The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-01-21
The DANCE OF DEATH.
The Murderer IL Pursqed and Cuts
His Throat From Bar to Bar.

Srvsu ST. JDse pa Ss&ette-
Parties who arrived in the city on Mon.
day nish,'s train on the Kansas City. 81
Jo-~ph and Council Bluffs road, furnish
The Mesgcr d~t.ils If . terrible trsgedv
which took place a, P.ci6c Junction, .
small place at which the ChIcag", Buriinx-
Ton and Quincy road cro-ses the ksn..s
CRY line. II the facts n narrated be true.
it was . deliberate and probably successful
attempt ut double murder and suicide.
The parties to the sfisir are TLeud.,rr
Busick, . farmer. and his young wife and
her father, Vim. Boicr, an sgrd and highly
respected citizen.
The particulars learned are about these !:
On Thursdsy evening Mrs. Bu.ick. in
company With her husband. attended {.
dance at some place in the neiyhbarhOod,
,rd while there preferred tn dance With
a former "bean" instead Of her liege lord.
This caused Busick to chide her. and .
misunderstanding resulted. Al the e!o-e
of the dance the wife went to the horse Of
bro her.in-lsv, Mr.. Dave Cameron. where
also her sged father was residing. On FRI
day afternoon bet~een 4 and o'clock Mr..
Bnsick rode up TO the house on horseback,
and requested his wife to give him the key
to the house, which il appears she held On
TO at the time 81 the separation. The re-
quest vas not complied With, when the
husband rePt sicd il several iimes, after
which he drew revolver and cOolly began
firing at his wife. one charge taking effect
in the neck, another IN the left shoulder,
and third broke several Of her fingers.
On hearing the 6reing, the father Of Mrs.
Busick, Who wss in the adjoining rooln.
rushed out and started toward the iren1ied
husband. when he received two shots. one
in the left arm and the other in the left
side. The muTderous man then mounted
his horse, throwing his revolver down, snd
role away. In the cour.e of fifteen Or
twenty minutes the horse came hack With.
,nt a rider. and Psrties started in immedi.
ne pursuit. He made some peculiar re.
quests abou, where he desired to be buried,
'ic., should he be found dead, To an nc.
lu.intnnce he passed on the road shortly
'iter the attempted murder. snd IL vas
bought that, driven to desperation BY his
lash act, he had taken his own life. This
however, was found to be in
'crrect. The party pursuing soon got on
',s track. and making il too hot for him |
ne left the timber and took to the prairie |
They cro~ ded him closely and we're within |
lightly rods Of him, when he drew jack |
snife. cutting his throat from ear TO ear. |
lie Was taken to Glenvood. and his ply
ician thinks he can ssve him from dying |
II hi. wounds.
Rusick Was married to . daughter Of
William Boice about one yesr ago, and |
lad one child. Nothing hut a feeling Of
-alousy, eng~ndered snd fostered ut the
lance. Is given n the Cause Tor the deliber.
tie end mUrderous assault on the unpro-
ected wife and aged parent. At las, SC
cunts the victims # this hot blooded man |
Eere lying in a very critical conditien.
lis wife il probably dead by this time.
The saving "iime il money" il hest
Illustrated by the prompt action of DR..
suIl's Cough syrup in all cases Of Coughs.
,"lds. &c. Price 25 cents . bottle All
ruggists keep il.