The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-26
BUXTON ALAw TO HIMSELF
BE STILL KEEPS MISS O9DEN's
COLTS AND DEFIES ooNsTlBLES.

70 secure the Tive Ceits-aiss Ogden Il.
DirGusteda and Wishes That she We're = Man.
pRDoEroRT, Conn.,, July 25.-Miss Ida Ogden.
daughter OF Farmer Moses Ogden Of Easton
township, has not yet recovered her team Of bay |
colts which Fred Buxton, who lives on an adj
joininR farm. has locked up in his barn. For
nearly O week Buxton has dehed the authorities
OF the town Of Easton and deputy sheriHs Of
Fairfield county. and turned q deaf ear to the en-
treaties Of residents Of the town to surrender
The colts and thus prevent bloodshed. He says: ,
There's a principle In this muss, and By the
eternol, Ill fight IL out II It takes the last drop |
Of my blood to defend my positioni" \
The farmhouse which Buxton occupies II
known az the old Moses Banks place. It IL stu. |
nted at the base Of o hill In q sort of q small park
formed BY the junction Of the westport, Easton, |
and Black Rock turnpikes. For some distenco
around the land 10 cleared. and from the second
story Of tho house q view can DO secured OF the
approach OF any person in any direction. Right
back OF the house 10 . largo barn. and In 1t are
tho two colta
About four years ago Buxton took up his resi-
dance there. Nothing was known Of him other
than that he had been q resident Of Greenfield
Hill, about twenty miles away. where he had
lived most OF his aftyodd years. 1t was thought
his stay would be only for Q short time. az the
house seemed to DO an unHt place for any ono to
UN0 III. lhCtV a. - "oStS PehO u u Al
any Of the windows on tho first floor, and in not
single window on tho second floor are all the
ANAL pnnes Of glass whole. The fences are
down. and tho small patch of ground at one aide
and in the roar was grown high with weeds.
The house had been unocoupied for years before
Buxton took up his abode there. Buxton lived
alone, how. nobody seemed to know. When no
arrived he had with him q horse and COW and o
few articles Of furniture. He was very uncom-
-,ni,,tiyn vhan nai0hhorn cnllad n y rarldapfn
stopped at Banks Corner and tried to engage
him In conversation.
BY and By the neiRhbors stopped calling and
passers by did not stop. and he was left severely
alone. The children soon grow to speak Of Bux-
ton az the crazy man" and passed tho house
with fear. The old farmhouse was apparently
deserted. and has had that appearance ever
since Buxton oooupiedit- Yesterday there. was .
great change In the surroundings. Fully Q hun.
dred residents Of the town were gathered In the
roads which meet in front Of the house. II. was
Just at dusk. and the seventh attsmps had been
S Been unsuceessfui. but showed up the pitifai in.
Compel. ney OF country Ip.ti k,e; ,-.ua p,,,,,.,
so ps.ss cans s sse ibs SSEn in In th @iir re soES ana s ,SroaaS
both oIa,l big sg,n dS9rsIb Msiss IN STs the sp stsli can T zee t STS
day afternoon Buxton made his fret call at the
o Sinsnsm i tbs %a' ;h not ,S 81 . ssfis. naf SaS t,a IL %ss
down his garden, and that be had them locked
in his barn. Miss Ogden knew Buxton referred
to s0,e ss5 n ans pair OF bay colts which arc her
,, sSh sI En- l., 2 s aeit;s . sss si gDSSs:. Il will come
tho damage they have done 70 my garden he
MT. Ogden was there and asked. What dam
age have they doner. - 49,
who ai tb sa1 ief form S'' 70 me- fephea nn1'0n'
Mss sae Ogden dem. and her father a few minutesl later
decided ds@ 20 60 +! fh ss' s inspss9.d R'i sSs e poea iSSP ps S I
said 70 Do damaeed .andhnaiiy vent 70 the house
Bud su1s Sass Ssaa Sa 70 2s esy i i1di IL : At : snd s eseRssdl. a1d
hurried into the house and soon emerged with
DO " saieI 20 Or III III Eli Rilnie sou, 10 cried BE quick
them. Father and daughter hurried away. The
9gdens then decided 70 go to lay: and consulted
sepleSin to secure possession Of the horscs.
Moses Ogden said he knew a man in his town
,sss. MSr ID Bur B. slsTS ua ( seF1 Tss 'g whit { R .ss t.E as
bone. and that afternoon given 70 Constable
EffBs assos st Ia I. asy FTis1.n &c e. s. ' esu asF: sss, tsf Il
By going to law. Tucker said to leave that to
s BIN; as had 1s. e 21r HS IF n and Ny John = 6 5 sss % sos be
along L9ns, vii VII nnI1Im MIN ia and nd,,s on a. Th fba Say, m o3 hing
t t51snt Tho latter was right 81 there on III The premise,
70 meet hip. be never looked 60 "darned
't aHs Iii liz e SslS1e around snSps al GGRssH'i rem nsGks5
the constable to his fellow townsmen. Leave
Going up to the gate. he was about to open 1,
and 30 inside when he was told to halt.
What you want, Burr Tuckerf y came from
want to talk a while with you. friend" wa
TOO late to talk now" said tho owner o, tn.
Look here. Fred, you Amt a-goin' to stir mp &
!" No man t1kes them air critters from that ali
There was O ring OF determination in the voice
"Guess he means business" said Burr Tucker
q he stepped aside; Just then there aPpesrec
gun with him, and gave them two minutes Il
leave the premises. They lost NO time In doing
That night Burr Tucker handed over the writ.
oaS en- o GsSs who 20 Est n iess snf Rf HGrs'f Tor Il tSep world {
II am as certain that he will kill the man who
attempts to remove those horses as am talking
HsSssrin Henry Osborn, was the next mar
selected 70 90 the Job, He was seen the sap.
failure Of Tucker. he would have the horses
returned before the sun had risen next day
SuisiI man ordinarily. but capable Of facing any
fGs1g Dps. shsd f hin SpR20c on FsIda pTe' snd w it:e IL
9orted TO the home Of Burton BY quite a FOLLOW
fng. He demanded that Buxton give up tn,
horses In the name of tho law. and submit t.
I'VE arc after those animals" said Sheriff
l""The arst man that aels foot within that sta
be dies In his tracks" was the defiant response
3: :i, iaS de sSs aoss w 9Ssa; w III s1 nSS sss bI M big s5 Pc
ton ton H HH1d nis g snni a. a sis ~, fs0S SEon go t nm. nG %Sos q
present held their breath. Some urged tn,
sherifr to do bis duty and 2 few told him Z
mane no attempt to execute the law.
Finally 1t was agreed that a party should b
organized among the male members of tn,
gathering and an attack made upon tho house
BONE. wanted the Sheriff to XIII the deter
mined fool" b I the Sherin did not want to so
blood shed. Miss Ogden that evening, aftet
learning Of the aasco. gave her opinion Of al
officer who was afraid to obey the law. Thi
did not please Sheriff Osborn. and he. too. re
signed the task.
next called In. He was on hand yesterda!
morning With two warrants, one q criminal pro
cess and the other tho civil complaint. WheI
The deputy sheriff arrived there was great ex
dtement. The news OF tho failure of the tow
constables TO arrest Buxton had gone from on
end OF the town TO the other. The farmers ant
their help took q day on. and gathered at Per