Daily Republican., 1881-01-31
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80 xelempts Suicide.

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Iorx January ga dis
I<1 (o lhs ESsning Telegram from
1.Il1 r.ts that moat terrible case
4 &|.r Nnd suicide occurred yestsr.
=. ~ |'hlisyale, . thriving village in
|ourahip OF Pickering, Outario
- iho Toronto and Nlppis,ug
r, tometime early in the morn.
AZ hepard, a resident OF the vii.
G rsd her two children and
&. suoh injuries upon her
esnnot possibly survive.
we'll to-do farmer in
,Hnship, and Mrs. Shepard
Itor of Mr. William Sleeper,
6orIng farmer. They have
.~ .ffIsd about fvs years. 1t Is
. / ~ . w thsy did not live happily 70.
7; vg61a6n named Ressor, who has
- IS thb habit Of Visiting Mrs. Shep'
111 tsl|8 The following story: About
&I.s o'clook vent over to sea II she
os ded anything, and when / reached
6as door. but before opening it, l
1I1d3kt I heard 8 strange noise inside.
4. 4 ;;s lSnod 3 tiosnsnt and neard 1t again,
strange KurgIing sound. Knowing
ths( Mrs. Shepard Was subject to very
514prs 6ss cf vomiting supposed that
w what VIE The matter and opened
fhS door ana walked into the kitchen.
i ala not obserye Mrs. Shepard at first,
but 81 ~ flDor beside the bed lay the
bod ii Gsorgs. Just behind the stove
ia bsby vas lying in pool OF blood,
its throat ont from ear TO ear. Turn,
ina. / a&w Mrs. Shepard lying curled
l up on ths other aide Of the room cover
ID with blood, her head turned almost
under her body, 50 that l could not
w her faos. She was apparently dead
ana the floor was covered with blood
a butcher knife and revolver were lay
IND Oh thefIocr, | Was unable TO move
fos Al instant and then l ran out
screaming for help"
The nsiRhbors soon gathered in aud
took What care they cculd OF Mrs. Shep'
ard, who wsasnct dsad, as first suppos'
Cd. :,
The house II wkich the SherSrds
I've Ii 4 stone building, one and a ha.I
stories high. On the ground floor ara
the kitchen and two bed rooms In
she centre Of The Kitchen stands the
stove, 81 the right hand table and on
ths lsft i cupboard. Al the right side
N the stove lay the oldest boy, George,
bright little fellow, three years Of
ace. he had been ahot with q revolver
and killed instantly. There was nc
sign of struggle beyond his Olenched
asts. The ball had gone through his
heart and he lay with outstretohed
arms, his fsce a. calm and peaceful a;
ifhe we're asleep. No blood had come
from the wound, there was no dishgur'
Ing; no gaping wounds to shock the
eye or the behoIder. In striking con
trast lay the other child, only seven
months old. II iay ~ o pool Of blood,
It's head almost compietsly severed BY
the cruel stroke ol ths knife, the pool
li.tle limbs Were tsittsd oonvulsively
showing tho neony Id which he had
dIsd. When lifted, the head fell back
showing the severed arterie5 aud wind
pine. The mother vas terrible sight
How many wounds ehe has could not bc
asceftaiDed. but, with all her loss O
blood. she had atill suficient Rtrength
10 crawl 10 The door, which Mrs. Ressol
had len wids open when she ran out
and 10 close II, and then drag hersel
10 q chair, against Mhick she was lean
ing whom M. White and the others en-
tered. BatWesn the two children lay
the revolver and near Mrs. Shepard
Law the knife. In the evening Mrs
Shepard rallied sufficiently to relate
how che did the murder and wha
caused her 10 do II. She said Georg'
had disobsysd her commAnds severa
times and atlast she became enraged
and ssizine the revolver, she shot him
she had evidently stood directly ovel
him. az the ball entered the left breast
high up toward tho neck, and passed
Z down thsough ths heart. After killing
George ahe thohght she might as vel
Iii herself and the baby, 80 she had
taken the knife and cut the poor little
things throat and thrown II on thu
door. She then shst herself in thu
LEFT breast. the bali striking rib apd
passing around the body. She mex
Shot herself In The throat, and theI
taking the knife had stabbed herself ii
the throat several times, cutting he
chin Ia 4 fearful manner, and finally
had drawn the knifs acrcss her throat
slmost sevsring her windpipe, but no
injuring either ofthe main arteries.