The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-01

The Defendant In Q Divorce Cas-
Answers I'm . Higher Court.
THE CRIME.
William Busch fired his house, muir
dered his boy and killed himself, ut thu
Colorado smelter, near Butte, about fou1
o'clock yesterday morning. The whis
tles and the fire bells sounded the alarm
at four o'clock, and crowds Of people
excited by the late deplorable fire, rushed
to the scene, little knowing that thu
burning walls concealed the traces Of thu
most dctestable crime known in the an
mails If the Pacific coast.
! William Busch has resided in Butte
since 1876, and kept q boarding house
near the Colorado smelter, southwest Of
Butte. 4 number Of men working fol
that sn,clter boarded with him. Tirctl
with Il harsl days work, they were sleep
ing, when reused by the roar Of the
flames. Many Of them barely escaped
with their lives, leaving their cloth
ing and effects behind them. One
Of them bore out the body
, of the murdered boy. Another
! plunged through his window, leaving
his watch, money and clothing bel,irni
! him, and cutting and injuring himself
severely. After the fire was extin.
gui.lc., <hapcle<s and hidcou>ly
burned human body was found in the
ruins. This was what was left Of the
murderer and suicide.
4 FAMILY HISTORY.
William Busch is said to have been IL
Bavarian, and ut the time of his death
was about forty years "f age. He was 81
heavy set man Of medium height. with
dark lair. eye. and whiskers. He was
married in Chicago on the 9TH day Of
january, 1853. His widow is pleasant
spoken woman Of some tilirty-tivc years
"f age. For u nun'Hr Of years he lived
in Helena, keeping Il restaurant part
If the time. In 1876 he CAME T.: Butte,
and for Most of the time since has kept
II i"nlr,li,,x house near the Color,i"
Sn"!:rr. Most Of the employees Of the
si,,e!ter i..ye 'xar,lel ut his house.
The property has been for some time
in the name III his wife, she pay
ing the bills. 1t is said the manager
OF the snlcltcr has secured against loss
4" hoard bills by retaining tie men,.
bills out Of their wages. But the Busch
family have not lived happily. The
head of the house has lDccn for many
years, very jealous of his wife. He has
time and time again accused her of inf
deity to her marriage vows. Some four
weeks ago their trouble eliminated in
her leaving his rn,f, taking with her
their children, Louisa, aged ten and
George, aged five years, Charles seven
ycar-Olei hoy, said to lear strong per-
sol'al resemblance to his father, WAS left
with the latter. About the first of Janu-
AIRY Mrs. Mary Buscli filed in the clerk 5
office Of the second Judicial District,
silver Bow county, a petition for d.
vOrce, which rccitcs
First-That plaintiff and defendant
intcrnarrietl ut Chicago, in the state
If Illinois, on the 9TH day If January
1850 and have since been and NOW are
husband AMI wife.
Sec"ntl-Tl:at plaintiff and defendant
have lxc;l for more than one year int
mcsliatcly preceding the institution Of
this action rtsidents Of Montana Terri
tory.
Thirl--I'l,at there are now living as
the ISSUE Of the marriage. letwe plain |
tin and defendant three children named
respectively Louisa, Charles and (:cors. |
Busch, aged respectively ten, seven and
five years.
Fonrth-That since plaintiff and de-
PENDANT have resided in Montana Ter
ri!ory defendant has often been guilty
Of extreme cruelty t" plaintiff: That in
particular on the second day of January
Isl: ut their home in the county Of Sill
yer Bow the defendant without
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with his hand Violently and in anger
and called plaintiff foul and abusive
rritlr,> and names. in the presence Of
other persons. and ais" threatened to ~,
4 pistol and shoot plaintiff: That ow-
ing {" said treatment Of ,lcIrn!am! plain
tifi Was greatly mortified in her feelings
ana icc:.,.e sick rs the result thereof.
That shortly after treating plaintiff in
he manner aiHv. stated defendant pro-
erred Il pistol ami threatened to shoot
plaintiff. That owing to said rruc.
treatment Of defendant. and in fear and
Of great bodily harm, and
injury il she remained longer al the
home OF defendant. PLAINTIFF LEI. said
'on'c and has ever since lived away
llrrcfrom and separate from, defendant
Service was made on the husband ~,
he 10th inst, hut by consent of counsel
he time for answer was deferred until
lay after tomorrow. The husband had