The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-15
BUSCH DENIES HE i. S. CONTRACTOR
ABUSED WOMANIS BEATEN DEAF
AT POOR FARM BY POLICEMAN
Mrs Rosy Campbell Says He
Broke Her Arm and Lock-
ed Her in Cell
COUNTY OFFICIALS
IGNORE HER CHARGE
Woman Wanted County Farm
Manager Prosecuted for
Mistreatment

The charges OF brutality broueh
against County Farm Superintendent
Theodore Busch by Mrs. Rosie Camp
boil. who was m inmate Of thu
county institution till Friday morn
irc, were branded as absolutely un
founded by the superintendent Sat
uriay evening, when asked by 4 re
porter Of The Tribune regarding the
complaint Of Mrs. Campbell. He saiC
TIE woman became so loud and alb
StreperouS that he was compelled t
keep her in a cell alone. The many
complaints of the other inmates. h
said, neceesitatcd this action.
After making her complaint to Jus.
tee of the Peace Willer yesterday
morning, Mrs. Campbell went before
the prosecuting attorney. who told hel
hc would investigate he matter be
fore taking any stems. Nrs. Camp
beIl than appealed to the county court
in session. a Jackson yesterday after.
noon and VT to,G Investigation woulC
not be made to determine whethel
any action could be taken against Tho
superintendent Of the county farm.
Mrs. Campbell called at The Tri
hume yesterday afternoon rciteratin1
the charges she had brought acaing
the county farm superintendent be
fore Justice of the Peace Willer. She
sad she was locked up in n cell at thu
county farm and was kept there fol
twcnty-four hours without food. Sht
was beaten by the county farm super.
intenGent. she said when she objected
to being kept in solitary confinement
She had to leave the farm secretly IN
Order 10 escape further mistreatmcnt
she charged.
Superintendent Busch admitted tha
he had put the woman in separate
cell Thursday morning and had ken
her th"rc al day. The night before
he said, Mrs. Campbell had an alter,
cation with man inmate Of the coun-
" farm, and she became so violent
that other inmates complained OF hen
conduct. When she was admonished
10 behave the superintendent said
she became indignant ARD so abusive
toward him and everyone in the insti-
tuition that he had to lock her up in
n coil.
Mrs. Campbell charged that super
intendent Busch had fractured her
arm, and poured some water on her
when he placed her in n cell. The
arm was broken before she was sent
to the county farm, according to Jus
tice of the Peace KaCc, who issued
tho writ for her tranSpo' tation TO the
county farm. Judge Rage said last
night, the woman told him she had
broken the arm week ago anl was
unable to work and therefore she had
asked him to assist her in getting as
S1stance from the county.
Mrs. Campbell and her mother were
sent to The county farm last Tuesday.
Her mother Mrs Nancy Go'drfr~. & O
years old, according to her daughters
statement to several persons yestcr-
lay. The two women lived in a little
Nut south Of TIE city until they were
admitted to the county farm.
Persons. among them business men
and officials Of the city and the county.
spoke very highly of Superintendent
Busch, when asked by a reporter of
The Tribune whether any complaints
had never been made against Busch
ny the inmates of the institution. All
who know him said he was Il gentleman
ana had always attended to his duties
to the satisfaction of his supcr'ors aud
10 The best Of his ability. For that
''-N' Ni4' 'Pii'si ante OF Mrs. larln-
bell before the county court to make
such grave charges of mistreatment
were accepted rather skepticallr by
the county officials.
Judge William Paar. presiding Judge
Of the county~court. said last night
the court would not pay any attention
to the complaint of Mrs. Campbell.
He said the woman had been before
the court several times with vario,
requests and complaints and had been
sent to the county farm several times.
Once he said. the county appropriat-
I'd some money for her transportation
10 Illinois after she had decided to
cave the county farm. 81 am salts
fed said the judge last night that
The complaints Of Mrs. Campbell are
Infounded, as / know Mr.. Busch m no
/ competent manager who would not
'esort to such extreme measures as
;ha-ged by Mrs. Campbsl."