Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1890 — TWIN BABIES CRUSHED TO DEATH [ARTICLE]

TWIN BABIES CRUSHED TO DEATH

Mrs. John O'Meara, the wife of a wellknown contractor, of St. Joseph, Mo., Wednesday morning, caused the death of her twin daughters, aged about three months. Mrs. O’Meara, who is a woman weighing 190 pounds, arose early, and taking the babies from their cradle placed them in bod beside herself. After playing with them a while asleep. On awakening she was borriflod to find both babies crushed anddead. The grief of the mother was terrible. Her ories attracted her husband, who was steeping in the next room, and he found her pressing the little ! children to her bosom and wailing piteously. Mrs. suddealy throwingjthe i baoies to the floor; sprang to her dressing- | case, and grasping. aa oWamental dagger plunged It into her bosom. She is now in j a critical condition. It seems that Mrs. j O’Meara, while asleep, rolled over on the sleeping babies and crushed them to death.