The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-02
MRS. FOX'S LITTLE AK,
And the Use She Made of 1t in Protecting
Herself Against a Drunken Husband
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NEwJYoRK Feb 28-" You might as well say
your prayers" said VIM. G. Fox, early last even
ing, to Mrs. Julia Fox, his wife, "for am going
to murder you tonight. am going out to get
drunk, SO as to have courage enough to kill you
and the young ones Fox at this time had been
drinking just enough to be quarrelsome, and his
wife, who is palefaced, respectable woman.
about 30 years old, knew that he would be still
more quarrelsome if ne drank more, but she did
not believe thathe would attempt to carry out the
threat. Fox's chief grief against his wife was
her refusal to give MIN ten cents to buy another
drink. He walked out of the house at o'clock,
muttering threats and curses
A half hour after midnight he returned, very
much intoxicated. At his request Mrs. Fox,
who was lying on the bed with her dress still on.
arose to make MIN cup of coffee While she
was making the Coffee Fox said Hurry up
and give me the Coffee and then say your pray
ers it will have to be done tonight" After
drinking the coffee Fox made an attempt to
grasp his wife, but she broke away from him
and retreated to the bedroom. He picked up
from the stove a pot of boiling oatmeal and
threw. 1t after her. The pot fell upon the bed
and its contents spilled over the couples two
year old child, Georgia, who was lying asleep.
The chiids face and hands were badly scalded.
Fox then threw kettle of boiling water into the
room, and that too fell upon the bed, but in
jured no one Mrs. Fox advanced to the bed
room door and stood there in an attitude of de-
6anec, determined to save her child from further
injury; Fox sprang upon her and tried to choke
her. but in the struggle he fell, and Mrs Fox
again retreated
In her desperation she placed across the foot
of tie bed what she thought was shovel. but
which was, in fact, an AK, and said: IL shall re-
main in this room to defend my child. If you
attempt to attack us again in this room you
must take the consequences She then shut
the bedroom door, and Fox shouted from the
other room that he would burn the house down.
In a few minutes he broke open the bedroom
door and walked over to the bed, threatening
again to kill his wife and child AS he ad-
vanced Mrs. Fox sprang up from the bed and
grasping the ak, which she still took to be
shovel she struck her husband over the head
with it. He groaned and cutched her by the
throat but she again swung the ak over his
head and brought 1t down with terrific force.
She struck him in this way five times when he
fel! over the cradle, and fearing that the child
would be injured, she helped him to the bed.
Then she saw that her husband was terribly
wounded, and the weapon she used was an ak
She ran out to the hallway and begged the
neighbors to send for doctor. A policeman
sponded, and 1t was determined to send Fox and
the child to st. GATHERINGS Hospital. The child
will recover, although its injuries are serious.
Fox will probably die He realizes his condition,
and said this morning: "It is my own fault
cannot blame my wife" Mrs Fox was arrested,
and was arraigned before Justice Naches to-day,
on acharge of assault in the first degree. She
was released on BAIL and will appear March
for examination She had the sympathy of
everyone in the crowded courtroom, but was too
greatly shocked to know it or to care for any
ones sympathy In answer to some questions,
she said; Il don't know how came to do it; but
it was not to save myself, it was to protect my
child