Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Gerac, Mrs. August - April 1910
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Mary K. Creamer marykcreamer@yahoo.com April 6, 2019, 11:59 pm

source: New Iberia Enterprise and Independent Observer. (New Iberia, La.)
1902-1944, April 23, 1910, Image 3

Last Saturday night the imbecile son of Mrs. August Gerac, colored, killed 
her for some insane freak which has not yet been explained. According to all 
accounts the boy who was 23 years old has been weak minded since birth, but 
it was not supposed that his mania was dangerous. No one was present in the 
house when he killed his mother but from remarks made by the youth after the 
crime it is supposed that he killed the woman because she would not make a 
fire to warm up the house. The youth said he had struck his mother with an 
axe handle but did not hit her hard. Nevertheless, her skull was crushed by 
the axe handle and it was evident that he had beaten her after she had 
fallen from the first blow. She did not regain consciousness after receiving 
the injury and died shortly after the crime was discovered. The boy is held 
pending investigation.


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