The Mayetta Herald Jackson County Thursday May 31, 1917 Delia Woman Kills Infant. Worried because her husband threatened to leave her, Mrs. Ray GRAHAM, living near Delia, forced carbolic acid down the throat of her 18-months-old baby girl Saturday afternoon. The child died instantly. The mother took an overdose but was saved. In a statement to the coroner she said she was afraid her husband would leave her and take away the child. She is 20 years old.