The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-29
TRiMrs IND BrRRr PICKERS.


MARLBoRoUGH, Ulster county, Ny, juno
o5.-Thc lawlessncss at this place this season is
unprocclcntrl. With tho arrival Il the berry
season each year follows all kinds of d"prria-
tons. hut this year thcy are worse than ever
before. Milton. Highland. ana Marlborough
ARE the three principal berry places onthe llud-
son river. and they. together, produce more
berries for the market than all the other places
on the river combined To do this it L. ot course
necessary to employ pckors from other pa'"s
and there ARE thus engaged each year from 800
t. son mon and lo,s. Thts" pick crs Qrc mad"
m from the worst Glasses. and New YORK city
furnishes fle worst OF them. NcWNurgh. hing
share The pirkcrs Irowl about all hours oi
the day und night THOR offences consist oi
lurglHrlD-, uutra-. : upon Wuw' ~ an "S-Au "
upon iuimers l drove mere to-day T. lrarh tho
uurliculur- OF tn" crimes committed, ana On"
of the first ATTEMPTS at stealing was at Mrs,
McElrnth's millinery store in this village me
store WAS visited ut might and an attempt made
,h..ir WINK thnt thry W.r, ..tnA and nd
VA ni,knr yi.,t"i in" hons. NJ Mr. Ira staples
IrtaIl"d for something tu eat, and alter being
/ hnuuiliully supplied, he carried OH s'i,r Nlli-
/ Of the house.. Hrthrn visited the resi- don,e of
/ Jude ~ Ilwrll From Mr.. Stilw'u's he took
/ several articles OF wearing apparel AMI oihcr
/ things. The villain then went To- TIE honsr OF
/ Daniel lririau. n ro-prrluhl" farmer llNlhE
near the yllagr It, lr7' kllgG Mr. NJ birr 1e
Mr. B,rrun himself. Whom r'munstmtci WITH
I9f S S4 T., r Mr. drFb l ,r INV w sum" 'natsb
| Iurs droye MIN OIL IT, WAS finally npiur" q,
Hcthon got tho ON 'cr who had hun ia custody
| drunk. and walked away.
Anoth.r ru-r of not, : that ~ the attempted
assault ol married woman about mall mll'
w,st ol the Nlllase oi Marlborough. h"r'
w,rr three of the Williams, and thry " 'ud hNN'
succeeded had not ~" farmers h'hlh ll'
peri. trution of crimes al tins seas IN of tine YEAR
Inc first out 'ry heard lnNnrlhhly brings lrll'l =
promptly To- IN" spot armed with shol guns anl
rryoNrrs. Seeing the farmers hurrNiht lN w
suot with shot guns on their shoulders, the NIl-
lains took tn thrlr heels and - Uugd
ON FIR day attempts were made i"llrr ihHr Sc
don'rof Nnthan ;. Topping on bingham street
/ in this village. When the FIRST hiah WIS as
covered the family rushed into III" street.
Erightrnri when they made their exit, ho oh'
Thought OF n child that hnd been lett IN tl,
house sleeping. Herman lIng'r. m tln risf o'
Ills own lilr. rushed utothc flames and snulrhr'
the youngstcr from III" nre' I'm" rhel r. t'tl!nN
burned nhout the head ana hul} apd wa
probably not rr|oy"r' tnr hr W ann t'l m, ii
ing WAS again in namur. ana was shI'H U'
soronl time. MiA the iinms lu7i "ui a-,,.,
for the tillrd time and Tho building WIS u-hll
suvrd. hui not until il had h"'u badly diuns"l
This created "a great con- rruui 90, ANA ul' w
ln.,,rs al once nut thoir hrnd9 tosrt i"r To d''
wise some, niriu~ tn stay th" work 90 the NuSi
bonds WHO had undoubtedly urrd tu- hou0'
: \ DYuu.Il WIS h'ul ami eNrin f'~id NJ W. u
d. "'fi hurgliry roru'y committed al " loot
four uulrs above, and Nld t"rlN,r lW'N"'
unN hrNrNed tO huNr lnN 10 Oh" WNlk Nl l'' lHl
, characters In THIS s"l nn. mere ~ r.
D. rri,rcl was that of N.lunm lown-,n" IN
c.crh. Npelopt oy rtf' store. Wr- iii-i -lin
- o,Or fh. head with "a jimmy, than hvNui ana
gnesod. and then hcli hv One of the -FOUR. wi
4, Stood guurd over hun Nltl, "A rtN'Noi 49,
-l'r WAS r'a,h"d hui they r"ud d ~ t' u
ru'> lhon ,r"hr, i.'ng'.'. p ",' ~, ,'
rlrrA tu the safe. AMI, with r0NulN"r rlu~' ln ID
, head. oommaniri him L, open inn Io,,.I.i Il