King County WA Archives News.....Infant Buried Alive August 5, 1904
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Morning Oregonian August 5, 1904
Polish Girl Arrested At Frankloin Charged With Murder
Seattle,Wash.Aug.4- Katie Busch,an 18 year old girl,is under arrest at 
Franklin and will be brought here charged with murdering her infant babe by 
burying it alive Tuesday morning.
Mrs.Stanley Smith.with whom the young girl loves,found the infant in its 
shallow grave in the rear of her barn half an hour after the deed was 
committed.Its little mouth had been stuffed with dirt and hay.It was still 
breathing,but died a few minutes after being taken into Mrs.Smith's house.The 
girl arrived in Franklin four months ago from New York,where she landed from 
Poland about the first of the year.
Tuesday morning Miss Busch went to an outhouse and was seen to go from there 
to the barn.When she returned Mrs.Smith asked her what she was doing and the 
girl refused to reply.In half an hour Mrs.Smith decided to go check the barn 
and see what was wrong.As she passed the rear she notice a dog pawing the 
ground,and making an investigation,dragged the child from its improvised grave.

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