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Show AWFUL TRAGEDY Murderous Work in a rial at Worcester. IIKSIIY VAItNUM TIIK SIiAYBB. Thu AYIf) and Child D.'ad and the Uolhe.-In-Law Nearly Killed, M'ltini: rm i on Tin: iielii The Airjlr Tiiiiirl In 'Ijaltrj. - Aulacfdrula of Ilia lalilllT. Woi CEStvn, Masa., Dec. 20. A horrible ili utile murdtr and suicide was dlicovt nil loduy In thn upper Hat ut n tenement bulldirg nt til ialntor stteet. Henry C Vnrnuiu nnd hla little adopted daughtir, Floicuce, era found dead. ills wifu was nearly dead when UltcoNercd uu I died un lhu way tu the huapltal, and Mrs. Wrlthl, mother of Mrs. Varuuni, now Meant lhu hospital lu a critical eon-dltluii, eon-dltluii, unabla ns yet ta talk or lull-catu lull-catu lu any way tho story of tho awful cent. Henry C. Vnruum camu to this city from Huron, VI , In Urptember, und went to work In lhu shop of 1.. D. Pollard. T ho family lived iulctlt nnd tn nil npprarnncts Imiplij. Mrs. Varnuui wusurigularnttetidaiitat thu lluie Cnigrcgatloual Church, where flu' sing lu tho choir. Her liuahiud nud llttlo daughter often accomt tilled hit. Mrs, Vuruum was not prtsent at tho sorvlccH Hunduj, una the laalor.Itev. K. W. Phlllli, remarked tier rditonco auj ixireasel somu Mirprlae, saying that Mrs. Varmint was not tho sort of a woman to slay at hoiau bmauio It was rol I, Mr, Phillips today went tu lhu Varnum housu and rang the bell, bat received no answer, ana called upon an octup. ant cf lliu middle dwelllug who said huhad not heard anthltig from the Vnrnurns. Mr. Phllllfswent ujulslrs imiiirdlntely und paue.1 through thn parlor Into lhu back parh,r nud then Into thu klti hi n. Hu then puihed open the door uf n bujruom leading oil from the kitchen, and n terrible sight mtthlsuyos. Dylug uu lliu bvd, cuv-led cuv-led Willi blood, wero Mr. Vuruum and wife. Thu man was quite dead, h it thu womau was bn athlng Inavlly, On a oot In tho corner oi thu room lay the child, turnud over on her face, also deud. Phillips walled lo ecu nu more, hut luahed downttalra and telephoned for lhu pollcu. When lhu police artlved lhu mother, Mrs. Wright, was dircovircd In nn u .Joining room. Bhelwas (oonsolojs but not abla ta speak, though sho understood what was said to her. Tho bodluaiifthc man nnd thn chill were removed lu nn undertaker's nnd the women wcro carrlul to a hospital, Mrs, Wright la still unable to speak but may live. Hho Is about eighty jcara old, Thn weapon with which the awful dted was twuimltted was an Iron strap about fifteen Inches long, headed by u cylindrical kuob Instrument which weighed fully four lounds. Vnruum himself was klllel by n (tab from a knllu Identified ua his own. lie w ua cut III the region of thu hurl. There wero no other marks upon lhu body. Iheru was ro slu ot violence nbout the housu uutsldu tbu bedroums. Mrs. F. ', Hall, who Uvea In tho tenement tene-ment below, says sho heard slight sounds from n child ubout S o'e look Hunday morning. Thu nolau ceased Immediately and she thought nothing of It |