The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-01
THE SLEEPY HOLLOW ATROCTTY.
Continuation of the Buckhou0
Murder Trial
The Prosecution Rest Their Csse-0pening It III
Defsncs-How tho Prisoner Appeared Altar
tho Tragedy-Hs Suspects the Chastity
Of His Vile Testimony in Behalf
Of tho Prisoners insanity.

tho Tragedy-Hs Suspects the Chastity w
Of His WIFE Testimony in Behalf
Of tho Prisoners Insanity.
The trial OF Isaac v. W. Buckhout in the Court OF
Oyer ana Terminer at White Plains, Westchester
county. was continued yesterday before Justice
Joseph F. Barnard, County Judge Robert Cochran
and Justices or Sessions. AS the case proceeds
the interest felt by the ctzens IN its astounding
and horrible details appears 10 augment daily, a. "a
evidenced by the large Notwithstanding Doth
sexes-which eagerly occupy every avaiable spac0
In the court room.
After presenting q formidable array OF testimony
against the prisoner on the previous day. the prose-.
submitted the aidavit OF Dr. James W. Scrub
ner, who was first caled.i after the murders ana
who examined the bodies OF
BUcKnoUT's VICTIMS.
Alfred Kendall and Louisa Bucxhout, wife Of the
prisoner. DR.. Scribner was placed on the wftnesq
stand yesterday and testined thar or the shot
shown him were extracted nom the fare OF CnaTlea
Kendall and others were found the floor; witness
aid not take any shot rom the body o. Alfred
Kendall.
The prosecution here rested. and Francis Larkn
proceeded to open the case for the defence. Having
briefly alluded to the evidence adduced for the peo4
Pile he expressed the utmost confidence that the de-
fence OF insanity would be logically demonstrated
to the entire satisfaction Of the jury.
TESTIMONY FOR The DEFRNCR. III III
Ira Miller, having been called Tor the defence, tes-
thed:-I have lived at Sleepy i0liew Tor about
twenty years ana have known buckhout ier mora
than twelve years; he came 10 house ON January
!, 1870; It as ABOUT twelve O'Clock; lie came along
the road IN his snlrt sleeves and bus hay
he had Killed Charley .scndall ne ap-i
peared wild and excred; took him into the
house and put him on the sofa; when ne said ne had
Killed Charley Kendall. ! would not believe him.
when he added: "it Is too true, poor fellOw;'' be-
mother anu wlsned me 10 drive man there; took
him to larry town ani delivered him into the cus-,
rage anu drove him to the county jail; saw Buck7
h0ut on Tuesday alter Christmas, he complained OF
not feeling we'l Ds sas'sa.a e nc Sa ZEAL
and had eaten more than he ought to have done: he
Crosse animation you say tn Caleb Horton
that when Tie prisoner came to your house, 1mmes
dlately after the murder, Nc said, II nave killed
A. do not recollect having said so.
q. Did you state to asa Doian that Buckhout
me- '' 49,
a. do not think Lever said SO.
the testimony given by the witness Ut he Coroner1
Inquest for the purpose Of showing That there mad
hut the Court ruled against r. =
Ira Augustus Miller, son Of the last wftnesSy
tue murder, running towards MS fathers house
with his head hanging down ana his arms swing
ing; also heard bucknOut say that he had
KILLED CHARLEY Kendall;
while being taken to Tarrytown the prisoner re-
NAMED lent, only asEins once or twice show soon
Robert Young testified to having been at the
house Of Ira Miller when Bucknout arrived there on
day OF the murders ne spoAe u the prisoner and
endeavOred TO attract MS attention. but the latter
dld not appear 70 know nun; Buckh0ut'S eyes were
bloodshot and wild, and looked differently from
what the witness had ever seen hun before; the
prisoner asked II he was gong TO be 4.
TAKEN TO HIS MOTHER,
adding that he had an engagement with her at halle
...oH,. -. la huI nm cAatn nm
To u Juror-Buckhout's mother had been dead al
that time ABOUT two years.
Mrs. Esther A. Miller. wife OF Ira Miller, cOrrObOS
IA ed the testimony OF the ioreso ng witnesses to
tire Wild appearance OF the accused wnen ne came
ami his confession tnai ne had killed Cnariea
kendall, and also testlded to Buckhoura
se a Wines. asked Ve ne ss0 had se
Charles Kendall and he REPLIED ''Tney had troubled
tced and having proceeded 10 Inc residence OF sha
accused returned, saying Buckhout had not only ,
klled one snt three; inc prisoner looked , WHO anu
appear so strangely before /
Cross-examlned by Mr.. Cllnton-Did not see Buckl
hout running towards the house, should think that
running great deal would make . PERSONS face
red; never saw any other person Immediately after
KILLED HUMAN BEING:
do not think was excited after hearing what Buck-
hout had done; perhaps may nave been excited 70
u Did you not state ct the trial last year that you
were not in the least degree excitedS
A. do not recolect.
q. And did you not cav that you were "as cool on
that occasion as you are now"
A. cannot recollect having said 30.
wnlett z. Brown, having beer sworn testined-l
was living about half way between Peasantvil9
and sing sing In 1863; was living on . farm; my
family was composed Of myseli, wife and notherf
Iii addition to farming We carried ON the business
OF carpet weaving; on April IL, 1852, Duckhout came
to my house in the evening and asked me II he
could stay awhne. a.
] asked him what was the matter, and he said he
had lett the Hollow as things were not going on 10
suit him; having known HIM from b0yaOOd / cOnl
sented to MS staying ut nv house; next morning.
several hours ne wished me 10 give MIN some em1
plcyment tnat would stealv his mind.
The witness then went on to state
that BucGhout's conduct was very strange. as
evnced in various ways during the four weeks ne
relna ned at house OF witness, which he ut-
OF his Intention. On one occasion Bucknout
asked the witness to shave him, saying he waa
afraid he might
CUT HIS THROAT
II he undertook himself; DuckhOut also told
tie witness that his (BucAn0uts wife had been nti<
mate with other men, and az tue same time menJ
toned The name OF party VINO mad boarded with
him: tue witness having signited his disbelief M
TINS assertion BucKhout replied that ne had heard
his vile and the man IN a room, ana when the WITT
posed the door was locked a,d that ''ne did not
wish 10 disturb them, Us ne intended TO leave the
house altogether"
severe cross-examnation ~ District Attorney
Dvkman revealed several discrepancies In the testtt
m0nv OF the last witness compared with that
gwen by HIM on the first trial, which would tend to
weaken the force OF his CIV dcnce.
At four O'CLOCK the court adjourned until Monday
morning.