The Dickinson press., 1892-07-30
A LUNATIC'S DEED.
Horrible Work of a Madman
Who Imagined Himself
the Saviour.
He Runs Amucl1 Through the
Streets of Lake
City

LAKE City, Minn., Special. July 27.-
Marshal B. Rogers received fatal wound
in the forehead this morning from the dis
charge of n revolver in the hands o. Daniel
Busch, lunut:c, who was also wounded
perhaps mortalIy.
Busch isthe sou Of q farmer living in this
vicinity. He is twenty eight years old, and
several years ago was all inmate for omc
time of the Rochester insane asylum. He
las been working Tor several weeks OH Rest
island in the rearing o! Hote, Russc |. Yes
tcrday he applied at the Graph;c-Sentincl
office to havcsomc posters printed announc-
ing that Jesus Christ would speak at the
opera house in tile evening. When asked
ii lie had seen that parsonage recently he
answered, II am he." That evening he
appeared at the entrance OF the opera house,
where people were congresating to hear the
Schubert Symphony club aud entcavorcd
to prevent several from entering telling
them that Chris. had nothing to do with
the performance and if they were for him
they certainly should 80 away. That
he might rot further annoy
those attending the entertainment
he was lodged by Marshall Rogers i'll the
ing to have recovered from his excitement
the marshal &c easel him. Going to his
room in Bascy's ho:cl the lunatic took u
revolv from his valisc, then went to u
hardware store and selected another which
he was about to purchase of the clerk, but
the proprietor forbade the sale. Withou. re-
gard to ownership however, Busch left the
store with the Eew revolver nad box Of
cartridges. and
FLoURISHED HIS WEAPONS
in threatcnin: manner at several who adj
dressed him rs he passed along the street
He was shortly cnct untered by Marshal
Rogers, who cndcavorcd to dsarm him.
but the luua!ic jumped back and rapidly
fired three shots at the marshal, one OF
which took atal effect rs above noted
Busch then started oil, rcloa.iin3 the empty
chambers of his revolver as lie went and
was pursued by number OF citizens With
firearms, one OF whom lodged load Of
shot in the lunatic The latter fired in.
effectively several times at his pursucrs
us lie ran, and reaching st. Mary's church,
went ins dc for re uge. He vas followed by
several, AMI received from o;.c OF them an
other load of hot. Among the number
was policeman Dresser, WHO boldly rushed
forward to secure the dangerous man. in
doing which hc received wound in the
wrist and had several holes made in his hat
by random si.oo:in, done Ivy n citizen i'll
his rear Busch was overp wcrcd and taken
to the lookup, where lie sank into a state o.
exhaustion from which lie rallied in lev
hours. and this evening he was taken to tho
county Jail at Wabasla. Among Other
wounds he received are two periorations by
small shot through the abdominal wall
which may result in fatal peritonitis.
DEATH oF ROGERS
Marshal Rogers died at $3.50 this after
noon. lie leaves u widow and one child.
He was forty light years old. and serving Il
second term as marshal of this city. liz
was good officer. III. funcra, will
probably be in charge o. Insurance Lnd sc
4. o. u. W.. OF which body deceased be
came member only a Few weeks ago.
A 44-caliber ball, fired at Busch. entered
the dln;ng-room OF Rev. Edwin Johnson:
residence, and tiattencd against the lnncl
wall
Busch walked deliberately for scvcra
books after shooting the marshal, stopping
now and then 10 shake lis revolver III tl'
pursuing crowd and warn them to keel
awoy from him. II was only when lsaa,
Richardson, wac had no weapon but stones
threw few of these missiles at the lunati
that the latter, after quickly firing tire
shots in return, broke into run. MIR
Richardson felt offended when some iricnt
told him he had more sand than sense
Nothing has ever caused more c%citcmen
III til city than tins terrible affair.