The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-02
suEoRD IN THE JAIL.
How dhessfally tAs Noted cgiair
nal Passes His Time How
. S0undIy He sleeps-How
Calmly HS Isoks on " A
VII His Prsspsotl MN
RFa1A 49, &&&
His Justification of the Kill
4 ing Of Judge Elliott.

;, Tom Buford, the murderer OF Judge
Elliott, is still in the louisville Jail,
|-awaiting the time when he will be
allowed new trial, or be ordered to
be sent to the peLltentiary at Frank
fort, there to spend the remainder Of
lps lite. Buford persisiently refuses
TO DO interviewed, and the numerous
IrepoflbfIaI Ghfte1ipfs 1toI lave aeon
|ycrsation with him have proven the
biankest failures. Although newspa-
per men canaget no satisfaction from
lin, he taiks quite freely to others.
Y Yesterday the I,ost oaR Nets met
person who, wbiie avsiling trial was
confined ID jaiFfdf several days in the
game roenl3 Xiih' ljnforgl. "a short
ecounri { the lattcr's doings and say
lihgs may not be 1ainteresling.,
7 IIafdfd's quarters urc OCCUPIED con
Jointly with number OF Breatlhtt
county prisoners and DR.. Al. Mar
rett, of this city. They are the most
comfsWialieShrthe jvik pnd fBufordgis
lwoIllpeased witlIld IS trcal alnnent. sAt
Iprossat ths seeh eheefhl add hearty,
land does not appear In the least like
tthe bloodthirsty assassin that the
| Jury found hinilto be- i.IIis health is
excellent; he eats with a keen ape
tie, and sleeps soundly al night.
iic foul OF (eouyersatiJtb and,
having been o great feAhT and pos
| sesSDg thS usual X @iturk \ cotnmahii
oslahs shnge,s lie isASShy Entertaining. 6.
II is fellow prisoners may at any time
be seen gathered closely about him lis
tening, Ias l,e DISCUSSES topic after
I topic WITH apechiiariy graphic power.
ln.llislory lie is equally well versed,
and his references show he has drawn
ihfsfSfofihati0fifo the best writer's
Eonly :. I.astweek he was engaged in
\ reviewing Macatilay's ) cs says. striking
passages OF which he would read
aloud to.his companions. He is said
10 be very good reader. Ills fellow
prisoners, ,Ialln OF whom are above the
common run of criminals, find him a
4 gentlemanly, agreeable companion
4 aud think lin Tnmn Of great dea
of ability. "lIe is," said the intor'
mant, one OF tho most intelligent
men | ever knew. AS Tor the state oil
bis, mud, Fhe is 10 lnore insane than
lyoa os - 81
| Buf ord also deljshts ip playing
solitaise .aAd III frying Ids skih-a
chess with some Of his companions
| IN fact, lie uses all expedicn
Ito prevent times hanging too heavily
Though eccentric, he does pot scerl
morosc or ,splen, but Is cheerful
Ieveii gay at times. aud is fond of
Ejokes Ifep docs not seem to broo,
over his troubles so much as on,
would suppose from reading account
OF him. II have slept with a. murd
ercr before. his" said the informant,
and lave Seen him leap out Of bed a
midnight and cry out. with terror, s.
horrible were his thoughts, bu
Buford does nothing like this. Iii
sleep isH pseeeflt aud lie seems I
have no distressing Visions of hi
victim"
s15uforfl talks freely with his com
panions, about Ills crime, and abou
lhis reason for committing it. IL
ay,silhdu'belieses The Judges OF In
Court Of Appeals acted in collusion 4
defrSud'hidf Of the property in liuga
tion.t II was .aH put up job, an
was do wright piece of robbery
Tho worry Of the lawsuit killed hi
sister, aHdthe decision of the Judge
was, an outrage to the rights an,
honor Of his familv.ss Whom he wen
TO talk to Judge Elliot about his al
Airs, stho latfer,l lieisays, turned pal
and stammered and thestitated in hi
/ conversation, as ii conscious that h
had been guilty of acting wrongfully
sIiealso told jne that he considers
ithad become personal matter bt
l tween Us two, and he said to me w
will be Obliged !! 70 haveanother figf
about It,"
"If q man S6mes Into yodrhorne
rob you Wouldn't You shoot him I
asks Bufords and If a man defraud
me Of properly and Injuries my homo
oughts1 not to shoot him like o con
mon roSber2 II l. had lot myself be
toadstooi for these Judges Iwoul
not tl.ipk myself worthyof being col
sidesed d gentleman,D itN3 n Z
Buford docs not seem much cor
cerned at the prospecto ofremaining
coniinement the rest Of his life, b.
has "a lingering hope of fonce moi
being free. He also is confideI
that the decision OF the court in refe
rnceto the properly will be in solr
way changed, and that, although !
iniag be in prison. he witl'have. Il
satisfaction Of obiaihing the none
He is very strong in his languas
against the Judges Of the Court
Appeals, and says: "WhateverI ha,
!, done, the Court of Appeals ha,
n damned themselves bythis uransac
lion Z aud the people win find it ou
: too.p Buford thinks that in cour
Iof time thernblic feeling against hi
wills die away, and that people wi
begin to look at his side of the cas-
!. ~ have killed Elliott, and after
,Ewhile people will begin toinqui
n why ] Killed him. They viii inves
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