The New York herald., 1845-03-20
Trial or "Big Thunder" tho Anti.Henter-
Progress 0f&he War.
80 fErom our Special CoHespondentl


- trrom. eur Special Corespondent)
HUpsoN, Tuesday Evening" March I8.
When last wrote, il appeared to me exceeding
ly lkey-almost certain-that the trials OF the par
ties indicted and now in custody here tor resistance
TO law, and various outrages OF more or less SELL
GUS character-would have been proceeded with
to- day but who can calculate with any gertrude
upon legal proceedings At present, nothing
stronger than probability exists which to predict
the exact time when Big Thunder" and his ac-
completes may be tried, and it is my opinion that
it now remains in glorious state OF uncertainty.
Should these trials come on, they will undoubt-
edy be tedious, and OF long continuance. There
are about twenty persons indicted tor various Of
fences. In some instances, they are indicted two
or three together, in others, many as eleven or
twelve are included in the true bills found against
for conspiracy, once Tor robbery, twice for assault
anC battery, and again for assault and battery with
deadly weapons Two others, Mortrner G. Bed-
ing and Walter Hutchins, are incaded in believe,
ali these Indictments These al.ne, were there
none others, would occupy tb,< Court for long
time so that il is evident that there is great deal
to 40 before thsy are all dF.posed Of. The prison.
| tried, as they think sy mpathy with them Is aug
mentlng SO that IN gaining time. they would in,
crease 'neif re- cnanc es Of escape. If their counsel
concur IN ths VI ew, there will not be wants N
his fertility OF e1xpedients plenty OF means to suc.
ceed In proc' estimation: Amosg the rest I have
reason % 'r ink that severa! counts of the ndict-
| ment VIII be attacked b. him as not good
Inc robbcry with Which prisoners are charged ia
ailese 70 have been committed on the llth Dec.
last TheiSherff of Columbia while on his way 10
al.train tor rent at CoPake, was met at Sweets
Indians, was stopped and surrounded by ten of the
more prominent actors, headed by Dr. Boughton
AT the command of the latter, they drew swords,
papers, who very stouty persisted in refusing to
| deliver them. He was then escorted few miles
further by the Indians to the tune Of the rogue's
march Arrived at the place of sale, their at
| tempts were renewed, accompanied with threats
OF violence, tc procure the papers, which sue
ceeded, and they burned the documents on the
analogous to those in which the Van Rensselser
tenants are concerned. The distress souaht to be
| executed by the Sheriff was for rent legally due
naa ~ fOl lor one payable guar
the motives actuating to resistance in such plain
| case, must be of singular character. As said
before, this cause will be called up the first to-mor-
| row, iwhen the future proceedings of the Court
/ will be more apparent than they are Just now
@ For the fTss II s time M was editied by view Of DR..
Hoag1ht9Tp, ugh xBIg ThundeTl Walter Hutchinson,
Of the accused, this morning The most s notorious o
of the party, Boughton is by far the least remarka-
bic in appearance Of them all, and it is very diff
/ cult to account for the influence obtained by him
over the masses OF the disaffected. Nothing in his
countenance or demeanoris indicative Of boldness
or resolution, or any Of those qualities that COM
or eight and may be perhaps from "a to 80 years of
age. His countenance is sallow, his eyes dark and
rather sunk, his hair black, and rather dsorderly,
like his career, and the confguraon of the head by
| no means that OF a good cerebral organization
More OF the phlegma.ic than the saAgune predomi-
| mates In his temeerament. His dress corresponds
haps this may be as little owing to choice ss 10
nggardY wardrobe, such as may be imagined to
be founc IN prison cell. Hutchins is good spe-
men of man as to his physical powers. and he an.
pears to be re6Olute and ful Of ha
can1e into Court and stood up a passing emotion
was perceived on his visage-a symptom of Just
1 few minutes all this vanished and he manifested
much sang froid during the remainder of his STAY
IN Court. IN. c. Beldlng is quite young man he
ooes NOT look more than 20, and his features are
pleasing. He is tar more like one who would ioin
IN popular commotion for the sake of the fun, than
tor any rlotous or malicious purpose perhaps the
fantastic costume OF the Indian drew him TO the
ranks as much anything ese The two last named
individuals presented a rather smart exterior and
punctillous attention seemed to have been given to
their linen. AS to the remaining eight, who are
ilacrity and animation. They pretty fair spe-
ciHens CT robust honest farmers the hue of health
sat on their ruddy cheeks, and this was quite sri-
KING when contrased with the wan and relaxedf ia
ees OF the three who have been subjected to du-
rance vile.
When the court opened this morning at nine
O'Clock, 1t soon became completely full directions
were issued for all to be seated, and the consta-
oles-of whom there is a strong force-nstructed
10 place themselves IN commanding positions SO as
20 keep every person In the court under their eye,
but whether there was any particular reason for
this strict doth not appear but il Is like
~ that the safe custody OF the prisoners the pre-
sent state OF pnbic feeling is regarded as worthy
OF more than ordinary degree of sOiicitude.
| The attendance OF jurors has been good, and no
fines have been inflicted for non. atte nd ance On
the other hand, the witnesses subp9naed have in
many instances disregarded the summons, as we'll
on the part OF the prisoners on that of the prose-
cuton probably this may prove an obstacle to tho
dispatch OF the State trials. apprehend if post
ponement be sought by the accused, their counsel
Will tomorrow make the absence Of essential tes-
imony plea to effect this object. District Attor.
ney Miller bent on bringing on the trials, ss he
SO, although some persons whose testimony was
desirable had not arrived.
Most OF the hotels are thronged; it is a fine time
tor landlords OF kind least but there is ano-
ther class so denominated who are by no means at
peace with the world and their tenantry, since rent
became an odlous lmpost in this part Of the State
II the good people therein concerned, were but half
as prompt IN paying the one class for their land as
they are IN their attendance at dinner provided by
the other, there would be an end 10 disturbance
The annexed two clauses from the second vo-
ume OF revised statutes, part 4, chapter i, sections
55 and 81, are applicable to the robbery Indictment
pending against Boughton and the rest and serve
to show that 1t is OF high importance it will come
on tomorrow, if at all, and hope it will be pro-
ceeded with.
every person who shall be convicted of feloniousy
taking the personal property of another from his person.
or in his presence, and against his will by his
person. or by putting such in fear of
diae injury to his person. shall be adudged guilty
being In the first degree
Every person convicted Of robbery In the Rrst degree
shall be punished by imprisonment State prison Tor
term o not less than ten and every person con-
vcted robbery in the second degree shall be
by like imprisonment for term not exceeding ten
years." A.
P. Sit has been showing furiously here since
O'Clock, P. M, and is likely to continue.
KINGSTON, March IL, 1s4S.
J. G. BENNETT, ESQ.,
As Daniel Webster once remarked, "we are in
the midst of a revoution;' but in regard to our
anti-rent revolution, it cannot be said that it is