The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-28
WORK OF
A DAY.
HORRIBLE ACCOUNTS OF
MURDER, DEATH AND
LAWLESSNESS.
DEADLY WORK DONE BY AXE, Clus AND
RAZOR.
Six Children NJ urdered by q VI aniac Mo-
ther-Man Shot and X ilied by Dsspera-
dos In Polk County-Thres Children
Drained with Axe.

Six Children NJ Murdered by a VI aniac Mo-
ther-Man Shot and Killed by Ds.pera-
doc In folk County-Thres Children
Drained with Axe.
Coal Brook, Mass, March "a
Mrs. Lizzie Naramore, while in a fit
Of insanity this afternoon 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 baby 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 a razor.
When discovered she was in the bed
on which the bodies of the four chill
dren were lying. Although she cut
a deep cash in her throat and suffer
ed the loss of much blood, it is be-
lleFou Sno VIII recover.
Frank Naramore, the husband and
father, left his home at the usual
hour this morning to go to his work
at saw mill, and at that time his
| wife did not attract his attention by
anything peculiar in her looks or
actions.
Rutherfordton, n. c., March %
Tom Jones, 40 years old, one of the
most desperate white criminals and
moonshiners in Polk county, was
beaten to death with dOuble-barrel
shot gun yesterday, near Mills
Springs by two twin brothers, Ed
and Oscar Wilkerson.
The three men were hidden on
the road waiting for three negroes
to return from still. They had
plotted for shooting match at them.
While waiting, quarrel began as to
which one should have the first shot
1t ended with the two brothers
springing upon Jones and beating
his head into jelly with their guns
His brains were found lying on the
ground near the body.
One Of the murderers escaped; the
other is in Jail, but refused to talk
Jones has been seriously shot in three
shooting affairs. He has just return
ed from the penitentiary at Albany
New York, where he served one and
a half years for moonshining. Botf
the Wilkerson boys have served ,
term in the State penitentiary fol
murder.
Clinton, Maine, March 23.-Jacoi
D. Marr, farmer living eight mile
} from this village, killed his thre'
children, Alice, aged 13; Elwin, 9
and Helen, 7, with an axe shortl!
: after the family had risen from th'
dinner table today.
, Mr.. Marr had been respondent TO
some time, but his actions were no
T such as to make his wife believ'
that he had any serious trouble t.
worry over. The oldest daughte
was washing dishes at the sink whel
, her father went by her to the shet
and got an axe. He came back int
? the kitchen and struck the girl
single blow on the head, killing her
Mrs. Marr saw this and ran scream
ing to the house of her husband
father, Samuel Marr. The husban'
apparently went up stairs to wher
the younger children were playin
and struck each of them with an ak
2 handle killing them both.
. When Mr.. Marr, Sr., came in tn
4 younger Marr was washing his hand
, at the sink. He was asked why h
: had done the deed and he said:
81 don't know"
1 Later he was placed under arres