The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-22
SHOCKING DEED OF MRS. LIZZIE
NARAMORE. OF COLDBROOK,
MASSACHUSETTS,
TRIED TO CUT HER THROAT
AFTER NUMBERING HER SIX
SMALL CHILDREN WITH AN
AK AND A CLUB
HER HUSBAND rs FRUSTRATED
Mangled Bodies of the Six Little
Ones Were Laid Out on Two
Beds When NeighbOrs
Entered the House.

COIDBROOK, Mass, March 2!-Mrs
Lizzie Naramore, While in a fit of in
sanity this afternoon killed her six chill
dren at her home half mile from this
village and then tried to take her own
life. The children ranged from ten years
to babe of ten months and their lives
were taken by the mother with an ak
and club. She laid the blood-drenched
bodies on the beds, two on one bed and
the other four on 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 lii
her throat and suffered the loss of much
blood, it is believed she will recover.
Frank Naramore the husband and
father, left his home at the usual hour
this morning to go to work at a saw
mill and at that time his wife did not
attract his attention by acting strangely.
1t IS supposed the crime was committed
shortly after noon, the discovery being
made by George Thrasher, an employe Of
grocery store, who visited the Nara:
more house at about 2:45 for the purpose
of delivering groceries that had previous
Iy been ordered by Mrs Naramore He
was unable to get in the house by the
door and he looked in a window and
noticed blood On the floor, while Mrs
Naramore was lying on a bed. He was
surprised also in the absence of the
children, whom he was accustomed to
see playing about the house. He re-
turned to the village and told of what u
had seen.
HORRIBLE SIGHT.
A party was made up and hasty visit
made to the Naramore house An
entrance was effected without delay and
the nutilated bodies of the six children
in two beds were found. Mrs Naramore
was alive, but very weak. She was re-
moved to the village hotel and at a
late hour tonight the attending ply
sicians were confident that she would
survive.
During the evening a number OF neigh
bors of the family saw and talked with
Mrs. Naramore and to them she told how
she killed her six children.
At the time the party of villagers
found Mrs. Naramore she was asked how
she did the deed and she said she took
the lives in four different rooms and as
fast as she killed one child the body was
placed in bed. The children were three
boys and three girls. Ethel. ten years of
age, was the Oldest. while the ages of
Walter, Charlie, Chester, Bessie and
Lena ranged froIN eight years to ten
months, Lena being the baby.
Mrs. Naramore told ner most intimate
friends tonight that she first killed Ethel
and then followed with the five others,
each time taking the next eide st. Five
were killed by being struck on the head
by the back of an AK, while little Lena
was killed with a club. She says she
fully expected the cash in her throat
would cause her death and that when
her husband returned at night he would
find all of the bodies ir the two beds
She appeared rational this evening, but
displayed signs of sorrow for the deed
she had committed although she is un-
able to give any reason for killing the
children.
When Mr. Naramore reached the house
he was Frustrated with grief by the loss
of his family.
Each Of the children had evidently re-
ceived several blows as their heads were
terribly bruised and blood was scattered
in all directions about the rooms.
Mrs Naramore had evidently made
preparations for the deed as the doors
were all locked and barred with stocks
Of wood
At about o'clock Mrs. Naramore ex-
perienced a change fer the worse and it
is believed she will not live throughout
the night. Her husband has been in the
hotel, but he has not made any request
to see her, since'hi arrival.