Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-22
Stays Six Little Ones and Puts
Them on a Bed.
THEN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Woman Thought 20 be Insane Could
Give No Reason for the Deed
Used AN Az.

ih~Hic NuidUoTsi Wnlle IN q nj OF lnsan-
lty today, killed her six children at
her home, a farmhouse, half mile
from this 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 their mother
with an AK and club.
She laid the blood drenched bodies
on the beds, two on one bed and the
other four on a bed in another room.
ana then attempted to take her own
lifgby 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 suffered
The loss Of much blood,lt is believed she
viii recover.
frank Naramore, the husband and
father, left his home at the usual hour
this morning to go to work at saw
mil, and at that time his wife aid not
attract his attention by acting
strangely.
II Is supposed the crime was com.
hlitted shortly after noon, An EN-
ploye OF a grocery store who visited
the Naramore house about 245 o'clock
Tor the purpose Of deliyerin~ groceries
that had been previously ordered by
Mrs. Naramore was unable to get In the
house by the door and he looked in a
the window and noticed blood on the
floor, while Mrs. Naramore was lying
on a bed He was surprised also al the
absence of the children whom he was
accustomed to see playing in or about
the mouse, lie returned to the village
ana told Of what he had seen.
A party was made up and visit
was made to the Naramore house. and
the mutilated bodies Of the six children
In two beds were found. Mrs. Nara
more was alive, but was very weak
from loss OF blood. Mrs, Naramore was
removed to the village hotel and al
late hour tonight the attending phyE-
clans were confident that she would
revive.
During the evening a number of
nelghbors 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 the lives In four
different rooms, and as fast as she
Killed one child the body was placed
In a bed
The children were three boys and
three girls Ethel, 10 years OF age was
the Oldest, the ages of Walter, Charlie,
Chester, Bessie and Lena ranged from
eight years to ten months; Lena being
the baby
Mrs. Naramore told her most init
mate friends tonight that she first
killed Ethel. and then followed with the
five others. each time taking the eld-
est Five We're killed by being struck
on the head with the back OF an AK
and little Lena was killed with q club.
She says she fully expected the cash
in her throat would cause her death
and that whine her husband returned
at night he would find all Of the bodies
In the two beds,
She appeared 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.
Each Of the children had evidently
recevd several blows, as their heads
were terribly bruised and blood was
scattered In all directions about the
rooms, Mrs. Naramore had evidently
made preparations for the deed, as the
doors were all locked and barred with
sticks OF wood.
At about 8 o'clock Mrs. Naramore be-
came worse and II is believed she will
not live throughout the night. Her
husband has been in the hotel, but he
has not made any request TO see her
since his arrival.
FATHER KILLS HIS CHILDREN.
Clinton, Me-, March 21.--Jacob Dear
born Mari, a farmer living eight miles
from this village, killed his three
children, Alice NJ, aged 10; Edwin,
aged =, and Helen, aged z. with an ak
shortly after the family had arisen
from the dinner table today. Mr..
Mari had been respondent for some
time, but his actions were not such as
to make his wife believe that he had
any serious trouble TO brood over.
The eldest daughter was washing
dishes al the sink when her father
went by her to the shed and got an
ak. He came back into the kitchen,
and struck the girl a single blow on the
head, killing her. Mrs. Mari saw this
and ran screaming TO the house OF her
husbands father, Samuel Mari.
The husband apparently walked up
stairs TO where the younger children
We're playing and dealt each a single
blow with the AK handle, killing them
both.
When Mr.. Mari, Sr.. came in, the
younger Mari was washing his hands
at the sink. He was asked why he had
done the deed. and he said, II don't
know" Later in the day he was
placed under arrest and taken TO