New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-26
SLEEPY HOLLOW TRAGEDY.
TRIAL or RIcKIiOuT-THE EVIDENCE.

Room il possible than the preceding days. "hoh 'o
dun details Of selecting jury produced little interest
and caused no excitement. In the gallery thero WINS"
District ATTORNEY Van Dyke reviewed tho case in de-
tail and dwclt particularly on causes WITH Uinds
insanity, and desired the Jury 10 guanu .ne' act was
against the impression that an unnatural ac' was
Th nt Witness called was A. r. stlner Of White
Plains who testified that he made diagram OF .ho
premises where the tragedy occurred pnt n no' ~ the
survey Of the premises ACCORDING 10 1ne
compass. He was submitted W "Hb'u
ug Te nov, witness was Mrs Sarah f. Cass daughter
OF Alfred Rendel-I was staying at the houso vi 5
father at the OF the occurrence; knew a
his WIFE Buckhont and his wife were at my sps
house on Chrstmas came up at O'CLOCK anu
stayed all the evening had Dinner NV sister.
father my 6roher Mrs srd. toret6er BuckRont
said after tine game that matter how bad man was
could make him good father su' ond hat wa
are worthless" at which Buckhout seemed very cross
they left at ~ o'clock that night saw heEnoIC o.
/ went down into the stting,room. when Buckhont
and asked me to take s0%s sae thinks whEe e
worthless be more worthless yet IT.; sha S Se
said Be sure and ask your father and Charley TO come
down New-Year's morning known Buckhout iour
years we often exchanged visits ,o ,oo-. lived
with my father to time OF marriage father ana sen
lived near Buckhou four years. did not get e
them my sister and self visited Buckhouts once or
twice month sometimes went alone Mr. Bsek i
seemed quite moderate as to drinking AT Time OF visits
| have seen Buckhout about four times lntoN.
Gated at his house never saw him int9aeaed o az
house on Christmas; Buckhout was perfectly soo zoe"
when he left we played vngun or ~ nao e, 1h sa
play AZ that game the remark OF Buckhout ABOUT the
defeat was right after the game all oked him about
1t he did to like III Buckhout SAID no mat. t
how bad a man was, q woman could make MN goou
father said NO no. that not so father said also
that must then consider that our wives are goou anu
Wednesday before the tragedy about IL o'clock ana re-
NAMED hour we conyersed about pal2us 'nnS S
hofor 1aav
ESQ your father calls me worthless; may be more
worthless YET :" told him was sorry 10 near @
demonstrated with him, when he saId may DC DIS pad
as Satan some day" 80 A., r ,,,o ,os
killed gave similar testimony TO the previous witness as
to the visit OF Buckhout and wife on christmas day;
during the WRIT Buckhout said, So your papa calls me
worthless :" said. "no. he dld not can You "ortuii
he only in fun" he replied No, ne waS p, o ~l
he good friend your father, shaking MS head re-
member an occasion about five months ago. wheh buch-
hout away from home Mrs Buckhout came 70 our
house one evening during Buckhouts absence 10 see
father but do not recoect more than once uuIiHS INC
time knew Buckhou do not know OF Ris p9g
me to father and brother to come up Oh Ne" iea
The next witness was Charles Rendell-I live on the
road leading from Sleepy Hollow Road TO the Bedford
Road: lived there nearly four SeH', d bav becn
with him very often; have been shooting with him. iis.
w., and have snen an occasional III NewYork
win him have never known him to be very sick; have
known him To take medicine but he was Always up anu
nnt confined: always had a very good opiuon Of him.
he was always cheerful and pleasing; he has always
tea very mich alike but OCCASIONALLY he would appear
Iitte strange have noticed that he has acted very
iv ~ tines toward me; il was in last December.
never before had noticed IT, before that ne always
acted quite friendly he remained Gown 10 @ @ Eay
Mrs Bucknout, cheated little; we We're an peasah,
and remarked aferward merrily that We had cheated
Buckhont then seemed grow uneasy and IN bad hui
NOR; the conversation was the same as NY sisters nave
before stated he asked to drink before he left but
refused: did not see them until Nowloars except ut
a distance; his acts down TO Christmas day were
Thoroughly rational in my opinion; went TO his house on
Now. morning about IL O'CLOCK Ec pptHtu lHt
kitchen door for father went hist ne Opeheu 'he
door and shook hands with both; MIs. BuckhOut was IN
the kitchen aud came forward; we all shook hands; Mrs
BuckhOut in the sittngroOm hr.t, theh ldther'
then myself. Buckhout then spoke to father.
were seated BuckhOu left the room Tue diagram was
shown him. ana he thought 1t very good. with few ex
ception Fathers back toward the door leading 10
the Kitchen seated on sofa IN the southeast cor
ner of the room: Buckhout standing between the Ia
bic and the stove he aftcrwaTd left the rOOm Mn Buck
hou followed US INTO the sttlngroon, ana she stoo
close 10 the door leading the Kitchen all remained
Ina the same position while BuckhOuJ went out lie soon
returned with pitcher 81 cider aud two goDlets ana
Mrs Buckhout remained while the cider was beibg
poured out: while he putting tine pitcher down ON
the table asked % them ne ga' the hot 4 sSns
and the next time saw hin. he was at the bedroom
door with a III his hands pointed AZ me; don't re-
member Of hearing the report Tor Time AL was DahS
but upon recovering after while | managed to see
little out of my right knew was shot and natur.
ally looked for father saw him seated IN the chair;
thought he had tainted and went and shook him. but
discovered that lie dead; saw Mrs. Buckhouty lying
across the doorway then went out but do M relnem
Der of returning only far the kitchen doorway,
when tainted again and did not recover until the fol-
lowing Thursday. He shown the gOblct- used aud
he recognized them remember Buckhout leaving ms
home months previous to New-iears; he was alb
sent MONTH during that time his wife came To see
father for advice have heard HIM say something ind
eating the state OF his feeling toward his wife, on our
returning from Tarrytown once he SAID To me mat ne IN
tended get divorce from his wife on account OF an
Improper intercourse OF Huyler with his wife; told
HIM thought he wrong III doing So as thought he
must mistaken when into the bedroom for the
gun he walked slowly Buckout usually kept ms gun IN
kitchen.
the gun was kept have never been IN there but twice
do Mt know whether the gun there or not from the
LIST September, 1902 to the LIST January think he was
steauier than ever; never him intoxicated between
those months he was little under the influence OF
liquor when We came home from Tarrytown | never
saw him thpfOughly drunk nave seen MN hHHhty uh
der the influence OF liquor do Mt think he could drink
v t Da t Whether he was in the
habit OF keeping liquor In the house or not he bought
his liquor IN TarrytOwn; he has bought some of my
father; was often home from september to Christmas
IN the day 90 MT know that he drank often in his
to liquor have known that he charged ms WIFE before
with indecent conduct he told me that personal friend
OF mine named Maard the criminals II was In his
own house the conversation took place; three weeks
before Christmas happened TO mention Huyers name,
evening he appeared cool he acted thoroughly rational
only he treated me cooly on Christmas he drank about
Six times; never had quarrel with Buckhout on the
morning OF New Years, when father and called Oh
Buokhout, observed a GOODNESS.
Redrect-I told BuckhOut that had asked my friend
Willard about any improper intercourse with his Buck
knew 1t was so remember a fall Bpckhout had from
wagon; it was in September; he was not Land up; he
hurt his head
BY a Juror-Was the door OF the bedroom wide open
when Bnckhont presented the guni 1t was;
Mary E.Weeks swOrn-IIve at Sleepy Hollow, the
residence OF BuekhOut have known him about years;
lived little ways from him on the 18th January was at
home New Years mornings with father mother, and
little brother saw BuckhOut that morning between III
and 49, only once had not seen him before; when
saw BuckhOut he was running from his house toward
Ira Millers saw him trst by the bridge before our
house only glanced at hun did not see where he went
Millers house is about mile from our house; while 1
looked at him he running; he In his shirt
sleeves don't know whether he wore a hat not |
heard the discharge OF gun that morning; IL was "a
short time before saw BuckhOut running; heard two
reports the shots followed very rapidly was in the
west part OF Buckh0uts house at the time when heard
he did 90 IIIItl