New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-27
A PLOT TO DESTROY a FAMILI.
wFLI-KNowN RESIDENT OF COLUMBIA COUNT
AIMS AT ANNIHILATING his UNCLEs FAMILY ~
AVOID PAYING DEBT.

A wFII-KNOwN RESIDENT OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
AIMS AT AyyIHIIATiNG his UNCLE's FAMILY TO
AVOID PAYING DEBT.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO rIIB TRIBUNRI
HUDSON, n Y, Jan. pa conspiracy 10
commit the crime OF and murder mas Just oeeh
brought light by the arrest OF Newton Hover "o
known resident of the town Of Livingston in this county,
VIII has bcenapprchendod by Detective John NJ Croits
and committed 10y Justice John II. Oyerhiser to await
further examination IL is claimed that Hover If ui-
der pecuniary obligations to considerable amount W
Ahran Post his uncle. who resides about three mics
from the village Of CatskI Greene County, beihe INC
same gentleman who was robbed by masked burglars
some time ago For these obligations Post ho'dS NOTES
or other written evidences In order 10
destroy tlem Hover conceived plot which involved the
killing OF the entire Post family and the destruction Oh
their residence and its contents, including le notes anu
evidences of debt II became necessary 10 nave the as
sistancc in this plot ana Hover r"ceeueu
20 Albany and took into his conid'nc man hamed
C. T. Ward TO whom he made known his plan ana ncgO-
tiatcd for his services Ward authorized by Hover
TO employ such other he might require and libe-
raj reward was offered for the accomplishment o uie
work In accordance with this arrangement Two al
ditona roughs were taken into the conspiracy ana oie
ratIons were begun
Several visits were made by these hired confederateS
TO the residence o. Hover In Livingston ana also "
poins contiguous 10 Livingston station the Hudson
a,
held and arrangements perfected In tie colrs" oihHse
interviews Hover gave the cOnfcdCrtcs ~ dctall MS
proposed plan. He suggested that access shoh'u W
gained 10 the residence of Mr. Post In the night tlnc
while ~ the family w"r" asleep The IN
nntcs were to suocatcd 10y the fumes oi hrlh.ouc
which was 10 he burned IN the several ale PING apart
mems occupied b. them After this had been success
fully acc, mpliSiicd, kcTOs nc was 10 ~" SThk'C" ~
liberal quantities about the interior OF te house iolch
aI,.rd and the building burned. For reasons uirX-
planned LUt believed Ia bc hcchus' Whds YER MOI mp
pljcd promised one O the persons employed ny N"Id
wind y from furt icr connect with the conspiracy,
and finally tic otlcT. Ward himself weak 1cd a' ui>
i,nJ ~, ,,,nl, ND. >, 2etrrty" Croftr TT, Iiiic
man AZ one" informed Detective GeuIe" Doug - 81 NJ
bu: WHO abOut preparing Trap 10 t1Hlaic iioN'r
Clothing himself III tnr attire OF q iaNeiiS itahp
win Hover Hc Informed him that re had been S'sil
tu,cG In Tire icc ot OF tEc confrd'rA"s ~ A"hl
WHO had withdrawn ilCM tue plan, an "ps al one" thh
into IicVcr- C"lHd nee AM nUo' d'i'" VII we
schcHn. several Interviews Nr:t hd" ''hE oh' VI
which liovc- mc ward b. app1ntmcn across iot '"Gr
~ sLili VILLAGE :, wand t.eE mao Eof"Fs
vehicle aud couyrved 10 point enough to tue rtsl
demo Of vi Post 10 enable MIN g. dd to iooh over '
,,t,,,>,. &. nd max, himself familiar VIA the surrun
ms Hover. o. coarse net being aware liH hald hhn
,iyc him AMY Ta.iUj- sun If money were from tn'
10 nc paid hs hin, - ""idio cover .iicnt! "Np'i'~-
lion 1r tbr c:Gc crowded tndt he worn Vas eH't'uti
performed IT," burned, and IN" ihnHir- d,s'FN't
lyon OF thcs" ocl aSon' "hcn in"irf was ila, &C.,
the having been liked Oi HING i"' nous i"''' C
tsInd can kerosene FOR that purpose. Wh>, now
ever, deemed mex "d'Ht III that tnr an" tie .'i
II lie deed was dcitr:t q "41't ~O" pre-
Matter, having ni- opened ami inCc bong na.t Wtur
excuse 20. dl; J. Was deemed adv abr ~ i 'c''Ft-
Crofts ana DruGld.' To appr'rhd Hover. "''"u ~
Detective (rofts proceeding H. Livingston t'ty, ~
rested Hover and hrOugi, nln 10 thIS tliN Jon hcih-
arrested, the prisoner eAl's.t ou ,H ,"" w. T., 81,
Inent; and whcm s'dc acquainted WIN INC Iac's III t'
ca q, seemed 10 feel kcchIS i's Alua'i"i /, - "' '
that o:hcr crimes OF coi.-dcrair mLEin'it' VIZ n+
traced to him 10y the det-ct rs, VINO are very leh
however = TO tlclI MAJ are.