home that she attempted to carry out her
intention.
When spoken TO in the station house
she talked iDcoherently, and the Sergeant
imagined from her muttetings that she
was insane. When placed in cell she
became very violent, and it was resolved
to convey her to Bellevue Hospital for
safe keeping. The wounded child was
taken in an ambulance by DR.. Hoffman
from the drug store to the same iustitu-
ton, where its injuries were dressed. As
yet the attending physiGians cannot say
whether the wound will prove fatal or
not. Il was discovered that none OF the
arteries had been severed, but .he larynx
was slightly puuctured, aud the infant was
weak from extensive homorrage. The
husband of the unfortunate woman called
al the police station and claimed his son