Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-28
BURNED HERSELF AND BABY.
A Dsmsni.d Woman BuiIes Bonfire Ia Her
House-Dying ~ the Flames.

ifouse-Dying IN the Flames.
A Hancock IN. w. special says: A
few mornings ago j. g. Hanford, of the
town Of Kortright, this county, discov-
cred that house belonging to him and
occupied by Andrew Jubeck and his
family was on FIRE. The house was
some distance away. Jubeck was in
the employ Of Hanford, and was not in
the house at the time. Hanford
mounted his horse and hurried
to the burning house. He saw
what he supposed was all of Jubeck's
family huddled together under tree
across the road from the burning house,
but on going to them he found only Ju-
beck's oldest child, girl twelve years
of age, and her two little brothers. She
seemed dazed, and said she guessed her
mother and the baby had sought place
of safety on neighborirg hill. A
trunk and some furniture had been re-
moved from the house, which was soon
burned to the ground. Andrew Jubeck
arrived on the scene from his work be-
fore the house was consumed.
A search vas made for Mrs. Jubeck
and the youngest child, but they could
not be found. Their remains were sub
sequently found in the ruins Of the
house. The mothers charred bones
were found in her bedroom the child's
were discovered in the cellar. Jubeck
said that his wife had got up that morn
ing and built fire 10 the stove, and he
arose at 81 O'Clock and went to his
work, leaving the rest Of the family
asleep. A coroner's investigation was
ordered. Martha Jubeck, the twelve
ycar-old daughter, told the following
story before the coroner:
"The day before the fire | was with
my mother and my baby brother
George. up on the hill. Mother made
a pile Of brush and told me she wa
| going to burn herself and George, ant
that il wanted to 90 to heaven witt
them she would put on more brush au'
/ could get on the pile, too. | snatche.
. the matches out of her hand and tool
George from the ground, where moshe
had placed him while she made tn
f brush-pile, and wouldn't let her hav
him. BY and by | got her to go HON
with ME. On the morning Of the fire
: was awakened by hearing baby cry
, Then heard mother talking to tn
: baby, and think she was crying, toe
b I cot up and dressed myself and wok
( up my two little brothers, because thei
was a great deal Of smoke in the house
Q took my brothers and led them out
our room to mothers door. 1t WI
y locked. l called to her and asked hi
wha, she was doing. She didn'tansw'
me, but kept on talking to baby al
crying.
1.-The smoke was SO thick that the
e started 10 get my little brothers out
. the house. | got them to the front do'
~ and found barrel Of flour place
, against il. don't know how ey
:. moved it, but got it far enough to
y me open the door SO We could get on
" Invent around TO the window in IN
~ theirs room and looked in. | saw IN
~ Their lying on the floor. 1t was
y IN smoky / could not see her face. 5
y had wood piled around her like birt
"a nest. 1t was blazing. and could
" mother burning. Her legs were
~ burned black. There was no stove
nu the room where she was. l could hs
George crying, but could not see hi
'ue Ii was so awful that don't rememl
AZ anything more, and think l must hs
Tue been crazy when Mr.. Hartford ash
- me where my mother was, and +
~" him she had gone with baby on
~. hill. The brush-pile and what mot
80 '~' wanted 10 do, guess, was on my mi
aa We all lived happy together Away
s A visit was paid by others to the
~. mentioned by the ehlld-witness and
w. ~. brush. pile was found as she had
80 scribed it.
~ a Andrew Jubeck testified that u
s ,a noticed year ago that his wife at tic
Wy acted strangely. lie had always Ii
~. happily with her. A verdict was I
~ deied that the woman and her ci
10" came 10 their death by the wilfal
Of the former in firing the house. |
supposed that Mrs. Jubeck had rol
The barrel of -four against the door
cal, prevent the escape OF her OF
:. children.