Individual Details
Winepark Judah
(March 5, 1842 - August 23, 1891)
1880 Lawrence County, Indiana census, Marshall: Winepark JUDAH, married male, white, 38, Physician, Indiana, Kentucky, Indiana; Minerva A. JUDAH, wife, female, white, 34, keeping house, Indiana, North Carolina, North Carolina; Helena M. JUDAH, daughter, female, single, 13, At Home, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana; William B. JUDAH, son, male, single, 11, At Home, Indiana, Indiana,Indiana; Mary Alice JUDAH, daughter, female, single, 9, At Home, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana; Walter C. JUDAH, son, male, single, 3, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana; Winepark JUDAH, son, male, single, 9, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana; Wm. S. LINDY, male, single, white, 24, Boarder, Saloon Keeper, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana.
"Winepark Judah, MD, was born in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, March 5, 1842, the second of eleven children born to David Barrow and Emma (Parks) Judah. Subject was educated at the State University, Bloomington. His father's occupation was tanning, and the son learned that business at an early age. In May 1862, he enlisted in Company A, Fifty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered out in September 1862, his term having expired. In July 1863, he again enlisted in Company E., One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was promoted to Sergeant in February 1864; in the battle of Walker's Ford, he lost his hearing, which he has never entirely regained. After his discharge in 1864, he acted in the capacity of Recruiting Officer and Assistant Provost Marshall for Monroe County. June 9, 1865, he was married to Minerva A. Duncan, and nine children have been born to them, seven of whom are living: Lena M., William B., Mary A., Walter C., Winepark J., Stilson, and Nellie. Mr. Judah keeps the only hotel in the village of Guthrie and keeps a good house. The Doctor is an A. F. & A. M. and a Democrat. On the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railroad in Marshall Township, Section 10, a town was laid out December 10, 1865 by Winepark Judah, and called by him Guthrie." ("History of Lawrence, Orange & Washington Counties", Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers, 1884", p. 352.)
"THE ATTEMPTED MURDER & SUICIDE INVOLVING WINEPARK JUDAH. WHISKEY'S WORK. An Old Resident of Monroe County Kills Himself. Dr. W. Judah Tries to Murder His Wife and Then Ends His Own Life. Nearly everybody in the county knew Dr. Winepark Judah, and will feel a pang of regret at his sad end. For several years past he and his wife had been keeping the Avenue House, the most popular hotel in Bedford. Last Sunday night his wife was writing in their room and he went to bed. Soon after he asked her if she was going to sleep in that room that night, and she replied that she was going to sleep up stairs. He then reached under his pillow and secured a revolver and aimed it at his wife. Their crippled boy was in the room and he sprang forward in time to knock the revolver upwards as it was discharged. But two shots immediately followed both of them hitting the wife, the first in the neck and the other in the right side. The doctor then placed the revolver at his temple and blew his own brains out. He died at once, but his wife is still alive. Dr. Judah formerly lived in this county and his remains were brought here last Tuesday for burial. It has been a very short time since he brought his father's body here for burial, from Bedford. Dr. Judah several years ago practiced medicine at Stinesville this county, while his wife kept a hotel at Guthrie. He also practised at that place for a while. He was an old soldier, and belonged to what was known as the "persimmon brigade." Last week he sent to several of his old comrades in this city tintypes of himself. We were shown one by Wesley Walker who messed with him. The picture represents the Doctor looking upwards, and in his own handwriting he explains that he is looking up for the persimmons. Not very long ago the Doctor received several hundred dollars back pension since which time he had been very much dissipated. When he did this terrible deed his brain was wrecked by drink. He has a brother, Dr. Judah, who is living out by Kent's mill. His wife is a sister of Senator Duncan, of Brown county. The latest report from Mrs. Judah is that she is resting easy and is likely to recover." (From the Saturday Courier (Bloomington), Saturday, August 29, 1891. Clipping archived courtesy of the Monroe County Historical Society.)
"SAVED HIS MOTHER'S LIFE. Master Judah Tells the Story of the Terrible Tragedy. Walter, the 14 year old crippled son of Dr. Judah gives the following account of the tragedy at Bedford recently. The little fellow proved himself quite a hero and no doubt saved his mother's life. He tells the story as follows. "Pa said, Walter, ask your ma if she is going to sleep down here with me." I said, "Ma are you going to sleep down stairs?" She said, "No, the mosquitos are too bad." When I told pa, he said "I will show her." He got up, took the revolver out from under the pillow and walked over to where ma was sitting, put his hand under her chin and raised her head up. He did this two or three times and ma told him to go away and let her alone. She paid no attention to him pointing the revolver at her for he had done that before. He put his hand under her chin again and raised her head up, then he fired, the ball striking her in the neck. I then caught him but he pushed me back against a folding bed and fired again at ma. The ball struck her in the side. He pushed me so hard against the bed that it hurt me and made mad. Then I caught him, tripped him and threw him to the floor. The fall knocked his breath out of him. When he commenced to come to, it sounded like his mouth was full of sand. I was still holding him down and he told me that he would shoot me, and tried to get muzzle of the revolver in range with my head but I kept it away. Finally I got the revolver away from him and started to run, but he jumped to his feet and caught me by the arm, and I thought sure he had broken it. When he got the revolver again he took steady aim at ma's head, and I watched him and when I thought he was ready to fire I struck his arm and the ball went into the ceiling. Minnie came in then. I tell you he looked awful at her. Then he raised his hand over his head twice, then placed the muzzle of the revolver against his temple and pulled the trigger, then he threw the revolver towards me as if to say, "You can have it now." Ma asked me if pa was dead and I told her I thought he was. "If he is not dead put the revolver away, " she said. I said, "Ma, leave everything just as it is until somebody comes." A large crowd soon gathered and the greatest excitement prevailed for a time. Sheriff Day was the first man to enter the room. Drs. Freeland and Simpson soon arrived and did all they could to relieve Mrs. Judah's suffering. It was thought that she was fatally injured, but later examinations show that there are hopes of her recovery." (From the Saturday Courier (Bloomington), about Saturday, September 5, 1891. Clipping archived courtesy of the Monroe County Historical Society.) (Note by David H. Judah: The "Minnie" Walter refers to in the above was a bit confusing. At first I thought he was referring to his mother, Minerva. However, apparently one of Winepark's daughters, Mary Alice Judah (b. 4/4/1872 d. about 1949) was nicknamed "Minnie" according to Carlock in the The History and Genealogy of the Judy - Judah - Tschudy - Tschudin - Tschudi - Schudi Family p. 311. Walter apparently went on to marry and become an accountant in Terre Haute. Researched by David H. Judah, 4/1999.)
"Winepark Judah, MD, was born in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, March 5, 1842, the second of eleven children born to David Barrow and Emma (Parks) Judah. Subject was educated at the State University, Bloomington. His father's occupation was tanning, and the son learned that business at an early age. In May 1862, he enlisted in Company A, Fifty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered out in September 1862, his term having expired. In July 1863, he again enlisted in Company E., One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was promoted to Sergeant in February 1864; in the battle of Walker's Ford, he lost his hearing, which he has never entirely regained. After his discharge in 1864, he acted in the capacity of Recruiting Officer and Assistant Provost Marshall for Monroe County. June 9, 1865, he was married to Minerva A. Duncan, and nine children have been born to them, seven of whom are living: Lena M., William B., Mary A., Walter C., Winepark J., Stilson, and Nellie. Mr. Judah keeps the only hotel in the village of Guthrie and keeps a good house. The Doctor is an A. F. & A. M. and a Democrat. On the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railroad in Marshall Township, Section 10, a town was laid out December 10, 1865 by Winepark Judah, and called by him Guthrie." ("History of Lawrence, Orange & Washington Counties", Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers, 1884", p. 352.)
"THE ATTEMPTED MURDER & SUICIDE INVOLVING WINEPARK JUDAH. WHISKEY'S WORK. An Old Resident of Monroe County Kills Himself. Dr. W. Judah Tries to Murder His Wife and Then Ends His Own Life. Nearly everybody in the county knew Dr. Winepark Judah, and will feel a pang of regret at his sad end. For several years past he and his wife had been keeping the Avenue House, the most popular hotel in Bedford. Last Sunday night his wife was writing in their room and he went to bed. Soon after he asked her if she was going to sleep in that room that night, and she replied that she was going to sleep up stairs. He then reached under his pillow and secured a revolver and aimed it at his wife. Their crippled boy was in the room and he sprang forward in time to knock the revolver upwards as it was discharged. But two shots immediately followed both of them hitting the wife, the first in the neck and the other in the right side. The doctor then placed the revolver at his temple and blew his own brains out. He died at once, but his wife is still alive. Dr. Judah formerly lived in this county and his remains were brought here last Tuesday for burial. It has been a very short time since he brought his father's body here for burial, from Bedford. Dr. Judah several years ago practiced medicine at Stinesville this county, while his wife kept a hotel at Guthrie. He also practised at that place for a while. He was an old soldier, and belonged to what was known as the "persimmon brigade." Last week he sent to several of his old comrades in this city tintypes of himself. We were shown one by Wesley Walker who messed with him. The picture represents the Doctor looking upwards, and in his own handwriting he explains that he is looking up for the persimmons. Not very long ago the Doctor received several hundred dollars back pension since which time he had been very much dissipated. When he did this terrible deed his brain was wrecked by drink. He has a brother, Dr. Judah, who is living out by Kent's mill. His wife is a sister of Senator Duncan, of Brown county. The latest report from Mrs. Judah is that she is resting easy and is likely to recover." (From the Saturday Courier (Bloomington), Saturday, August 29, 1891. Clipping archived courtesy of the Monroe County Historical Society.)
"SAVED HIS MOTHER'S LIFE. Master Judah Tells the Story of the Terrible Tragedy. Walter, the 14 year old crippled son of Dr. Judah gives the following account of the tragedy at Bedford recently. The little fellow proved himself quite a hero and no doubt saved his mother's life. He tells the story as follows. "Pa said, Walter, ask your ma if she is going to sleep down here with me." I said, "Ma are you going to sleep down stairs?" She said, "No, the mosquitos are too bad." When I told pa, he said "I will show her." He got up, took the revolver out from under the pillow and walked over to where ma was sitting, put his hand under her chin and raised her head up. He did this two or three times and ma told him to go away and let her alone. She paid no attention to him pointing the revolver at her for he had done that before. He put his hand under her chin again and raised her head up, then he fired, the ball striking her in the neck. I then caught him but he pushed me back against a folding bed and fired again at ma. The ball struck her in the side. He pushed me so hard against the bed that it hurt me and made mad. Then I caught him, tripped him and threw him to the floor. The fall knocked his breath out of him. When he commenced to come to, it sounded like his mouth was full of sand. I was still holding him down and he told me that he would shoot me, and tried to get muzzle of the revolver in range with my head but I kept it away. Finally I got the revolver away from him and started to run, but he jumped to his feet and caught me by the arm, and I thought sure he had broken it. When he got the revolver again he took steady aim at ma's head, and I watched him and when I thought he was ready to fire I struck his arm and the ball went into the ceiling. Minnie came in then. I tell you he looked awful at her. Then he raised his hand over his head twice, then placed the muzzle of the revolver against his temple and pulled the trigger, then he threw the revolver towards me as if to say, "You can have it now." Ma asked me if pa was dead and I told her I thought he was. "If he is not dead put the revolver away, " she said. I said, "Ma, leave everything just as it is until somebody comes." A large crowd soon gathered and the greatest excitement prevailed for a time. Sheriff Day was the first man to enter the room. Drs. Freeland and Simpson soon arrived and did all they could to relieve Mrs. Judah's suffering. It was thought that she was fatally injured, but later examinations show that there are hopes of her recovery." (From the Saturday Courier (Bloomington), about Saturday, September 5, 1891. Clipping archived courtesy of the Monroe County Historical Society.) (Note by David H. Judah: The "Minnie" Walter refers to in the above was a bit confusing. At first I thought he was referring to his mother, Minerva. However, apparently one of Winepark's daughters, Mary Alice Judah (b. 4/4/1872 d. about 1949) was nicknamed "Minnie" according to Carlock in the The History and Genealogy of the Judy - Judah - Tschudy - Tschudin - Tschudi - Schudi Family p. 311. Walter apparently went on to marry and become an accountant in Terre Haute. Researched by David H. Judah, 4/1999.)
Events
| Birth | March 5, 1842 | Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana | |||
| Marriage | June 9, 1865 | Castleton, Marion County, Indiana - Minerva A. Duncan | |||
| Death | August 23, 1891 | Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana |
Families
| Spouse | Minerva A. Duncan (1845 - 1924) |
| Child | Helena M. Judah (1866 - ) |
| Child | William Blanton Judah (1868 - ) |
| Child | Mary Alice "Minnie" Judah (1872 - 1949) |
| Child | Walter C. Judah (1877 - 1931) |
| Child | Winepark J. Judah (1879 - 1948) |
| Child | Joseph Stillson Judah (1881 - ) |
| Child | Nellie Judah (1883 - ) |
| Child | Glennie Judah (1885 - 1887) |
| Child | Judah (1885 - ) |
| Father | David Barrow Judah (1814 - 1891) |
| Mother | Emma Harriet Parks (1819 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Samuel N. Judah (1839 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth E. Judah (1846 - ) |
| Sibling | Morris T. Judah (1848 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Rodolphus "Doll" Judah (1850 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Francis "Frank" "Franklin" Judah (1854 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Hattie Emma "Harriet" "S." Judah (1859 - 1935) |