The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-22
KILLED Her SIX CHILDREN.
SHOCKING DEED OF Il MOIHER
NEAR COLDBROOK, MASS.

-fahIs IN attempt TO Aill herseiI-
Tells the Story of the Trugedy-Starts
With the Oldest Child and Ends with
the Youngest-Pianned to Have Her
| Husband Find Them All Dead When
| lie Returned Home.
Coldbrook, Mass, March 21.-Mrs.
Lizzie Naramore, while in a fit of in
sanity this afternoon, killed her entire
| family of six children at her home, a
farm house, half mile from this viii
lage, and then tried to take her own
| life. The children ranged from ten
| years 10 a babe of ten months, and their
| lives were taken by the mother with an
axe and a club. Then she laid the blood
drenched bodies on the beds, two on
one bed and the other four on bed in
another room. This terrible sight met
the eyes Of the husband and father,
Frank Naramore, when he returned
home some hours later. Mrs. Naramore
then attempted to take her own life by
cutting her throat with a razor, and
when discovered she was in the bed
on which the bodies of four children
were lying. Although she cut a deep
cash in throat and suffered the loss of
much blood, 1t is believed she will re-
cover
Frank Naramore and his happy fam
lily lived in the Babcock farm, so-called,
short distance from the village Of
Coldbrook, just over the town line of
Oakham, but in the town of Barre, on
the road to Hubbardston. Mr.. Nara
more left his home at the usual hour
this morning to go to his work at the
saw mill of the Parker Lumber COM
pany in Oakham 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 at Par
ker'Ss grocery store in Coldbrook VIII
lage. Mr.. Thrasher visited the Nara
more house at about 2:45 o'clock for the
purpose of delivering groceries that had
previously been ordered by Mrs. Nara
more. He was unabel to get In the
house by the door he usually entered,
and an examination showed him that
but was unable to arouse any one
about the premises. He then looked in
a window and noticed blood on the
floor while Mrs Naramore was lying on
a bed. He was somewhat surprised
also in the absence of the children
whom he was accustomed to see playing
about the house and the circumstances
made him suspicious that some wrong
had happened. Thereupon he returned
to the village and told Of what he had |,
seen and what he had suspected.
"A party was made up, consisting of |
Clarence H. Parker, Frank Cole, Will /
Beaman, Edward Colly, Walter Bull
ard and Byron Butterf1eld, and a hasty |
visit was made to the Naramore house
An entrance was made without delay |
and the mutilated bodies Of the six
children in two beds were found Mrs
Naramore was alive but was very weak
rom loss of blood. She was stretched
across the bed on which were four
oodies Medical Examiner Walcott of
Barre, was summoned and took charge
If the bodies while physicians attend
ID the wound of Mrs Naramore. She
vas removed to the village hotel, where
IN attempt Is being made to save her
ife. At a late hour tonight the at
ending physicians We're confident that
he would survive. During the even
ng a number of neighbors of the fam
ly saw and talked with Mrs. Naramore,
md to them she told how she killed her
tx children.
At the time the party of villagers
ound Mrs. Naramore she was asked
low she did the deed, and she said that
he took the lives in four different
and as fast as she killed one
hild the body was placed in a bed.
The children were three boys and +,
hree girls, Ethel ten years of age, be-
ag the oldest, while the ages of Walter
'harlie, Chester, Bessie and Lena rang
d from eight years to ten months, Lena
eing the baby.
Mrs. Naramore told her intimate :
riends tonight that she first killed
,tllel, and then followed with the five
thers each time taking the eldest. 6
I've were killed by being struck on l
ne head with the back of an axe, while G
ena was killed with a club She 1
ays she fully expected the cash in her t
1roat would cause her death and that t
hen her husband returned at night he {
-ould find all of the bodies In the two t
eds. She appeared rational this even
lg and displayed signs Of sorrow for G
le deed she had committed, although g
he is unable to give any reason why {
1e killed the children. 8
When Mr.. Naramore reached the {
ouse he was Frustrated with grief In g
lie loss of his family. Each of the O
lildren had evidently received several h
ows, as their heads were terribly Ii
,uised and blood was scattered in all S
rections about the rooms The two
eds were saturated with blood from Il
Ie wounds on the six children and the 7
lf-inloted sash In Mrs. Naramorc'S s
eek She had evidently made prepara- S
ons for the deed, as the doors were il
| locked and barred with sticks of t
ood X
Killed HIS THREE CHILDREN.