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Show Tom Bo lord Again. Frankfort, Ky , 8. The special court f appoals, for the trial of the case of Thomas Buford vs. tho commonwealth, this afternoon, rendered an opinion re vorsing tho decision of the lowor court., L. D. Husbands offering a dissenting opinion. John Pheland presented the decision of tho court, which reverses unon these grounds; First The lower court erred matorially in overruling tho motion for a continuance continu-ance by appellant, on occuunt of tho absence ab-sence of a large number of witnesses at tbo July toria of the Owon criminal court. Second The testimony of Dr. R. H. Gale and Mr. J. O. Keller, as experts, was improperly excluded. Third The giving of certain instructions, instruc-tions, especially those requiring the jury to be satisfied from the evidence of the insanity of the accused, before they could acquit, and that requi-lngtho defendant to prove to the jury his iDBanity lo their satisfaction. |