The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-22
KILLED Her
CHILDREN.
A Mother Takes the Lives Of
Her Six Little Ones
And Then Cuts Her Own Throat
With a Razor.
SHE ALONE SURVIVES.
ALI Are Found Stretched Upon
Beds in the Home.
Doctors Think the Mnrderess
Will Recover.
SHE ALONE SURVIVES.

Cold Brook, Mass, March M.-Mrs.
Lizzie Naramore. while in a fit ofinsanity
killed her six children at her home, a
farm house half a mile from this village,
and then tried to take 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
a. 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 We're
lying. Although she cut a deep cash in
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,
to go to his work at a 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. An employe Of
a grocery store who visited the Nara
more house about 2:45 O'Clock for the
purpose of delivering groceries that had
previously been ordered by Mrs Nara
more, 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 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 what he
had seen. A party was made up and
visit was made to the Naramore house.
and the mutilated bodies of the six chill
dren in two beds Were found Mrs. Mar
amOre was alive, but was very weak
from loss of blood. Mrs. Naramore was
removed to the village hotel and the at
tending physicians are confident that she
viii survive.
During the evening a number OF neigh
bors of the family saw and talked with
Mrs. NaramOFe and to them she told
how she killed her six children. She said
that she took the lives in four different
rooms and as fast as she killed one child
the body was placed in a bed. The chill
dren were three boys and three girls
Ethel. ten years of age, was the old
est The ages Of Walter, Charlie, Ches-
ter. Bessie and Lena ranged from eight
years to ten months, Lena being the
baby.
Mrs. Naramore told her most intimate
friends that she first killed Ethel and
then followed with the FIVE others, each
time taking the eldest. Five We're killed
by being struck on the head with the
back of an axe and 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 re-
turned at night he would find all of the
bodies IN two beds She appeared ra-
tional and displayed signs Of sorrow for
the deed she had committed, although
she is unable to give any reason for kill
ing the children.
Each of the children had evidently re-
cefved several blows as their heads were
terribly bruised and blood was scattered
In all directions about the rooms. AIRS.