The New York herald., 1845-03-22

to see the law resed has heard the Livingston title Of
period but not much snce his feeling would be to have
justice done between the people and the prisoner.
Judge HoLDRiDoE-Mr Hoffman, have you any bias or
Mr. JoRpAs-I am exceedingly unwilling to differ from
the court but member Of It. may put question not
concurred in by the rest Ihope the examination will be
left to me.
CouRr-Go on, Mr.. Jordan. =
Examination vesumed-These meetings usually at
tended by the steady, respectable sober minded people
adjacent Of that description at Burdeck; could
tce; Mr. Pancher, Jacob N Miller Mr. Pulver there;
they did not take part in the meetings only looked
or hut 20 10 has net
tribued or taken any part whatever in the movement
ss-Eramned Ibid not know any Of the speakers,
where they from; did not know that one VI them
was Dr. B heard OF them was from Rensselaer, coun-
y had talked with several about kng the papers, but
Mr.. JORDAN submitted to the Court that it would be
better on re-examinaon, to confne tho questions to
much time. He hoped tho Court would adopt rule to
that effect.
The CouRr declined to conne counsel to that rule or
nterfere except when it was requisite.
Examination continued-Never heard that the papers
taken away from the Sheriff by force, until lately
this them and to disbeeve it now is,a
tenant Of the Lvingsons has lease for life, the rent
payable every frat OF May; not aid last May
any time sincs sgneda paper to 60 to the Legislature
about three week ago: does not recoect 'what it was
but was tod s gong to the Leganse =.
the long time occupied in this examination, when
The ATTORNEY GENERAL assured the Court that far
he concerned he had desire to waste tine; but
whilst the Court ha their peculiar duties SO had he Of
which he could alone judges no therefore presumed that
the court was not going to prescribe his course and say
when he should stop.
Csunse for defence as well as for the
ther addressed some nterrogatories to the witness.
ANDREW Rusr called and sworn a witness to deter
mine point as to the last juror-Was at the anti rent
meeting at Smokey Hollow on the 18th December; saw
Boughton there's heard him make speech there; does
recollect to have seen j. J. Hoffman here might and
might not.
nature of Boughtons address, the Court overruled
net relevant.
Examination ,es,lmed-saw over two hundred men
armed h pistols, swords and tomahawks; heard two
or three pistols fired at distance; saw the smoke.
Cross eramnedby Mr. JonDAS-Attended as spec ectator
having heard that Dr. Boughton was very eloquent
not indicted Tor being there or at least he is It not
publicly known.
sides here addressed the rers great
length after which the Court charged them briefly, and
| their decision was that Hoffman was not competent
juror.
PETER J. DkcKEh called and challenged by the people
sworn and examined-Lives near the Flats within three
miles from Peter vens attended few of the anti-reni
meetings; has been to two when they were disguised
although there have been several Of them cannot say
how many meetings took placs at which they were not
does not knowwhat was its object but thought he would
down and see it expected was an antiren meetings
8oughton addressed the meeting does no. know who
was ch arman heard few words spoken by Boughon,
gu, didn't knew . hm h as the tune aeara 50 III e
cannot say who did it cannot say whether they formed
association that day or not expects it was for the
of forming anrent association tell
what was done heard Boughton speak, but as it blew
hard he could not understand it well hundred
more were there cannot tell how long that was before
the taking Of the papers know Of noiconribution hav
ing been taken up at that meeting saw great many at
leves it was advertised who suspected
70 be from Rensselaer, county, but didn't know them
they were in disguise saw man they called Boughton
there but not dguised the prisoner is that he
round there the morning of the day there two
Different speakers, unknown to him their
Had hv,tI It1xth
them was called Big Thunder heard both Big and Little
| Thunder speak both were in disguise; there was
something said about titles and rents SC does know
i that he can tell what was said at that meeting.
CousT-Do you think i'stwoTth while to go into that
now We have general description of one which sp-
Examination resumed Went about ten o'clock and re-
turned at about four from the Copake meetings the sheriff
might have got there about IL o'clock there before
the sheriff come; there were said between two and
three hundred in disguise there; went down toAbraham
vosssgs ddnt go to Stephen Deckers alcng with hun
sheriff him 60 into Sweets; thinks he orr
disguise 60 in too cannot say where thy went to-
| out did nothing with him that he knows Of; he was
supposed after his team TO down to vosbergs hs
got and he was surrounded by persons in dsgusesaw
the sheriff when he got back; nothing done at Vos
bergs when he stopped there something said to the
say what was then back to the Flats as he die
not want to 80 further; Decker s second cousin Of h
lw,snsssssa ssid at .hs to sundown rode in team
together; il took perhaps the greater part Of hour ia
get back, perhaps more perhaps less saw the sheriff
guised persons and them all; fire, in which it
said the papers burned does not know who burned
rhunder suppOses they We're agsinst Boswck and Deck
informed that time how they got the paper
thinks he remained there until the sheriff left;
cannot say how long; understood that day
| that the sheriff was coming; is tenant Of W..
r. Livngsons; his rent is ell paid up; signed pa
| was for making a contribution for paying some oi
these expenses they round with the paper and he
thought of paying something's subscribed about three dol
lars ysx cents account Of $50 of land three
cents thinks 1t printed paper he signed did
not hear read they said was paper for all opposed
ken; saw man they called Big Tnunder; knew OF
the persons in osguse some Of them 60 there from
all parts almos cannot tell whether they were neghbors
strangers thinks he knows of them that had the
dresses on Che witness declines to them and
pressedD efhgy burnt; has seversl calico
dresses and the straps and thinks there may have
| one in his own house belonging 10 young man.
Cross-eramned by M. JoRDAs-supposed the paper he
signed had been to make that had been
gene into in summer; inquired about ii; the
Germ in the Hollow turned shortly after and thought
himself about the question of Boughton being concerned
III his object in going to Vosberg was to what
pers from the ssherf; has not thought of any pre-.
judce bias, such would prevent him giving fair
trial Of the present case thinks this question should be set
tied in legal way never participated in resistance to the
sheriff, nor thought Of such thing didn't understand
| any thing about what the paper he subscribed
pay some OF the speakers or be given TO that
wrenged; had heard very little from the speaker
previously; heard them advising any but
legal and one heard Il from others
does not know and has formed opinion IA Bough
tons guilt innocence; thought little about il and took
care TO keep out OF the scrape the charge
against the prisoner Of taking the papcr from the sheriff
the young man whose dress in his (wtness) house
| wanted to 60 TO the Copske meeting; told him he
might 90 il ked this boy and had lived with
him but bound 10 him told him If he wanted 60
he might does not know where he got the dresses
paid for hem expects they to be paid for out of the
und that was raised.
The juror set aside by mutual consent md the
Court adjourned at ooock not to meet again until
| morning, owing to the illness of Mr.. Jordan.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR. March H.
Queens-James Jackson and Peter Luyster, COM
| missoners U. s. moneys reappointed.
March l7-Kings-Thos. Garrison, inspector Of beef
and pork vice Archibald McMahon term expired Hi
Ross and Benjamin r. Prince inspectors of lumber
Alfred q. Stevens, James II. Cornwel John Barkeloo,
and John Lott commissioners Of deeds for the city Of
Brooklyn resppointments; Joseph NJ Greenwood, com
missioner OF deeds for city Of Brooklyn vice Apheus