The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1845-01-02
HORRIBLE MUIR DsRs IN THE sraTE or


lhores, which have been increasing h9 years past,
and are now reSul ing IN The most horrible murders
Between one hundred andlwo hundred years ago large
tract Of land embracing ol the TWO above counties,
was giyenby patent oone Van RennsalaeF To'geI his
ians cultivated he hviled hundreds CfiaFmers onlhem
giving them privilege TO raise all lheycoud andpy
What rent they thought proFer Thesereps were never
coecteddurng his life lime bp since his death his de-
seendanls have ehyeayored to collect them by due
hcourseorlaw, They could gel judgments, hut when
ever the Sheriff went 10 levy or make the money the
tenants invariably drove them off and arred and ieah-
kered a number of Them. So things have gone on
Enumter Of years, during which time the tenants have
6rmed themselves into anil rent parties, and deGed all
law By. Disgusting themselves Indians and commil-
ting depredaons upon all who opposed them. Lately,
he civil authorities have made rigorous effort 10 exc
cute The laws, and below we give the result tar
| The Troy budget OF Friday, h s. the following ac-
count OF a murder committed by the An-Rent party
hi Rensselaer, county. s.f-
! HoaRlp MuaIEb IN GRAFroN,-A party of thirty
ofihe "auti,ners" dressed in Indian disguise yeser
day assaulted Mr. Elijah Smith Of the town OF Glallon,
in this county, not far from the See place, took him
lrom bis wagon and wartonly Slot him. We have
learned no particulars beyond these except, that Smith
and tbs "LndiaDsp have had difficulties for some Time
past Mr. Coroner Belts proceeded 10 The place ofmur-
derlast evening. @ a.,
4 The dreadful murders which we have Just been call
Fed 10 record and the oher desperate acts OF these mis-
guidedpeople will bring their deeds of vioencs 10
just and speedy end. We have hoped almost againsl
Ehope .or an amcabe settlement OF these manor trou-
bles, bul those most deeply interested by either parr
pating in wnkips at these outrages, have forfeited
much Of the sympathy that they would othefyise have
enjoyed. They needed Mercy ardihey could have OBJ
tained il. They have demanded justice and they will
probably get it, not, we fear without re reuibulion
From the Hudson N Y. Gazette.
MURDER OF A PEACEABLE CITIZEN
i, our painful duty to announce the preparation OF
most foul murder al an anti Rent meeting at Caver
ask on Wedhesdy last, Notice had been given of
meeting at that place. 10 be addressed BY Dr. Boughon
(called Big Thunder] who was 10 discuss the title OF The
Livingsons to The lands which they hold. 1t being un
dersIood katlorge numbers dressed in Indian Disguise
wouIabe at the meeting much excitement was created
and many OF our citizens turned out At an early hour
the anti renters who haddresses met in the Hbuse 10 put
on their dssuses. After having equipped themselves
with pistols swordsand other deadly wepons they sal
lied out in single file, whoopng yelling, and making
all kinds ofroises, and al intervals as they reached The
piazza firing oftheir pistols into the air When about
half Of those indsguse had got oul Of The House.
them fired and shot through The heara quiet and in
offensive young man by lHe name of William II. Riff
enburg, who Stood near the piazza looking on No'..
wilhslanding this gross outrage and deliberate murder,
not one OF the thousands assembled had the courage
step forward make any movement TO arrest the mdr
derer, and although the Iiteess corpse Of this young
man who had en- shot down without any cause, lay
beGore the crowd still HIS 'sAAyers were prrmled to
marchup and down the street, and go through whther
manGhvres in front Of the house as if nothing had hap
pened. Finding at last that their slocal Indifference
was arousihg strong feeling of indignation, Big Thun-'
der forward and adjourned the meeting andsaid
that the young man was accidentally shot. On being
asked VIII they Game to these meetings armed he re-
replied that he had Heard that the sheriff had summoned
posse attend the meeting TO arrest him, andtfey had
come prepared TO resist him! Between and O'clock
in the afternoon the first intelligence ofihis outrage was
received in this city, and podutedgeat excitement and
Ccommoion and aSthere were many conflicting reports
the Sheriff deemed his duty 10 repair 10 the place o.
meeting and obtain all the particulars in regard 10 the
murder. Onreaching thehouse' they lodhd' that most
OF the people had dispersed but were informed that "Bg
Thunter TWAS still in the house. The Sher'resoved
atonce to arrest him; on going into the ball room found
him surrounded by number Of friends conversing.
After making the arrest the Sheriff commanded the as
sistance oflhose present in enforcing the law Doctor
Boughton demanded to know for what he was arrested;
the Sheriff told him, and said that he must go along with
him. they then started down stairs and reaching The
piazza he began to hold back and resist and on being
pushed forward by the Sheriff and his friends towards The
carriage, he chilled upon the Anti Renters and wanted
to know il they were going to see him anested2 AT
this rush was made, and general melee ensued
which lasted from one Ia forhree quarters of an hour
during which Dr. Boughton drew his pistol twice and
threatened 10 fire, and he called upon by OF
his friends to shoot the sheriff Mr.. Moonel and the
District Attorney appealed to the crowd and told them
ofthe consequences of their resistinghe sheriff. and thai
most of them were known, and hat they did not desist
at they would be visited with the severest penalties
of The law. This appeared to calm down the turbulent
spirit and the sheriff succeeded in getting his prisoner in
TO the carriage. This DONE The sheriff succeeded in
resting Mortimer c. B6oing of Rensselaer,, former
ly of Herkimer county, who is called "Lie Thunder
and also Samuel A. Wheeler, of Taghkanic, both Of
whom hadbeen very active in opposing the sheriff in
! making the arrest of DR.. Boughton. The prisoners
L ,,e,o hroryyht 4, and cArntoitied IN iail