Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-31
A WOman's Terrible Crime.
THE DEED FOR WHICH MRS. MEAKER WAS HASaED
YESTERDAY.

YESTERDAY.
The crime for which Mrs. Meaker was hung at
Windsor, VT, yesterday. as stated In The srAs
last evening, was OF particularly shocking char.
acter. She was OF a very morose temperament
was the ruler OF her family and OF such a quarrel
some disposition, that constant wrangles with her
neighbors compelled as frequent changes OF her
residence. During 1879 half-SiSter OF Mrs M. was
taken from the poor farm at Charlotte. where she
had been supported by the public, and placed
In care OF Mr.. Meaker. the town paying Q
small sum for her board. The child, Alice
in deeanor modest and soc d aehin'e t sce
her helpessness excited the luminosity
OF Mrs. Meaker from the moment she entered the
house, and IL was vented IN cults and blows. She
seemed TO take delight I'm the child's sun rings,
Whose stripes and scars famed the fire OF her
hatred until the elimination I'm April, 1880, not
quite one year after she had become an Inmate OF
the Meakers' home. Her hatred OF Alice had then
become such mania with the woman that she
determined 10 Kill her In order TO remove the child
from her Sight, and proposed 10 her son Almon
that he should aid her IN the crime. AT first he
objected, but ultimately consented AID the hor.
fioie murder was committed on the 23i OF April.
CONFESSION OF ALsos NgAKER
The story OF the crime is coOlly narrated By
Almon Meaker in a confession made by him sub
sequent to the trials OF this fiendish mother and
son: "His mother proposed several plans for get
ting lid of Alice, and finally on the night OF the
murder, she bought strychnlne at Waterbury, and
he procured team from livery stable and walt
Mother had put Alice 10 bel with her clothes on
and mother took her out of the window telling
her we were going TO ride. Ny father was In
bed. Mother and Alice walked a short way up
the hill through the field and came 10 the
road where had the team. They got I'm and I
drove through the street and gave the poison ON
Henry Hill below the street, when we Put ft In
some sweetened wfter and gave it TO her. We
drove on, and she went into commissions MY
mother held her hand ever her mouth TO prevent
her making a noise. We started for "A sandbauk
towards owe and took n shovel to bury her with.
but she died so soon as We stopped at a swamp.
where the body was thrown. and where 1 had
stamped upon her 10 bury her in deep"
HOW SHE MET HER FATE
Mrs. Meaker ate hearty dinner yesterday Her
arms were pDioned before she LETT her CELL and
The procession moved TO the galloWs, where she
was seated in a chair and evidently did not ike
the crowd. After prayer by the Chaplain Sheriff
Anladen handed her paper with these words:
"Elnilne Meaker, IL you have anything 10 say
why the execution OF your sentence should
not take place you have now an opportunity"
This was done on account or her deafness. She was
calm and oale, and sat with closed eyes She then
said: Good bye, MIR. Hall 1 have nothing more
10 say, only forgive you for hanging me.n Her
legs were then tie1, she standing all the time
She showed no signs OF fear, and no trembling.
but said: MAY God forgive You all" The fatal
drop iell at 80 O'Clock.