The New York herald., 1870-03-29
IN MEEPY HOLLOW SLAUGHTER
Rrserss q the Trial II Isaac Van Wart BuoA-
Aeasr-Additicnal Counsel Retained for the
Yrosssstion-Insanity the Theory Of the
Dsssncs-Important Evidence Touching
the Prisoners Mental Condition
Ths Trial Again Adjourned.

- murder Of Alfred Kendall IVES resumed tn the
cour OF oycr ana Terminer, &C White Plains West
shestsr county. yesterday morning Henry L. Ciu.
Con. OF New YORK. addressed the court, stating In
eject that he aud his associate, Thomas Dunphy,
ban been retained By District Attorney DyEman on
the preceding day ass!st 10 the prosecution and
o. they had not yet famiarssd themselves With the
when tbc court adjourn ut the close OF the morning
osssson-ln visw OF TO- being election day n
sbe eounty-it adjourn until Wednesday morning.
Justice fappen said the request was wholly az
variance with the distinct understanding on satur-
Cay thai nothing should again be interposed to
cause 4 further DELAY 10 the trial; that postpone
0eut now would be unjust 10 the witnesses present
70 jury and TO the regular business OF the circuit
Court. much OF which would have TO 20 over to the
Dext Ia view OF thls state facts the Court
Sss constrained TO deny The request for postpone.
nent
ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROSECUTION.
Ac.ns'ed, perhaps. by some suggestions which
1ave appeared IN the HERALD since the commence
Dent OF this trial the District Attorney has deemed
prudent 10 secure material assistance as In addi.
eoo 10 the counsel named above, ex-District At
snrncy - Bates Is now also arrayed on the side
eA tne prosscution The Dstrct Attorney called one
MARI & nson. beng sworn tcsuhed-I i've In
&eepy Hollow aud know the accused; also know
~. herks; % nsed IN por,ien Of the house occu-
PED oy bacahout; vzs ~ the OF Mr. Jerks on
Sew Years morniog; - was shout quarter past
steven o'cloex; Mrs. weess' daughter went WIN
escces~son; could not say exactly what time heard
soem: mad ceea Ia toe house about half An hour;
beard nDise rs OF some person ng; also heard
Rcun'lng and ocor slam sat there ter this about
ese inmates ana tsea went Qua 20 tns front part Of
ybe house saw Isaries keniai coming from Buck-
tost's gate;
HE WAS sLr OVER BLOOD;
vent into the house ana saw MTs. Buckhout lying
In the kitch-n, the door; saw Mr. Kendall at.
una IN the ehair n- iest crossed Charles KEN
ground on me sois e., SOME water ana washed srs
bsckhoats face; sne was groaning; left all the
farvus; was aon. about Ten MINUTES; on nv return
] found Mr ana IN. Weeks IN The house: MI. Rem.
Gall Vas stu sitting Ia the casr;
THEY LAID ran noDy ON rng FLOOR;
wss there when DR. scrioner arrived; cav Mr..
from tne plao, nrst II. she dead when the
aoctor arrived; w4s there wnen she died; tBey
Eossa ssr & esiSfs sns was dead d,d no. loos nov
sne oiooi from ner face saw the quo; u was IN the
eitcaen; don't know what part OF the k,tcnen; The
tun - broken
Francis LsrKin, IA opening Toe case for the de-
pence, ioresnsdO~ed tneir theory OF insanity, which
he said was proved alreaoy by the iact that the
prosecution nsa tsilei 10 show any motive on The
kait oi the accusei Tor tne klDa. IL bucsDout was
cane nan tneu IA. stands without pHralei In his
tory; but they intended prove 10 his most bitter
snemies 10 tnose who wess thirstinx FOR hls p.ood
thai Toe accused Mas wholly insane aud therefore
irresponsible wnen 10 committed the de, lorab.e
deed Although Mrs.. buekaout was Known 10 be
vNtuous ana
AZ cHsErg a. c.xsaR's WIFE
An gnarOnnaai suspicloa 10 the contrary had 50
rrouyhl u9on tne mInd OF tue prisoner ~ 10 sun.
vert ms rea sud when the names oi certain par.
tses were menoneJ ia MS y. esence MS dIsor,ierrd
nmd gosdsd lnto absolute Ins.nHy. hfter tue
proois of hnckhout's ibsaDity naa been submitted
doubt featsiaed IA ,h- minds OF the jary as 10
vbetacr De was insane or not when he deprived
those persoa. OF ie then ne eDtiled 10 Dene
~ o. llai daaDb ssd tae iam Requires taat they
1be Drsl witness ca,,ed by lhs defence was wnlett
" MeNn' wno oa oclaJ sworn testlhei-l i've IN
uie town oi Mount Peasant Hnd nave known Bock-
bout or tnir'y ears; 4 carpet weaver rs tfade
ny house IVES about two miles aud a nail irom that
Aprii 1855 anu asked inc Il wou.a herp nlm Tor
Rev Gays; toto MIN could; asked h,Ia wnat he
Neait ne sgld fnat ne nad
80 HonR 10 40 10:
Dext day ne went ort aai sat on a stone Ia the mid
die OF TIE lot for about Ihicc n0ufs; when dinner
was ready cclored woman went out aud spoke to
HIM, ana alter mile whA. Dc caiae Ia: next day
ne wantef 70 work thar he pIisht Keep InIDd oc
cupled no insisted helpiug fue 10 weave ana
Afterwards sp1ied The work; he saved with zoe
about nve weeks; OCCASIONALLY while at dinner he
would stop eating and commence 70 laugh; when
asked what was The matter ua would answer "noth.
hs.' he one day TOOK up paper. and ailer reading
IN arucle cut ~ ont saying ibst II applied 10 his
oase eSacuy looked at The article ana tod hin IL
dd not; wale AZ my house
Hg TsIAsB or mrs wire;
said she was unfathiu 10 HIM; he sald that he
expected the snenn was after nim; ne became
quite irrational before leaving ms house; his look.
ing al me IN a stern manner aad ns re-tlessneSs of
nights made me rather fearful VI him; lold nun
leave @ wlis and a' n,s tsS% Sosed m. naay
said he would never 40 ncsr home again;
he finally left between eleven and IA Give o'clocs
~ night: although IL Was cold aud rainy he on,y put
on pair Of thin oyera ~ and light Jacket. Nun
~ hs house next Gay; Mrs. bucknvut also tbers
he said ne had thought IL better TO follow my advice
ana 60 botne his wife was crying. and he seemeu
10 laugh at her; noxk saw niin about two weeks
alter; MS vile SAID 10 me Ia his -~eoce that Isaac
hao lod people that she was unialthful - ami she
said IL was
GREAT p.sraKp:
tnst u sbe dd not .ovo him she would not have
leId on ina .oalge nignt after night crying because
Ien lett his home; on this occasion sue cred very
much. and Bacsnont !aasheo a. her; ~ WAS MOI his
natural laugh.
Mrs ElizaDcth Jenks, being sworn, &c stined-My
husband AMI live IN part " the house occupied
by buckhout; my husband worked The farm for hini;
had been living on Tic farm when the IalhcT OF the
accused died; after that event he dil not ike
the same man; he htd hts oi melancholy: saw hun
% New Years morning; his eyes looked rather
Wild.
As the annual town elections are being he'd to-
day, the court adjourned untll To- morrow morning.
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