The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-03-27
A SAD STORY.
An Insane Woman Murders Her
Six Children.
ATTEMPTED HER OWN LIFE
But Failed, and Then Talks
Nationally About Her Awful
Deed. She Assigns
No Reason.

Mrs Lizzie Nsramore, Of Coldbrook,
Mass, while in fit Of insanity Thurs
day afternoon, killed her six children
at her home, farm house half a mile
from the 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 axe and a 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 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
Thursday morning to 90 to work at
ssWmill and at that time his wife did
not attract his attention by acting
strangely.
It is supposed the crime was commit
ted shortly after noon, the discovery
being made by George Thrasher, an
employe Of a 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. Naramore. He was unable to get
in the house By the d DOR 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 hssty
visit was made to the Naramore house.
An entrance was effected without delay
and the mutilated bodies Of the six
children in two beds were found. Mrs.
Nsramore was removed to the village
hotel and the attending physicians were
confident she would survive.
During the evening a number Of
neighbors Of the family saw and talked
with Mrs. Naranore 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 that
she took the lives in four different
rooms, and as fast as she killed one
child the body was placed in 9 bed.
The children were three boys, and
three girls, Ethel, 10 years of age, the
Oldest, while the ages Of Walter, CHAR
lie, Chester, Bessie and Lena ranged
from eight year 10 ten months, Lena
being the baby. .
Mrs. Naramore told he- most init
mate friends that she first killed Ethel,
and then followed with the FIVE others,
each time taking the next eldest. Five
we're killed by being struck on ths
head with the back of an axe while lit
tic Lena was killed with q club. She
says she fully expected the cash in her
threat would cause her death and when
her husband returned at night he would
find all Of the bodies in the two beds.
She appeared rational and displayed
signs Of sorroa for the deed she had
committed, although she is unable to
give any reasoon for killing the chill
diem.
When Mr.. Naramore reached the
house he Was prostrated with grief By
the less Of his family.
Each Of the children had evidently
received several blows as their heads
we're terribly bruised and blood was
scttered in all parts Of the rooms. Mrs.
AAramore had evidently made prepara-
tions for the deed, as the doors were
all locked and barred with sticks Of
wood.
At about 9 o'clock Mrs. Naramore
experienced a change for the worse and
it is believed that she will not live
through the night. Her husband has
been in the hotel, but he has not made
any req lest to see her since his arrival.