The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-04

4 ASSIGN ATE MAN, RECKLESS or L-N->
GER AN-D REG ARDLEs9 OF LAW

It appears from the accounts III lie
Kentucky papers that Colonel 1M0lil"H ,LlIl
Buford. who. aSSaSSinated Judge EIil"'''
of the Kentucky Court OF ApPtdISs on
Wednesday of last week at Frankfort
had no personal interest in the stut out
of which grew his desire to XIII Ihe
iudues of the court other than that o1
administrator of his sisters Will. lie
was evidently possessed of the idea, how
a,-ar that bother about the lawsuit had
shortened his sisters life. The Cincln-
natl Epq7irer'S despatch from Louisville
gives the murderers ) record as follows
..Buford's history shows him to be man
utterly regardless OF law, otahlS own ne 9i
that of others when ms passions 'lIe ~ -
Somewhere in the sos Butord was llle llSio
of an affrav on the Lexington Far TroIllHS
which had a great deal of notorleJS at lIle
time He and a gentleman named ] noilds'
Of Mount Sterling, had.quarrelled' anu me- lllSS,
inc in the fair grounds ulinedldttIH W
fire upou each other. BUtOrd Nl7plaN Gu
Characteristic GOODNESS ana Tee kl'9'l,, I
changing his position once Whlte !I'ii.tsa g; f
firing to avoid shooting IN the 9It'll ,' It1 Gi
some ladies' and at another time ttii''l 60
taking a hin from the lapel OF ms to'I "iiS' tS
pickiuo the tube Of his pistol. winch ill'' , " @
ed to 90 off lie wounded lh"iuaS an -
caDcd unhurt himself. y gentle Lil'll ~ ~ -. -
iudtsu named Ferguson was keeping II LiI"iil''
-,,,r,liaJ with piStnl-. General Aht ipui'i', Z,
made at him with a.bOwe-kniIe ana Sl'l'Isl ne
M his stbroat Ferguson dUcked MS ile'''' III 'li''
fine knife shaved his beard. taxing or 4 so"
-izaT niece of his scalp. when Itil lli'" ull'
g.o-..ion of Mr. Nullican, of Lexington
Who pvhibifpd it for some time IN MS 9Joi'
window as a curiosity ne L..
..Nno+her incident in BufOTd'S career nap
nencd at the time when the tnISe 'Ul"lgE 'i
b. L.. .aditfnothc Times i'm Louisville. Eutor'
, l,,l+ a noted belle in that city bucNtJ o
, s9r1S9r. from his home near NerNdlile9.-
Theodore O'IIara, author OF Ihe iaii''I
.RiyGUac of the Dead, one OF tht JhItr COZ
oueIS. made the present subject I"f llulJu'
P i'm his paper. As soon aS the paper iGGaGIHt,
3 Versatile, Buford. taking friend WIN hli
p cot i'm his buggy, and by driving fapldiN an
+aliur fresh horses from time To time arIiE'
at Louisville early IN the Hssl. RyTill- .III,.
the Cali House and going in he found . Aat
a+ the bar taking drink. stepping up I
him, and iumEiriug a~ to the &uJhoINil
t. O'Wara acknowledgement and iiuLoi" aI one
/ struck him. They struggled, cihcAg" an
, f.V O'Hara underneath q ti2ta drew
small ui-toI and reaching around BuIoi
y tried to shoot him: but. his sense ct hum'
: prevailing over his wrath, he got 10 iauGHiH
{ So that he could not discharge III. iI'A w
e -pu9ratpd before any damage was polit '
o. ,oud a GOOD beating for O'IIara. and ButoI
p, returned home. Still another, aIIellncu WI
worse results was his assault on MI. CINS9'
3, Turner of WOOdfOrd. a brilliant young laN
q Yer. and at one time member OF the hahkll
n firm of Savior. Shelby x Co, OF ItNihGJo
j. Ruford had some business controversy VII
Ia him. attacked him and beat him 50 hTutaI
4 about the head that his life was desphred {
~ his health wrecked aud-hiS sight Perlnantl
81 lydcStrovcd Mr.. Turner died only Sao
time ago. after years Of suffering 9nd bHil
y ness Bufnrd'S last violent exploit before u
~ present murder was his defiance OF the a
i thuritv of the Sheriff of Henry county IN {
,r earlier STAGES of the suit the final decision
! which was the cause of the assassination.