Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-05-26
AROUND THE STATE.
AN OKEMOS WOMAN POISONS
HER YOUNG SON.
when Post Mortem was to be Held the
Body had Disappeared, but Later
Recovered la n Deep Well.

The neighborhood of Okemos, six
miles southeast of Lansing, was very
much wrought up over the mysterious
death OF little boy and several pre-
ceding events.
About year ago Frank Aarre, who
lived near Okemos, was killed in the
woods by falling tree. Mrs. HARE
with her son and two daughters con-
tinued To reside on the farm for time
but finally removed TO the village for
the reason as given by the mother that
someone was constantly molesting and
annoying them She complained that
her horses tails had been sheared, that
portions of harness and other articles
had been stolen, that wheels had been
taken from her wagon and scattered
about the place, etc, etc. The family
remained at Okemos but four weeks
when they concluded TO move back to
the farm where they have since
resided.
Little George, aged 8 years, was
taken suddenly and strangely i'll. A
physician was called and the boy was
soon relieved, but the next day he
relapsed aud died very suddenly. A
calf and two pigs died at the same
time and the physician wanted to hold
a postnortem examination on the boy S
body, but the mother strenuously OBJ
jected and the physician placed the
case in the hands of the officers and
Justice Sturgis ordered an inquest.
In the mean ime the body had been
prepared for burial and two of the
neighboring women had agreed to stay
at the Ilarre house TO keep the mother
company during the night The
mother remained up with them and
several times during the night she
went out into the yard, on the plea of
being i'll, and remained from to 10
inmates each time. About o'clock
in the morning, while the women were
seated in a room on the opposite side
OF the honse from where the corpse
lay on board placed in front of
the window in which they sat was sud
denly broken in u manner as yet uneX-
planned. In her fright one of the
women blew out the light, and when
they Gained down u few moments
dater and visited the room where the
sbody had lain, they were Mortified to
discover that il had been stolen. The
window screen had been removed and
the body lifted through the window.
The women aroused the neighbors
aud an unayailiug search was made for
the corpse. As the morning advanced
the crowd materially increased and the
excitement became greater. DR.. A. +.
Ferguson and Justice Sturgis made a
systematic search of the premises, and
finally concluded to examine deep
well near the house and here the badly
bruised and cut body was found.
These mysterious occurrences caused
great excitement and detectives were
placed on the case. 1t was soon learned
that Mrs. Harre had sent to Williams
ton by neighbor for a box of trough
on rats and bottle of chloroform.
When questioned by officers regarding
this Mrs. HARE said that it was to kill
rats and then, although she had not
been accused of any crime, she sud-
deuly exclaimed: "You do not think
killed my children, do your" This
reference TO her "children" was par
ticularly significant inasmuch as the
family has lost five children within as
many years.
Mrs. Harre was placed under arrest
and soon after confessed to having
poisoned her boy and disposing of the
body to avoid a postmortem. The ply
sicians and officials interested in the
case believe the woman to be insane and
her appearance and manner bear out