, 1879-03-27

loleesed Representative 10 Congress, serving
as Chairman of the Committee Of Pub
lie Expenditures. lie served seycral terms
in Congress, md, when the War brnkc out, he
represented Kentucky In Tic Confederate Con-
Crcsu. After the War ha WAS ELECTED Circuit
Judge OF the Fourteenth District In this State
He was elected to the Court Of appeals In 1877.
Hc was an an,iable, kindly gentleman, and his
standing ns a Judge wns high. The trouble
originated in decision adverse to Duford, rcn~
dcred ten days ago by Judges Pryor and Elliott,
OF the Supreme Bcnch.., Eighteen months ago
the lower Court aec!dia agatust Buford, an.l
the taks ss, pes.cs,1 81 sny o COUNTY Il. 'qssns sa
house. Buford barrIcaaed tho place,
antl IN the Siege that followed came out v}ctori-
ous, the, Sheriff, finally leaving. The easc wa
disgrace Is felt kccnly here. Thc news Of the
crime produces profound sensation. md Is the
toplc Of universal conversation. Huford is Il
lIrcthcr Of the celebrated turflnan, Gen. Abo
Duford.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT,
satcfai nista'rI 10 Tia 7ftbhnx,
FRANKFORT, March .aA1-The Capital oe Ken
tilcky was the eccue Of Il utalr,lcal murder to-
bToiher Of Gcu. Abs Butorsl. who is wall kpown
IL Kentucky, upon 1luarl1g tint case In thu
Court OF Appeals, In which hu was Interested,
had been decided ngainst him. lonlctl duuble-
GnfE&4EH eI1OkEHH Mus uACkSH0Af lUUh HU5l+
tton near the trout tlonr Ut thu Capitol Hote),
and waited for the Judges q tho Court to come
to dlnupr. Judge j. ". Elliott was the first to
approach. As lie reached the door nnford wnlk-
shot cptercd hts holy, son'e OF them passing
through Ills henrt. Judge Pryor made his up.
rearancc on tho s4c4le A'NN3Nent later, when
Buford leycted his gun to uircslfm tho contents
uf the other barrel, but, bcfOru alo could get
satisfactory al1n, Judge rryor ran behind a cor
TER. a crowd collected. ntld tho assassin was
tnaen into custody. He was hurricu away to
full, where lle now lies. Al the nows Of The
tragc0y Eprcad, thu excitement nnl Indignation
Ut the cttizcus knew no bounds, anu threats OF
summary vengeance wcre nude. It Ia claimed
by Buford'B friends TINT lc is more than half ltl-
Sae W. was not 1911 tne dse1 T.
The feeling throughout Kentucky, 30 iar as
heard from, Is ono Of horr0r.at tho decd. 1t ts
tho first tInlc that Judge Of tho 'l1rst Court Of
lilo statc was ever shut down for doing his
duty. The DufordA nre family Of largo wealth
and influence.
THIRD ACCOUNT,
n tn tVtstfrn Associated Frth
LouisvlLLE, KY, March ee-JMlgu Elliott, In
company with Judge Thomas ii. Hines, was
coming up Ann street. when they wcre met ut
the atepts OF the aldo entrnnca Of The hotel by
Buo Bu9d 5 snoka S 10 eqpDa prs Fl Ha, nn s
luz "Julae, 1. beltcyo wo'il GO snIp.:hunt-
replied mo" "Wcll, then," said l.HfDra,
"won't YOU 60 and tako drinkl" At this poiut
Judge Hines turned away, md had gono about
SIX feet, when. th1 gun was fired, Hnd Judge
Elliott fell upon the sidewalk, without nttcrtag
woFd: bqlosd looked dH%n .un npon h:1n
h!s r1nr head ao a1a Put ni: uioras|
tried to raise the body, hut lie wns extinct. lio
thought It was au nccIdent until bulord smoke
to Depusy-Shcrln UNI the policeman who came
immediately to the sccno. tDuford gave up his
gun, saying to tho policeman: :" 10 careful With
tint gun.,. put tmulyo burkshot in 1t
for Pryor." Submitting to arrest, he wna
taken before Esquire Gwynn,'al,d, rnon a orioi
examination. wus committed To 1al. On hfd
way TO the Magistrates Office, or before he
started. Huford hundcl q lettpr to tllr Depu.
ty.Shcr1tf, addressed Us foowg: 'WlIoHve1
t,iay got this note, | ask earnestly to deliver It
10 The person to WHOM It is directed" The let
ter'A c0httfats Were as fl0ws:
Carrot 1lorE., March %. 1H7o.-Whateve,
U. NalIace. aha!l have everything, both In equity
and law, Thai tutopgs to me. | only ask that ny
body shall be laid beside my slsser, Mary +. Duford,
whom / loved W we'll. whoso robbery aud xssasst.
nation Wish 10 Try and ascagc.
TnqAAs BuFoHp.
Thu body Of Judge Elliott WAS taken to .
room Ia the Capitol Hotel. 3 Coroner's Inquest
tho Jury. aud That Tie Iea.l body NOW betore vi
Is tlal .! John 81. Eltintt, OF l'Dyd County
Kentucky, who was, Ut the tinse al death
aJud9e OF this Court OF ArDeals, ulsl rcsidtrt
temporarily a. Frankfort. liz WINS XII led an]
murdered In snd city on thu 10Th tust., hy betnt
shut through ll!e body by Thomas BufQtl, viii
douhle-barrele1 aEotEun."