Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-05-10
Nkw.YoRK, MAY 4.

e.,,,nnvy ;ustice One day last week and
-. in the afternoon, two gentlemen com.
n s.om Newark in gig, soon after enter
NO. on the four mile causewsy, overlook two
.sIIaws in a Wagon. with their horses on
III As soon as proper width pre- sen-
"a itself. the gentlemen DESTROYS OF reach.
~ pa vles Hook before dark, attempted
10 nsss them on which The wsggoners
W their horses the whip and crossed di
ba,I. IN before them.-This OF course o.
~, ~. ,he gentlemen TO fall back, and then
y.b r,rg,n re sumed it's snsil-Lke pace as
sscre The fellows turned deaf ear
:. satreaty and remonstrsnce. A second
" -, was made and in like manner bsf
al They would nei her go faster nor per
~, me travellers TO do so. After proceed
~: ~, !, This manner about two miles, they al
18th arrived a, the toll house. where there
: a,d,h enough for nall dozen Wagons
:. .,.nd abreast, and OF his the gentlemen
.,,sn,,,d 10 take the advantage and pass,
~, The Two rascals turned the Wagon short
.ooa Them, run sgains, the gig osertui ned
!, and broke il. The horse stripped Mm.
~ If sc he harness and run off. Bob gen.
aemen were thrown Oh, and bruised one
hs,nr very much lacerated by wheel pas
s,nv across has body which also tore ms
clo,bes 10 pieces. The Two fellows laugh.
cd immoderately and hs5ing paid their 'oll.
drove ON. For .uns,ely q gentleman with
h. wife in gig and another on horseback
me, AT this time came up, having Witnessed
n, vhole affair. They assisted the tray.
sllsr. in the best way they could, and then
90, out for town, promising 10 SEND car
s,,r. hack from Powles Hook for them.
Thsy had not proceeded far before it was
,lso their misfortune to overtake the same
,wo fellows. who observed the same con
dnot towards them they had already done
towards the t~o first travellers. They
,y,uld neither Increase their speed above y
walk nor permi. the gentlemen 10 increase
theirs. Afer having worried them thus
,bout Two miles tue wsgs,ners turned OF
inward, Cummunpaw, which they did IN =
rood round tfot, insoiently waving Their
hat, in triumph. Blu; they reckoned without
their host The gentleman IN the s,g. set
ling down his wife at ncighboring house
,ceomp AM ID his friend to Communlpsw in
search of these pests OF the highway Hav-
ing ascertaned where they had put up tor the
night that they were two orothers from Nor
ristown OF the name of Taylor, they proceed.
ed 10 ae < DO :ns jusice, vino, on state
mem on oath II the whole affair, issued his
warrant and had them both spprehe nded in
their beds rs soon AS /, was day light. aud
brough, before him. There the geniem~n
who rode on horseback and who had re.
naned all night, for the purpose, appeared
md testified To all the circumstances just
nlaied After Il bearing, his Honor. tor
The injury done 10 the wounded traveller,
The damage 10 his clothes, the breaking OF
The gig &c. condemned them to pay one
hundred Dollars with costs OF suit. Not
having the money, they were pefmltted to
have heir Wagon and horses in pledge
while hey trudged home on foot IS miles
10 Morristown to Oh am the needful. AS
here are too many instances Of similar mis-.
conduct, we cannot bu, hope this short s,o
ry may obtain An extensive circulation so ~
{, operate as an example TO deter Others
tsm offending in IKE cases