Theodore COUNCIL, the young man who killed his wife with “Rough on Rats” near Robersonville, Martin county, about two weeks ago, was arrested near his home on Friday last and committed to jail at Williamston to await trial.  He is trying to get acquitted on a plea of insanity, but if guilty of the crime he should be given the full penalty.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 9 August 1889.  Available online at digitalnc.org.