Cumberland County IL Archives Obituaries.....O'Day, Mrs Frank 1901
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The Daily Herald, Jun 1, 1901
The Daily Herald, Chicago IL
June 1, 1901

Seek the Cause of Deaths
The coroner of Cumberland County is seeking to solve the mystery of the death 
of Mrs. Frank O'Day, wife of a well-to-to Trilla farmer, and her 6-year-old 
son. The woman had been subject to melancholia, brought on by bereavements and 
having twice narrowly escaped death by fire. A few days ago she went to 
Mattoon, accompanied by her two sons, 8 and 6 years old. She cashed a check 
for $100 and left for Kokomo, Ind., with the children. Aided by detectives, 
her husband found her and brought her home. Mrs. O'Day more recently gave her 
younger son a dose of medicine for measles. Two hours later he died in great 
agony. Mrs. O'Day was also stricken and expired five hours later. The 
relations declare that she gave the child the wrong medicine by mistake and 
the shock of the discovery killed her.

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