Salt Lake Herald | 1897-07-02 | Page 3 | Family Exterminated

FAMILY EXTERMINATED Reason to Believe That Poison Was S Used Bloomington Ind July 1The city of Belmont Brown county is greatly excited over the extermination of the family of John Stephens The mother and five children were taken suddenly ill with what was thought to be flux Monday afternoon That night the infant in-fant died Tuesday the little 4year old boy died this morning the mother died and an hour later the Cvearold boy died Two little girls are all that are left of the family and they are dangerously ill Physicians thought It was flux but it is believed they were poisoned Investigation by the coroner will be made and probably arrests will follow