The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-01-03
|OOk CARBOLIC ACID
rs. Abe, Bellamy, while Temporarily
' k1nsane Swallows Fiery Poison
4 and Died in a few Minutes.

While suffering from sudden attack
emotional insanity, Mrs. Nellie Bel
lmy, wife Of Abraham j. Bellamy, a
hrmer living three miles northwest of
seon, swallowed large dose OF carbolic
lcid Monday night and in few minutes
vas a corpse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bcllamy were at home
1t the time of the sad occurrence and
had been working late making prepara-
lions, to come to Leon the next day and
spend New Years at the home of Mrs.
Bellamy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon
bright. Mr.. Bellamy was churning and
shortly after ten o'clock Mrs. Bellamy
was getting their infant daughter ready
for bed. She had placed nightcap on
the little ones head and in tying the
strings found they were too tight. She
picked up pair of scissors to cut off
the string, and just as she closed them
the baby threw up it's hand and the
scissors cut a small cash on one of it's
fingers, which bled quite freely and at
the sight of the blood Mrs. Bellamy be-
came hysterical and cried out that she
had killed the baby. Her husband tried
to quiet her and told her the baby was
all right and for her to get cloth and
they would tie the finger up. She went
to the bureau for a cloth, but did not
get it, and stepping to a shelf in the
room picked up a four ounce bottle of
carpolic acid and before her husband
could reach her she had swallowed
about three fourths of it's contents. AS
she threw the bottle to the floor she
said: "Oh, hubby, have killed the baby
and myself and am so sorry" Mr..
Bellamy placed the baby on the bed and
ran to the home of his sister who lives
about quarter Of a mile away, calling
for help in the hope of arousing some of
the neighbors. Awakening his sister
he ran back to the house and his wife
was still breathing and tried to speak,
but could not. Albert Cotterill,
neighbor also arrived before she died,
A phone message was sent to Leon for
doctors. DR.. Bowman went out at once
but Mrs. Bellamy was dead before he
reached the house.
Mrs .Bellamy's maiden name was Nellie
Bright and she was 2S years of age.
She was married to Abraham j. Bellamy
on Nov. 2, 1895, in this city. Last
October their first child, little girl
was born, and short time before her
birth Mrs. Bellamy was Respondent and
threatened to kill herself. The bottle
VI CdCUOl1C t1ClSl uttu JCctl III UUc uUuSo
for long time and at that time Mr..
Bellamy took it to the barn and locked
it up. Only short time ago he brought
it back to the house as his wife was
suffering with the 5ootheaehe ard she
wanted to use it, but before doing so
he secured promise from her that she
would never take any of it or touch it.
Coroner Bowman made an investiga-
tion and decided that under the circum-
stances it was not necessary to hold an
inquest, as it was evident that Mrs.
Bellamy had committed the rash act
while suffering from emotional insanity,
the sight of blood on the babys finger
dethroning her reason.
The funeral was set for Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock, at the Shy
church, interment being in the adjoin-
ing cemetery.
LATER Bellamys father, Solo,
man Bright, this morning made re-
quest that the coroner hold an inquest
and Coroner Bowman will hold one this
afternoon. The funeral will probably
be held Thursday at the Shy church.