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

ach pump, and saved him. The second
time he shot Ola finger, and % escaped
About three weeks ago he went to the
California Beer Hall in this city and
tried to get one Of the har-keepers to buy
him pistol. He said he wanteds good
one, for active service. He brought with
him q suit Of black Clothes, which the
lar-keeper thought were for his funeral.
His request was refused, and going out
he soon returned with = Colts SIX
shooter. This was the instrument OF
! the murder. The jealousy of the de-
ceased led him to violence and excessive
| use of liquor. Liquor made him ma
MAC. About three years ago he Is said
to have gone down to Deer Lodge on
spree. While there he was perfectly
wild, and claimed that some woman
very dear. to him, was confined In
house of prostitution in China Alley
Deputy sheriff Lou p. Smith arrested
him, finally succeeded in quoting him
and sent him hack home to Butte.
Some two years ago, in this city, it is
said he tried to poison man against
whom he had a jealous grudge. This
man said last night that Busch was the
worst ''crank" he ever knew, and was
little better than Guiteau. Busch he
says, invited him to supper, waited Oh
him, and brought him u cup of ten. AZ
ter. drinkicg it the victim became,
suddenly burning hot. and finally
threw up, thus saving his life. \ ply
clan of this city analysed the contents
ri his stomach and found strychnine IN
large quantities.
Again, as an illu>t ration Of the mans
nature, he went some weeks ago, about
the time of his trouble with his wife, to
prominent physician ON Park st. and
asked for treatment. His liver was dis
ordered. and the doctor says he then
thought him 4 crank" He represents
Busch as most ignorant man:
and yet extraordinarily puficl NJ
with his own importance. He asked
the doctor in question about future
state, and avowctl himself a believer in
annil,ilation. lie imagined continually
whether rightly or wrongly that his
wife was unf:.ithr,l to him. This idea
apparently drove him to drink, and
drink! made Il maniac Of him. When
he came back from Deer Lodge he |
acknowledge e.l to Sheriff Smith that he
did not know " hat he WAS doing when !
arrested in Deer Lodge, and that "he
had been alrinking.'
Mr<A Buscll's sister is married to a Mr..
Fraser, in Helena. Some time ago Mr.. !
Fraser is said to nave come to Butte and /!
offered tie deceased $7W to leave the /
country. The offer was refused.
THE WIDOW,
Mrs. Busch herself is variously spoken
of. Much street runlor connects her in
an unfavorable light with the cauccs of
the tragedy which fired her home and
destroyed her husband and son. Per-
SONS who claim to know her well speak
Of her in terms Of the highest conln,cn-
tlatiOn. When her husband tried to
borrow the pistol in the California Beer
Hall, u note of warning was sent to her,
and since then she has been on her
guard. She WAS too much Frustrated
yesterday to say anything in regard to
the horrible crime which had left her
4 homeless widow. After she left her
home a honsekccl~r was hire.i by Mr..
Williams in her place.
THE VERDIl'T.
The verdict Of the Coroner'~ jury was
that William Busch came to his death
BY his own hand, hut by means and in
unknown to- the Jury.
That the murdered hoy came to his
Death hy q pistol in the hands of his
ather, William, Busch.