Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-03-06
Horrible Tragedy in Minnesota,

A Horrible Tragedy in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, MINI, FEBRUARY N.-
The town Of Woodville, Waseca
county, was on Monday last the scene
of one of the most terrible tragedies
that has ever fallen under the obssr-
yat;on of your correspondent. Some
three years ago Ruff, who is an un-
married man, wrote to countryman
of his by the name of Alexander
Buser, residing III Green county, Wis.,
inviting him to come out to Mlnneso-
ia with his family and make his house
their home. Buser accepted the III
yitation, and, with his family, con-
sisting Of wife and three children
two boys and a girl-removed. to tins y
State and took up his abode with
Ruff. Soon after Buser' s ARRIVAL ne
purchased from Ruff one-lalf interest
in his farm, and for time the two
worked the farm together, but Boser
becoming jealous Of Ruff's attentions
to the formers u wife, quarrel ensued,
and Buser was forcibly ejected from
the house. Buser remained away
q few days, but, being desirous Of
seeing his wife and children, returned
to the house, to be again driven
away. After this be did not ventuie 9
back for more tnan~a year, and; INIT
and the wife and children of BnsfF
have been in undisputed possession
Of the home and farm. At the sts-
sion of the Court for that county n
effort was made to have both hui;
and Buser's wife indicted, but as Bn-
ser declined to testify against his
wife. and no other testimony appear
ing that would Justify their indiet.
ment, the case was dismissed. But
BY some meana Ruff and Mrs. Buse
got the impression that they either
would be or had been indicted and
you'd probably be sent to the Stat
t,:son, and they became terribly
alat>ed and tits supposed that this
was u, ,,,immediate cause of the TRACE
dy::, MNday three Of the younger
children en- 11ethsr, IT to school, leaving yitf
the mother = youngest child. R..
tb9hhng tbe hngse a. closed loss the children f0und
the mother, with T. ES s0hcn1otmg had an1e .Aa t1
Waseca. they went aAu noE sCh6 ob So,', :,
house, where they yremafH.> j nelHr, III n;~h+
Returnins to the house il iS al all n,gn, NJ ern.
inc and inding it still cloSNed Anol onc -;
becoming alarmed, neighbc wa, Wa
notified under whose direction .b. h.
door vas forced, when a most horf
BILE SIGHT presented itself. On th
bed by Ms Buser and her littl
GIRL, who WIS reclining as if aslee
Iaon per mother's arm, their throat
cut & N eal to ear; and they ais
foundying on his face on the foo
theleless tody Of Ruff, he also hav
inqs throat cut in hideous man
ne, Upon the bed was found
buer. knife covered with blood
wIwhich the deed was committed
Nrroundings, and the letters lef
oyh Mrs. Buser and Ruff, indi
catsarly that ;;
uns@. .self-destruction, Of premed1i'
tatedSrder and suicide. before ,ts ths
act orr us we're committed. Mrs
Buser dNsted herself of her usua
every,daNearing apparel, and pn
upon her pe,or clean underclothes
chelnlse a.d soskings, and laid her
self downnion ;he bed to die, takln
with her le- clld. who - was dc
creed si,o,!d de also. Then cam
the mol>.er Ruff, with butehe
knife in ham, and cut the throat
OF mother ard child, after which b
laid himself down by the side
his victuS AID cut his own throa
In the room W re found severe
letters, one signed by the mul
dered wonan charging the murde
upon her husband and another msm s/'
another to female friend, bsSs;p
for kindly treatment for heE5& one
ing daughter and two by;Sad' wo. urs
to the effect that the m, y, 60 a." ,,oat W. y
man had consented d DISGRACE ,s, '[Ir',, Of q
nnbIic nT..s-cns;I: and tn" other
rboroi,d ,hsISesponsibil:ty Of the
1nnrder NM, IrI 3,,oITl the husband The rnnr-
dereJ ,y<fian also left a farewell let
ter trrher three remaining children,
ireGlying her course and pleading
forgiveness.