The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-02-28
Minnesota Tragedy.

A special from Minneapolis, Minneso-
tn, gives an account of q horrible tragedy
enacted IN the little town of Wazra. a
wOmaa named Mrs Bazan was last week
brought before the Grand Jury on the
charge Of adultrv. She bad for two years
been living with man not her husband,
by the name Of Ruff, but the jury were
unable to indict her.
1t was this morning reported that the
house which they had lived in was lock-
ed, and that Ruff could be seen from the
window lying on his face near the bed,
and that blood was plainly visible on tile
side Of the bed. but nothing could be seen
or heard of the woman or her child.
The Coroner was imme diately rotiGed
and repaired to the scene and brt Ike in
the door, and there a terrible scene pres
sented iIself Ruff was lying on the floor,
with his face downward, in a pool of
blood, with his throat cut, and upon the
bed near him lay Mrs Buzan, with her
head almost literally cut from her body,
the CASH extending to the right of the
shoulder, and so far mutilating the Joint
as to expose the entire surface of the
humerus bone. In her left arm lay the
little girl, Annie. only two years oil, with
man lay the hcrrid butcher knife that
did the work
Upon the door, written in German, was
an expression of regret that the other
daughter Minnie, who was at school
could not 90 with her, and stated thai
she waited for her till y O'Clock. The
little girl came from school at clock
but was unable to gain admittance and
went away. Upon the table were several
statements in writing, made partly By
herself AM Fartly by Ruff, intended t.
| explain this terrible affair. One Of them
Is as follows.
Let nobody charge this deed to Ruff
John Dedrick and Alex Buz an drove
him TO it follow him cheerfully, anC
thereby the world shall see that our af.
| lection was sincere.
Signed ANNIE RITTERs
His statement was as follows
Alex. Buzan and John Dedrick are the
| murderers of dear Annie. She was read
to Tie, and I swore l would follow her
God will judge and the world will set
right.
CSigned1 A. RUFF.
The woman seems TO have dressed her
self for the deed She wore her nigh
clothes, all perfectly clean and white, ez-
eepting where they were saturated witt
| blood. The evidence showed that Rui
killed the child first then the mother
himself standing by the side of the bee
and they lying upon it. lie ore n,
boots; his stockings being saturated will
blood left tracks all over the room ant
outside the door. He seems then to have
bolted the door and have gotten into tn
bed with the murdered woman and child
! for the foot of the bed was bloody frOu
his feet. He seems then to have arrane
ed her clothes decently; put the child a
if sweetly sleeping on the woman's lei
arm, and then cut his Cwn throat i
his death struggles he must have rollet
from the bed and struck upon his face, il
which position he died
Her face wore the look of feeble, care
worn, broken hearted woman, who har
lived a sad and comfortless life TIL
child was a sweet, fair faced babe, a.
dressed for burial. It's little bosom wa
red with blood to the waist, and he
hands convulsively clasped as in the az
onies of death.