Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-23
THE ANTI-RENT TROUBLES.

We find in the Albany Argus the following letter,
from correspondent at Delhi, dated on Saturday
Nothing of consequence has transped here since We'd
nesday until this morning Mr. McKennan Of Masonville
captured three more yesterday who their way
They had previously been in the town Of
Tompkns and discharged for evidence to detain them
Mr. Mckennan did not like their appearance and conduct
and so told them they must along with him. They
sented and before they had three miles they began
make disclosures.
" II seems from these disclosures that one of them
Norhrop, One Of the principal Chiefs and had
disguised and armed under his command on the ay
Sheriff Steele was shot He says Warren W. Scudder, of
Roxbuy, the for whose apprehension the Sheriff has
offered reward of $780, the conandern-chief that
day. and the who presented his sword to Sheriff Wghs
breast when W. walking in front Of the Indian line.
The number of Indians in the field that day he states
go, and the number stationed the woods cut off the
posse, at 40-all armed
6 1t is ascertained also who that warned out
dams the 29th of July the day first down for the sale
them out that they ordered the request of Ear
to the sale of his property and that they
Ears house, after the sheriff had left and that Earl told
them the sale was adjourned to August 7th
man Northrop very penient says he expects
lose his life but that he shall tell all and he has disclosed
important facts than any who has vet testified He
corroborates and testimony every respect
Timothy Corbin IT, went out with posse last evening
and returned this morning with prisoners He
ed them in Andes and Bovina Four of them Indians
/ and three Of them witnesses.
'Ths afternoon Gen. Griffin brought two more whom
he had arrested IN Hobart his responsibility The,
passing through the town. and their conduct excited hi
suspicious. They turn be Bill Reesde, an IndiaI
Chief and John Sternburgh Indan-boh the grount
the day of SALE and very active. Enough has been dis
closed by Nohrop to convict BOTH This therefore, very
important arrest, and reflects much credit General Griffin
Earl has been under examination to-day He is SC
deeply implicated by the testimony given by Nohrop
that he scarcely escape. Ears testimony any thing
but calculated to help out his Eas wife, since his
The jury drawn to-day. The grand jury for the
Oyer and Temner Of the best drawn in this
county,"
Norhrop, it seems, one Of the Chiefs of the Anti
Renters and commanded the Indians in March when Steele
was surrounded at Mr.. Hunngs hotel in Andes, and his
heroic wife, as our readers will remember with carving
in her hand, prevented them from taking his life.
Egerton who with Steele when he was shot, has been
appointed under Sheriff his place. has already made three
arrests and active and undaunted in the discharge Of his
Duties notwithstanding the threats which have been made
against his life correspondent Of the Atlas says Of him
she worthy successor Of Steele of whose cool and in
domtabe courage heard many anecdotes, calculated
deepen regret and indignation his DEATH He dned at
Huntngs the day Of his DEATH and admonshed by Mrs
Hunting friend not to proceed to the place Of SALE and
that his life danger He replied he did not doubt her
friendship his danger but that was his duty to do So
and his life nothing compared with the question whether
the Government should give way TO awless mob On the
way to the fatal field he passed down in front Of file Of
hundred armed and disguised men, each throwing out some
jeer, or taunt threat and spoke word moved
musce with his tooth pick in his hand and mouth II not
known that he spoke to human being till after he shot
more unprovoed and cowardy murder probably
pepetrated-a least fifteen mukes discharged by the
Indians, and he fell pierced by three balls"
AT the latest accounts furnished the Argus by gentleman
who e Delhi Sunday, than forty persons had been
brought in by the several posses from different
Of them arrested Witnesses but the greater portion Of them
proved to have been concerned principals subordinate
abetto in the ouages that resulted in Steecs DEATH Among
the prisoners brought in by Corbn the two Sanfords
father and son. whose house Scudder sad the night
the SALE Mr. Lunn another whose house Scudder
stopped the day Of the SALE and where he and others dis
guised themselves before going the ground.
The facts that have been brought in proof before the
cooners jury show strong and conclusive testimony against
some of those in custody II is in proof from the wife of
Earl and employed his house, that Earl furnish
I'd the Indians with provisions the morning of the sale
and, among other things mutton potatoes Bread and butter
considerable quantities Mr. Reside Of the prison.
ers after equivocaon finally confessed that he on
the ground at the time Of Steee death, in disguise and arm
ed and that he acted chief the occasion under Scud
DER the head chief sachem Its also in proof that Squres
whose house were found the pistol taken from Corbn in
September and the Indian DISCUSSES told Scudder the
lay Of the sale, your time to strike the fatal blow
now never"
correspondent Of the Atlas writing from Delhi under date
August 7h represents the excitement unabated
county recovered from anarchy, and the impression
general that nothing short Of the power Of the State main
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