Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-17
mrs. RUSH, ACTRESS
OR WRONG[D WOMEN
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about the time of the revival meet
ing" (The revival was early this
year,.
Did you tell him what yon had
heard?"
Il did"
what did he say about the truth Of
them?'
II said there was nothing to them"
"Wha impression did it make on
your mind or belief at that time?"
i believed Mr.. Rush she replied
with a simple sweetness.
Did he ever make any threats Of
violence to your"
He did about three weeks before his
death"
What led up to it9"
L was giving Minnie Ingiebritson
music lessons irregular!y. always
phoned her to see when she was
ready. ! vent TO the office to telephone
her. Mr.. Rush was there. took down
the receiver and said hello central 1t
began b~uzzing ii! my ear" she said she
Kept saying hello and the buzzing con-
tfnted until this was repeated six or
seven times. Continuing the narrative,
she said, Il hung up the receiver and
said that as far as the service got
the girl ought to be discharged"
Confronted With Revolver.
Il went upstairs. He followed me"
Apparently embarrassed, Mrs. Rush
testified. He was facing me-" again
her head dropped, articulation appeared
difficult. He was pointing a revolver
at me. l threw up my hands and closed
my eyes. He said, y want you to see
Warner 70 lose her JOB your life won
be worth that"
Did you fear him.
Il was afraid of him
Answering further questions she said
that prior TO that time h had access
to her husbands revolver. He had al
ways kept one. she said, and had told
her TO get it when ne went away. She
do so n as the Sheffield station vas
Isolated II she was lonesome, h Of
ten played the piano for company or
sewed when alone. At such times she
kept the revolver close by.
veri7es Gerdes' Testimony.
Excused from using the u~nprintable,
nasty language or from repeating dur
ing her direct examination any Of the
profanity she said Rush used in ad-
dressing her. she said h had heard
Gerdes' testimony. She declared what
be heard was true. She and her hus-
band had been to a band concert and
had returned home at 1890. That was
Wednesday night before the murder.
Did you believe he would carry his
threat into execution
Il did,
During both this threat and the one
first related she testified that she did
not answer her husband but that she
wept. Gerdes testified he only heard
her crying.
Tells Of Third Throat.
Asked to tell of the next threat, she
said: 1T was Thursday morning. Aug.
3. l had been after a hen. It was
drizziing rain and stepped in the
depot to get out OF 1t. Mr.. Rush al
tayking over the telephone. He gave
the time of day to the person he was
talking to. He turned to me and said:
You get upstairs here you belong I
told him I was waiting to see the hen
and chickens" Again, she said. he
ordered her up stairs. Continuing she
concluded, With hat and profanity he
picked up his ink bottle and said. 7
could just throw this thru you" She
then went UP. and 1t was that day she
searched everywhere for the revolver
that h could no; find, and her fear OF
her husband grew pom her.
Decides to Buy Revolver.
IF I had had the revolver I would
not have been afraid because he would
not have had it. I thought he was
carrying It," she said in answering
questions.
You may relate the circumstances
Of buying the revolver" Andrews told
her.
After looking everywhere I began
thinking" she began. I'VE got milk Of
Mrs. Schaefer and as I went after It !
thought over al, he had said to me and
his actions toward ne and I came to
the conclusion that / must have some
protection"
She then related how h purchased
1t much as Schmidt said she did. She
took i home Thursday afternoon.
Denied Visit Home.
did you have any conversation the
next morning with your husband" her
questtorer asked her.
She answered nat she had tol him
she wanted to go home. but he refused
to let her. saying, she said, ito be tell
ing all I knew"
What did you want to go for"
II wanted to 60 to see my sisters
baby" She added that she thought il