The New York herald., 1871-09-16
Know win certainty where telegram would md
him. That the case admitted OF no delay. District
Attnrnev DYkeman LEFT with

know win certainty where's telegram would ili ma
him. That the case admitted OF no delay. District
Attorney Dykeman left with
JUDGE PRATT STILL IN DOUBT
crowd waIting lounging ana chatting IN the shenrs
Sce Ha ne aid not twenx tK 1ns5s nstes wSaia Da
arrived. but made no sign. Then the
excitement rose high @ The brother , and the counsel
lessy. and Mr. Larkin said vaguely 'while there's
life. there's hope"
spare rooms the fair had left unified were taken up
by those come to see Buckhout die. AT the hotel
attention was turned to the trotting Of to-day.
nothing else was talked by ten O'Clock it settled to
q certainty IN The minds Of all that Buckhout had
ONLY FEW HOURS TO LIVE.
At the Court House all that was known was can.
yassed and recanyassed. III they had anything
the general opinion. As 1t neared midnight they
had dropped OF to take their canvassings to the
O'Clock the HERALD reporter went down
the jail. The space between mad been boarded or
TO helgnt OF twenty leet forming quadrangle
lamp over the Court House door his eyerested on
THE LOOMING BLACKNEss OF THE GALLows,
fearful frame stood on the
fencing: weight of 29l pounds lay beside it.
"He' have lwo-foot fall of the weight before the
moose takes him, and then two feet and half OF
A ilit: he weighs about one hundred and eighty
This was the speech Of John Ford Deputy Sheriff
and Jaor. The changing OF couple OF doors and
the inside OF the jail was reached. All was sun
ish looking man Of some forty years was walking
nolselessly up and down in
THE DIM LIGHT or TIE ONE GAS JET
In the corner, which had to illumine, strugglngly,
two sides of the prison. Without word passing
the reporter ana the ailor mounted to tho first tier
or cells above the floor. BuckhOut's cell, the former
well knew, was at the extreme end of this
tier ter, man 1 was sitting on avdao;aa chair ,In IN
threw their long shadows across him he was
seen to raise his hands. He came forward
has Just left hm As they reraced their steps i
could be seen that the rest OF the wreched inmates
made out In the almost darkness Of the ron-grated
cells. Out IN the hazy nieht again the air was
Mesher, but 1t was pleasant TO think that man
ABOUT TO BE HANGED COULD SLEEP
within. Young men escorting young girls and
1f a anS e 70 the
A rannom bed on q couch or o parlor floor had to
satlsiy many that night all tne New York reporters
comforting than all Others but yet whose occupant
succeed, he said,. till midnight, when. for ave
hours and half he was as happy a. hi. his
had gone to rest Morning dawned without UGH
brightness, put 1t was stu lowering.
Episcopal minister, Rev v +. B. Van KIeek entered
the prison and was ushered into the prisoners CELL
Lie 10unQ MIN dressing ana
UTTERLY WITHOUT HOPE.
The night previous he had asked the Sheriff what
he should wear at 1 his execution eSS The 81 Sheriff
dressed in dark pantaloons and had on a white
Shirt He listened to the words Of light and love Of
peared Iightened In heart He was calm, but saw
no escape before his eyes,
"He did not dare 10 come with the news" ne
said, meaning his brother, His breakfast was
brought him, and with the renewing Of humanity in
sr3ns man he a,s heartily art the reporters had
can make this sight other than
A HATEFUL HORROR.
called Barham's lines to one-
sweesly. oh swessly % the morning breaks
Seemed that mild and clear blue siv
On 4" the Wrech condsmnsd 10 die
Sho Sso,ld G!:a sa with a,I rsy. 80 ,sh: and free
1t needed but q glance at tho being behind the
bars striving to steel himself to hope in heaven,
anu disregard Of the fair bright world to con-
tinue the verse:-
Godi 'ts a fearsome sight TO see
The glare Of that wild, despaiTins :ys
foW bent on the crowd, now turned st to- to The sky,
Se .: anfno%n lear
SO, with those who were there and saw, the feel.
B. B. Buckhout, the brother OF the condemned,
quiet saddened gentleman, entered the Court
nsg sens the to sne Count; N.Y.
Clerks once, where they found that oflcer,
M hs ons went a o e o Sns
with them In few minutes they came out and,
entering the snerlGs ONCE, presented t9at oficer
which Will speak for Itself
THE WRIT OF ERROR.
7s ss S Ss q 9 ns o. HSs Ss
supreme Court; Robert C9ehrape County Judge Of the
Court of over ssa 4.rSn., S e sss fsr Ss ss.ng
Because in the record and proceedings and also in
" 's:s
the said Isaac ': W: susthoas. Sy ii: com: n
S' s!rss there Ss1s Sas Sss n.nSss ns:
sS go ssna 20 oS oa s s
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and With all things e. The and q this H.
Brookyn on the second Monday q December 1871 that the
o
whs. Of right and according to law and custom Of the State
Sins:; Joseph ssTn;,d Justice Of the Supreme
ss ss, county of wss'che's on ns h dHy e
FaANoIs LAnKIN, Attorney.
lido hereby allow the within WRIT Of and do further
% that the s, q so
n eoan1 wna 81 u. Of Ss
oroerSd
TO STAY ExEoUTIoN
sentence pronounced against the said Isaac " W.
Buckhout until the further order Of the supreme Court on
this writ Of error. c. c. PRATT, J. 8. G.
SEPTEMBER IA, 1871.
The news was quickly spread over the town that
BuckhOut had been respited, and to the Deputy
Sheriff was assigned the task OF telling the hair
breadth escaped criminal OF how uncertain his de-
mise was. Buckhout, OH hearing the word OF respite
Jumped from his bed and cried,
''rHAT'S GOOD NEWS J"
He soon relapsed into his calm exterior. The re-
pOrters now ascended To the cell door, and the poor
wretch looked happy as he clutched With bars OF his
cell door. lie sad-
"Thank you, gentlemen; can only say felt pre-
pared to die but feel that my period OF usefulness
Is not past"
There was bright look In his eyes, which mono
could be sorry TO see, contrasting with their dim
Dess an hour before He cOnversed freely, and re-
cognizng the HERALD reporter, said he was glad TO
see him. In conversation lie turned back to the
questions he had asked the Doctor relative to the
weight they would use. He would
LIKE TO HAVE HAD HIS MICK BROKEN
at once, ne believed he would die more easily.
He was satisfied that everything possible In this