The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-27
PADUCAH WOMAN CHARGED WITH
NUMBERING HER THREE CHILDREN

John Then she went back to play
until bed time.
About o'clock, and after she had
gone to bed, Ola suddenly raised up
and began 10 rub her breast ! asked
her what was the matter.
Something is biting me, mother,
she said; and then she lay down
again
John Burnes went over to the bed
and looked at her, When he asked
me what was the matter with the
child went over 10 the bed and saw
thar she seemed to be strangl ng.
She IS dying, | said; and then
she fell back nto my arms and was
gone.
Almost Immediately ! ran TO the
deor and called one of the neighbors,
ana she telepnoned for Dr. Carl N,
Sears and DR.. Pendley. When they
came and saw The child was dead
they started away, but before they
had got outside the gate heard three
year-old Lille gasping, and | ran to
the bed where she lay.
she, TOO, was choking and gasp
ing for breath, and ! called them
back. Taey came but the baby died
a. 3 o'clock, and Lucy went at 7
O'Clock this morning,
Believes Lucy Was Warned.
Il know my babies died from the
cabbage they ate, mlc ( Know some
body pc soned them. I believe my
little Lucy was forewarned of her
death because she came 10 me yes
terday afternoon and talked the way
she did about God and meet ng her
(nele Jim in heaven.
4 came here from Graves county
S yeral Yeas ago with my husband.
seven months ago they said he was
ipsane. and they took him away and
put MIN in an asylum.
Husband's Brother Accuses Her.
"ranight felt like ] could not
ay up there where they had died
.s3 / came down here with my cousin,
Nr. Gambin: but before had been
here long my husbands brother
forced his way into the house and ac.
cased ple OF kill ng my own children
W th poison. God Knows | did not
do il. He threatened to bring mob
to kill me for what he said J did.
God knows that | did not do It,
wnatever he or anybody else may say.
lie came here two weeks ago from
his farm in Marshall county and tried
u take my babies away from me-
hut told him ! would never give
them up and would work for them
until | could work no longer
Hazel Co,rcbors.es Story.
Mrs. Brockwell lay on a bed in the
xo-rcomai house of her cousin while
she talked. Har only remaining
daughter. Hazel, was beside her, and
corroborated her mother n every
statement she made
Mrs. Brockwell is a pretty blonde.
Years Of hard work and suffering
have dimmed her beauty but have not
caused it to fade Apparently sae
as greatly affected while she told
Ter story, and broke down a dozen
tines during the recital Hazel gazed
s.olldly at the ceiling, evidently not
alizing how terrible is the tragedy
vaich has come into her life.
Investigation BY Authorities.
The authorities commenced an in
vestigation Of the poisoning as soon
as ;he death of the first child was
n ade known 10 the police, Capt.
Woods. who was in charge of the po-
lee Friday night, was notified of the
sudden death of Ola Brockwell al
S 90 o'clock and he at once detailed |
Eatective Moore on the case
Drs. Pendley. Sears. J. S. Troutman /
ard Johnson Bass. who went 20 the |
home Of Mrs Brockwcll. found that /
tvo of the children were dying. and |
" orked with them until the end /
c. me.
Or. Sears Statement.
The girl Ola" said Or Sears last
n sat, was dead when | reached her.
and started back to my office. In
tie yard ! me- DR.. Pendley. | told
h N that IS was too late but as the
C; Sc appeared TO me rather unusual
asked him TO accompany me back 10
L house and examine the body. In
s le W. noticed another oh Id lying
On cot. walked over TO it and saw
Rat it was dying. Then ! asked if
there were any more children who
had eaten the cabbage. and they
showed me Lucy, the nine-year-old
gil. Both were dying. as Dr. Pend
ey and saw at a glance. Nofh ng
We could 10 had any effect and they
sank rapidly. | would diagnose the
symptoms as those Of opium poison
Dg."
Was Opium or Morphine.
Dir Pendley. who remained "a the
lousc with the other three phys c
ans throughout the night, was equal
v positive tlat the death OF the chill
lien was due 10 opium or morphine
poisoning. and not TO ptomaine. arssH-l
G. or Paris green-the last having
)cen suggested as a possible eXplaua-
ion in its having been placed on the
sahbage 20 deE roy insects.
When w went back 10 the house,
10 "a Il and found the Two children