The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

lively. 1he two
.,uaran were drowned, but the mother
. 80. rescued by three boatmen, but
SIsd later, as the deadly poison which
sho swallowed could not be combatted.
Tho husband and father, when he
learned of the desperate deed OF his
wife and the fate of his offspring, also
attempted to end his life and the
presence of the police alone prevent
"a him from doing so. He had to be
rsstrained by physical force. The
aouble murder and attempted suicide
was calmly premeditated by Mrs. Her
man and carried out very deliberately.
Alter dressing her two boys she left
bsr home with the youngest in coach
and leading the other by the hand.
Going to the drug store OF Doctor
Kahn she purchased a three-ounce bot
rio of carbolic acid. Then she proceed
I'D m the foot of Walnut street and
commenced preparations for carrying
ont her well-laid plans. which were
vitnessed by Messrs. Edward Barrow,
RI Marshall and Joseph Wells. They
we're in a boat fishing. when they saw
Mrs Herman approach the river with
the children. The Oldest boy sat down
on a log while his mother wheeled his
baby brother up and down. Several
times she stopped and looked at the
water flowing by so swiftly, but each
time she turned away and pushed the
coach back and forth again. Finally
the mother appeared to have made up
her mind. Taking the infant from the
coach. she tied it's lower limbs to-
gether and put the little fellow back
in the vehicle. Then taking the other
boy from the log, she tied both his
hands and feet together and sat him
down again. After that she never
once faltered. Taking the bottle OF
carbolic acid, she swallowed half of the
Aud and placed the bottle carefully
back in coach. Picking up the two
children. the woman tiien ran to the
edge of the wharf and plunged over
board.
By this time the three men in the
boat, who had been mystiiled by the
strange actions of the woman, were
pulling like mad in for the spot where
she had disappeared with her offspring.
She rose to the surface, but the chill
dren did not. Once, twice, she came
up. Then. just as she was going down
for the third time, the boat reached
the spot and she was pulled into the
frail craft Without waiting to look
for the children the men rowed ashore
and called the patrol wagon. Mrs.
Herman was hurried 10 the Cooper
Hospital in an unconscious condition,
and suffering intense agony from the
poison she had swallowed. When the
physicians there had restored her to
Consciousness. Mrs. Herman asked for
her children, not seeming to know that
tAey were dead, and no one had the
heart to tell her in her pitiable condi-
uOn. While the patrol wagon was
leaylng with the unconscious form OF
lhe mother the body of the oldest boy
was recovered by the boatmen who
Witnessed the tragedy. The corpse of
me infant was not recovered until
nearly two hours later.
Lieut.. John Foster broke the news
o. the death of his children and the
condition of his wife to Mr.. Herman
az gently as possible. but was unable to
restrain the grief of the stricken par
cut who was instantly transformed
n'o person apparently bereft of all
reason. He shouted like a demon for
ais razor and revolver, and declared in
'einan that he would complete the