The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-02-01
HORRIBLE CRIME.
Three Children Slain Ou Their
LuMNtic Mother at Mil
MaMk,ee.
Thcir Little Bodies Hacked to Pieces
In a Frightful Manner.

terrible crime was committed in the city
Of Milwaukee few DAYS ago, a mother kill
ing her three little children-the oldest
Years, and the Youngest Is months--in a
most brut;k manner, literally cutting them
to pieces and completely disem-
boweling them. From local paper
we CLEAN the following details OF
the blood-curdlipg horror: When the re-
porter reached the dingy apartment Yh re-
the deed was committed he beheld terA bile
sight Left of the door stood large, wv
bed, and on the scanty. dirty bed-clothes
lay the PROSTATE forms of three little girls
They We're ghastiy group The little bod
les were nude and cut up in a terrible man
ner The Oldest girl had u large number Of
gashes made with butcher knife all over
her little body. The arms Of the second
girl were cut off near the shoulders. the
lower eAtremities hung to the body by thin
shreds Of flesh, and the little body was COM
pletely disemboweled The small body Of
the babe was cut into six pieces the
head and extremities being completely sew
cred from the trunk. Near the foot Of
the bed Young woman, only partially
dressed. viii disLeycled hair, crouched on
the tioor. Q 4 down by two strong men.
Upon table near b. were the remnants Of
o frugal breakfast, and carelessly thrust
among the cups and saucers lay an
ugiy-looking butcher knife. blood dripping
from the blade, and u cooper's knife. or
scraper. with two handles. also smeared all
over with blood The butchery was horrible.
Blood dripped from the bed onto the uncar-
peted floor, forming q large pool. The whole
surroundings We're exceedingly squal-
i'll Poverty and uncleanliness gave the
rooms dreary look. which was
not improved by the bitter cold
down was the murderess Her hands were
sme he'd with blood and the front of her
dress was dyed in gore 4 satanic smile
played about her mouth and her whole ap-
pearance was that of an insane person. She
was fair-haired young person. and her
feet three inches high. Over her head was
q bed-quilt and when she had been placed
before the fire iii the police station she told
her story in broken German When asked
how she murdered the children she said she
stabbed one in the breast and another in the
shoulder. They cried but little. as She made
quick work of the butchery. She smiled as
she pronounced the last words The woman
used q draw-shayc and two small carving
knives With the former she shaved the
children's bodies, and with the latter she
stabbed and disemb0weled them While
their bodies were shockingly mutilated.
their heads were untouched When asked
what had caused her to dO the fearful deed.
she replied, Il read it in the book
Her insanity IL Of religious form, and she
LllnkS Sne mas lnaue u great SaCIlnce Sn0
kept smoothing back her hair with her
bloody hands, looked at the crimson stains,
and smiled Her eyes had wild look. The
sight was SO terrible that the officers turned
away sick at heart Hacked and cut and
stabbed and chopped legs and arms, horribly
severed from the body, is the butchering
described in the shortest way.
The husband stated that ever since their
arrival In this country they had trouble. as
there had been considerable sickness among
the children About Christmas time she had
read something in . I,al6r that seemed to
have had great effect on her. Since then
PRAYER book in her lap cooking no food, and
not even heating the room. She Is doubtless
insane from worrying because the sickness
OF the children prevented her from attend
/ ing church