Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-20
MOTHER KILLS SON WHO HAD KILLED BOY
 PREVIOUSLY
Terrible Murder is Substance of Confesiion Made By Aged Woman in Montrose, Colorado. Is Unique e in Criuinology.
CBy Review Leased wirel


 IJ.H. Bush. 72 years old. today con fessed to officers that she killed her son. John O. Bush. after he had killed her grandson earlier in the day. Sun day. and disposed or the body by boil ing it in lye The confession Was made at the Inquest into the death of the boy. Ira, II years old. The murder Of the boy was brought to light yesterday when Mrs. Bush told officers that Bush had killed his son in a rage because the boy had stolen a sum Os money and then had made her help boil the body in lyeI to hide the crime. A daughter of Mrs. Bush visited the home Sunday. the day Of the murder. and after view ing the blOOdStains on the walls re ported the fact to the authorities. who began an investigation. Bush was re- ported to have fled to the mountains.
 Unwilling Witness
 Mrs. Bush in an alleged confession of more than I500 words in length. says she was compelled 10 witness the murder of the boy and forced to assist Bush in diSpOSing Of the dis membered body. After the murder. the confession says. Bush went to his room. taking the aN with which he had chopped to pieces the body of his son. and went to sleep.
 Kills Son
 As Bush slept, his mother, fearing Bush would kill her when he awak- ened, entered the room and killed Bush with the ax. chGpping the body 10 pieces and boiling it in I've. then tossing the bones out into the yard
 The confession w2S made before J. c. Allen at the inquest. Coroner Al len tonight expressed the belief tha, Mrs. Bush had not told the whole story. He said that he did not doubt that she had killed her son, but gave il as his opinion that she had hidden the body and that it would be found later.
 T want you to state to this jury. as briefly as ycu can just what occurred last Saturday night" said Coroner Al. len.
 The Confession
 Well the besinnin of the trouble that led 10 the awful thing was that my sons wife boy had taken money out of my pOcketbOok. and I told his father about it and he said he would correct him." Mrs. Bush said. He said he had punished the boy so often il didn't seem to 6O any good. He didn't know what to 6O qnless he sent him to the reform school. Hn' didn't correct the child until night: didn't say anything about it until night. He was away all day and had no chance to be with the child. That night he told he boy he was going to correct him about 10 o'clock.
 The child went out of doors through the front gate and down the road, and after they had been out I suppose about half an hour he and the child came in the north kitchen door and went into the bed room and went 10 bed Twas lying on the couch in ihe room, and only lay there a short time until l heard my son walk out of doors. and I suppose he must have earned the body out. After they had been out few minutes he came 10 the kitchen door. where they went out. and oalle d to me 10 get up and come out.
 T asked him what he wanted. and he said Get up and come out When he went out l followed him.
 Claims Was Accident
 The boy lay prcStrate on the ground and suppose he was dead al that time. When walked up to him my son was awfully nervous and seemed 10 be terribly excited and la boring unde ra great strain and said
 IL was an accident. I went to correct him and struck him too hard.
 T said: Johnny. now did this han peng and he said it happened inst Ike this and We will have to do some thing.
 T said to him, Johnny. have noth- ing In 1t with you to do this and he says; Well, you have 10 help me We got tO conceal this ..
 ''l said; 'sohnny. how can We do il % and he studied a little bit and was aWtully nervous and excited. I had been making soap that afternoon. and he knew had some I've and he told me tO go into the cellar and bring The five cans of I've. and when I got hack with the I've he had the boys body i'm the vat.
 Threatens Mother
 Il refused before I went after the I've and said: Johnny. can't do this. and te went to the closet and got a