The sun., 1872-03-14
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4 WeIchrstcr Man Resisting nm Attach
mcnt with puchIcrh Driving on his
Creditor nnd the Onicers An Exciting
Triul in New Rochelle.
About eight years ago Jacob Carpenter,
a retired broker purchased a fine place in New
Rochelle, and has since lived there. by specu-
lations he lost money, and on the 3lst Of March,
ISL having need Of some ready cash, he bor-
rowed of Alvin Higgins, Of Hunters island
Sl2I 50, giving n chattel mortgage as security.
During the past year Mr.. Carpenter delivered
to MIR. Higgins, IN part payment, trees and
shrubbery to the amount Of $lOO, and some
cash. subsequently he made, IA he supposed,
arrangements with Pluck Robinson, agent for
Higgins for a Hnal settlement on the llth inst.
on the 2ith " last month MIR. Higgins, with
his lawyer, G. H. Roosevelt, got into his barouche,
attended by fOotmcn In livery and coach dogs,
drove into Mr.. Carpenters premises ana ue-
manded that the chattels be turned over to him.
Carpenter replied that he had no goods to turn
over. Higgins used very strong language, and
Carpenter ordered him on the place: ON the
next day the farce was repeated, with like effect.
ON the 18th ut the periormance was undertaken
again. with the addition Of the personal presence
II Constable Pluck Robinson, but II aNailed
nothing.
on the next morning Mr.. Higgins drove his
circus through Mr.. Carpenter gate, accompanied
10y his lawyer, the constable, foot'ncn, dogs, anu
two or three servants. several Of the noble cti-
zens hriug uging up the rear Carpenter, seeing the
multitude. started for the stable to meet them.
and gr'sping pitchfork put himself In battle
"You Villains what do you want on my
place."
We've come Tor those chattcls.,
Carpentcr-You dirty scoundrels. get on my
promises! Get uf, or II do you violence! Get
on say; got OF
higgins and his hosts then retired demorel-
lied, the pitchfork being too much Tor them.
About o 7. NJ. they again rallied, and armed
with warrant from Justice humphrey seized
the body of Mr.. Carpenter, and took him In tri-
Il llf fH III
for trial ON the llth inst After his arrest, Hlg-
gins and company seized a part of his property,
consisting Of i've COWS, horse, one cart, and
one wagon which were sold 10y auction for {Jii,
Mr.. UollWt--, a friend of Carpenter bidding
them In and then selling them back To Gar
Last Monday the case was heard before Justice
tcri-tlc II Wes;chester jurisprudence Ex-Judge
| l., j. Porter appeared AS counsel for Carpenter
| The ex-Jud-c T. venerable. ponderous, and rheu-
| matte, and has voice like the bull ot Bashhn
lie Is rather severe on young lawyers. presuminG
| ON his age and experience M an excuse Tor ms
tyranny Roosevelt. the opposing counsel T.
| rather Eighty Lycurgus, munlhcenty endowed
| several Witnesses were examined who contra
d.ytI a thcW- Ives and each other
| Pluck" Robinson Acknowledged that he had
| been badly scared by the pltghfork ln the hands
| az Carr enter. and that Higgins had been more
| seriously iri.htrA,d than himself, his healthy
| rulicund checks turning white a. snow; ho1in
| SON took evident satisfaction in describing his
| employers terror and confusion, which @hti-fac
| uon was participated In bY the throng IN th'
| court room.
| \ little girl put was on the stand. She told
| straightforward story until confused by th'
| questions of counsel Roosevelt ol Iccted To- Ia,
| nIauuO OF questioning, and the rheumatic and
| Venerable Lycurpls and the hithty Roosevelt
! were 40 swords points over the girl story. m
| Intervention ~ the Justice was rendered, hut I
| proved lmUuicut.
| During Carpenters examination hc was Inter
| uIited hy n hinson, who told him he hcc' Nr'
| ewouid swear To- it when his turn came. Ih
| spectators openly made many suggestions 4
| wituc.-c-, laV{era ahG fhe Judge VINO ncchI
| looked over his spectacles and waited Tor
! chance go edge In word, but didn't get II IN 10
| a long time.
When. at $ y. ", the testimony had all bee
taken. except that about the production of IA
! IitcAfYrl,. in which the witnesses disagreed, m
/ ". N al. .uu.ned % Monday next.