Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-11
IS TAKEN 70 BR[A[R
Court Grants a Change of Venue
in the Busse Murder
Case.
The Alleged Murderer Will Be
Tried at Waverly, in Bremer
County.
Case Attracting Much Attention
in the Northern Part Of
the State.
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Allison, Dec 1.-THE Busse murder
case, which was taken up in the court
here yesterday on motion or q change
of venue will be tried at Waveriy,
Bremen county. The court today
named Bremen as the place OF trial
Great interest is centered in the trial.
The neighbors Of Busse have been so
bitter since his crime that 1t was argued
that fair and impartial jury could not
be secured and after due consideration
the court decided to grant the motion
Of the defense
No case in northern Iowa has occa-
oioned more excitement and interest.
Butler county has been stirred to the
foundation by the atrocity in the MUIR
der Of Lena Buese. the wife OF the man
charged with the crime. Great numbers
Of witnesses have been subpoenaed in
behalf Of the state and a dozen or more
for the defense.
The defense is represented by Attor-
ney w. 9. Montgomery, assisted by Glib
son & Dawson, of Wayerly. The county
attorney is assisted by j. II. Scales. wha
conducted the defense in the murder
case tried in Hardin county recently ol
the state against Clemons.
Busse is on trial for the killing OF his
wife, having been indicted for murder II
the first degree. He is charged with tax.
ing his wife's life on the 17th Of June oi
this year. The evidence before ths
grand jury tends to show that Busst
and his wife had a quarrel that day and
that as result Bllsse assaulted his
wife, knocking her down with chaii
and then cutting her throat with
butcher knife.
The states theory is that after muir.
dering his wife Busse went upstairs to {
bedroom and pulled feather bed down
to the room in which lay the body Cf his
murdered wife: Busse then saturated
the bed mattress with kerosene, lighte<
1T and left the house and body 70 burn
| going out into the fields 70 work ass0
nothing had happened
The flames bursting thru the houee
were seen by Bnsse.4 brother. whos rap
to the scene Of the fire. Calling Louis
the two men ran to the house. which
they QOuuu PcAASt0uy sOSSSs - 49,
body Of Mrs. Busse. partially burned
was found in the ruins. Her cut throat
gave rise to the suicide theory and THU
was believed for time. Her body wat
inferred.
Soon thereafter. however. the suicide
theory lost ground and the belief arose.
that there had been foul play. The body
was disinterred and the coroner. DR.. Y,
C. Birney, of Greene. assisted by Dr.. =
E. Burroughs. of Allison. held an autop-
sy. reporting to the coroner's jury
which returned verdict that Mrs
Russe had been the victim Of a murder
The evidence incriminated the husband
Louis Busse, and the county attorney
C. G. Burling. of Clarksville. presented
the matter to the grand jury, and Busss
was indicted. He has been confined to
the county Jail ever since.
Shortly after his arrest Busse made
and signed confession. which will bs
used against him in evidence, admitting (
ne slew his wife, but claiming that he
did so in self-defense, as his wife pro
yoked the quarrel and he fought to pro.
foot himself