Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-05-26 | Page 6 | Mor Held in Death of Three

MOTHER HELD IN DEATH OF THREE FRAMING FRAMINGHAM HAM Mass May 26 11 ff the same hour today today to to- At At app approximately day three little children were lowered low low- ered into their graves grave and their moth moth- mother court er was arraigned in district charged with murdering them The children Irene Chester and Eugene Eugene Eu gene aged 11 7 and 5 years year r respectively were found in their home after fire had swept the dwelling yes yes- Two of ot them were dead ostensibly os os- ostensibly of at burns burD- The third Chester died later An autopsy revealed the children had been fatally beaten and that the fire was vas incendiary A fourth child Paul remained in critical condition con con- today The mother Mrs Nellie asked whether she was guilty or not guilty to the charge of murdering her children replied to the judge Y Yes sir The ThC court ordered that a plea of ot not guilty be entered for her and ordered ordered or or- dered her held for consideration of ot the grand jury Neighbors said that there had been considerable unhappiness in the family family fam fame ily over the inability of ot the husband to find employment The night before the tragedy Mrs Invited her husband to go alone to visit relatives in the Hyde Park section of ot Boston In his hi absence she held a birthday party for lor one of ot the children In the afternoon Inviting little friends from the neighborhood The tragedy occurred in the early morning hours hour while the husband was waa still absent