Chalfant: Reward heightens interest in homicide

Posted: Tuesday, January 4, 2011 12:00 am | Updated: 10:59 am, Wed Sep 5, 2012.

After William Busch died on Friday, Feb. 10, 1928, as a result of a gunshot wound after an attempted robbery on Feb. 4, local citizens began donating money to fund a reward to be given to the person who correctly identified the murderers. Most of the donations were small, about $10 each, from citizens and businessmen. Other donations were larger; the men’s Bible class of First Methodist Church gave $50, the Musicians Local No. 22 gave $25, and Col. William Powell gave $50. The Sedalia Democrat pledged $250, and the members of the Chamber of Commerce, who proposed the reward, began to contribute toward the $1,000 promised by that organization.

On Saturday, Police Chief James Connor arrested cousins Walter Garrett and Lewis Garrett and charged them with murder.

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