The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-22
Used an AK and Club to Kill Her
Children, Then Cut Her Own
Throat With Razor.
LAID THEM IN TWO BEDS
Tragedy Discovered by Grocer's
Boy, and Surgeons Say Woman
Will Live-Father Prostrat-
ed Over the Affair.

Cold Brook. Mass. March 2l.-Mrs Lizzie
Naramore. while in a fit of insanity Thurs
day, killed her six children at her home. a
farmhouse. half a mile from this village. and
then tried to take her own life.
Tho children ranged from 10 years to a
babe Of 10 months. and their lives were
taken by the mother with an AK 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 a razor.
When discovered she was in the bed on
which the bodies OF four children were ly-
ing. Although she cut a deep cash in her
throat and suffered the loss Of much blood,
1t Is believed she will recover.
Frank Naramore. the husband and father.
left his home at the usual hour Thursday
morning to go to his work at q sawmill 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 was made
by George Thrasher, an employe OF a gro
Gerry store. who visited the Naramore house
about 2:45 o'clock for the purpose Of de-
livering groceries that had previously been
ordered by Mrs. Naramore.
Mother Expected to Recover.
He was unable to get in the house by the
door, and he looked in a window and no.
ttced blood on the floor. Then he saw Mrs.
Naramore lying on a bed. He was surprised
also by 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 hasty visit was made to the Nara
more house. An entrance was effected with
out delay and the mutilated bodies Of the
six children In two beds were found.
Mrs. Naramore was alive. but was very
weak from loss Of blood. She was removed
! to the village hotel and, at a late hour
Thursday. night, the attending physicians
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. She said that
she took their lives in four different rooms
was placed in O bed.
Bah Was Killed With n Club.
The children were three boys and three
girls. Ethel. 10 years OF age. being the old
Chester. Bessie and Lena. ranged from 8
years to 10 months. Lena being the baby.
Mrs; Naramore told her most intimate
| friends tonight that she first killed Ethel
and then followed with the five others. each
time taking the eldest. Five were killed by
an az. while little Lena was Killed with
a club. She says she fully expected the
cash In her throat to cause her death, and
that when her husband returned at night
he would find all of the bodies in the two
beds.
She appeared rational Thursday evening
and displayed signs Of sorrow for the deed
she had committed, although she Is unable
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. Nara
more had evidently made preparations for
the deed. as the doors were all locked and
| barred with sticks of wood.