The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-16
Auti-Rentlsu.

One Of the cases which anti rentism has eu ecn-
dered, recently came of al circuit court held ia
Sullivan county, by Judge Watson. Of the Third
Judicial Circuit.
The plaintiff in the cause is daughter OF the
late Commodore Chss. @. Ridgely, Of the navy Of
the United Slates. Through her mother, who was
grand daughter OF the late Chancellor Livingston.
she inherited, in common with two ss,ers Zone Of
whom Is married to James Schote, Jr., Esq, of
Dundsh, Pennsylvania, and the other Of whom 10
wife Of ST. George Croghan, Esq., Of Kentucky, a
tract Of land in Sullivan county, known as Great
Lot No. 4 Of the Hsrdenbergh Patent, The late
r. l.. Livingston had leased many farm lot. on the
tract in his lifetime, and nfter the birth of anti
rentism many OF the tenants refused TO paw rest
pursuant to their leases. Subsequently they began
TO deny the Livingston and then the IIardenbergh
title, and tnaly began TO cut and carry oil Ike
timber, in defiance OF the rights 81 the owner A
,uii wss instituted to recov,T for trespas. which
berg title valid and does the Rochester patent ex-
tend into sullivan county
IL would seem that the anti renters had purchased
OF the Rochester trustees pretended title, under
which the trcspsssers jus t6.d their act. In ITOs
the Rochester patent was granted, bounded west-
eTly ON the Great Mountains or Blu Hills some
THREE or icur years afterwards. the Great or Har-
denherg patent was granted, which bounds on the
Rochester. Ahort the time VI the Revolutionary
war, and while sullivan county was an unbrokea
WILDERNESS some difficulties had aris~n ~ to where
the boundary line should be, the Grsst Mountains
hinR wholly indefinite In q region where there
WIRE in reality no great mountains, hut the who'll
country being very hilly .cordipgiy the Trustee.
Of Rochee'er and the inhabitants ~ the tovn
Represented by a committee chosen ~ a town meet.
ing, for the purpose ofhxing upnn boundary which
should he forever known ~ the true line agreed
upon starting place, and ny two surveyor. ~ eIni.
nence IN their profession, ran, and MARKED and
settled the boundary hbe, which hes ever since
been acquiesctd m az the true nr, until, 10 1870
snii-rentism dug up from the rubbish Of b, gone
generations some doubie Of the validity OF this
agreement. The agreement wss con animated in
11Ts or I719, bv the execution ~ de.d~ in which
the trustees Of Rochester and some Of IN. ,rden-
berg proprieiors ioined.
The cause occugaed some eight or ten says II
vse conducted by A. g. Niven, Esq of Sullivan
county, and Samuel sherwood, E-g of Nsw
York. on the part ~ Miss Ridety On tn p,r NJ
he dsf,nce, A. Tsber, Esq ~ Albany. Hon : J.
Wikn. 81 Orange county. T Wesbroos, 81, I
N Kingston, and several Of the lawyers of SulvAn
The jury found verdict fer the plaintiff thereby
iscding IN favor Of the validity The Hsrienbergh
title, and OF the seftl, ment line
We are etsiifed In being sbie 20 announce such |
resslt We ho,e the time u coming when the /
tested rights Of individuals will upon fonnda-
ion which the faciioss Of the day will not be able
o shake, much Isss 10 overbrow.
norriLrrr CO. surrrossp.-rhe ship Larch ar
lived in port yesterday, with eveybod aboard 81
'er down with the Chsgrts RIVER. Two cut ~
our Of the passengers hss died. ssd there we're
lot enough ~ the crew lef " work the purrp~