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A MAN AND WOMAN TARRED AND FEATH-
ERED.-GREAT EXCITEMENT IN KINDERHooK.-
The Albany Morning Times gives the following
particulars of case of tarring and featheripg
In the village of Kindorhouk, last Tuesday
night. II appears that in December last res
ldent OF kinderhook named Sylvester Groat
lett bis wife and children, eloping with n girl
named Evangeline Folmsby, of Stuyyesant
depot. Subsequent developments 70 to show
mat dToat returned TO his wife and was for
given, no promising to "reform his conduct
altogether" Whether he did or not is not
definitely known, until the occurrences Of
few days since were made manifest.
Thursday of last week, Groat sent mis- wife
ana -FOUR children to Schodack, on a visit. The
same day, as was observed by several villagers,
he went to Stuyvesant depot (where his inamo-
rata resided) and it was known TO some that
ne returned to kinderhook with her, and that
tho two took lodgings at Groats house. For q
day or two the matter was noised about town
some believing and others discredting the
statement. Finally, on Tuesday night last, q
| committee was formed and stationed about the
house to ascertain the truth or falsity of the
story. The result Of their espionage was the
ascertainment that the guilty parties were oc.
cupants of the house, and it was determined TO
give them such reception as their conduct de-
| served.
| Accordingly, at a late hour Thursday night
party from Schodack, as is supposed, sur
rounded Gront's house and demanded admit
tance. Receiving no reply to their demands
the door was forced open, and the guilty pair
were discovered enjoying the same couch
Groat was forcibly taken from the house in his
night-clothes, into the open air. when the party
decided to return for his partner in sin. But
upon again entering the room she was not to
be found, until thorough search of the room
was made, when she was discovered in her
night-clothes, snugly slowed away under the
bed.
Deprived of all ceremonious FORMS the un-
fortunate woman was seized and taken out into
the yard with Groat. Here coat of tar and
feathers was applied to each. The body of
Groat was completely saturated with the
"sucky preparation, quantity being pouI ed
over his head. The woman was moro humane
y treated, being covered with il only from the
shoulders downwards. Next coat of tar and
feathers was applied, and the two subjects"
placed in wagon, were drawn about the vii.
lage, amid the derisive shouts of the people,
VINO were attracted to the spot by the unearth-
~ noise. proceeding from the pans, dinner
horns, etc. After traversing the principal
streets, the unfortunate pair, sans everything
but tar and feathers, was permitted to forego
further display. They at once repaired to the
mouse OF GrOat, where from subsequent devel-
opmonts it was ascertained that they proceeded
to relieve their bodies of the uncovetod cover
ing given them. The next day both walked
to the depot, and took the train coming
to this city. 1t is mentioned to us that both
man and woman have highly respectable pa
rents living, who are truly panied to know the
consequences of this infatuation. 1t is sup
posed that Groat and his inamoratt arc yet in
this city.
We ask the good Claw -and-order' people Of
kindcrhook to picture to their minds eye
Christ and tho Apostles tar and feathering a
woman-cyen one caught in the act. O, y,
hyLocrites! u you had been true to yourselves
ye would not have cast the first stonel -.- .