The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-13
yuE BrCKH0UT TRAGEDY.
..,,crtyDiLL RECOTERTNG- THE
w. uU0LE SrORY COMING or

na.,ardiy Act-IIc Trieste fcian In anity.
Tnr stS sent special envoy to Sleepy Hol-
.rdWtrc Plains on Tuesday, TO see how young
s.u il coming on. to get mis- story Of his fathers
w.. Bucthout'. murder and his own nuula-
a he should be able to tell it, and to see II
toni. simulated insanity could not be ont
80 and q n,cssion obtained from him sun
,t,o enable The public to comprehend TIC whole
.Not,,.,a Was successfully accomplished ~
nj De- .c,h by
n. .,,',trgl' the residence of the Rardglrs. We
Arid Charles Randall was stiil In N exceed.
rcncet Ell anil critical condition. lie presents
-. M. uI ..rcts,c Ills len eye is entirely gone,
IAN, In .iicor his ticc Is laccfatcd, swollen and
,arc' y, dca,lly pale. He suffers terribly.
q to,.saplti Ut thN time. aud takes hut Nttlc
srisnm.ut lis phy-icl1u does not yc, dare TO
!, eta, will Nc the issue OF tire struggle for victory
,t fon- Oh between life and death In the patients
,-,., r the shot have penetrated the skull or n
A., .tallcreartcr work or slough through into the
,.o the chances viii he against young Randali's
r,,y,r, o,hcrvsc. the chances are that he viii
-,oyer H.. mind is clear. and he distinctly re.
,,nse,s the events which transpircd rom tic time
" Anil bis father entered Buckhouts dwelling on
hW Year ilNN NUIll NJ WIS NHNl
Yorye p,vp,LL's STATEMENT.
Mrs Baskhout received her visitors in her usual
ssehborly manner and amer the customary New
y,.r rreernrs had been exchanged, she won't 10
Mr. work 90 the kitchen, leaving her husband and
n, Rsnl.ls 10 me .ittins room. Buekhout behaved
n IN apparently friendly manner; "hut." says
rur. Randall "Is11c THAT Is what he invariably
AIS Blckhoutl seemed to act like a man who was
mai OF cross about something, and was trying to
Nd, Il. Though, he seemed queer towards mo. but
I eonl not make out what was tie matter, as l
hdnt know any reason he could have for being
wei atnic. lie asked rs II we'd have some cider,
~ We .ail jcs IL wcut TO get the cider, and as
Amer and we're drinking Il. isanc went into the
sr,rcom anil 90 Me gun. 7 saw him come to the
ssroom door with The gun IN his hand | had no
w. be was going o. .Ao', nc. | was just raising
~ rlass TO take sip OF cider, Wien the shot came.
nr'. tie last knew"
Young Randall has not sc, boon told that his
kGu wa. murdered by Bucktpui That fact is
sluou.y kept from him, az It f. feared that tie
kock Of the discovery would Kill him lie and IS
hher were teoderly alta, he'd TO one another. II is
,eg.e Of much uncasHess and wonder to the rocr
Eung nan that his father does not come 20 see him.
nl.rrcccni cyasions have to be rgsortci 10 TO quiet
Nm On De sulJcc'. lie supposes that he WA the
ay one hobby Buekhout.
Il don't see what made Isaac shoot me-" said
DIS poor, maugcl sufferer; I" we never had a hard
,o,l tog thcr. I suppose I shall have TO appear
nln., l,aac when I'm able TO go out. and should
&c, Ike to DO ~. az Il may cause him trouble, and
Lat want 90 harm him"
such Is The spirit manifested by this young man
Inward b. intended murderer whetacr or not his
usIampl,d iorsyngness will be overcome when he
farn. bis alters fate, remains TO be seen.
Sympathy fer young Randall and adherence Of
Buckhout are universal and strong in Sleepy Hol.
ow T.ry'0Nn, and MI the country round, with one
Except o. 70 ai;: The man Miller, to whose house
PucShou. asd On the morning Of the murder. main.
In a4t ae wa Insane and wholly irresponsible for
l.ao,.
IrUEE0rT's ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE.
Prom Raudans We lroye over to the prison at
White Plains, mail ourselves known to Sheriff Bus
nnE, and were admitted TO see Buckhout. He has
Nen aetinr bad since Sunday. On that Gay he
nked the Deputy sheriff to send for tie Episcopal
sergyran, ,ne Rev Mr.. Rnmney, who had held SER
wee In the prison chapel IN the morning, saying TO
he Deputy, This wall probably be the last Request
shall cyyt make of YOU
NV wa ''' Wa -eut lNT' anu prayed Win DUCK
Wv l''' N',''- were 80 queer aI'ef inc prayers
-. .."' ""'''v'' anu many se''en'u u
~ 'o"'" d ''N' '"''N'u pocket khhe III
v, ''' ''"''' ""'V' must nave oeeh iurhlshed
I'm alter h.' Incarceration, as on that occasion he
~ thoroughly searched, and everything taken
ron HIN.
w, '''''' wa U'A'n away nc oeE"n 70 ",' III
''', ''o's"' '"''"''' ''u .o"''iueu w
'"' "o''e' UNI s's'e'u'y '"'l us'
'''h Ne 'enN'rtcIy SET ABOUT irving 10 break MS
eek by Iunging head foremost from a shelf ~
let bigb d, ,ho s,,,r,o r,,eroer, u, h,s coll ua 10
" YAK" ~ 'ne s''ne p''e"en' Vi MS cen nc oe'
-he 20 uhu nageable at last tiat nc had 10 be put
irons. and sin wore his letters ghen we had our
interview with hin,
now BvCKHoUT WAS rnAwED orr.
Al Nr,t puckhout would no, talk. and nre,enled
oh, ,.n.,a, 49,, ~, $50, 49,,
w" 'uilu' uu' "heh we 'oiu nun mat VIC hSu
~. cone from Mr.. Randall's :, he nj once asked:
How IS Charley getting nlonr ?"
am 49,, - -se,,,.,, 49," 49, =.
~" llH"' We r'plleu' nc olus iair soon 10 DC
III. He remembers your shooting him; rcmcm-
h.rs seeing Won 20 into the belroom and also re.
sgnbcrs seeing you come to the bedroom door
With your gun in your hand"
.Docs lie remember nil that :" exclaimed p,cl
,,,, ,,..,t.,., 49,, a., -, -. 49,, -
""' waxing up III marked manner ana tneh'
rev
IN, - ,, 49,.
49, We i'pHeu' 'na' ne can see "ha'
r.de you shoot him, as you and lie never had a
.rri NJ difference IN vopr lives
.r,.,..'so ~, pnclhon, ,asnon,o, r. O,,,,.
rif1er Charley and were always good friends,
hth,. ,,il.cr ,,,. ms, s,ia,l ,oon