The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-21
SLEW HIS FATHER-IN-LAW.
DIR. C. w. RUSH OF THIS CITY HELD
FOR MURDER IN DAYTON, o.

Jealousy and Mad Love for HIS wife
Caused the Crime-Rush Left Here
Friday and Followed His Wife TO
Her Fathers HOme-Thrents
Against Rush Answered with
Pistol shOts-The story of Rush's
Career i'm savannah.
DR. George W. Rush, young physician
and druggist of this city, shot and almost
riddled with bullets his father-in-law,
George Dewitt, a retired physician, dur
ing a fanny quarrel at the latter's home
In Dayton, o., last night. The story Of
the killing Is a romantic and sensational
one, dating back TO one year ago, when,
against the wishes of her parents. Miss
Dewitt daughter of the victim, then q
girl of IS, eloped to Savannah with DR..
Rush. The old mans hatred of the young
husband was such that he made deter
mined effort to separat e them, finally sue
ceeding, the girl going TO her home two
weeks ago.
Dayton dispatch announcing the kill
ing said that Rush arrived there yesterday
morning and endeavored to gain an inter
view with his wife. 1t was refused, and
he was warned to stay away under pen
atty Of death. The old man left the house
late in The afternoon, and during his alb
sence the husband gained admittance to
his wife, finally securing her promise to
return home with him. AS they were
seated on a lounge together the old man
entered, and seeing Rush, picked up
heavy chair to brain him, saying; I'm
kill, you you Southern -" Rush, with
warning cry, pulled revolver and fired
five times. rapidly, Kidding and Telling
him to the floor Rush was Immediately
arrested ana now has a charge of murder
against him. His only plea was that he
loved his wife better than life, and could
not stay away from her.
Rush came to Savannah in 1895 from
Brunswick. Prior to that he had lived at
Americas and other points in the state.
During the three years of his residence
here he was employed In several drug
stores as clerk, being a licensed pharma-
cist His last place of employment was
at the store of Mr. w. o. Cubbedge under
Odd Fellows hall
About a year ago he married Miss Mabel
Dewitt, formerly of Ohio, but for some
time past a resident of Savannah. She
was young, pretty, viVacious and with
quite q number of admirers. Her DISPOSE
ton inclined her TO make and hold friends.
Her husbands nature was somewhat of
the reverse. He was inclined to be morose,
at times sullen and with decided streak
of jealousy which soon began TO assert it
self Trouble between the two was the in
eYtable and speedy result
me honeymoon apparently soon lapsed
tnto discord, discord into violence and sep
aration, and the end of the story is seen in
the tragedy at Dayton.
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one sent note to DR.. Rush at his place
of employment II was anonymous and
urged him TO ask his wife where she had
spent the afternoon. Soon after this sus-
picion-arousing missive reached the hus-
band his young wife passed the drug
store. He called her and asked where she
was going. She replied that she was out
shopping and passed on. The cloud rails
ed by the misunderstanding note seemed
to have passed away
That night when Rush reached home he
found his wife gone The next day he
started to search for her. He believed she
had gone TO Ohio to her father. He fol-
lowed In that direction. Before leaving
the city he was quoted ct that time as
saying: Il will bring her back Or leave her
dead" Instead of destroying his wife her
fathers life was taken
Rush returned to Savannah in a few
days. His wife was not with him. He
was TellCent inclined 10 be Sulen, and
soon showed in his person the effects of
the worriment he was undergoing Those
acquainted with him have no doubt that
he was wildly in love with his wife. He
mad been strongly attracted to her al their
first meeting and his passion had been in
tensitied by time. He neglected himself.
took on an unkempt look and when he
| left Savannah again a few days ago was.
II is said, the embodiment Of misery From
this city he appears to have gone directly
to Dayton still looking for his wife, alb
sorDed In the idea that she must return or
he would avenge his fancied wrongs on
those instrumental in keeping her from
| him
The father Of his wife seems to have met
death as the result of Rush's brooding
over the miserable ending to his dreams
of domestic happiness.
Mrs. Rush Is a clever and more than
ordinarily attractive woman. Her mother
lived here and had many acquaintauces.
The killing Of DR.. Dewitt by DR. Rush will
be no surprise to many acquainted with
the disposition of the latter and the events
of the past few weeks.
Rush, it Is stated, secured a divorce I'm
Chicago from his first wife, who lives near
Athens, in order to marry Miss Dewitt.
Soon after their marriage he Is said TO
have forbidden her 10 write to her mother.
whom he accused of trying to separate
them. Mrs. Rush got a box al the post
office and corresponded with her home I'M
der an assumed name. Her husbands
Jealousy is said to have at times led 10
| personal attacks upon her Acquaintances
of DIR, Rush believe that he has become
insane by broodiug over his troubles
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