Mrs. S. C. J. Church Finds Husband Dead-1871

CHURCH

Posted By: cheryl moonen (email)
Date: 9/16/2017 at 21:42:56

Sunday, July 23, 1871
Paper: Dubuque Daily Times (Dubuque, Iowa)
Page: 1

Mrs. S. J. C. Church, at Oskaloosa, arose last Saturday morning and prepared breakfast, and then went back to the bedroom to summon her husband, she was horror stricken to find him dead! He had committed suicide with strychnine. No adequate reason can be assigned for the step.