The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-09-10
Important from the Anti-Rent Region
More Arrests.

Important from the Anti-Rent Region
More Arrests.
The intelligence received yesterday morning from
the Anti Rent section is rathermportant, overthrow
ing as it does all the arguments of the rioters in
favor of the murder of Steele.
There have been several important arrests made
OF leaders in the late disturbances.
From Albany Argus, Sept. 81
DELHI, Sept g. la45.-Snce my last eleven prisoners
have been brought In-some however brought
here for witnesses and after being examined and recog
nized, were discharged
Last evening Chas Knapp. of Colchester brought in
three One Of them, William sprague had steee's
officers to get track Of the pistol but in vain MIR Knapp
obtaining some information relative to it, to
the town of Rockland Sullivan county and found it in
the possession Of sprague.
sprague at the sale at Ears and after Steele
was shot says he picked the pistol in the road that
he in company with Richard Davis, o! Colchester
that he went home with Davis and stad all night with
hin-that neither of the six barrels discharged
when the pistol ioundtha he discharged three Of
the barrels and Davis three There marks upon the
pistol which enable Mr.. Edgerton, who went with
Steele, and saw it on the way to Ears to identify it
positively, as the one Steele had
The Tribune and some other Anti-Rent journals have
attempted kind of justification this murder on the
ground that Steele shot first Steele elf thought he
fred once and SO thought many others; but Wright
always doubted it. The facts now drawn out prove be-
yond doubt that Steele did not fire.
Four prisoners been examined and fully commit
ted to-day, making the whole number committed Sd.
About Az are yet 10 be examined. The whole number
arrested up to this afternoon is few short ofl5o Among
those recently brought in is MIR Jonathan Ferguson,
taken on Dry BROOK ne is - years Of agewas trea-
dian deeds He confesses being disguised Indian
at Clovesville.
From Delaware Express Sept g.
The burthen of the antrent for the murderers
of Steele has BEEN that the Indians acting in self
defence; that they fired upon before themselves
This alsehood carried the lie upon it's face-for what
man of sane mind would believe that four men would
fire upon gang of go disguised ruans knowing that
instant death would be their portoni The thing is too
preposterous to gain credence in the brain of any but
silly fool The only evidence that either the Sheriff,
Steele Edgeron Wright fred at ALL heretofore addu
ced is that it was thought Steele fred after he
wounded The others positively that they did not
fire their pistols at all
Bur the whole matter it now set at rest. The young
man that picked up steeles pistol was brought here last
jury slows concusvey that steeles pistol had not been
fired ut all 1t is six barrel revolver, and the boy
swear positively that shortly after leaving the ground
when steele murdered, he and his companion
iocd the pistol; that every barrel was loaded each of
toe SIX tubes had cap and that he and his compan
ion each Irei it three times
In connection with this evidence, give tina. Of Ed
geron. Wright and Judge Hathaway, heretofore given
before the jury establishing the fact that neither Edge
IONS aor Wtghts pistol was hired at all and appears
that Steele himself mistaken in surprising he had
nrea put his arm oe'ng useless from having been shot
Through, addict the noise and cangor of his savage
ursrers The confusion OF the horrible scene the firing
81 res by the Indians &c &C. he supposed he had fired
his pistol when making the effort to do So
Nothing was more apparent than the hand OF
Providence in this whole is thro the inerven
ton Of His allsearchng and powerful will that hidden
and mysterious things revealed No reasonable
ground existed to warrant hope that poor steees pistol
would be recovered Yet not only it brought to
light hut with facts of an important and interesting ma
ture But TO the evidence:
WILLIAM srRAeur, sworn. live Beaverkl sulli
van county. am 40 years of age; was at the Earle
sale at Andes on the 9TH of August, when Steele
shots was or rods up in the road when Steele
were fired; picked up pistol; Steele taken up and
carried down; few minutes after picked up the
It up handed it to Richard Davis; went in company
with Davis down in wagon, and said at his house ell
night Davis carried the pistols went about II miles be-
yond Shavertown, and then got out of the wagon
Woosey's saw MILL Davis and went another way and
the wagon went on we took the pistol and discharged it,
discharged three barrels and Davis three all the bar
rels We're loaded when We picked it up; went home
with Davis and stad at his house all night; had the
pistol with oil night; took the pistol home with
the next day after Steele shot; when got home
gave the pistol to my grandfather and he put in the
had got the pistol father said that he had heard that
Steele had lost and that should be brought to Del
hi; gothic pistol and gave 1t to father; he kept it till
We got ready to come here the pistol produced be-
fore the jury is the one; there doabt about III
it has not been loaded since Davis discharged once;
then discharged three times and Davis again fired 1t
twice; there was cap every tube when picked
il up all Of the barrels were loaded; have doubt
about il all.
CHARLES KsAPr-I went to Mr.. sprague's and got the
pistol; about II O'Clock last night called up by
David Joscelyn justice of the peace at Rockand he
said the down renters there had got in quarrel about
the pistol said that r. Davis had that afternoon been
him and made aidavttoit; that at L spragues;
We got ont warrant upon a complaint for petit lar.
ceny and in company with three or four others went
overs got there little after days MIR =. and told
h'm "u' business; said lie was just coming with it
that he was willing to give it up; got the pistol;
took in possession and have had since the
pistol now produced before the jury is the same.
h EDerGroS, who accompanied Steele to Andes,
swears When on our way to Andes, Steele took out
his pistol and spoke Of the guard fits the pistol
be guard nere spoken OF is used to protect the caps
fixed that be used pistol or not; on
the occasion OF the sale, Mr. Steele left tho guard at
produced is the one; Steele said he had no
other with himmy pistol is precisely the
it was before started with Steele for the sale.
EPHRAiM SPRAouE.-l got the pistol OF my boy, some
THE last week, kept il till gave it to Mr.. Knapp
first heard there shooter in the settlement al.
heard that Davis aud the boy brought from the sale
the boy told he and Davis had each fired it three
times; at Esrs sale. sat the wall the up
per side Of the road when Steele shot heard
one soy "d-n you why don't you shootl'-ths was af-
tci soNe three guns had been ed Steele pull ps
,oi OUT but don' kno@ who fired first Il Davis told me
lac ana tie boy had each fired the pIs oil three times Al
ter the inst guns fred, heard the call Tor the
SPECTATORS 10 leave the ground when the cry came from
Tue iniinn', d-n you, why don't you shootf
Prrra r. WRiair tes,iies-I loaded INV pistol last
March at Fort Plan londed every barrel of it, brought
home aud gave II to Judge Hathaway to whom IT be.
longs; borrowed the same pistol OF Hathaway the
Tuesday night before the murder; one barrel was
then discharged which Hathaway told me he had dis.
charged the pistol renamed In the condition as
when received it OF Hathaway until the morning Of
the 7th, when, going TO the Earl sale with the She.
ri and In the wagon talked about our pistols told
him nay pistol loaded except barrel asked him
Tor ihnrod to load that onc he said he had none but
we could cut stick; then put my pistol in my pocket
NJ about A. NJ; and not ont of my pocket until
the morning OF the sth it in precisely the cond.
ton Dow, and has been since
thAal,s iiArnswAy-The pistol had by Mr.. Wright
when accompanying the sheriff to the Earl sale belongs
to me; Nit Wright on his return home from Fort Plain
stated thot all the barrels Charged found on exa.
m,nauon that al the barrels appeared be Charged
laid away ia that condition a short times on one oc.
caasi0n was gong TO take with me- and one
barrel aud took along and when handed the pistol
Wright II was 10 the same condition as il now IT, and
when he returned il, IL was the same
Posses ara still III search OF prisoners Since our 70.
guar issue Of Wednesday last 81 prisoners havs been