The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-08-27
ANTI-RENT TROUBLES

1t would seem from the following statements of
the Albany Evening Journal that the spirit of
characterization is extending to other counties:
" We hear that Z" Indians have been seen in
considerable numbers in Schoharie county within
a week past and that some of them amuse them
selves by stopping every body passing along the
highway, and insisting upon knowing their bust
ness and destination. And in Columbia county
one or two individuals, who have taken farms
from which the tenants were elected in the
Spring for refusing to pay rent, have had their
crops destroyed, their cattle MANNED, and thei
gardens dug up by some persons unknown"
The Ontario Repository says:
{" There is rumor that something of an anti-rent
fever exists in Steuben county. We learn that
an oftcer employed in serving process in behalf
OF the agent of the Pultney estate, against one of
the tenants in Prattsburgh was resisted last week
by body OF men in disguise, and compelled to
deslst We hope the rumor is unfounded but if
true, we hope the people of Steuben will suppress
any farther demonstrations of that nature
MORE OUTRAGE IN ScHoHARIE CoUN-
TY The Schoharie Republican contains an ac-
count from H. X. MenZie, who on the 9th inst
in company with Deputy Sheriff Lemily, was in
terrupted in the execution of a Ca. Sa. upon an
individual, issued by judgement obtained in 1912
" The Judgment had nothing to do with rent
directly Or indirectly We had arrived within
some forty or nifty rods of the house, when we
were surrounded by some eight or nine disguised
men, who demanded our business, and on being
informed that we had no business of interfering
with tenantry, they proceeded 10 search us, but
found nothing except the Ca. Sa. before mention
ed. We were then told that the Indians would
not interfere with the service of that process but
they seized our horse and insisted upon accompa-
nying and assisting in making the arrest -
They then led our horse TO the house of the de-
PENDANT in the execution. A guard being placed
upon all sides of us armed with guns pistols and
swords, who were told by the chief TO shoot MS il
we attempted to resist, man was sent in adj
vance Of us, who reached the house sometime
before we did. On arriving at the house the sher-
if was surrounded and not permitted to search
for the individual he intended to arrest or even to
enter the house. After short delay our horse
was turned round and the sheriff seized bv the
arms and told that he must walk back TO the
Methodist Church, a distance of about one mile
We insisted upon our right to ride in our own
wagon, and were marched TO the meeting house
in the same order as before stated Our horse
was then taken from the wagon, and we were de-
layed some four hours. During our captivitv
we were insulted in a variety of ways threatened
with a coat of tar-the tar bucket was produced
and we were desired to smell the tar, the buckct
being at the same time placed under our noses D
AT this stage Of affairs, some of the Indians
came to the chief and informed him the stranoors
were present, which caused some excitomont
when Mr.. M. and Sheriff Lemily were told thew
could depart.