The New York herald., 1879-11-15
A Young and Pretty Girl Mer-
cilessly Butchered.
OLD RABER'S ASSASSINS
Drews and Stichler Hanged at
Lebanon, Pa.
EXECUTION IN GEORGIA.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

CooPERsrowN, n. Y, Nov. IA, 1879
The murder and outrage of Catherine May
Richards by Myron A. Buell., at Plainfield, Otsego
county. June s. 1s7s avenged by the law in the
jail at this place at forty minutes after ten o'clock
this morning. The execution was conducted by
Sheriff james F. Clark in the most systematic and
orderly manner and in strict compliance with the
law Not over thirty persons witnessed it.
and they included clergymen. physicians. jury,
officers and representatives of the leading
newspapers. Buell. remained with Rev. Mr.. Wells
until midnight He retired at o'clock this
morning and slept like child until six o'clock.
when he arose. feeling quito we'll. he averred.
Rev. Messrs. Wells aud Hitler administered the
raments. and they are much gratihed with his re-
hgous disposition His parents sisters and brothers
called at the jail at eight o'clock. When parting
with his mother he begged her to look to the Saviour
aud gave little present to each member Of his
family. He braced up strongly to make his people
feel better. The reading of the death war
rant and religious exercises. with the ex-
ception of . brief prayer on the scaffold, were
conducted within the jail. At thirty-six minutes
after ten Buell. conducted by Deputies
Kelly and Nerrils; came out ON the scaffold. Rev.
Mr.. Wells prayer was model of brevity. Buell.
stood firmly, keeping his eyes upward, until the
end. His lips were moving continually as If in
prayer. He shuddered when his arms and legs
were strapped. While Sheriff Clark pulling the
cap his head Buell. again told him he had moth
ing to say. The Sheriff pulled the drop lever at
twenty minutes before eleven A. NJ, and tho body
went upward dagonaliy, but settled at once. There
were few convulsive movements Of the
body but they soon ended. Half a minute later the
wrist pulse was sixty, and the heart, after a few
moments stoppage from the shock. futtered quite
rapidly. At forty-nine minutes past ten A. NJ the
ffty-one minutes past ten A. NJ there was no move
ment visible, and at tfty-three minutes past ten
A. NJ he was pronounced dead: The body remained
hanging twenty-three and half minutes. and when
taken down the neck declared to be disocated
by Drs. Westlake and Wells. the Jail physicians.
HIS REMAINS HANDED OVER TO FRIENDS.
Within thirty-nine minutes after Buell. came out
Of the Jail his body was handed to his family,
and as write. at noon. the hearse passing my
window the Central Hotel en- to ClarksvilIe
where Buell. will be buried by the sideof his brother
who sickened from the poison Of the court room
during the two weeks trial and died shortly after
ward. The father, mother, little brother and sis
ters are following in an open wagon. with another
wagon load Of relatives behind. Five six hun
dred persons the Court House square and
behaved in most orderly manner. Captain Woods.
When Woods announced that at the request Of
friends the body would not be exhibited the crowd
have como good ways to see him, but now Aan 20
back to corn husking" There was little SYM
pathy for Buell. His admission that he started out
with the deliberate intention OF numbering the girl,
and then admitting tnas he outraged her dying
body stamped nim o hond, and all agree that his
death was poor saiisfantion for the enormity Of
BRIEF REVIEW CRIME.
The murder of the most terrible ever
committed in this county. and the trial and subse-
Quent events have excited the greatest interest In
the town of Piainaeld. otsego county. there lives
Welsh family by the name of Richards. consisting,
prior to June %, 1878. of William q. Richards
well todo farmer and supervisor of the borough his
Myron A. Buell. aud Daniel G. Bowen.
aged respectively twenty and twentyfour
was nearly fifteen years Of age. remarkably
well developed for her age and pretty. The other
aanghter' Maggie. was nine years Old. and the sou
Supervisor Richards who was in delicate health. had
been visiting some relatives in Remsen. Oneida
county. forty miles away leaving the farm in charge
OF his two hired men, Buell. and Bowen. In the
early part of the day friend of the family.
family and promised to remain and take
charge OF the household affairs while Mrs. Richards
and son took ride to West Winfield 70 ourteen miles
away. After her departure Miss Jones resumed her
sewing. Maggie. the youngest daughter, went to
school, Catherine remaining at home and clearing
up the dinner dishes, while Myron A. Buell. and the
other workhand. Bowen, resumed their work in the
hop field close by. Alter clearing up the dinner
cheese house and brought in litter of Kittens which
she showed to Miss Jones; and after fondling them
back to the cheese house. and to go over to
neighboring field and pick some wild
house with her kittens Buell. and Bowen were
at work in the hop yard. In tho morning
Buell. had been out in the yard fixing up some hop
poles and. the ground being wet from recent rain.
he wore rubber bbots AS tho afternoon on it
became hot that Buell. complained to his fellow
workman that the rubber boots were becoming un-
comforts table, and that he would go to the cheese
house and get his leather boots, which were there.
He was gone threequarters OF an hour and his pro-
longed absence excited the wonder of Bowen. Dur
ing his absence neighbor OF Supervisor Richards
passed the farmhouse and saw Miss Jones sowing.
Going toward the barn he met Buell. the cheese
house. the pair going to the barn, where
Buell. showed Davis some and trac-
tious young bull which was securely fastened
by stanchions. When Buell. returned TO the field
Bowen exclaimed, why. Myron, my boy. what kept
you so longg" Buell. explained that after changing
his boots he had mot Davis, and after leaving him he
saw al old mare and colt in the meadow. and that
he had driven them out and fixed the fence. Brown
saw nothing unusual in Buells face or manner, he
taking up his hoe and working composedly at tho
ume' talking about ordinary topics OF conversation
FINDING THE DEAD
At hve O'Clock Maggie, who had returned from
school and prepared the evening meal, approached
the hop yard and blew b asst from the supper horn.
summoning the men to the house. AS the
came up to Maggie she asked them IL they had
Catherine both replying in the negative. Buell. and
Bowen on their way to the barn put away their
Tools. had to go across knoll which
an apple orchard. and Buell. led the way and
was the hrst to discover that the fractious bull,
which little while ago had been securely fastened
by stanchions in the barn. loose in a neg hbor-
ing lot Buell. proposed that they drive the bull in
which was accordingly done. Together tney drove
the bull In. Bowen entering the barn sa W CATH
crime lying by the bulls stanchions, so close that
were the animal in his place she would have been
trampled upon. The girl must be dead, sure"
exclaimed Bowen. Buell., who was close be-
hind. came forward. and upon seeing
the inanimate form OF the glr cried, "My starsi
my stars" and then ran to the farmhouse and
ported the alarming intelligence to Miss Jones and
GATHERINGS sister. The body disposed that
1t appeared almost though the girl sleeping.
Her head toward the stanchions, and she lay
partly on side; and while one arm was beneath
the body the other rested easily. The clothing was
decenty composed over the limbs. ana. az the hrst
glance, there were traces of violence. Around
the neck found two black rings. the dis
ccolored marks appearing rs though they had
been made with rope. There was cut
three-quarters of an inch long on the cheek. near
the eye. The cheek was much bruised. There was
awound on the shoulder which looked as though
IL were the impress of thumb nail. bruise was
found ON the left groin. The elbow was slightly
skinned and one ear cut partly split. Before
all this established the corpse had been carried
into the house by Buell., where Miss Jones and tho
young sister convused with grief. Buell. then
hitcbed up horse and wagon aud went to West
Winfield and told the girls mother the alarming
telbgence.
THE MURDER TRACED BUELL..
At fret the cause Of her death attributed to
the bull and accepted q matter of course nm