The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-26

COtQ BrOOk, Mass, March Zl.-MrS.
Lizzie Naramore, while in a fit of in
sanity this afternoon, killed her six
children at her home, a farm house
half a mile from this village, and her
tried to take her W life.
The children ranged from IL years to
a babe OF 10 months, and their lives
were taken by the mother with an axe
and a club. She laid the blood-drench-
ed 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 a
razor. When discovered she was in the
bed on which the bodies of four chill
dren were lying. Although she cut a
deep cash in her throat and suffered
the loss OF much blood, it is believed
she will Gov
Frank Naramore, the husband and
father, left his home at the usual hour
this morning to go to his work at a saw
mill and at that time his wife did not
attract his attention by acting strange
Iy.
1t is supposed the crime was COM
mitted shortly after noon, the diScov-
cry being made by George ThraSher, an
employee of a grocery store, who visit
ed the Naramore house about 2:45
o'clock for the purpose of delivering
groceries hat had previously been or
dered by Mrs. Naramore. He was un-
able to get in the house by the door N
he oked in a window N discovered
blood on the floor, while Mrs. Naramore
was lying on a bed. He was surprised
also in the absence of the children
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ing in or about the house He return
ed to this village and told what he had
seen.
a party was made up and a hasty
visit was made to the Naramore house.
An entrance was affected without de-
lay N the mutilated bodies of the SIX
children in two beds found. Mrs. Mar
was alive, but was very weak
from loss of blood.
Mrs. Naramore vas removed to viii
lage hotel and at a late hour tonight
the attending physicians were conf
dent that she would survive.
During the evening a number OF
neighbors of the family saw and talked
with Mrs. Naramore n 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 that she
took the lives in four different rooms
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body was placed in a bed.
The children were three boys and
three. girls, Ethel, IL years, oldest,
while the ages of Walter, Charlie,
Chester, Bessie and Lena ranged from
8 years to 10 months, Lena being the
baby.
Mrs. Naramofe told her most init
mate friends tonight that she first kill
ed Ethel, and then followed with the
five others, each time taking n next
eldest. Five were killed by being
struck on the head with the back OF
an axe. while little Lena was killed
with a club. She says she fully expect
ed the cash in her throat would cause
her death and that when her husband
returned at night he would find all OF
the bodies in the two beds. She ap-
peared rational this evening and dis
PLAYED 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 a evidently
received several blows, as their heads
were terribly bruised and blood wa:
scattered in all directions about tht
rooms. Mrs. Naramore had evidently
made preparations for the deed, as tht
doors were all locked and barred WI.
sticks of wood.
About 9 o'clock Mrs. Naramor expe
rienced a change for the worse, and l
Is believed she will not live through tn
night. Her husband has been n n no
tel but he has not made n request t
see her since his arrival.
A MAN KILLS HIS THREE chill
DREN.
Clinton. Me. March 21.-Jacob d
Mari. a farmer living eight miles iron
this village. killed his three children
Alice NJ, aged Is years. Edwin, y; an
Helen, Z; with ar axe shortly atter IN
family had risen from the dinner taol
today. Mr.. Mari had been responder
for come time. but his actions were no
such as to make his wife believe tina
he had a = serious trouble TO worr
over. The oldest daughter was wash
ing dishes at the sink when her fathe
went by her to the shed and got a
sxa- He came back into the kitche
and struck the girl a single oloW o
the head. killing her. Mrs. Mari say
this and ran screaming to the house c
her husbands father. Samuel Mari
The husband apparently went u
stairs to where the ounge cnlldre
were playing and struck each with IN
axe handle killing them both. VINE
Mr.. MARI. Sr.. came In the younSe
Mari was washing his hands at IN
sink. He was asked wny he a dor
4ba deed and he said: L don know
Later he was placed under arrest an
AaEnD TO Wat6ryillS.