Daily Republican., 1879-07-24
COL. BUFORD FOUND GUILTY.

COL. BUFORD FOUND GUILTY.
Tho Murderer Of Judgs EiIi"tt Sen
tencs d 10 the Penlieniiary fer
life-A new Trial Demanded.
! CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 23.-When
the court at Owent0n, KY, was n0ti6ed
this morning that the jury in the Bu-
ford case we're ready to make their re-
port, the bell was rung, and the Court
House was speedily filed with people.
Buford was brought into the court
room, and took his seat without be-
traying the least interest in the pro
ceedings.
In response TO the usual question
from Judge Mcnamara, Foreman Steel
said that the jury had reached an
agreement and handed the clerk pa
per OH which was written: ave, the
Jury, find the defendant, Thomas Bu-
ford, guilty Of wilful murder as charged
in the indictment, and fix his punish
ment at imprisonment for life in the
State Prison at Frankfort" The jury
was pollea, each man agreeing to the
! verdict that was read. There was no
demonstration in the audience. and the
prisoner was as impassive as ever.
Not muscle quivered or feature
changed as the report was read. His
counsel moved an arrest OF judgment
and = new trial, mainly on technical
grounds. The motion was Overruled.
This takes the case TO the Court Of
Appeals, the court to which Buford's
victim, Jndge Elliott, belonged. 1t is
said that the Judges of that court will
refuse to sit in the case, and the Gov
ernor will have to appoint a court pro
tenn. to hear the appeal. 5A
The court will not meet until Septem-
ber. The effort to procure new trial
will be strong one, and there is some
probability that it may be granted on
the ground that the Special Term at
which Buiord was indicted was called
forsand. begun within a term fixed by
law for another county, although the
court in that county bad adjourned.
The verdict meets with general ap-
proval, hut those familiar with the
criminal law system of Kentucky do not
apprehend that Buford will spend his
life in the Penitentiary.
A Biz Day Among tho Odd Fellows.
Great preparations are being made
by the Committee of Arrangements
with J. H. Appleby at their head, to
make everything pleasant on their re-
union excursion to Rehoboth Beach to-
morrow. There will be two trains
leave this city, one at 6.l5 for the pur-
pose of taking passengers at the differ
ent stations along the road; the second
at $50, taking the excursionists from
this city. Nothing is being left undone
that will add to the comfort of the COM
pany. Ample provision has been made
for the accommodation of those having
baskets SO that they can be taken
charge of and returned to the proper
owners on demand.
Thirty. thee lodges and eight encamp-
ments and the Wilmington Battalion
Of Uniform Patria.ohs, ranging from
fifty to one hundred and fifty men each,
under Captain Joshua Seal, will form
the line of parade at Rehoboth, with
nine or ten brass bands. They propose
making parade through number of
the principal streets Of this city in the
before they start. This, from
present indications; will be the largest
excursion that ever left this city.
This is not at all surprising as the
price Of the tickets are very low, and
several hours are allowed on the beach,
A euficient number of hacks will be
IN hand at Rehoboth to take the ex.
,ursionists to any of the hotels which
ire on the beach, or any other part of
he shore. p
= THE Uniform Battalion and the Com
nittee of Arrangements, headed by
,rass band, will srrenade Secretary !
sidgeley and other prominent men of
he order, who will stop at the Clayton
1ouse this evening on their way to Re
Ioboth. where they will address the Z
members of the order. /