The Washington times., 1922-04-15
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Wife, Near Death, Threatens
Second Attempt to End Life
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NEWARK. N. J.. April 15.---
Cursing spiritualism, which he de-
clared to be "lot of bunk" Har-
mon Fancher, broken-hearted. to-
day prepared for the burial of his
infant son. who was poisoned by
his wife, who also sought to end
her own life so that she could be
the spiritual wife of her hus-
band"
Wife Is Near Death.
Mrs. Maud Fancher. who drank
poison after administering dose
from the same bottle TO her two-year-
old son, Cecil. " near death.
from her hospital bed she told her
husband that IL death did not take
her now, she would make another
effort TO end her life, convinced that
complete happiness for her husband,
her child and herself could be at
tained only in the land of spirits.
Mrs. Fancher, In one of the amax-
ing letters left for her husband, nd.
vised him 20 be Of good cheer, for
she would from her spiritual abode
direct him TO find another earthly
wife and see that he would have an
other son.
No trouble had marred the couples
married life, but Mrs. Fancher had
suffered acutely from a kidney all
ment. Fancher, twenty-siX. a book
keeper, declared the tragedy was due
to his wife's frequent visits to spirit
ualistic seances and her longing to
visit Sir A. Conan Doyle's alluring
heaven.
Mrs. Fancher was born at St. Elmo,
Ill. Fancher grew up at Decatur, Ill.
Letters To Husband.
In the sweetheart letters addressed
to her husband, Mrs. Fancher wrote:
Darling beloved husband: am
writing you a line of this queer sui
side, and 1 know what every one
will say-oh, she has lost her mind
but / haven't by a long ways. 1
know just what l am doing and L
know II is a great sin. But 1 have
had enough hard luck and I see more
coming with my baby. as he has had
a hard time all his life.
mo one knows how l hate TO de-
stroy this poor child's life, as l love
him so dearly, and no one knows
how hate to leave you, for darling,
love you.
II am afraid some day he might
be left without a mother the wny
my health is. and now he is so young
he doesn't realize, and / don't want
to leave him here to be raised by
any one else. love him so deary,
God bless his precious little soul.
And you, dearest, can take care OF
yourself.
Give everyone my best regards.
and you l want TO get married again
II you want. And you know about
spiritualism. / want you to go
where you can talk with me and 1
am also going to say that you are n
good, dear, sweet husband and just
as good as gold. You have been as
good as gold TO me. / am saying
this, for you know how some people
are: they would say he must have
been mean to her. / love you, dear,
so much that hate to do this act,
but you know / have never saw
nothing but hard work, and | was
so happy with you until lost nearly
all my dear parents home.
Gives Funeral Directions.
Sell the Guarantee stock to pay
my funeral expenses and bury baby
with me in the same casket. His
white suit I am making isn't done,
hut II Is all cut out; so have Il
finished by Mrs. Owens or some one:
give them the patterns and direc-
tions TO go by, and the darling baby
the Is so sweet, bury him In a little
white suit and laying by my side.
and bury me In my brown dress
Gsnders made me.
Get the CHEAPEST lot and casket
you can; please don't go to no ex.
pense, as want you to have plenty
as long as you live. And save this
note and let everybody home read
it and be sure II Is published in all
the papers.
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