The New York herald., 1870-01-06
ID.A SLEEPY HOLLOW BuYCHERy.
Medical Science Versus
Hypocrisy.
Buckhoul's Feigncd Insanity Exposed by the
ChlOrOiorm lsst-The Murderer Makes
Full Confession Of His Guilt and is
Committed for the Action q
the Grand Jury.

hout was yesterday morning adroitly compelled to
make involuntary confession OF his fearlul crime
and simultaneously to expose his assumed mental
disorder, establishing the fact OF his sanity be-
yond the possibility OF doubt. 1t VIII be
remembered that the prisoner. since his arrival
at White Plains jail last Saturday, has but
once opened hls month. Not syllable would ne
utter even TO his counsel and refused food. which.
1t is understood had To be forced down ms throat
Euckhout's r0te was insanity. and he was evidently
well up IN his part; but in vain Tor him the task OF
crushing truth. lie overacte1 his part, and to-day
he stands unmasKed, The selfconlessed arblter OF
law and judgment In sending TWO unshriven souls
reeling into tue unknown future.
THE PRISONER ~ DosED WITH CHLORorORM.
Having good reasons lot believing that Buckhout
felgn,ng insanity, the jal physician, Dr. Schmld,
assisted by Dr. llodgson. proceeded yesterday MORN
ing 10 place the accused under the influence
OF chloroiorm which IS considered an infable test
In cases OF doubtful mental in1rmty. A stout cot
was stationed IN the corridor the first noor
OF lie JAIL and the prisoner brought from hls cell
and placed thereon, he Offering the slightest OPP
position to the measure.
HIS EGDEAvoRs TO RESIST THE TREATMENT.
When the saturated cloth Was first placed over his
mouth and nostr.ls. BucKhou, without speaking
opening his eyes, and luy aware that his game was
one oi either life death, struggled violently to be
free bringing the full force OF his powerful
frame into piag to such an extent that 1t
required the united strength OF eight men
10 nod him down. In lew minutes, how.
ever, unuer the influence OF the potent
urug, he was deprived OF Consciousness. and re-
manned IN that slate Tor brief interval With inc
first dawn OF rctlrning reason BuckhouS commenced
To mutrer iacone,enty, whiic every breath was sus
pended ana anx.oas ears iucined To the face OF the
patlelt III order - catch MA sentenc IS. Al ength
nc opened MS eyes. IRON wnicn all tne assumed ex-
preston OF insanity mad yuusnci. nnd how the
moment mad arrived ior eL,iapping the wary pa
tient.
RETURNING CONSCIOUSNESS.
On being asked Dy one oi tile pl iscians how he
felt, Bucknout pro nDt!s answered, Pm SICK" The
next question prJpouiidcd was. "DO you know MIR.
MiiIard ~ lhis counsel. who was standing by.
The patient rcpl.el, II believe l do and know
him 10 be a nan of veracity and u n.in OF truIn.n
he was tnen askeu ii ne uia not know announcer
person, near HIN. lie said ..Yes; if he Is not my
friend ano orotner an q Jerseyman.n 1t was then
adroltly asked, "Do you know this mann epoiniiny
10 tue Juiior.) The reaiy was, Yes: know tord.o
Tne interrosation was ascon,lnued:-"Wherc nave you
seen himY" 10 wnich ne answered. I'm my CELL"
.NhaLn 1t was tn-D fcltured. were You IN a Cc'
for2 BucNnout, without hesitation answered. For
learfd situation ana Involutarv exposure had just
fasnei upoh ms memory, burst INTO tears an
| Will not deay it; 40 not want to
oeny 1t lnere the wreic1ed man pausel and IN few
seconds continucnl .Snen everything that Is worth
| hvng lor is gone; when u father Is dying aai
mans wife is seluced ana TYJed from his BOSOM
| wnen the lasL thing u man nad IN the. word was
iai-e''-here he agaln sop cd and weDt francaily.
| TIE MusDElas's COMES sIoN.
| Resuming IN q little tine, BucNhout gave utter
ancc to the following coneasloa:-N nen l lett her
lnls wile ist Aprli. every lrend mad advised me
! to go Daca kaew Was li4hL IN leaving home buG
taroagn .nc earnest soiIiaton OF my llcnds
went on the 2lst OF @iay, IN
tending to taxe my clothes from the
house. dld not go In, but knocked at tae
| window, and l saw shc was arai1 OF me; never
| tnougIt oi haruitng ner. 1 tod her sae need
not be AFRAID; woua nos harm her; that mad only
come for my clOcncs On enJernk tne nodse we Com
| nenced 10 tas, ana saii La she hau comn!ttel
adul.er. ,nc sais she wond swear that sac nad not
- AGAIN whine sne was my Vile, ana siie dii so
After tnls tweepngl sac did 1t again. AS God ~ my
judge nave been true TO her during the year 1862
| On tne 20th oi august l went over to a neigh
| BORA ana spent tue evening. l had not been
| drinking anytlng at tlat time ON coming
| nome met DIck hyler IN the woods and asked hln
| TO come and dig well 0r me next day. lie sac ne
! could not cJme Tor q day or TWO. Wnen DICK came
he had no place TO s.cep bat in barn, and asked
my wile If he could not seep IN the spare oed IN a
room AT the head oi the Stairs. sue sad he could.
| suowed him TO ! ed and afterwards we went TO bed
| Ny wife was unweli at this time. went to sleep,
| having SAID III. prayers, and In WEie after w0kc
up ncard n rastl.ng noise and saw the room door
| open. III tnat door came the woman (his wiie) who
smut 1t so quietly | could scarcely hear the
sound. Where had my wite beenr Wnere mad she
| Deent She went from my bed TO that ol Hyler, the
moanest loaicr IN the town. ! sald notsing that
| nlgnt nor until | afterwards saw the two paItles
together; ana bursting into tears) since that time
| God only knows wnat my poor neart has suffered.
| Bucknout was asked here why he had Killed the
elder Kendall; TO wnlch he replied II dnn't know;
| but the son mad been intimate with my Wife," and
| added. II want 10 die; want to go 10 my poor
mother; she was true" At this juncture the foun-
tains OF tiis miserable mans better nature were
| aCln broken up, and floods OF tears coursed down
his lace wne ne almost shrieked IN piteous torres,
/ "Oh. my mother, my poor mother, won, you come
\ 0meW
| At twelve O'Clock, when Buckhout mad Iully re-
covered IRON the effects OF the aEaest1cuc he
conducted from the jail TO the Grand Jury room,
| wnere JHstice Pauiqng was IN waiting to formally
examine and commit the prisoner. The rather spa
| cious apartment named had been for the space OF
| nearly two hours packed with rural humanity,
winch perched on chairs and tables occupied every
inch OF space IN the room, each and every one de.
| termned TO OBTAIN view OF the twofOld murderer.
When he entered the jury room with his cust0dians
| BuCktont hAd assumed the mopish. automatOn-like
gaiG and the same idiotic expression OF features
! winch were observable last Monday and which
indeed he has kept up unremittngly since his lncar.
ceratiou until the chloroorn, rs before indicated
! temporarily unseaed his lips. District Attorney
Dykman on the part OF the people, informed the
| court that although the Coroner VINO he'd the
| inquest on the bodies at Sleepy Hollow mad handed
| In the testimony adduced thereon, which was
equivalent to commitment yet as none OF the wit
nesses had been examined IN presence OF the
accused he entitled TO such examination, unless
| counsel tor the prisoner, then announced to the
| court his intention to waivc an examination and
! desired that Buckhont remain IN the hands OF the
Sheriff, wheieupon the accused was fully committed
| to await the action OF the Grand Jury.
The ACCUSED QUOTES SCRIPTURE
After the prisoner had been retnanded TO jail he
was visited by MS pastor Rev. b. GulDerl. OF
TarrytOwn whom Buckhout promptly recognized,
and having shaken hands, placed his arm around
| his eyes. passage Of scripture winch mad been
quoted to him by ne pastor recent Visit 10 nis
| holse-"Come unto me all We tnaJ labor and are
heavy laden ana wiz give yc rest.o Bucknout tnen
voluntarily repeated the Lords Prayer alter when
| nc sank into the silence OF his own gloomy and
mysterious meditation.
| Condition Of Charles Kendall.
It asccrtained last evening, from an intimate
acquaintance Of all the principals-mnrderer aud
victims OF the shocking tragedy--wbo had Just
| turned from the Kendall homestead that Charles
! Kendall, the Of the murdered man, had become
CONSCIOUS, and thas the physician IN attendance has
strong hopes OF his ultimate recovery. Young Rem
dali seems quite rational, though OF very
weak, and, In conversation with our informant,
remarked, "What "a fool Buckhout was to
shoot me; ! never harmed HIM did any
| thing towards him; never put q straw
| in his way. whenever he wanted money any.
| thing always told papa to gve 1t To him." Some
| idea OF the PROBABLE order IN which the victims
were attacked may be inferred from the fact that
young Kendall frequently asks IN deeply soicitous
| tone, ''Wny does not papa come TO see lney He is
evidently not aware that his iather was Killed. and