The New York herald., 1879-11-15

stances attending the discovery of the body revealed
condition OF the body as found made all reason that
it would not have been had the girl been tossed
| on the horns of an infuriated animal. The bull.
when driven into the barn. passed the body with
indifference and betrayed no signs of anger. The
Coroner who first held the inquest believed
the bull story, and although there were some slight
suspicious against Buell., theibody was buried with
out Coroner's jury coming to any verdict. On tho
day of the inquest Bowen testified to conversations
with Buell. which led to the suspicious against Buell.
being strengthened, and Buell. was placed under the
victim. Besides the damaging evidence that he had
been absent from the hop field during the
afternoon Bowen testified that Buell. had talked
to him about making assaults upon young women
and said that certain way succeed was to draw
strap tightly around the girls neck thus preventing
her from crying out. This damaging testimony was
supplemented by the statement that Buell. had made
improper advances to Catherine and that she had re-
pulsed him. She had complained to her aunt about
an attempted assault upon her by Buell., the aunt
telling Farmer Richards the story more miidiy' IL
resulting in Buells discharge Upon promise of good
conduct Buell. was taken back. 1t also appeared
that one day while milking cows in the parns Cath-
crime was struck and quite sef1usy % n"rI y Pes
above and after that she became impressed with the
conviction that he intended to do her some serious
and perhaps fatal injury. The lcniency with which
these offences were treated by GATHERINGS father
can only be, accounted for by his not
The suspected man, who maintained the
greatest composure throughout the investigation,
suspicious. engaged Senator Morgan of Winfield. as
his counsel. The body was now exhumed, and the
suspicion that the girl had been outraged was
found to be true. The Coroners jury then met at
Unadilla Forks. and after two days deliberation
brought in a verdict that Buell. Catherine Rich
ards murderer and debaucher, and he was con-
signed to the Coopcrstown Jail. just one week and
day after the crime was perpetrated.
BUELLs INDICTMENT AND TRIAL.
On the following September the Grand Jury in
dicted him on thirteen counts of murder, and on
the following February II he was put on trial.
Buell.. who was then not twenty-one years of age,
was singularly sto1id and selt-contaned young
man. His head was shapely and indicated intelli-
gence and power; his complexion were bronzed and
in contrast with his light hair and his eyes rest
less ana bead-like. The theory of the prosecution
a cord strap about her neck to stife her;
that he used more force in his efforts than
he anticipated, and so killed her, and then laid the
body the bulls stall after turning the bull loose
to the belief that the animal the sole
He also struck the girl on the head and face.
to the bruises, with milking stool. which
afterward found by with blood it.
The trial ended on February o. the jury bringing in
verdict of guilty after two hours elaboration. On
the day following Judge Murray sentenced him to
Of Buels counsel for trial. Counsel, two days
before the day appointed for execution, succeeded
in obtaining stay of execution q writ Of error
and in that way the case went before the
being reached In the following September Judge
Follett handed down the decision denying q
trial and subsequently Judge Murray resentenced
Buell. to be hanged on November IA, 1879. Counsel
trial, that tribunal denying one last Monday. APP
peals to Governor Robinson for further respite
were fruitless, and on Wednesday Sheriff Clark i'm
parted this information to Buell. and told him that
tons for the erection Of gaovs just beneath Buelly
cell windows and wanted to know If he (Buell did
not want his quarters changed Buell. replied to the
Sheriff. "Do as you like; don't care"