The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-04-04

ifstord, ~ho appeared equipped i"r
| + .stfssk - ID dterd rpvke 6rsi to udgs
Eli,sy. saying Judge believe vii
xo .eipe. huatisg. Wsa's yea &c
| aiougf
Judie EIiott replied No"
Wei. thea" said Duiord,- ; Won
YOU go aud take driak p
A. the poiat Judge Hines turned
awsI. and had gone sbour siE teet
whea the quo wa Cred. ssd Jadgs
Elicit
TELL CPos TIE sIDEwALK
withaut altering a word
Bsford looked dO~n SpO0 hin And
said. | - sorry
He then lifted his head aud pat hi,
(Buiord's) hat usder is
Jsdge Hines turued back and tried
70 raise the body bur life vas extinct
tie rhouEht n was an accident unti
Bufora spoke TO the Deputy Shtris
aud policeman who came Up imUe-
disrely to the scene Buford gave up
his gan. saying to the pOiicema1.
BE cAsETUL VITA THAT GUS,
/ puttw-lve buck,hur 10 it tor Pryor d
Submitting to arrest. he vas taken be
tore E-q q Sinn. snd upon 4 brief eT
aminatiou Was committed TO Jail Ou
his way TO the Magi-trste's ofsce. OF
before be started. Buford handed 4
letter to the Deputy Sheriff addressed
as foIlows:
Whoever may get fhis note 7 ask
earnesdy to drtirsr 1t 10 The rersoa "a
l1hOR, Il IS directed -
THE LETTER's CONTENTS
we're rs toilors:
CArirAL IIorEL March 2s, What
ever way happen TO ne. I desirs that nay
1iees, Annie v. Wallace, shAlI save every
thing. both in equity and law, that be
longs TO me. | eniy ask that my body
shallbe laid by ny sister. Mary ?. Butord,
~hoE loved so we'll, whose robbery and
ASsaHinAii0n / wish 60 cry.
Taos. BuFoxD.
Tss BODY Of Jsdge Enistt wss
takes to 4 room iu lie Capital HOrsI
and
A coEoSERs INQUEST
held. aud the following verdict was
rendered:
I'VE. the jury. snd thA, the dead hsdy
new before US - that Of John NJ Elliott,
Of Boyd county. Kentucky, who WAS At
the time Of his den' n Judge OF the Court
Of Appes 6, and residing temporarily at
frankfort, was KILLED and murdered in
sail eiiy on the 26th inst, by being shot
through the body by Th0s. BufOrd, with a
double -barreled shot qua"
lu ten mipuius sf'er Buford was
taken to jail your eorresPoadent enIied
apon hiu aud obtained the foIloWisg
IUiUrn alton:
rre>ponJert-"Eisve yos any OBJ
jec,iOns TO talking with me upon the
subject Of the killing OF Judge ElIiot'7'
Buiord-" None in the least; will
tell Jou all about it I"
Here he entered iS.o The particu lar.
Of the iarsuit lately decided against
him 10 the Court of Appeals. entitled
" "Buford's administrator ~ Guthrie.
He went over the whole ground aod
laid his sister. Mary Il Buford. had
been robbed aud murdered by the de-
cisiou of the Court OF Appeals
Corre> Pondeat- PIra-s give me the
OF the ki.iiug
BufOrd oh. that IS easily told
1 MADE UP Mt MIND TO KILL sIA
| thought on Monday I would kill
both him aud Judge Pryor. bat |
thought OF Judge Pry Or's chIldreu and
took walk TO see IL | could poi save
Pryor on account OF his children. /
sually coueiuded TO do SO Tweiye
month. ago, in March or April, | cam.
to Frankfort Determined to kill Judge
Pryor. / had twenty-ioar buckehoI
IN a,pneI bag for him and somebody
else. but | changed my miud
Correspoudent-"We!l, Why did yes
.hangs your mind p
Buford-"Judee Pryor knew ali the
particulars of my case; ho knew how
pg sister had been wronged, and could
havs controlled the decision. but the
case was not yet decided, add l deter.
mined TO wait 4"
Gorrsspoudent-"Weli, tell ne abou,
The killing OF Judge Eliiuit."
Butord-"l made up my mind to
siii him. not because he vas the 6r.t
o decide The case against me. but be
~ use he
GAVE ME- JUDAS KISS.
lie came to me after the decisics and
aid Colonel. did ali could for
ioa knew that was a lie knew
ne Profession Was against me
Here he en-, again into the p1r,i
;n'ars of the case. and, upon being
Isked to tell about the shooting OF
udge Elliott. said
My gun was loaded with twelve
'aek>hot in each barrel | thought
his norning | would go snipe hunt
ns net Judge Elliott aud said TO
iIm: Judge. believe
WILL 60 sNIPE HusrIHG;
ron you go slosg7 He said, No :
Il then asked him II be xeuidnf
20 and take q drink aud raised my
.an aud psIled the trigger II went
u clear asa bell He tell upon the
pavement. and then | was sorry I
Famed down and placed my hat under
'is head | wished to treat him with
. much courtesy a. be bad shown iu
ne robbery and as-assination Of ms
s-'er BY his dscisioB. II was
THE MOST IeNoMINIoUs GAME
hat ny gun ever killed I vas ar.
estsd then aud gave the Sheriff letter
o my niece, Annie o Wallace. You
'an zee the letter simply gave her
~ my estate in lsw aud equity. and
Isksd 10 D. buried By my sisser did