The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23
THE BUEL MURDER TRIAL.


cUTIoN-wITNEssEs Fon THE DEFENCE sUs-
TAIN THE PRISONERS STATEMENT OF BLEED
ING FROM HIS NOSE IN THE sTABLE-BuEL
TO TESTIFY IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CooPERsTowS N Y. Feb. -. 1879.
The Buel murder trial continued this morn
ing. The first witness sworn was DR.. Ward. of Troy.
who testihed:-I am physician; my speciality Is
microscopcal examinations; boot was left with me
by District Attorney Benedict, from the left side of
which scraped away some blood particles; ap-
piled the usual tests and found them to be human
blood; there is way to determine the difference
between male and female blood The crossexami-
nation revealed nothing
Clark U. Brown recalled II heard Buel say where
in the hopyard Bowen when he returned; said
that Bowen was about two-thirds of the
John Kelly sworn:-Saw spots on the door or the
stable they had the appearance of blood; noticed
whore on the door some whiting had been done.
Here the people rested their AT five minutes
to ten A. NJ counsel for the defence asked for short
consultation with the prisoner. Twenty minutes
granted by the Court, when Buell. in charge of
the jailor. with his counsel. retired They were
absent half hour returning at twenty minutes past
ten.
THE CASE FOR THE PRISONER.
>. ,. Morgan opened Tor the uctcncc, occupyln ing
about hour in tho delivery of his address in the
OF which he rected the history OF the prisoner
briefly up to the time OF the tragedy He said the
prisoner had been of good character. was quiet in
offensive and Industrious. He callel particular at
tenton the fact that after the arrest of the prisoner
he as his counsel requested the Coroner to allow
o physician to represent the prisoner at any ex-
animation of the girls body which might thereafter
be made; that the Coroner replied with emphasis that
he would not permit it, He referred to the alleged
insults of Catharineby Buel, and assured tho jury
that they would hear every thing explained by the
prisoner from his lips; that he would testify in
his own behalf and answer truthiully all questions
they might ask of him. Counsel alluded to the de-
ceased in tender terms and with respectful consider
alton to the peoples witnesses and those engaged in
the prosecution. The spirit OF counses address
, casioned much favorable comment.
BUEI.s BLOOD ON BOOT.
The first witness called by the defence was j..
! Gordon. who testified to finding tracks in the
meadow. He said that he could not swear that the
horse tracks where the prisoner claims to have
turned out the mare. old new; that Buel was
said that he did not it on the 18th; was shown
! another with blood on the outside edge. and said he
that boot the 18th after changing the rubber
| ones; Buel asked to account for the blood;
said he didn't know it had any; said it
might have got on when carrying the body from the
barn; then collecting himself suddenly said that the
night before the 26th), while milking, he had the
nose-beed. and would go with the jury to the barn
and show them; this was at ten o'clock or after on
dark night. that of the 9th. when the inquest was
held; the jury went to the barn. and, with lantern.
Buel led them to new plank on the floor and said it
was there; OF the jury scraped away the litter
and all could blood stain; it was twelve feet
| from the west door.
| BuEL BLEEpING IN DARN.
| William Pugh IL assisted Buci and Bowen
to milk Richards the evening after the murder
the 26th passed Buel he sat on the stool milking
him hold his head to ono side and blood drop
ping from his nose; asked him II he had nose-bleed
often; he said that he did; where he was milkng
| was about twelve feet from the west door.
| yanu
F. NJ; saw blood drop from Buels nose; did not see
it touch the floor; did not the new plank i'll the
| floor.
A. A. Pope, sworn-Live at Edmeston the
| Coroner, DIR. Spencer; was at the examination at
Unadilla Forks; in the room ut the hotel with
| DR.. Spencer; it noon the Monday follow
ing the murdcr Mr.. Morgan. prisoners counsel.
into the room where we were and requested the
Coroner to allow physician TO represent the pris-
any examination which might be made of Cath
arne's body; the Coroner replied, very earnestly.
| that he would not permit it.
Crossexamined-I was acting as clerk for the Cor
oner at the time the body was cxhumed; the exam
| nation took place before got there.
| 'fe A CARPENTERS TESTIMONY
Jacob Walrath, sworn-Live in Coopcrstown; am
carpenter; went to Richards barn Thursday last
and with two others helped to remove a board from
the door and a piece OF a. post befor,
doing anything l examined the door and
q small space in the door; put my hand
partly through between the door and post saw nc
patch on the door; think Mr. Pierce tried to hook the
Horn tried, but could not reach the hook; did moth
ing to the door except to take off the board; saw
no place where the door had been whitfield; we did
Crosscxaminod-wa hired to get the board from
the door by Mr. Lynes; did not think that to do this
work would make me a witness.
THE PRISONER QUIET WHEN IN IRONS.
Zadoc Main. sworn-Live in Planield; am Deputy
Sheriff l arrested Buel about shutdown on the 2Sth
of June last; took him before Justice Williams
for examination; had the prisoner at my house
nearly FIVE days. brought him to Jail aione his con
Cross-examined- Buel handcuhed and
shackled Bucl did not that if he was to be hung
he wanted TO be hung right of.
| DISTANCES AND DIRECTIONS.
Owen Phillips recalled. He described the maps
of the Richards promises, and stated the distances
from the barn to the house, to the potato Held 10
the hop yard and back 10 the stable saw where
Miss Jones sat at the sewing machine; from there
could but little of the meadow; unless by leaning
TO one side she could not plainly the point where
the mare got out and Buel fixed the fence:
| Cross-cxamincd-I don't think Miss Jones could
| have heard "a wagon passing on the highway while
she was running the sewing machine the distance
from one OF the house to the road is forty
nine feet; from the other corner sixty mine feet.
Rcdircct-I made these maps OF the premises; they
| rnr BARN DOOR AND ITS FASTENING.
| Albert Pierce affirmed that he carpenter and
went to Richards COW barn last Thursday afternoon
| examined the door and post for cuts found none:
| looked like blood; Mr.. walrath tried to run
| his hand from the outside between the door and
post; he could not reach the hook; tried and could
reach it with but one finger end; did not see any
| other hole in the door nothing done to this
board to spots saw fresh marks ON the post
did not any stains on the post; think could not
hook the door through the crack
! Cross-examncd--A man with smaller hand than
| mine might hook tho door; the piece OF the post
looked II 1t had been scraped ana not see plooNi
| marks on the post.
This witness left the stand at haifpast three and
| the court adjourned to ten A. NJ. Monday. The prs-
| ouer will most likely testify Monday. 1t is
thought that the summing up will begin on Wedncs-
| day.
| SUFFERING JACKS MURDER.