New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-12
The Grcenbush Outrage-Thc Attack IN
Court-Autecedeuts Of the Prisoners.
From The Albany Argus Of Tuerd

Greenbush was the scene of great excite
ment yesterday. We have given before an account .
the rape of two girls In that ncghborhood by TWO ru'
fans. The girls ont ID ,hc held picking Derr'e'
last Friday SaftenOon when they were cruelty oehtcl
and outraged by four villains, two OF whom--a iathe
and son-have been arrested. They were hrraisne,
Yesterday afternoon before Justice Butler fol trial
The excitement In the community was very great aho
seemed 10 increase the trial progressed threats
lynchng the prisoners were freely made BY the indie
nant popul0ce and the feelig against theiu "ipS"c0
10 increase every moment.
While the examination in progress, the prisoners
Major and his SOD, sitting beside each other, near t
Justice Patrick Burns brother OF tho girls appeared
at the door. He armed win revoiser anu hnI,s
and had come with the determination 81 taxing sun
mary vengeance upon the destroyers Of his two sisters
he opened the door few inches, ana taxing am
ed at the old man the ball taking effect In the heSh
pai OF the forearm about three riches from the eibo"
coming out at the wrist. Major jumped up, and crie1
ont - am shot catch that manl pointing toward
Young Burns. The excitement was now intense. n'
crowd rushed in, while Burns was L. IRE ncrco '1i.
ever TO finish the work h. had determined 10 accom-
p.ish TO add the frenzy OF the crowd, tie ho1ei
~ the Girls now made her appearance accompc'
" her son In the Work OF ycni eance Inc Nv,
then rushed toward the prisoners; the son WIZ
q revolver and knife the mother WIN ha.cn ,o,
which she had until now concealed about hcr per
SON She aimed blow at thc head oil the edcr M1Jor
already suffering from his wounded arm, cutting mn
badly; it might have proved ii'al bn of tne
on OF constable John Scnnlon who ihicfloseu "
iuc IN break IFS force Determined 10 complete th'
work now begun young Barns hred another shp .. !,
same man, taxing aim DctWtcn wv oh'V''S W =
standing nsir hiIn, INC %" lHh H'"' P'0''"b e'
The crowd had now largely increased, all deeply 81 N
pathizing with the mother and son. rush was n,ue'
on the spot The cry for vengeance nom the irehZe'
mother and Infatuated brother was TAX ur, ana " va
with the utmost difficulty that The oihc'fs ietho'eu W.
prisoner ~ place Of safety. In the cOhuhioh louht
Burns got the younger and some say made ~
attempt 10 stab him. John seanlon caught Bufns az,
accused him OF having the knife which be denied Du
- ~. kartf al en- rpF No
Seeing that the force there was insufficient u suaIt
the lives OF the prisoners word was sent 10 'aP'ai
Hagadorn, WHO Immediately proceeded to the scene
with three officers aud speedily restored orlcr. Ih'
younger prisoner had fed for safety ana now sent ''
the police To say where thoy could lnd him. lie WA
arrested rls0 Mr.. Burn the mother OF the un
fortunate girls and her ard the two Majors wer
taken 70 Troy ut o'clock The mother OF the gitI'
was crayed snte that II was deemed neeesshil
To hand u her. aud then she had to DC placed IN
cart and held by three men.
Patrick burns, the brother of the girls was accom-
panied 10 tie depot By another sister. VINO teeh'
fafly heartsck; AID her weary lamentations, as s'
trudged hareheaded the dusty road were mourIiu
indeed and scarcely saw hor but ptied her. He
sisters had been beaten and outraged by The ruiahs
and were suffering In their lonely homes her mother
and brother who had nady attempted TO wreak ven
ceancc upon the destrCyers Of ther happiness weT'
handcuiFed and borne of to Jail IN compan, with th'
hated villains The uuwise attempt 10 Use nnlaHi1
means 10 secure satisfaction though urged forward b,
the unreasOning crowd 20 the work, had but added t'
tie calamity under which the family were suffering
The mother and brother. who sought 10 vindcate by
force the good OF daughters and sisters. wei,
borne 10 the same prison with the wretches who had
dcliberatels plotted and executed heish crime.
| We learn that the elder Major was formerly an en-
giBeer ON the Hudson River Railroad. lie was dis
charged from the road about ago. for abandon
ing his train below Poughkeepsc and leaving the fire
man TO il through TO New.fork. He has bad
reputation for morals. The is known as bounty
ininper and fellow Of low habits and base associa
lions They deny the crime Of which they are charged
but the circumstances all against them and the en-
t.reo ~ hcl lly Nothing
said against The character Of the girls they SO cruelty
outraged.