The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-19
Injunction.
Ambient Suit.
KINGSTON, Dec. 8, 1853.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

TO TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
In your paper Of the 9th instant, found article
dated Kingston, December 5, to this effect" that
during the trial Of en- antirent suit, in New York,
last summer, young man named Croghan attempt
ed to get up fight with the celebrated anti renter,
Neil Benson, and jostled the old man about cousi.
derably Benson sued Croghan for assault and bat
terry and the trial terminated Saturday, in YER
dict OF 81 600 for the PLAINTIFF &c. Permit me- sir,
to state through your columns, to those who have
read the article with which my name Is connected
that no such facts took place, and that the writer
has wilfully and maliciously published an untruth
never attempted to assault Neil Benson, nor did
ever "jostle the oil man." as is represented Mr.
Benson has been for years the head and front Of the
sntirent faction in Sullivan county, and by him
have been wrought and perplexed in the extreme
my property has been destroyed, and, in one in
stance, my tenant, poor woman, AMI her children
ousted in the night, during her husbands Absence
and the house burned by his associates. 1t is very
natural, then, and perfectly jastidabe, that should
did tell him in plain young America style, that
believed him to be rascal, that knew he had rob
bed honest but misguided tenants of mine, by in
auciDg them topay their all in the Anti Rent Asso-
tue It Is also true that did probably enforce my
opinion, in occasionally using word or two, by way
of emphasis, not considered strictly proper by the
straightest sect Of my religion; but my offending
was verdict given against your" l answer, be-
cause the offence was made by witnesses Gall Of
whom belonged to Benson's gang) to assume the
aspect of an attempt at assassination and men were
found 70 swear l was armed with pistols which
were distinctly seen and described and that de-
clared it my intention to kill Mel Benson. 1t is
hardly necessary to say that l had not weapon of
any kind about me. Not one Of their witnesses
could swear that struck the plaintiff, but all agreed
in the testimony that sat next to him upon settee
in the hotel, and pushed him wi h my elbow. am
satisfied that all who know me would never believe
that could commit 80 disgraceful an act, a. to
strike an old man or josie him considerably" and
am also satisfied that when that old man has been
tried for perjury (the indictment for which offence
he is now laboring under,) the court will verify my
assertions Of his character It may be well to state
that owing to my being at the end Of the caeu-
dar, 1t was considered impossible to reach it, and
gave it no longer attention, and was thus caught
with but one witness the result would have been
very different. As to the commencing the trial Of my
cause at nine O'Clock at night and the refusal of the
Judge to adjourn the court until the next morning,
to enable me to obtain my witnesses, have nothing
to say-t was my duty to be prepared but trust
that l shall see no more statements published or
witnesses appearing to my prejudice Respectfully
yours, Sr. GEO. CKOGHAN.