The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-14
MAD MOTHERS.
They Poison Themselves and Their
Little Ones. Though Appar-
emily Bappy.

BROOKLYN, June a., 1s93.-A case in
which a woman attempted TO Kill her.
self and her nine year old son, was
brought to light at half-pasr eleven
o'clock last night, by DR.. Dillon, Of No.
1872 North Sixth street, Williamsburg.
The woman is Mrs. Catherine Maher,
thirty-seven ysars old, Of No. 30 Berry
street The bey's name is Thomas. Mrs.
Maher WAS driHsiag heavily yesterday
afternoon. and in the evening, it is sup
posed, becoming sorry for her acrtons
during the day, attempted to take her
life with Paris green.
Not being satisfied with killing herself
she also wanted to gill her boy, and also
made him swallow quantity OF the
poison.
woman ard was always well thought OF
by her neighbors,
She lived with her husband and SOD.
aud from all accounts the family were
happy. About eleven O'Clock last night
as DIR. Dillon was getting ready to retire.
he was hastily summoned to attend .
woman at No. 80 Berry street.
When he arrived there the woman was
lying on the bed wtithing with paiQs
Close beside vsas the boy. Both were suf.
| fering from the effects of Paris green.
| The doctor. wont to work. and after an
hour, succeeded in saving the lives OF
both. Mrs. Maher told the doctor that
| she was tired Of living and wanted to
commit suicide
! DR. Dillon at once notified the police Of
| the Fifth precinct and call for an ann
| bulaDce was sent out. When the ambu-
| lance got there Mrs. Maher was too
weak TO De removed, and it was thong h5s.
best to leave both patients in the hous on
| A policeman was put there to waD at
| Mrs Maher. Ii she reoovers she = eor
| appear in a police court to answ resi-
charge of attempted suicide. IN
A Far Western Tragedy. agent
SEATTLE, Wash, June 14.-A Am
| from Spokane says: murder al 4 /,
| eide, for which no motive can be dI n
ered Ia exciting the farmers of Pal
| Prairie fourteen miles south of Spoi FAt d
Mrs. James Kirkendall. hand PA
Young German woman, aud her nssW
| daughter are the victims. Mr.. Kirlltpt g
! dali left home Monday afternoon, te
| turning about five O'clock. He IL =,
| his boy alone in the house crying. fH
| young farmer went in search of his. ~
| aud child and found them half q Z A53a|
| from the house in a woods dead, { en4
! Returning home ne found on Il
! chen table bottle containing stryf
! The boy said that his mother gar i.}
OF the stuff to him and to his SlsysR II
| then drank some herself. He im I
| like the taste OF the stuff and spit,S
| His mother and sister then lefs G. M 4 5z
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| No note of explanation was ley f. 2|
| Kirkendall, and no reaso. % 81
assigned for the act. E
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! struggles OF her L s.
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