The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
A FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY.
TRIPLE MURDER AND SUICIDE
IN BOSTON,.
A Man Kills His Daughter, Mcrtally
Wounds His Wife, Seriously
Injuries Her Mother and
Then Ends His
Own Life.

'S |oSs Si'oulo nave 6een First.
worcester. Mass. Dec. GA horrible
triple murder and suicide was discovered
Today i'll the upper Hat of Il tenement
building at 81 Taintor street. Henry
U. Narnnm and his little adopted daugh-
ter Florence We're found dead, his wife
was nearly dead when discovered and
died ON the way to the hospital, and
Mrs. Wright. the mother of Mrs. Var
mum. now lies at the hospital in a criti-
ca! condition, unable as vet to talk or
lhulcate in any way the story of the aw-
full event.
iehry q. Narunm came to this city
from Haron, in September. and sought
cl'lhoSment as machiniSt, which he
found Ill the shop of l.. l.. Pollard. He
'neii rented the tenement on Tantor
s.feet ana sent for his family. which con-
S,S'eu 81, Oh his wife, an adopted daughter,
riorenre and his wifc's mother, Mrs.
right. The family lived quietly and
J." all appearances happily. Mrs. Var
nun was regular attendant mt Hone
CONGREGATIONAL church, where She sang
IN the choir. Her husband and little
daughter often accompanied hcr Mrs
,"rhulh was not present mt any of the
church services Sunday. and tho mas
tor. Rev. Il. w. Philiips. remarked
about the absence and expressed some
surprise. saying that Mrs. Varnum was
,'"' '''e sort or woman to stay at home
BECAUSE II was cold. MIR. Phillips had
'.,'': ..:>.'ii to-day to make call on
Nn'is'S street, near Taintor, and in
passing e, the house thought he would
lslu oli' II anything was the matter. He
rahs 'he Narnum bell, but received no
answer and called up the lower tcnc.
i,,etf' ana later the occupant to thr mid.
ole dwelling. Mrs. Il. Il. Hall who
s;'d she had not heard anything from
'l'e Nafhums and that she felt nrrvons
ABOUT them. She also said that thc doo,
up stairs was open.
A., VIZ l'hilllps went up stars and entered
''''l'li'hts through the parlor. rl,
rooms We're Very cold and thc furn;,ur,
''''''>."in'". He passed through the por.
~. ,.i ,'''" tilr back paror and then into thr
".!rneh. lie then pushc, open thr door
o. ,he bed room leading off from tho
kitrfirh. and Il terrible sight mct his nvns
Lying on the bed. covered with blood
were Mr.. Narnum and his wifi. J,h"
man was ute dead. but the woman was
"i''''','iS heavily. In one corner of the
room lay tho child. turned over on it's
face also dead. Mr.. Phillips waited to
81" no more, but rushed down stairs to
''l' Office of the Knowles Loom works.
where he trl"phoncd for the police. When
inc police arrived the mother. Mrs.
Wright was discovered i'm an ndoiuiu.,
r""hl She was conscious, but NOT able
to speak. though she understood what
was said to her. and made several incf
lr'l'l;ll attempts to articulatc The bodies
"f the man and child were removed by
The undertaken and the two women We're
carried to the hospital. The younger
woman died just as the ambulance
stopped at tn" hospital door. Mrs Wright
Is still unable to speak, but She may live.
SHE is about eighty years of age
The weapon with which the awful
decd was committed was an iron door
hanger, an iron strap about fifteen in
ches long, headed by Il cylindrical knob
The cylinder weighed twenty pounds
Narnum himself was killed by stab from
II knife identified as his own. He WAS
cut in the region of the heart. There
were no other marks upon his body. Med
ical Examiner Kcrfr. who examined the
bodies. says that the deed was done
early Sunday morning. The bodies of the
man and child when found were stiff and
the water in the kitchen was frozen.
There was no sign of violence about the
house outside the bed rooms. Mrs. II. H..
Hall. who lives in the tenement below,
says that she heard Il slight sound from
the child at about 5 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing and Il moment later the sound of
footsteps. The noise ceased Immediately,
and she thought nothing of them.