The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-01
0TSEG0 C0UNTY'S TRAGEDY.
MYRON BUELI's FATtL Assault UP
on C11HIHTNE RICH.IRDS.



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UTICA n. Y, June 29.-Catharinc Richards
was found dcnd I'm n stable Mt plninncld Otsevo
e,,n,, ,,,I 4, ,,..'s y, w.,
been gorcd TO dcuth.
An inoucst ,ns held The nhvsiclons who cv.
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"'n,I'cu 'he o"uS ''s'n'u 'nat Ui're was gtsh
in the forehead n bruise on shoulder, and n
mark around the mock The car was also in.
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the brain. although no fracture Of the skull
There were so,,c other mnrks
WIZ sun "',,'l n,''tn9
N''''''in'' "l'houNh "H'S IL Seors "l ngc' WIS
pretty and very fully developed. Myron Buell.
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1u ,'r,n' i"'neI urn VA, ioh6 oeeh her
sneok to him On fin, dnv of thc GIRLS death
NIL 49,, -, ~. - -.
hops. and Mt about3i, p. NJ Buell. left his work
aud wont to tho housn nn1 bnrn saviny Tim, bc
wus poine, 10 change his ruhbcr boots for
leather boots. 1t l. believed TINT he made adj
yanccs T., tho Girl and. being repulscd nv
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nor' k''lru her uhlhteh'loha"y' ana placed hor
body in Me barn in order TO convey the impress
sion thnt ,-bn had bonn ,,ornd 20 dc,tb lao tho
hull Unnli chan',ed his Inota os hn had aaiJ
h" was going 10 DO. and went back to work in
inrn a., su,,ner ti,nc ,l," hui ,,as EMMA n, hc
loose and the girl lead
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The nome OF Cathatino Mary richards. who
was brutality and cruelty murdered last Tues
looks in all directions views that cannot be sur
passed IN tho world.
VIM. {; lhchardss household last week con-
slst"d oi himsel-the head man o' the thirty.
INDUSTRIOUS, ana prosperous Welsh people who
settled IN AM about flalnhrld-hls WIFE Catha-
and 10 days; u very bright Young lad Of about
~, n iittl" sister OF about y. two tlrm hands,
Myron A. Buell. OF Plainile1. aged 81 who had
been on N" farm over u year ana y hall. and
Dahi,l bowen. aged ~, formerly OF Florence
On Wednesday OF last week Mr.. Richards
drove To the home OF friends in henson. On
dressmaker. was visiting Mr.. Rchnrdss home.
At dinner Mrs. Richards. in tho hearing Of
Buru ami Bowen. ordered her horses for q
knew enough about the affairs of tho family
urohahly. 20 surmlse that she was going To
West W lnnrld, but he says he did not know
whore she WIS going. She went away. aud
iiueil anu Bowen went u work IN the hop Held,
Bnell wearing pair Of rubber boots. which he
thc morning. VI is Jones. 'he dress maker. and
Salharnc Mary Richards Wore left alone in tho
West WINFIELD and the farm hands for The hop
ylrd. Miss Jones was busy sowing, ana after
Washing the dinner dishes went to the cheese
house and brought from there 20 the hOus" four
or Ave little kittens; she played with these for a
time. and az about o'clock returned to tho
che, =" house with the kittens
:, Just about That time Buell. complained 10
Bowen, who WAS hoeing hops with him in the
Nhrd, thnt the rubber boots w"r" too not. He
went out Of the yard. saying that h. WAS going
60 the cheese house 10 get his leather boots.
Buell. was gone from the yard SO long that
Bowen wondered what he was doing. when
Buoll returned tn the field he had on his leather
boots, and accounted for his Yong absence 10y
saving that the mare and colt had got over from
the pasture fence into the meadow ~ he was
about returning. and he had 10 drive them back
To the pasture
Expert farmers testify that they find no trace
~ any horse having he,.n in the meadow. Miss
Jones sat in the window commanding a view of
Buell. 20 there. ~ she would have done had he
been there. Miss Jones adds this new point OF
great Importance which she forgot In her eN-
citement on the witness stand; Cnthnrine went
hli'ns and calves and then returned TO the
house. saying. Myron ~ IN the barn" A few
minutes later she returned to the cheese house
~, pari, anu was kIil"u; .
, IL ~ believed tnat bu"il quletly enrped M bo-
hlnd The Elrl. threw hold-hack strap labout
Wid"' over ncr h'ad ana uShtenei J. quickly
20 prevent h.f from crying out wnlle h." as
S,l'l",'l ncI. ne ptontu} uli not lhtrnd IL XIII
Inc strip was pulled too tight probably III the
uht'nutrly ulei by stran.ulat!on, combined
WIN lrlEhl.
holI- DICK strap was iound IN Il box IN the
yarn nis strap corrrsnoniei IN with win
w lurp"or que marks that cncircled the dead
Trls neck.
s't alNtit lnn utek Ni ,nhcaaailhs ms crime. IL"
IrHlrni p"I"l tlN Wllhlh nUrch l"rt, IN the COW
~ ,','tr WIZ u "uus pu IL Was W. Wolk
COW hrn raa He XII, I'm, e'er 1r'