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Case Description

Bush, Mrs. Kate, murdered, throat cut, home 2508 S. Park Av., by her husband, Mathew Bush, who was arrested and received a life sentence in Joliet Penitentiary.

Case Number

Circumstances

Date of offense	February 6, 1888
Date of death	February 6, 1888
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	2508 S. Park Ave.
Type of location	Residence
Type of residence	Residence of both victim and defendant
Location description	home
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Domestic violence
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Bush, Mrs. Kate
Gender	Female
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Victim/defendant relationship	Wife/Husband
Related by blood or marriage	Spouses

Defendant

Name	Bush, Matthew
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Defendant/victim relationship	Spouses (including common law and ever married)
Related by blood or marriage	Spouses

Police

Total number of defendants arrested	1
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Bailset	Yes
Charges against defendant	Murder
Type of legal decision recorded	Coroner, grand jury, trial, and post conviction
Outcome of trial	Guilty, unspecified offense
Outcome of Grand Jury decision	Indictment, other homicide, homicide unspecified
Sentenced to	Joliet, Stateville
Length of sentence	Life
Allegations of police corruption	No

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