The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-26
FURBUsH's FOUR WIVES.
A Polygamous Rascal Placed in Jail-His
First Wife Young Lady Of Madison.

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 25.-"He did not take care
of me, SO left him. and we had hardly sepa-
rated before he married again." sobbed one of
charged with bigamy. as she requested that her
erring husband be arrested.
| Yesterday Judson was met on Fifth street by
officer j. B. Brown. The policeman thrust a
warrant for his arrest under the nose of the
alleged Mormon and blandly requested that gen.
! tenan to follow him.
This Furbush cody did, and as he walked
quietly along, the officer in the van and the rear
closed up by several Of the Madame .Furbushes,
he cast reproachful glance at the fair one who
had made so much trouble for him.
The bigamist was taken to Jail and there
locked up. A statement was obtained from one
of the four known wives Of Furbush
"His name is Judson James Furbush. and he
is lazy and good for nothing. / am his third
wife as far as l know, but not the last by any
means" said a tall slender and rather good
looking woman, dressed in sombre colors, in re-
ply to the questions of a reporter
He married me three years ago last Novem-
Der. We were married by Squire PREFER IN
Jeffersonville, Ind.
Furbush, it Is said did not behave in very
proper manner toward his wife, aud for this
reason and failure to provide for his family,
the wife was finally obliged to leave him. Fur
bush came to Louisville. and, after being here
only short time, married again. this time Sc
lecting young. buxom lass named Maggie Foha.
Maggie is uncommonly handsome, and lives
with her family on High street This last Mrs.
Furbush has not yet heard of her husbands
perfdy.
To the question, 'What is your name9" Mrs
Furbush No. 3 said: Thank God At least [
am safe! Ny relatives will never hear of it, any
way and refused to give her name This lady
&fsor @asxa 4A1a 4
curing OF evidence against Furbush.
A history of the women wooed and won by
Furbush, and whose lives had been wrecked by
the same amorous rascal was given by Mrs.
Furbush No. 3.
The first Furoush married at Madison, Ind
This was Jennie Lowell. a pretty and popular
young woman, a native Of Indiana, and young
woman of excellent character and good family.
This was twelve years ago.
A short time after, Furbush grew tired of his
young wife and left her He wandered off,
and finally landed In Jeffersonville. Here
he met Louisa Butorrf a rosy maiden
of Teutonic descent His battery was brought
to bear on her susceptible heart. In short
polygamous Judson Furoush. They were mar
ried at Chariestown, Ind, and for short time
lived at Jacksonville. Judson took the first
opportunity to leave his young bride and go in
search Of other fruits of beauty and virtue
He next became elamored OF Miss Lizzie
Noyes, q tall lady slightly past the bloom of
youth and a native Of Tennessee. She soon be.
came his victim and they lived in Louisville
until Judson again exhibited his tickle DISPOSE
ton.
After leaving the charming Miss Noyes, Fur
bush devoted his attention to Louisville girl,
Miss Maggie Foha, to whom he was married in
December last in the office of Esquire ]. p.
McGrath, on Twelfth and Market streets. He
boarded at the house of Mrs. Fishbacx Of Jeffer-
son street, near First, until Furbush was salts
fed with his latest victim He then left her.
but continued to live in Louisville in the employ
of Mr.. Rail, the undertaken.
Judson James Furbush was visited in Jail by
a reporter, but refused to talk, as his lawyers
had advised him to say nothing He stated that
he was native of Michigan, and that he had
been born near Grand Rapids. He had gone
through the war and was at the present time
forty years old.
The prisoner is known to have four wives. An
other looms up in the distance, and the prisoner
laughingly said when asked the number of his
spouses ''They keep finding them every day,
and don't know but they'll have dozen before
they get through"
The name of the third wife (the one who re-
fused to tell her namej Furbush said was Lizzie
Noyes, and that she was native of Tennessee.