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January 1, 1841
The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
In Union, Broome County, New York, a partially deranged Mrs. Locke killed her two young daughters by slashing their throats and attempted suicide by cutting her own throat on Saturday, August 12, 1848. She survived after treatment.
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A most melancholy occurrence happened in Union,
Broome Co., N. Y., on Saturday morning the 12th inst.
A Mrs. Locke,—wife of Mr. Locke, a mason by trade,
living on the Nanticoke Creek,—early in the morning,
after her husband and two elder children, boys, had
got up, took her two little girls, one six and the other
eight years of age, up stairs, and with a razor cut both
their throats, nearly severing their heads from their
bodies. She then cut her own throat, not so effectually,
but that the wound was sewed up, and it is
thought she may yet live. She was, and for a year or
two has been, partially deranged.
Broome Co., N. Y., on Saturday morning the 12th inst.
A Mrs. Locke,—wife of Mr. Locke, a mason by trade,
living on the Nanticoke Creek,—early in the morning,
after her husband and two elder children, boys, had
got up, took her two little girls, one six and the other
eight years of age, up stairs, and with a razor cut both
their throats, nearly severing their heads from their
bodies. She then cut her own throat, not so effectually,
but that the wound was sewed up, and it is
thought she may yet live. She was, and for a year or
two has been, partially deranged.
What sub-type of article is it?
Tragedy
Family Drama
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Madness
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Infanticide
Suicide Attempt
Mental Derangement
Family Tragedy
Throat Cutting
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Locke
Mr. Locke
Two Little Girls
Where did it happen?
Union, Broome Co., N. Y., On The Nanticoke Creek
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Locke
Mr. Locke
Two Little Girls
Location
Union, Broome Co., N. Y., On The Nanticoke Creek
Event Date
Saturday Morning The 12th Inst.
Story Details
Partially deranged Mrs. Locke took her two young daughters upstairs and cut their throats with a razor, nearly severing their heads. She then cut her own throat less effectively; the wound was sewn up, and she may survive.