The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-02


Frankfort. Ky, March 26 -
Judge J NJ. Elliot. Of he Curt 81
Appeals, Was assass;ns,sd, s,d ~
eisntly killed, oa tbs sir.et 10 ffoat
OF the Capiral Hotel At one a'cloek
TO day by Thomas Bufurd, Of Henry
caunty. Elliot bad rendered an adj
verse opinion in a ease Buford had
10 Court for some time Buflrd losd-
ed 3 double hsrrelsd shotgun ana
waited for Eliiot 10 come TO dinner,
aud walked up aud shot bin through
the heart without warning. BGfotd
was arrested, aud ia now ia Jail.
There is great excitement and a
strong feeling against him. Baford,
after he aas arrested, acknowledged
Inst the orher barrel Of the e0n Was
beaded for Judge Pryor, and that be
would nave killed bin slso bad TO
some ehiidrea neen in the way. He
il 8 broiheF Gen. Abe Buf I'd. OF
Woodfprd couary.
PARTICULARS OF THE ASSASSINATION
LOUISVILLE, March 26 -The new s
from ali PARIS VI the STATE dep'ores
deeply the a-sas-lnarion at Frankfort
The Courier Journals special IT,
aignt tells tie story as follows:
At a quarter past d O'Clock this
a~fternoeo, ia irous Of The ladies' en-
trance Of ih- Capital Hosel. Colonel
Thomas Buterd shot aud killed
Judge Joha NJ Elliot, of the Court
of Appeals. The wesp n used was
u double barreled Shotgun, loaded
with twelve buckshot 10 esch barrel
Judge Elliot, in company @i'b Judge
Thomas IL. Hines, wac coming up
Aun street ~nen they were met at
the steps of The side entrance of The
hotel by Buford, who appeared equip
! pea for hunting Bdfurd spoke first
to Judge Elliot. saying Judge, |
believe | viii go snipe huoting went
you 60 alaug!7 Judge Elliot replied
"No.n well, then" said Bnf1rd,
won't you go aid take u drink p
AT this point Judge Hines turned
away aud had gone about six feet
wbeu the gun was fred aud Judge
Elliot fell uJ0n the sidewalk without
aItering u word Buford looked down
upop him aud said I'm sorry" He
then lifted bis head, and put his (Bu
furd'-) hat under it. Judge Hines
V..r.a.t h.aE nd rrfaa >. .f... -.
body, but life was extinct. He
thought IL was 10 accident, until
Buford spoke to q deputy sheriff aud
policeman, VINO came up Immediately
to the Gene. Buiord gave up bis
gun, saying TO the policeman BE
careful with that gun. put twelve
buckshol in il for Pryor" Submit
ung to arrest be was taken before
Squire G vim. aud upon a brief ex-
animation was committed 10 all Ga
bis way to the magistrates %ofice, or
before he started, Buford banded 5
letter TO The deputy sheriff addressed
as follows:
Whoever may get this note | ask
earnestly TO deliver it to the person
10 whom il is directed"
The letters contents were as fol-
lows:
Capital Hotel, March 26. lS79-
Whatever may happen to me | desire
that my niece, Aunie C.. Wallace,
shall have everything both in equity
aad law that belongs Il me. ! only
ask that my body shall be laid by
u,y sister, Mary L Boiord, whom /
loved 50 well, whose robbery aud
assassination | sish 10 Try aud
avenge.
GSignedl Thomas Buford.
The body of Judge Elliot was
taken 10 a room in the Capital Hotel,
aud a CoroDer's Inquest held aud the
{ ,llosing verdict rendered:
I'VE the jury fiud that the dead
b dy now before Us, Is thas Of John
NJ Elliot, % B ,yd county, Kentucky,
VIM was at The time of his deaf L
Judge OF the Court of Appeals, and
residing temporarily at Frankfort,
was killed aud murdered in said city,
GA the 26 lust. by being shot through
the body by Thos. Buford, With a
double-barreled shotgun"