Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-22
A MOTHERS INSANE ACT.
Took the Lives of Her Six Children
 Then Attempted Suicide.

1OOk tue Lives OI 11ST. SlA Then Attempted Suicide. Cold Brook, Mass, March 22.-AIrs Lizzie Naramore, while in fit of in sanity yesterday afternoon killed her entire family of six children in her | home, a farm house half a mile from | this village, and then tried to take her own life. The children ranged from | 10 years to a babe of 10 months, and r their lives were taken by their mother with an axe and q club. She laid the | blood -drenched bodies on the beds, two 1 on one bed and the other four on a | bed in another room.
 Mrs Naramore attempted to take her | own life by cutting her throat with ;t
 razor, and when discovered she was on the bed on which the bodies of four children were lying. Although she cut a deep gash in her throat and suffered the loss of much blood, it is believed she will recover. e--4
 i The Naramore family lived on a farm a short distance from the village of Cold Brook. The husband was at work in a sawmill when the crime was committed.
 It is supposed the crime was com mitted shortly after noon, the discov- cry being made by George Thrasher, grocery clerk. Thrasher visited the Naramore house at about 2:45 o'clock. He was unable to get in the house by the door and an examination showed that it was barricaded. Repeated knocking failed to raise any one about the premises. He then looked in a window and noticed blood on the f1oor
 while Mrs Naramore was lying on q bed. Thrasher returned to this village and told of what he had seen and what he suspected.
 A entrance was forced and the mutilated bodies of the six children were found. Mrs NaramOre was alive. but was weak from loss of blood. She was re- moved to the village hotel, where an attempt is being made to save her life.
 Last evening neighbors of the fam fly saw and talked to Mrs Naramore, and to them she told how she killed her six children. She said that she took their lives in four different rooms and as fast as she killed one child the body was placed in a bed.
 She first killed Ethel the oldest. and then followed with the five others, each time taking the next eldest. Five were killed by being struck on the head with the back of an axe while little Lena. the baby, was killed with a club Three Were girls and three were boys. The woman says she fully N>INtlSu tilt SdSl III Her lHIOal Wouls cause her death and that when her husband returned at night he would find all of the bodies in the two beds. She is unable to explain why she com mitted the deed.
 Cold Brook, Mass, March 22.-Mrs Elizabeth A. Naramore. who yesterday killed her six children and then at tempted to commit suicide, was still living this morning, although the doe tor who has charge of the case had considered it doubtful if she could survive until daylight In spite of her great loss of blood the doctor pro- nounced her stronger this morning, but said that he could not give en- cOuragement that the case would have d favorable outcome. However. there was q better chance. he said. that the woman would recover than there was last night
 Many persons visited the home of the Naramore family early to-day to look upon the scene of yesterdays tragedy. This community never has been so stirred as it was by the horror at the Naramore home.
 Many of the traces of the slaughter had been removed this morning. Ed ward Smith and Horace Green, who were placed in charge of the house by the authorities last night. did not per init the curious spectators to enter the place. and they had to be content with peeping in through the windows or looking at the house from a distance.
 It was expected that the medical ex- aminer would decide this forenoon whether an inquest would be neces- sary. l [ was the general opinion that. such a proceeding would not be con- sidered imperative.
 Mir Naramore was much clalmer to- day than he was last night, but he plainly showed that he had sustained a crushing experience. It was expect ed that during the day he would be in condition to decide upon plans for the funeral of his murdered children.
 Nothing has developed in the case to change the belief which is generally held that Mrs Naramore's mind was unbalanced by the fear that she and her children might have to go to the poor house. It is learned that during the past few months the overseers of the poor had aided the family to the extent of $3O or $40, but when two weeks ago Mir Naramore secured work the officials decided not to give further financial assistance. Naramore had ben out of employment for two months, but previous to- that time had earned about SIP g week for nearly q year.
 Although at first those knowing Mrs Naramore could think Of nothing ur- usual in the actions of the woman to indicate that her mind was unsound, but later it was recalled 10 mind that during the past year there have been | instances which in the light of yester- days acts seem to have come from a dfsordered mental condition. All
 these instances were associated with money matters.
 GENERAL HARRISON,S ESTATE.