Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-11

GU
MRS. NANCY BUSH CONVICTED
OF CRUESOME DEED
Jury Gives Msatrese Wsaan Verdict
sf Secsad Degree Murder fer XIII.
ing Sea and Boiling His Beaes In
Lye Vat.
After Ave and half days Of hard
fought legal battle. Nancy Jane Bush
Of Olathe was convicted in the dis
triet court st Noutroae Wednesday
Of the heino1s crime Of killing her son,
John, and boiling his bones IN Q lye
vat She faces . life sentence in the
penitentiary. but b already past sixty
The awful details Of the crime are
familiar to most readers Of the News
Champion. Her son, John. with whom
she lived in an isolated ranch near
Olathe, had killed his own son. in .
ft Of anger, and her testimony goes,
to conceal the crime. had chopped up
his body and made It into soap in the
lye kettle. This occurred on Dec. is,
1917. John, also then disappeared
and neighbors became suspicious. The
aged woman confessed later to killing
her son and treating him the same
way, he had disposed Of her grand
sons body, but Afterwards repudiated
this confession and stated that her
son had Ned. Probably the whole
truth never will be known. District
Attorney Burgess secured the con-
viction against John c. Bell and Chas.
]. Moynihan, attorneys for Mrs. Bush.
~rhe Price Of Pesee"
Planning New Residence
Valentine April has purchased the
two corner lots on Block % north Of
the Ira Brown residence and is plan
ming . fine modern residence for the
near future.
-Tse Price ss P~see-
MeDonough Markets Cattle
B. F. McDonough Of Pariin, Colo,
marketed 81 feeders, on the Denver
market last week, weight 8l8 lbs, at
$l4.65; one feeder, weight $50 lbs, at
50. and one COW, weight J 100 lbs, at
srhe Price sf Peace
Art Chinery Hsae from Camp
Arthur Chinery came home Tuesday
from trimming camp in Texas. and is
looking At as ! fiddle. Evidently army
life agrees with Arthur. His father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Chin
cry were at the train to greet their
returning soldier.
CsanissisRsrs Met Tuesday
Messrs. Miller and Mcdonald held
for April Monday. As the Crested
X2uukkA A~n3A -~AH~A -
sioner Whalen was unable to get
down Only routine matters were
ssrAe Price 81 Peaee-
Here to Become Cowboy
G. Lewis Freche Of Asbury park,
N. j., arrived in our vicinity Satur-
day to visit his friend, Richie Walker,
whom he met as company mate at
Camp Dix, N. J. when they were both
in the hospital. Freche, intends to re-
main and learn the cow business, he
says.
sThe Price Of Pesee-
Fish Distribution 1t Hand
s. E. Land, superintendent of State
Fish Hatcheries, passed thru our city
yesterday, stopping day before 60
ing on to distribute the spring hatch
from Cedaredge. The Lake Fork is
now supplied from the Cedaredge hat
cherry, al fish from the Pitlin hateh-
cry going to Cunnison county.
~rAe Prize sf Pesee~
Fishermen Exeursioa Rates Again
Announcement has been made that
The usual summer excursion rates
from eastern Colorado points TO the |
hshing resorts Of our county will ap-
ply again this summer. Fare will bet
pne- ne-snd-one-third. with . fifteen day.
lime limit. This will mean about 81
reduction IN the round trip from Dem
yer to Gunnison. Other excursion
rates from far eastern points are al- |
ready outlined.
Ne Let t6e Bct
Honest confession II good for thel
loul. Hero NewS-C Champion made al
~ that with two inehas Of space weI
solA dKaW tie usual column of Alth /
I'D fafaehood frua Old BolaheWhisk- |
ma And we TIT Il was . cineh, hut |
lar hard must haye lost tn cumming. |
Oaly got eae-thiTd Il . column veryl
poor Fehash 1t that.
Positively - erEAnAge st this ratio. |
With lees than 500 circulation and
most Of thoee subscribers struggling |
o let 90. Empire space Il worth .
can't 6c per inch. Nothing doing nm
u Old Bolshe, the sOld Dear" catch
s1As Pssss q Peees~
At MONTROSE FOR -
HOUng CATHOLIC DEVOTION
1ontrpss Enterprise:
Fathers N. Bertrand Of Delta, Lar
Ein Of dAlidA, Hilbig Of Gunnison, Er.
yer Of Telluride and FajAnelle Of Ou-
~, arc guests Of Father C. F. O'FAr-
ell this week, being here for the 10
lours' devotion service.
me HY1ee 81 Peoeeo
LEGISLATURE COMPROMISES