Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-19
CRIME OF A MOTHER
Mfs. Hare OF Okemos Poison Her
l,rtie Son
AND STEALS HIS CORPSE
brous Casicr the W Wssch~ss' EyeS. Drop
piax Ia Down . we'll The W.
uAAn Coalesses-

LAssrSG. Mich. May i.-Mrs John
HARE tais afternoon confessed 10 DE
teetiys Aoels that she had killed her
boy. saying that she preferred "a hare
hial dead aad Ia lis grave rather than
q haze hin grOs up a thief. She was
promptly piseei under arrest and
Brought - thsa city. The officers have
10 sloatt that shs i insane.
Cpon 4rrigias here lis afteFnoon the
inhuu4an mother Was seen az the city
.aiA siAe s.,id that she aduiiatsie tered tie
poised q ,o hrf boy IA a piece 4 apple PIE
SUNDAY aDuu az dlnn-r lie Mas
gpad boy. she said, ~put ae stole some
nai.s ari .ead p-ncIl at Okemo- aud
/ .ildnt wanE ham q De "A thIe.' Th.
~.a.io@ rh~ admitted. vas broken by
hrr-sif Whale the other occupants ot the
Eool acre not hooking. ~ throwing a
Flecr of cruckery through II. amt she
also ccGfe-rei L. having taken The oody
Ihruugh the Niad0s and throwing IL
irto The AclL She denies having hal
aay hand Ia the death II her othcr chill
dfeg
LNS~iNG. Mich. May Il. -Okemos il
lu the ~ils!r-t excitement over a sudden
,ieatl and n ulystertcu-iy spirited away
cuFFs@. This IN conjunction with divers
otaer srt.es sifnc thiogs all happening III
sEd - oae ianily has iirmly convin -cd
sif-nezens q The sillag. that the days ~
witcneraft Gnt synl4a ar- not over. ~
least a. Tar A. Okemos :. concerned
frank HARE was farmer living
about flsec miles from Oa.nos village
a fsar ago ar was killed by "A rolling log
ami ti- Nsfe has heen IN 10 cnd az
tsoubie cser ziucr. The farm has been
the scvrc Cf continual depredations.
Tie horses tails have been sheased
harness has been stnlcn. wheels have
ts,er taken from Lug,sies aud drawn n
thr top of straw s.aes-s. and everything
That ualcvo.ent spiFit could cOn!ure
up has been done.
Dcaih of the Boy.
.iraiiy the ld0w grew tired of IN. on
a f.sm and removed 20 the village but
sac remained only iour weeks and then
returned 30 her old home. Since that
tame hsr troubles have been worse than
ever
Jss HARE had son George. abou, .
wears old Last saturday night he was
taken sscs. DR.. Ferguson 81 OSomos
Nas c.llssu and on the following day tho
bcy actsed "a be much better. hut
ards night he had another RELAPSE.
tie dlci a. 1 o'clock Monday morning.
L. .s stsange circumstance that on the
sarre day tao pigs and salf died on
The Farm.
fa- Toys death was - mysterious
that yesterday Dr Ferguson asked per
uii.sioa to hold post m1rten. The
u.olhc- refused peremptorily. giving nO
very ciea- reasons. Steps were then
ia.en ,o enlist the aid ~ the authorities.
s.csi,ng the Corpse.
Las; night two women ~ the neigh
hos1ood undertook - sat up with the
t.sis,. occlpying different room. They
e. q mo.t strange story. which - borne
r'.t hy the facts About o'clock IN the
morning thcy Vrrc awakened by a crash
or tnr uptos. . -iic - the house. The
b, ..t -4ugde,l hike the breaking of
" nr.F ihsy Nere terribly frightened
t.s mu -h - % undertake "a Inycsti
...trn. snd ia sheer desperation b.ew
ts.f thr lamp
lnr several minutes they remained in
dukness. opposed by the most grue
olas. thoughts. hut hnaliy came tu
thrt went into the death chamber The
c,rr4r was gone The window hal been
se,s rren lad n screen inserted when the
ruiL "a .cft the .ody. The scrcon hai
t,.et broken out r. Ws= perfectly clear
vt1sioE
Toanc in We'll
Nffrr scar hmc tre promises 'or sornc
tl.t Dr Ferguson anI Justice - tho
q Sterling made "A discovery. The
u,.-ffnr ta..y 2as Ar the bottom = -
fst nsH 30 was son recovered and
n ni,c ready ior pu@, mortera exsmina-
ID appears th.t tao mother sat up
gi-b tle ots.r vsmcn lasS might ru;
sb. Souid .~i out Or tise or ten minutes
st time Ca ths 9iea * private ueces
sits
When tEe nlullow vas brpSeu the w..
nah NT- ln g.. rcum. AZ least the other
u rlfn AS 49, % cppeavs. however. that
prud tar little attention 20 her
n.e l..rats ,-hs would have hal plenty
81 il1,, to -u around 90 thu other side ~
tls h1usr without the knowledge - her
camplnlora
Mr.. Js~rr fIpu-ht Poison.
This nofn .ux Mr sterling as<ed Mrs
Hsrre how size sc-e.uut trd for thc sudden
dalra - ere hs1y
rs aet dani accuse me- - killing my
str A. sru; evcisin-i ~he IN hro<cn
tfclah She irf nni appear e. te very
m 80 5rrve.i over hes asa
.s=f saturday the mother seni a man
fam q. tasrrauck ~ oSsruos fora pack
a..t = rugs rn rats She SAID she
e .nfe,l to g.l the preEise~ = vermin
t,r.. ale, z1t . sfna bottle ol rhlarofprm
er he preteuee = usirg u in case -
= slr=s
~ Fsfxu an ssys the by vomited
frf,pif during ia nref ilneSs shirh ae
cursalefca 4 ausgicicu4 Circumstance
thuicg the past thrre years four chA
a-tn 2 Ars Hare have iiei unier ke
-utpsrinua circumstance NeiEht-lrs
~ exc their heads snt thrav out lark
p tfs hut er 3efnite accusations hsrr
80 tesa 1ssir srd ne a-rr@'. have hern
Attempted
R.-lssve,i - H@ INSANE
There sre marv who bei;sve fse
mother ta is. ia-ar- ~ne hasa Somewhat
uHa .cssk if :, rra.ff-i that $fms time
*, -,p asked 20 ffe ian - a -iov@t
ii aaot ~ 50 1r Try husband. aaid she
iu srpitaatirc ~fr rs very Enorsnf
sturan - about a srH 10 = nsiisve-i
4. .-..fa.. 80. H.s..f.r.s