Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1886-10-23 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN LONDON.  SUICIDE OF A FAMILY.  A do nestle tragedy of the most heart-rending dawn r has been enacted at the quiet village of Fulham, on the banks of the Thames, in which a young married woman sacrifieed the lives of four of her ch-: Iron end eeronsitteA.enieide herself.  The :ame of the woman is Frances. Leader, and I she wa the wife of a butoher living at Camberwell, • aubn of London. She was a native of Bristol, and foe .1 the acquaintance of her husband when she w, barmaid at a fashionable hotel in Eaton. square For several years Mr. Loader motel as salesm a to several large Arms, but about twelve month since he commenced business at Camberwell.  The leceased woman was of delicate build, and five oh Wren were born As a result of the marriage. Of late their life had not been a partioulsrly happy one, au I various causes are assigned for this. Mn. Leader was confined five months since, and, although after this event she became desponding, none of her fronds over suspected that she would commit such a terri le deed. . _  _ ..... The Note leading up to the tragedy are these. On Thursday morning the husband of the unhappy woman went to • neighbouring publie-house to get a glass of ale, and on his return found his wife and four ohildren ready dressed to leave the home. A painful wenn followed, the mother, father, and children weeping piteously. Thinking she would renrair, the husband took the children into a bed. room, but they cried so for their mother that he let them go. According to his story, he begged her not I to leave, but ehe persistently refused, and, thinking that she deeired to go to her mother'e offered her £4 for their farm. This she declined, and immediately left, taking with her Henry, aged nine • Robert, seven; Charlie, four; and ' Frank, three years, with • five-months-old baby. The husband did not follow, bat what transpired is learned from the lips of Robert, the survivor of the party. He says they all walked to Vauxhall Bridge, where hie mother and brothers got on the steamboat and travelled as far as Chelsea Pier. They then had some tea, and walked about until dark. Their mother then took them down to Broorehosee Doak, whore the terrible tragedy we. enacted. The boy Robert statea that when they reached the water's edge his mother had the baby in her arms, and Charlie and Frank were on eitoh side. His mother .aid she wanted to die, and so did hie three brothers. His mother, the baby, and two young brothers quiekly dieappeared, and Henry caught hold of hie hand and dragged him in. He resisted, and Henry said to him, "II you're going out, I'm going in to be drowned with mother." He then sashed down the eloping path, and like his parent and brothers, was quickly carried by the tide around the Clock oorner towards Franey. Robert then scrambled on the bank, and was found by • man named Wilcox about eight o'clock. He then mid he had been thrown into the river by • big boy, and gave several wrong addresses. About ten o'clock the same night he was taken to the Fulham Pollee-station, and, having been warned, the harrowing truth wse gradually elicited from him. Word was eent to Mr. Leader, and on Friday morning dragging operations were commenced. On Friday Harry'. body was brought op. Frank was recovered on Saturday, and on Sunday the police found Charlie's remains.  The pollee state that there is some foundation for the report that the woman gave the children some whiskey before they entered the water.  ORS, .lemishes AND IFOII MARKS •are cured.byCuticura vOIL CLEANSING THE SKIN and %AIR of In. fantile and Birth Humors, for GlVuLtnidnA. Burnhxg end Inflammation, for en the Aral ILV7agleE', and other inhente'!lnekkin edad blood dmesoes  Orrice., the great Skin Core, sod Orrice.