The New York herald., 1879-02-27
THE BUEL MURDER TRIAL.
SUMMING UP BY couNsEL-coNcLusIoN OF MR..
LYNEs' PLEA FOR THE PRIsoNER-MR. BUNDY
BEGINS THE REVIEW OF THE CASE roR THE
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[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CooPERsTowN N. Y. Feb. 26. 1879
In the Buel murder trial this morning Counsellor
Lynes resumed his summing up for the defence He
referred the alleged blood stains the door and
post of the stable, where the girls body found.
and exhibited the prisoners coat to the jury He
larged upon what he called the fallacy of the testi
mony introduced by the prosecution to prove that
the blood was from the body of Catharne Richards;
also rected the various circumstances connected
with the finding of the body already 80 familiar to
the readers of the HERALD. Busls conduct. counsel
claimed. was commendabie and utterly inconsistent
with the assumption that he guilty of the foul
murder. 'Is Buel different from other men?" coun-
sci asked. "that he could return to Bowen
with that beautiful girls blood upon him, and
repress all signs of nervousness and show no flush
or change upon his countenance?' Counsel here
referred to considerable portion Of the testimony.
proving, as he claimed. the inconsistency of the
charge against the prisoner. He said that those who
suspected Buel could apparently see and find any
thing which they expected to discover or were
SO industrously in search of. They looked through
eyes of blood and they readily and naturally found
1t everywhere He referred to the statements ad
mitted by Buel. that at the time of the tragedy he
may have said he drove from the meadow horses in
stead Of horse. 1t was probable that Bue said
'horses," but not that contemplate subterfuge
under cover Of which to hang man?
WEAK POINTS PROSECUTION.
Counsel then alluded in terms to the testi-
mony of Aylesworth The only contradictory state
ments attributed to Buel produced were from this
Witness who testified that Buel first said he
paired the the east sido of the straw stack
his return from the meadow, and he repaired the
fence west of the instead of east. When Davis
and Pugh. in the potato lot, noticed the in the
pasture and the colt capering about, it may have
been just after the marc had jumped into
the pasture and Buel had fixed the fence.
Counsel for the people that circumstances cannot
lie. but circumstances lie. and often do lie The
alleged conversations between Bowen and Buel
but samples OF those indulged in by the average
country boy. When the evidence of q strap first
became apparent it was strap Buel said his cousin
used; but when the evidence of a rope being used
discovered the strap at once became rope. He
next referred to the tramp met BY Dyer near Rich
ards at the time OF the tragedy. 1t was Dos
not only improbable that Bue killed her. but i'm
possible. Counsel then traced out ON the map the
route Of DAVIS. and asked the jury that with Buel
out of the question, what could be more suspicious
circumstances than those attending Davis presence
twice on Richards premises and about his barns
at the hour Cathar1ne met her death? Counse's
closing remarks in excellent taste and very i'm
pressive. He concluded at twelve O'Clock and the
six ana a half hours. During his illusions to the
death OF Catharine. Mr.. Richard who sat with the
Is s Week Sx
illness, so is Buel's brother. Counsel
said it would be little consolation to heart
stricken mother to break another mothers heart.
The beautiful dead could not be restored to life by
dragging down with grief and disgrace the three
worthy sisters OF the accused. At this juncture
Buels sisters entirely overcome with emotion
and wept loud and bitterly. Buel still preserves his
composnre, but during the affecting portions Of his
counsel's remarks q slight moisture in his
eyes and q trace OF emotion was discernible.
THE CASE AGAINST DUEL.
When Court was called ut two p. NJ, L. l.. Bundy
assuring the jury that 1t unnecessary for him
utter harsh or bitter words against the prisoner;
that it the least of his intention to do For
the first time he found himself standing between q
prisoner accused of murder and the jury yet he
aware his duty. 1t was to convince them from q
review of the facts that Myron A. Duei guilty of
the murder OF Catharine richards. He then alluded
to the absence OF personal hostility between the
witnesses He dwelt with some asperity with respect
to attacks of the defence upon the character OF the
peoples Witness q. M. Aylesworth.
WHAT THE PROSECUTION CLAIM.
He then stated that the position taken by tho
counsel tor the people was this:--First that the
dead body found and the fact of the outrage and
murder established. undsputed by the defence;
ond that circumstances prove Buel to have been
guilty of the deed. He then occupied over two hours
reading from authorities to sustain charges against
the prisoner. He claimed that Bue was enamored of
Catharine, either honorably or dishonorably. and
that she refused his attentions. This motive;
added to this his conversations with Bowen with
respect to designs upon the girls virtue supported
by the established fact of attempted improper liber
lies on two different occasions previous to the trag
edy. 1t was nearly FIVE O'Clock when counsel en-
tered upon review of the evidence. He not being
in good health and of the jurors feeling inds-
posed, Judge Murray adjourned, at five p. NJ, till
clude tomorrow and after the charge of Judge Mur-
raw the case will go TO the jury.