The New York herald., 1879-03-29
THE KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.
JUDGE ELLIoTTs FuNERAIs-BUFoRD, AR
RAIGNED, WAVES AN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FROM HIS BROTHERS.

fort this afternoon and was largely attended.
Many persons. being unable to gain admission
to the church. went away collected In tho
streets by until the thoroughfares became
blocked mp. The procession about half mile in
length and the asscmblage at tho grave was the
largest that has been in that cemetery for many
years. U.4se
BuFoKD's EXAMINATION.
The McCreary Guard kept at their armory all
the afternoon, and at early hour last night were
again placed guard at the jail, where they re-
maned until after the examining trial this morning
Shortly before ten O'Clock this forenoon the court
house was hled to it's utmost capacity with people
eager to gaze ppon the pcrpetrator Of the most
horrible crime that has stained the fair name of
the old Commonwealth. When the hour arrived
Judge w. II. Snecd and Squire Gwynn took their
seats upon the bench and called the assembiage to
order when the prisoner brought III by couple
of deputy sherits The passage from the Jail to the
court house was guarded by the militia After the
Sneed said "Mr. Buford have you Attorney"
"Nonc replied the prisoner in deep steady voice.
"Are you ready TO proceed with this examination?'
Il am not ready to go into trial. but waive exam
ination," responded Buford.
The witnesses for the Commonwealth next
called and recognized to appear at the September
term of the Criminal Court. Buford was then asked
il he had any witnesses he desired summodcd and ho
replied, NO. no." When tho Court adjourned the
prisoner returned to Jail and the militia marched
OIL to the !srmory. -
General Abe Dutord came down to SEQ his brother
early yesterday morning. and was very much
him no good-to 20 homo, but he would like for
him TO come and see him occasionally" Mr. Horny
Duford Fayctc county, the Oldest brother of the
murderer, between whom there has been friendly
feeling existing for number of years. also came to
gee him yesterday In the course OF conversation he
told Tom there was no earthly palliation for his
crime. The prisoner also requested his brother
Henry. upon taking leave Of him, to come and see
There is rulnor to the effect that Buford will be
brought to Louisville for ssfekeeping. but there
seems foundation for it,
JUDGE ELLrorrs MEMORY.
The Bar Of Louisville held meeting to-day and
adopted a resolution deploring the assassination Of
Judge Elliott and expressing the high esteem enter
tained for the deceased.
IN INTERVIEW WITH BUFoRD LAwYER-wHAr
led TO THE MURDER.
The Louisville Courier-Journai Of Thursday prints
the following interview with Mr.. f.. F. Trahuc, Of
Louisville. the attorney Of "Tom" Buford. the mur-
derer Of Judge Enott:-
"On the slst of December. 1867" answered Mr..
Trsbue, George J. Rowland and wife conveyed to
Mary +. Bufcrd, o tract of land, comprising 400
acres. in Henry county, for $4,000 cash and three
notes of vendee--one of $4,000 and two Of $3.50
each. The note of $4,000 was aftcrward paid, and
the two notes of $6,2j0 assigned to James Guthrie
of Shelby county Guthrie brought suit on the last
two notes. and suit to enforce the lien retained for
their security Mary Butord answered. setting mp de-
fects title OF Rowland and wife, and praying that
her title be perfected the contract of sale to her
scudcd and the conveyance TO her cancelled. lie
murrer to that answer was sustained. Subsequently
the Judgment reversed in the Court OF Appeals
upon point not touching the merits. The appeal
taken in 1870. aud the Judgment was reversed
April u, 1873 At the following September term the
defendant Miss Duford) filed ah amended answer.
claiming Internationally o rescssion of the contract
and cancellation of the conveyance In March and
April 1S73 deeds of confirmation OF title were ten
dered by plaintiffs the pleadings completed after the
filing of the amended answer. and the case prepared
the testimony and after several changes Of venne
was finally decided in Fayette county. Judge
Hunt presiding. for the plaintiffs. In
the amended Miss Buferd set up
defects in the title OF the vendors and charged that
Rowland at the time Of SALE had fraudulentiy repre-
sentcd that the title perfect. and claimed that
che had been unable to sell or mortgage the land by
reason OF the state OF the title, which known to
the community, but not known to her, as she had
removed to Henry from distant county twoodford:
the Fayette court aud bought by the plaintiff in the
action for about $4,000. the amount OF the deferred
payments Miss Buford thereby losing the S20,0OO
she had already paid. That Judgment was affirmed
by the Court Of Appeals in an opiniondelivered by
Elliott about year ago."
..You were then employed, Mr.. TrabueY'
eyes, sir: together with Hood and Trabue. of
Frankfort We put in petition for rehearing, which
was granted during last May or June. The case was
argued on the rchearing last October by Judge J..
Hood and myself for l5uford and by Mr.. Harwood of
Shelby county, for Guthrie. and submitted to the
Court. The previous Judgment of the Court was
affirmed last Saturday, the opinion being delivered
by Judge Cofer such is the outline o. the case
Thomas Buford. was she not?'
eyes, sir i.
''She died in November. 1873, and her brother was
appointed administrator of her estate with tine will
annexed. by the Court. -
ITO whom did she leave her propertyg
"To Ann 9. wallsoe: the wife Of her nephew. living
in woodford county"
"You saw Mr. Trabue that the Rowland property
was bought in '67 by Mary Buford? Was Thomas
Buford one of the vendees in a tacit wayy'
THAT do not know"
ssWhat then the cause O his in the Pc
II am unable to say. He was very much devoted
'He was not mentioned by her as a devisees'
Ellis only apparent interest in the case. then. was
simply that OF Jealous administrator
THAT ALL so far rs know"
elm your professional dealing with Colonel Buford,
what sort of q man did you ind him?"
'He man OF conyderable attainmcnts in
scholarly way, and seemed amiabie enough"
Ibid he appear latterly to be of sound mind?"
my relations with him have becn merely casual.
never knew him - unit, employed to petition for a
record, so that have probably not had sufficient
acquaintance with him to be competent judge Of
that He seemed, however, to have allowed the
to take possession of his mind, and he was hardly
rational upon that subject. The fact that rehcar-
ing had been granted by the Court Of Appeals gave
him new, and probably too sanguinc. hopc OF his
ultimate SUCCESS"
'Did he evor grow violent in discussing the merits
'.Ycs. usually; once particularly. where the sug-
gestion of q compromise broached. He then
pressed himself very bitterly and declared he would
Had Colonel Buford any money property"
II think not. hoard him remark, not long ago,
that he possessed only the treasure of tramp "
..Did you ever hear Colonel Buford threaten tho
lives Of any Of the judges. either OF the Appellate
Court or Of the lower courtsr'
'sThis tragedy. therefore. - ~ much Of . shock
and surprise TO yoni - to any one elseg'
''Quito - much"
POINDExTER'S CASE.