, 1859-03-10
TRIAL OF FRANCIS BUSCH
FOB TIE
mUfkUEk or JAMES mAGEH.
The Jury, 0penfng and TessimoDy,

HAvpn Een District Attorney WIN ravie 1ed
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's-'so "" eu1'''"nssa y. 'no ease' 1oo LUG ID"
upon which it was claimed that the charge IN
the Indictment would b. maintained, Tho DA-
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'oho =. All!ef' 1sq'' ano Daniel nellfoy, Egg.
:. A. tpe eompenctment Of the aftsruoon ses-
xion Thouoas Hovne. ESQ. onened for thu Dr.
f.ncs hi. .oeech occpnyinq ,on,, tvo hodr.
We have no space to follow, eTen IN outline, Tho
opening on either side.
rhs .tterd,nrs uooo tb4 f.onrt vestordax ~
80
'afse. !ne pl'1onet Ia asou| twenty se4ts oo,
OF quite juvenile appearance, smooth faced, and
OF more than ordinarily good aadress and in.
.o,r. 1.;. t.,ho. 80 r., H.. ia. ,t,.,..h
''Asen'S A440 .e1ns' "S' ~ n'' e.'@e 4'1sA.
cut the day. heasss.. Hoyne, Arnold and
Blackwell sppear for the defence. It is pro
nnsed tn bo,d tvo daily s.ssinn4 of fhp cnnrt
t.s:1 ~ ~. a' .e;., -" 10y 1.ss 10 " nc 49,
31t'Ns tao s'1.t' ~" W 1'eD0 '"e "oop oe"@
sio7 to eight 7. u.
The teatimony is "a follows:
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Ctarlfs Eoqqs suorn-Resde on State street
one.third of = mile below CITY limits; have lived
in Chicago since 1855: cane here il fall Of that
year: bEye Been prisoucr, Francis Busch, often :,
had no aequsintance with him knew Jsmes
Nxpee. deceased: think | saw him last alive ou
the l3th Of Auuuit ,aet: first suw him On TINT
dey on S!cte'streeF: be 1Ys Vt work On bui!u:
mss Iva erectiup. il wst netwran seyen nTni
81 ioh. o'ciock. la nrG his b,o,her Cere framinv
;,;.t thint x.r dsfendan. Rnseh that a.v..
;xh.n I caoe ;nto thr civ 1hnt rnnrnino went
e., - =. - h,;'d;no sav ,.1 thara tbsn sat
- IN n. ~ sg;,h's sha" ~ carver ~ ~ pnr.n
80 ~ - c-;.wnid s,,est and toid h;1r, tn ss5d m
49, 49, - .aw h,;1d;, IL ~ & tnu,a5
,n,-,. 100 rssts IN attemnt N romr:., ,!se a
a,n;rynv y. IN t;,,r. was nn1;ons r. yn ao
-;,h ~ ~orI. ! fntd ,he man ~ "a ~ wort
and renove ~. sIdino Il, thst III mason{.
ans,a ,,rnraaa ~.;th Nv sovsb u.u. th.v w.rt ~
.oatu ~ 49,, ~ .va,r Eraar;. R.s,f,
.ce ssaua nn4 ~ t,.n ~ n,;,. to,d nv.
ssue uo~ Nv 10 -,ast;a.ia =; ill.,, h,.;tJ;a-
- - ~ W ara. nra 49, t,s ~ ,nrnsa ronnA ~
as IT. r. r .hst ~. hn;,d;nn I'D if
asAta n's lasoet "a suas 80 w oa:!a'ns anu -
sep1so: o ..,-, .
10 fAe tourE-Ihls WAS between anu
O'Clock.
The father said yts, mat IS my ha'id'ng; some
Que upon 1ny building, one Of the ma.ons: Hunk,
'oid INN ne was IN ny ou'!o'ng ana !oid n1m 70
so; hc vent in1o his iahers building, and to tue
side window, When Jan1c, alaecc ssu: one ohq
and Joseph Magic the o3ner, as remember;
saw tue men jumped back from 1he ~.ndo";
2sked me po!1ce to ~ II. snu alleS1 foan3
bnscn; lucy ~ene " u'h clIne out anu Sia laeg
could rot aftest n'n Mltnoo; i "arlant; toat the}
mast nave mere po'Ics' t'ey "tnt uo"a ahu
diners we're sent .p' "eot GOWN 1o~u any r.
turned abous hals Al 1our a'tes, aod Caps. Mn.
OILS nao ycu"5 Dusca ~ at'1t' ue .o'h "!u4 o'mn
to"n; the men "eii, 10 "oiA u. une "A,e1 1aD!e
Of 'lle bal'ong III s1'i"l's ~ H., lbe sta'ne; ol9
Nf. bnsca p.t us nsad ". .! tae %haoW aud
lou theih not 10 Hlcu sue no11a''t' 9aI1es nasea
vas working near '!ie WINDOW, anu Ar+ Busch nut
out hls liell an,l p, lied n 'sees arm a"a5i The
latter told lul lc tAaGet] "a-1t gong 10 burs
him, and 10 let him alone; Ar. Busch dreT iu lis
leAl and saw Inn no more; "a" tlin going OF
towards town. .
Irg3nen vent On at ~ofk; II 1ne course OF an
hour francs bns;u anu All. hohm, me
occupant o t.e nnen 1oi!u'ne, CONE up ~ sa5
nntea e1se1 e.s seaou,as ~ lug eoner o. tus1
sllccI aha = llia p1sce, oele "4T n'easu1n'S
s"s y; ;',i afar thnt ,s st,nJ;nr az
i,,a, Erone;a astaa ~ - ,.s. ~ -. 1.o
" ~ -, = s+nn ~ rn"n sa;1 MNaf mi ~ tt,,,,
hasc 1ror off xiat / won,.n The rncn soor iii
~ent for anna s1u{Y FIR a >tar;nr. H. nsEed II
III sannsa ~, ,ha;r ,rorl ,oia Inn m thev ,ra,,.
"a Im;iJ .i,";n" thev ramc hacl .nd xent IN
,1ori. ~ s1a9;nn. Er,nc;s ~ IN e1onr tho sar,h
,,aii ,r1 sid .s e. Rorr: von ara Him. ~ nm
1,1ln act y aid :. II / I'M mr. an ;riunc,io,
10, NJ and s,n,, ,na + dn nnt cons;dnr 10 act
W ~. a y. ~ ,,on ..,lo7 IN, .,a',. tMshss
fn zka
- lin, M, i s ssns, for st',n, li;,e ''n,a h. no'i
sdx,ncsa sJ ~ t.t time ei, lire. ~ t,r faet If
Iatras Wace- wnn . nd ~ a 1aar Ir,v;nr q
ra ;r,n 6 nec" nS I',r.i fnr n starne ronne :.
nnsch J,rT = n;stol ani 1irp;l: Jossn,' SIaaee %
x-;z+d him md 1lullrj him of thr waI: I snranr
mi .rzcd lin f,y tbe arms to prevent hi4 snoot.
Inr him aeaiI James Muvee aided i,y his hrotl,.
then raye Nay and was carried juso drug sto;e.
cnrner Of state aud Van Duren sttees hls wm,1,i
was prono,1nced mortal; be lived au hour or III,
hour and d quarter.
When the pistol was fired joseph MeRee. msn
named Pearson. one CarterY. 1h,nt' warn iii
n work building the staging: Jamss Magee
stond on q ladder. on ths third or fourth ronnd
from the bottom: be was mailing board thnt
av+.nd.a frorn a sc.n,1ino n Kn.ch1. ho,~.
Tia n;etot rhrn tired "a. sithin f;f,een or t~"n
IL ;nchr. of bix hresst think the wonnd wss
~ H. r;aht .;1a am m. no.;t;vs Kick rha
.;d;no frorn the outside nf thn hn;id;nu fornd
IL enc1oached m m1 oround. !. / ninmbad ~ = NJ
-. .o;n~ u sar dorn and str;n otr H. e;a;na
INF tajt-d viii M Rr,ch ..ra-,, t;1n. oh9r ! !
:. .nd 4n1J h;,, 4hat ~ .at,n1 IL. h,;iJ,n,.
.lo.s ~ ~ ~. ~ h. .nnthva,d sh.t
could aet ID 10 mr. line by eating ind trim.
r;.H ~ .;i;r,n srrnasod ~ M.;fs~ 49, -
;..sk 'n .;1 ~ " .s.;. a..
.Ia"3 sesAea W.. ~ ~uen SoG a'en gsEsa W IVY
W: e'94ck " ~ - w., LUZ .Ie LIEU ~
ma!sea ouu "eH' ~ ree u; Auu Aeo ~. -.
asll 1ens; Gs saa ~ .esnoalon sooen pls oa.la'
ing IL snou!a no' 1e 'oucneo 10 "onlo "aten
ltda! aoa n1got; snis - oa 'ne evening before
tee k1'l1n8 o. AsHeo. ea"e aoNn ano ssatea
the c2ae 70 ING mayor; ne ssla ne would g1se
nc pollee 'o1ce 70 PFo'eG1 the "ofk; gave ne
an oroer 1o1 tne potse; !oaoo tnem t1eEe II
Tue morning.; tnen set the men o. wotk
pulling on the RsteT table and siding ;
q Mr. Kohm occupied Bnsch'a building at tbs
time; erected ny wall AZ contemplated; the
siding OF busch's building was removed. the
studiDg wca trimmed down from two 70 three
inches; the building cafeeoed oFer little, and
wxs more over the line nt the top thsn at the
base; did not disturb me 'front.' as 1t projected
great deal Of care, not to ,r]ors The building i;
whcn first spoke 10 As. busch told him BY
moving the house Little aud l!en removing the
siding 9nd tu ming np lite stEddiug ceuld get up
to my line; he said he would ser man; 1to.a
him had teen man, Ar. buchoz, who would
move the building; told him wished to hare the
natter settled so could 20 on; wc went up to
Harmon Court aud tacre Busch agreed With Ba-
cholz III move tue house; this was week betose
the murder; Buchols moved It within two Or three
days; Buscn put the building ou ID 1853; Ar. Won
Horn made survey; basch showed me where bis
notth ltne VAS tso Iaus "efe or1sen loto Lie
sidewalk, and also na'ss IL the bottom board Of my
'snoe ~ wneie ms tony 'eet cane toi .otd otn,
le eonia mol fe ~ Ieet n ns loa as eaca 4ot noo
~ 45'luo 'e1s, ano n*aca .ee oot.a zen ieet; be
SAID he hat oousnt ~ 4ee1 ~ 4s9uae; toa "a
1rana!s must eve p> ~ ~ n'"t ~ 1e,u<e9
% seh 70 NM AoIsSinG an, W.a n'm 70 nana
On us o"a e,oouu IT. - 80 .nta ~ n,a.;a 49,; ~ ny
my E.ouho, ny inJ NJ ~. -"I "ase5 =.
Haote5s WIZ. "Msu tueu ~ 1a"IA asEeeo,
1ola nun .oe sae .1s w. ~ " e na my
r.. is t{Al1 :.