The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-10
TIE NEWBURGH TRAGEDY.
Az OF5yCNR'S brilliant WAR RE-
CuSD CLOUDED FOREVER.

An Army Experience Ending In a Mad
b,u.r- Lieut.. BuGdn's IIomicidni Mania
Tito Assasgiu1tiO Of one of tho most
lis Unable Citizens of Newbureh.
E,vBvgGH, Sept 9-The inquest into the
,,rcur.tnces Of the murder which was committed
On Iu,sd.y. August -, was continued to-day, jus
lice W. J Mcdonald PRECEDING District Attorney
Fs.i.rtou appeared ..r tue people, and Messrs. J.
Ullc,h Drake aud j. y, Lewis for the prisoner.
Tie muulc "a LIAM was the leading manu- cturor Of
tait..rs. .ng machinery IN tIc United States and
bad I.st spIin. removed h.s mandatory from Wor
ecs,. N.s here. liis only child was a SON.
r.o.-. ss .clrs ~ a,c. WHO lad hcci m inmate OF
rrN,f. ..t.r Asylum iof the Iucane, where he made
III .,qlI.r.a6cc VI Bu1un. Both were recently
dIf,u,..i and the latter for two weeks previous
Il o., murder Was \ guest OF the Soiyerns family.
is control over GEORGE was unlimited and no led
Inn into course Of dissipation. Learning this. the
elder s.,ya-rs orl red Lim to leave. and gave him
none, icr hH expenses. An alteration ensued.
H. ram Nt-l osi, tul,.a.ad PISTOL drank often
duru. Size do, aud acted strangely. At evening he
..,u.a.L s.ca.i.r. cee;t 10 Lind bis victim. AMI
euor uN DEAD.
Aar.,h r,..-tai arr,s lut finding the cap was
hstnou 20. or.. oa &c surrendered. II was with
a,rtrt. uHt ilIr .rovi Nctc prevented from han,.
% J
prcy.r' .., g.. ,ht plea of insanity urged by in.
nu,u'-Iu.l.ns. Since iis imprisonment he has at
tempted suicide uy diving hcldlong with terrible
lo,tc from bs cot ar'ins. tlc floor, smeiriu. his
p,.-oa a.i ..e cell w.,h lioci.
~" C.u.. House was hl cd by an eager multitude
lcrr before .c opening " the proceedings. and in.
g. luie...t H,. flcl When the prisoner euUrcd,
IN ,.c custody Of s'ctir ru'nil aud the turnkey,
l., 'cgn"u nd.'clent 20 the
I'm wu,u ma pIRsgNcr c,rsrn
rnri'- ti i"r-i-ormcnt he has exhibited chargefil
uipD 4. - Times ue was sulau aud ugly; a. Others
b. wDa isu %. i.I e. and sing. some Of his stories
t"'i 90 Gear, coherent, and rational fmauncr. are
.,arl ns ad It proved On Vac uil VIII Involve
oihcis w. his ri r. He clains anon. o her things
taGt he dil not Ssh - drink. hut Was induced to
90 go rs repeated urging. TAc feeling Of tne com.
mUntty T. cAlAcr, uni, On account Of the question
"homicldai maoin " Tue testimony today brings
out several new points.
rng TESTIMONY
Dr. Culbcrt tertincd to having been called to the
sstgtT Td 81 Ga &c L.S " the murder
,oT9I uis body as biore q, scibed he shot entered
oIPI,{ shsrq Ia w. .esined 70 having heard tho
DSt,i u,eG ~as pi oluccd and ideitlned.
ohe ne 500 bgaan on TIC day OF The murder and sad
Ie,5GIsd ~ r az bGgunns reg ti.L BIlan snerwgrd
hh s Lei me lSai had loaded the let.
htA.Y lo,dst could tel tlat nom the powder used;
,o,s,de,gd - dsafei0ary loaded; he handled IL AS
nuci-tiP" lsaii 0 p he tacn handed me a. orI'
though a 81 leased Wv VI i"' manu- nc ae'ed Us
Kate Callahan icfihcd-was servant in the hons. Of
Dc, ased prepared supper that night; Mrs seaverns
Rskci where that mEG Was; she called him, son 10
minute .a I sed9s s anS
= :, On my Husband, ny husnan4!'. ran away titn
do not see Butum have any pistol or ANYTHING; only
.-w HIM lass th,ouSh; he did net seem excited; Mr.
Iour ococSi ucy were IA The kitchen and the iiniag
room don't know where they wei, afiervafd
Tue Judge announced to thv prisoner that he wna
81 liberty to refuse 10 answer Any questions IL
were put to him that he had seen char ed with the
nnrGcr " Join l.. Soiyegus.
PLEA oP INSANITY.
" Hallock Drake then said: " In behalf Of ,he
prisoner, We do refuse TO answer all questions
80 nut ~ ~ On tue ground that We are n in con
d.lon 70 % so We are insane" The couns cor
t4ael illt LIS chclta condition Of mind was such
La' lg dd Mt eel warranted in assuming any M.
uer rc-p.nsil LiS until the arryal OF his relatives,
Who bad announced ihei- Intention OF cor,ire -
purrg the entire course Of The proceedings Bu'.
nun seemed entirely unconscious Of what " as going
-. since his i,earcerA.i0u he h.s been more OF
heo uom any drug. liz ss!.Ow--4'lost leatherlike
conn lcGion seemed Ike q u.S-k, through which
ai- e. - peered VITA strange, purposelcss stare
Usually ihcy are Of du'l ieadrn hue, Init coca
toh@ily there vocal be sudden IL IL aud glare not
Ln.i-e Tie el.n d'zc lcctiiar 10 c.tau cunt Ills
"nds were clAsrcd Drt l"r, au! Rae position Of mis-
body was not changed diving tne eutife day except
once IN leaning forward TO speak to his counsel.
the nrUpEREn's ulsIoEY
nas come 10 htLi from those VITO are vel qualified
to speak OF H. lie w1s always subject to moods
md the vein Of his insanity IS pronounced by ex
perts To- be homiDda! mania. Dr. Beui', Of the
VI oYcesicr (Nas@) asylum, says trat Bugum was
there two years aud half aud lis mental dis temper
was the result 81 ltuiutCGance, anu WAS ito result
OF his army eNFef e1t-. His war record Is utter
esting and his services 10 tire Government ~ spy
sud scout we're remarkable aud briaLut with bar.
breadth escapes AID caring ventures 40 says that
w haS
SUFFERED DOMESTIC TROUBLES,
iia wife having stua~ufet from hin, fn,r 80.
nanl1, taxing with ler tie ;hree children, ageI O. =
and years respectively. The! are now In Salem,
hfss.
lis recent con.uct justhes the opinion Of liz
luracy. Al times he is rational and quiet; again he
Is nirlhlul and SIMS and jokes with q keen zest
again mood OF dcspunleI1 and 81 len anger seems
10 possess him Public opinion to have Mo Ter.
lated Under these facts, aat The Ordinary course o tge
prevail.
The Irilorer was fully committed to avail. the
toton OF tie Grad Jury