The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-27
A SAD STORY.
An insane woma an Murders Her
Blk Children.
ATTEMPTED HER OWN LIFE
Gut Failed, and Then Talks
Nationally About Her Awful
Deed. She Assigns
No Reason.

Mrs Lizzie Nsramore, Of Coldbrook,
Mass, while in a fit of insanity Thurs
day afternoon, killed her six children
at her home, farm house half q milo
from the village, and then tried to t,ko
her own life. The children ranged from
ten years to a babe Of ten months and
their lives were taken by the mother
with an axe and club. She laid the
blood-drenched bodies on the beds, two
on one bed and the other four on a bed
In another room and then attempted
to take her own life by cutting her
throat with razor. When discovered
she was In the bed on which the bodies
OF four children were lying. Although
she cut deep cash ir her throat and
suffered the loss of much blood, il is
believed she will recover.
Frank Narsmore, the husband and
father, left his home at the usual hour
Thursday morning to 60 to work at q
sawmill and at that time his wife did
not attract his attention by acting
strangely.
1t is supposed the crime was commit.
ted shortly after noon, the discovery
being made by George Thrasher, an
employe OF grocery store, who visited
the Nsramore house about 2:45 O'Clock
for the purpose of delivering groceries
that had previously been ordered by
Mrs. Nsramore. He was unable to get
in the house by the d ,or and he looked
in window and noticed blood on the
floor, while Mrs. Naramore was lying on
bed. He was surprised also in the
absence of the children, whom he was
accustomed to see playing in or about
the house. He returned to the VILLAGE
and told of what he had seen.
a party was made up and a hasty
visit was made to the Naramore house.
An entrance was effected without delay
and the mLtilated bodies of the six
children in two beds were found. Mrs.
Nsramore was removed to the village
hotel and the attending ply sicians wers
confident she would survive.
Doring the evening number Of
neighbors OF tho family saw and talked
with Mrs. Naramore and to them shs
told how she killed her six children.
At the time the party Of villagers
found Mrs. Ns-amore she ,-as asked
hsw she did the ds sd, and she said thai
she took the lives in four differen,,
rooms, and as fast as she killed on.Y
three girls ~ was rlacsG. in bod
Oldest, while tES+-s g1Sv; -
lie, Chester. Bed D years Of age, tn
| from eight ve,- :, sgas Of Walter, Char
being the baSy sie and Lena range
Mrs. Naramore t. ten months, Len
mate friends that sns,
and then followed with the five S-n5Rt.
each time taking the next eldest. Five
were killed by being struck on the
head with the back of an axe while lit
tlo Lena was killed with $ club. She
says she fully expected the cash in hel
throat would cause her death and when
her husband returned at night he would
find xll of the bodies in the two beds.
She appeared rational and displayed
signs of sorrow for the deed she had
committed, although she is unable t
give any reasoon for killing the chill
diem.
When Mr.. Nsramore reached th
house he was prostrsted with grief b.
the loss of his family.
Each of the children had evi@
received several blows as their hd0
were terribly bruised and blood wa
scttered in all parts of the rooms. Mrs
Aramore had evidently made prepare
! tions for the deed, as the doors wer
! all looked and barred with sticks q
q wood.
AT about 9 O'Clock Mrs. NaramoI
q experienced change for the worse an
it is believed that she will not liy
{ through the night. Her husband ha
{ been in the hotel, but he has not mao
9 any request to see her since his arrivs