The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-27
CUT HER THROAT
WICHITA WOMAN KILLS HER TWO
CHILDREN AND HERSELF.
Horrible Tragedy Near Cassviile
MissOuri-No Cause Assigned for
the Tragedy But the Insanity OF
the MOther-Wanted the Husband
to Die Too.

About two and one-half years ago
Billy Jones and family moved from this
city to Missouri and settled near Cass-
vile. Last Saturday, Mrs. Jones COM
mitted suicide and cut the Threats OF
her two children. The following are
the facts as taken from the Cassvill
Democrat
Friday morning of last week Mrs.
Jones awaked her husband by singing.
She said she was dying and wanted TO
take two children with her, boy and
a girl 6 and 8 years old respectively.
and leave two children with her hus-
band
There being some poison in the house
AIR. Jones thought II best to hide il and
did so. Saturday morning he went to
Washburn, where he was moving a
house. Mrs. William Mason was visit
ing the house and was the only person
there. besides the woman and her chill
dren, when the awful deed was perpre-
trated. About / o'clock p. m, Mrs.
Mason and the eldest boy went out to
feed the hogs. On their return to the
house they found Mrs. Jones had cut
the threats of two of her children, a
boy and a girl, and also her own throat
with a razor. The little boy lived but
a few moments. Mrs. Jones fingered
until or 4 o'clock p. m, when she, too.
died
when asked what caused her to do
this terrible act, Mrs. Jones said she
was tired of living. She also said not
to let her husband kill himself. She
was evidently insane at the time. as no
sane person could have committed such
deed. The mother and two children
We're buried at the Washburn Prairie
cemetery, Monday morning at 10
o'clock
ITO Squire ]. n. Brooks. acting cor
oner, we are indebted for the following
account:
On December Is. was sent for to go
to the dwelling house OF w. H. Jones,
to hold an inquest. I at once repaired
house an awful sight met my eyes.
There lay on the floor in their blood.
little Roy Jones. about 8 years old and
little Luna Jones, about Z years old,
and on the bed lay Maggie Jones the
mother Of the children. with their
threats cut from ear to ear.
Il at once proceeded with the inquest.
Mrs. Mason in giving her testimony
said that she and the oldest boy went
TO take the hogs someslop or water.
and before she got back to the house the
terrible deed was done When she got
near the house she hard the little boy
Roy tell his brother something. She
understood the word cut" The boy
who was listening to the witness.
spoke up and said that his little broth
er said, ma, cut my throat. She en-
tered the house and little Roy was lean
ing up against something in the kitch-
en- with his throat cut. She stepped 10
the other room and there on the floor
the little girl lay on her face. She did
not know whether she was dead or not
Mrs. Jones was also lying on the floor
on her left side, with her throat
cut the razor belng not
more than six inches from her body.
Mrs. Mason said: Maggie. what in the
name of the Lord did you do this for!
Mrs Jones said she was tired Of living.
She also told DR.. Chandler that she
was tired of living, and that she cut
the childrens threats and then her
own. DR.. Chandler had serious
time dressing and sewing up the
wounds. MIR. Jones told me that she
woke him up the night before about
O clock singing. He asked her what
was the matter. She said she could not
sleep, so he got up and made fire In
the stove. She told him she would not
live long, but as she had said that so
often it did not effect his mind much.
After while she said: Il believe ! am
diving now l feel ] am getting cold
and l want to take those two children
with me-" Her mind, he said, seemed
to be on those two more than anything.
She wanted them to sleep with her all
the time They were buried On the 18th
inst. at the Prairie cemetery. Mrs.
Jones was put in one grave and little
Roy and Luna were buried in another
grave by the side of their mother.