Blue-grass blade., 1890-11-01
DISTRESSING CASE.
Hon. Harry NJ. BufOrd Suffers
4 Temporary Mental
Alteration.
lie IsrcOgnizcs his serious Con.
ditiOn and Voluntarily Goes
To ~ Cincinnati SAM.
laVtuY,.

One of the most distressing instances
OF mental arrangement that has ever |
happened in this city is that of Hon.
Harry Marshall BufJrd, lately Judge OF :
the Common Pleas Court.
Ii is generally known aud regretted |
that Mr. Bulord has for some time been
addicted to an unnatural use OF stimu |
lants, and it would be useless {, attempt |
to conceal it, in view OF his present condl- |
ton, however much it may be condoncd. |
Ii is to this habit that Mr.. Buiord owes !
his unfortunate state.
Three DAYS ago Mr.. Buford had been
drinking excessively, and toward night
fall his nerves were so unstrung that, az
cording to the statement from his own
lips Inc took u dose OF morphine t'quet
him. During the night he aw"kc and
was possessed with the idea that mob
was pursuing him He rushed from his
room aud fled south through the city in
to the country. The next morning he
was discovered by Dr. vii is some miles
from town, OH the Suuth ElkhOru road.
ard brought back. He was al the lime
in dishcvclcd condition, with his coat
and collar off, his hat gone.
After some hours of medical attention
the attack passed away and his mind re-
turned to its usual vigor. He spoke to
several friends about his condition,
which he seemed to thoroughly appre-
ciate and expressed a desire 10 place hlni-
self in Il private sanitarium Tor treat
ment.
Accordingly he left Tor Cincinnati yes
terday for that purpose, accompanied by
his physician.
The affair is deeply to be regretted, and
the many warm friends OF Judge Bulord
earnt >tly hope fur his complete restOra-
ton and relief from his unfortunate
weakness.
The above, head lines and all, is
from the Lexington Press.
The editor of that paper is one
Of the Aldermen Of this city, and
as such has voted to license the sa-
looms that have thu, wrecked an
exceedingly handsome man, be-
longing to one of the most prom-
ncnt families of this State, and of
such attainments that this c0mmu-
nitv has honored him with the ju-
dicial ermine.
From the whole report the Ham
let has been left ont.
What is the good sense in making
"A report of that kind , Why pub
l,h to the world, as The Pres, has
done, the downfall of thi, private
| individual who was not Il candidate
for office?
l. the Press willing to proclaim
the disgrace of its friend, simply
that il may reap a greater harvest
of nickels on the streets, by pam
dcring to that weak passion in men
that wants to hear of the misfor-
tunes of their fellow men?
This seems to be the only motive
that is disccrnible.
If The Press had used this sad
instance to show the devastation
that whisky is working in our
midst, and for the purpose of warn
ing other men, the young especial
", against following in the tracks
Of Judge Buiord, or if it had used
the occasion as an opportunity to
strike Il blow at this infamous liquor
traffic that is running this fair city
and country, | could see some apol-
ogy for the publicity that he ha,
gwen to the misfortune Of this pri-
vatc gentleman, the publication of
whose misfortune, as it stands in
The Press, can in no way advance
the interests Of anybody but the
editor.
There is not even Il delicate in
situation that thi. liquor traffic is
possibly doing some harm here, and
suggestion that may be it would
be well to inquire into it.
But the editor touchingly syn
pathises with the Judges bercaved
family, and at the very next meet
ing OF the City Council, will. with
his smile, so peculiarly childlike
and bland, vote Tor some more Ii
cen,es, help to drive to insanity
some more fine and promising men,
write other touching expressions, Of
sympathy for the bereaved, get
more nickels, and 50 on the tread
mill round.
A few years ago there occurred,
in pretty rapid succession, several
rather mysterious deaths in Il GER
tain quarter of this city. Upon III
vcs,igation it Was found to be from
the drinking of water from Ger
tain we'll, into which an animal
poison Wa, scaping.
The Press upbraided the city All
thoritics for such negligence in al
lowing well Of that kind to re-
main open; demanded that the well
should forever be closed by being
filled mp, and il WAS done; the pro-
per officers feeling that the rct"n-
ton Of their Official positions de-
nanded that they should be quick
about it.