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From the Crawfordsville Examiner, wc glean the following particulars of a most horrid occurrence which took place in that county, and which resulted in the death of a human being.—It seems that a man named Joseph Rush was married to Miss Jane Rush about three weeks ago, and upon the first night of their marriage the husband endeavored to choke his wife to death. She, however, contrived to prevent it, and they lived together about two weeks in a very unhappy manner—Rush heating her upon all occasions. At the tin?e the act was committed, Rush informed his wife that he had already killed two wives, and one man for his money, and that he intended to kill her and beat her most unmercifully. She begged him not to kill her till next morning. He then told her he would wait a while, and take a sleep; and accordingly took his axe, and placing it under his arm, laid down crosswise in the door to prevent her escape, assuring her that when he awoke, he would execute his fiendish purpose.—Ke fell asleep, and his wife fearing that her destruction would be inevitable, if he awoke, seized the axe, and despatched him, by inflicting a mortal wound on his head w ith it. She gave herself up to a Justice of the Peace, who had her sent to prison. She was taken out however, on a habeas corpus, and tried before his honor, Judge Naylor, who for the insufficiency of the testimony ordered her discharged.Public opinion is in her favor, and justifies the action on the ground that it was committed in self defence. He was about forty years of age, and she about 30.— Madison Courier.(
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Aurora Dearborn County Democrat
Aurora, Indiana, US
Thu, Jul 25, 1839
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