The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-22
A MOTHERS CRIME
KILLS HER SIX CHILDREN IN FIT
OF INSANITY.
SLAUGHTER OF INNoCENTS.
FOLLOWED THIS UP BY CUTTING
HER THROAT.

The Ages of the Children Ranged
From 10 Years to Ten Months and
They Were slaughtered in ReRu-
lar Order According to Age-Used
an AK and Club on Her Children
and "a Razor on HerseIf-Hcr
Wounds Not Fatal and She May
Survive-UnRbIe to Give Any Ren-
son for Her Deed.
Cold Brook. Mass. March 2l.-Mrs. Liz
zie Naramore, while in 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 a baby of ten months, and their lives
were taken by the mother with an AK and
a club She laid the blood-drenched bod
les 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 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 faith
er, 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 acting strangely.
1t is supposed the crime was commit
ted shortly after noon, the discovery be-
ing made by George Thrasher. an employe
at grocery store, who visited the Nara
more house about 2:45 o'clock for the pur-
pose of delivering groceries that had pre-
viously been ordered by Mrs. Naramore.
He was unable to get into the house by
the door and he looked In a window and
noticed blood on the floor, while Mrs.
Naramore was lying on a bed. He was
surprised also in the absence of the chill
dren, whom he was accustomed to see
playing in or about the house. He re-
turned to this village and told of what
he had seen.
party was made up and a hasty visit
was made to the Naramore house. An en-
trance was effected without 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. Mrs. Naramore was removed to
the village hotel, and at late hour to-
night the attending physicians were con-
fdent she would survive.
Killed in Separate Rooms.
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 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 bed. The children were three
boys and three girls, Ethel, 10 years of
age, the oldest, while the ages of Walter,
Charlie, Chester, Bessie, and Lena ranged
from years to ten 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 next eldest
Five were killed by being struck on the
head with the back of an ak, while lit
tie 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 returned at night he would find
all of the bodies in the two beds. She ap-
peared rational this 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 prostrated 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 parts Of the rooms. Mrs. Naramore
had evidently made preparations for the
deed, as the doors were all locked and
barred with sticks of wood