The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-02

make all tnelr own repairs, tue taxes anu - NJ
acre rental. No guarantees was given TO the tenants
excepting Mouiton's word Of honor that The agree.
IN pon sG Of fac. a,i r.. 'I most 'o
1872 By that lime had resolved not 10 endure the
treatment was RECEIVING. No repairs were made.
and the only equivalent got was my bare rent Tho
tenants would beat me in every way they could. SO
then began issuing sealed leases at rental oil 81
per acre over the taxes hy cents oil which wsa TO DO
spent by me in repairs This advance was pretty
generally agreed the tenants 10 the north OF the
Burtonville road TO Schenectady, but tLose about
Charleston Four Corners did not liKe IT, and the
troubles all come from them.
TIE ORIGIN OF THE TROUBLE.
~ insisted on carrying out my plan whenever
could, by serving notices TO quit The expir alton OF
leases or ments and in December 1873, the ores
began There had boon occasionai ares before, but
not OF any consequence. I was openly threatened
Lathers was The nrst 10 tSrcs,en. ia,nsrs had q
lease which he had bought OF some oil 100 acreu
was one Of ths old leases, and aepcn ed on The life
OF person who mad disappeared. Such cascs give
me an Infinite deal Of trouble OF course as limo
goes on the persons named In tho lease 60 away
10 all paris OF the world and 4 IS great trouble 70
keep track OF soem' ony las, npr .es , ma,ea one
died III ONO OF course have TO correspond with
postmas;crs and do oil such hinge. Well, tue man in
This lease had disappeared Lath.rs, wncn he got
ready 10 move, sold the lease 10 one vandcon Tor
81, 600 taking len notes OF yandeloL's in payment
the oase and at last did SO by proving It's terminus
,ion and clerical error IN tue lease Itself made
vsndelon refused TO TO- l dispossesscd him.
vandclon refused 10 pay tho NTH note 10 LatherR
/
Tended it and got a stay Of proceedings on tho judg
meni. Then 1 proved the termination Of the lease
and up that there was no consideration ior the
note. got judgment for Vandeion against L.thers
for ST. 100 Vsndelon turned The Judgment over TO me-
I'vo got II now. IL isn't good Tor anything THAT'S
..rne irst Dire waa on y arm leased to Charles La Rue
at 81 an acre. h" died insolvenL Hourly Lounsberry
was interested with him and EARNED oue-half the
land. Before La Rue died he asked me for a iarm
previously occupied BY one Frank, but taen lying 10
com mons. ronted IT TO him on condit on that ne
cho nav
his widow over his l5O acres TO one Ryan, ana
Lounsberry turned MS nifty acres over 70 Que io.lsr
When cane 10 collect rents In 1877 iouad tnem
In possession. ! was carrying out my csanfss
then principally In tue northern end Of me
ana then asked II they could continue another year.
said yes, II tney would assume La Rue's note for
Tney refused told them II they iusisted on the old
rental OF 81 a year wanted my rights served
isrred possession Potter lad transferred to hts
and Ryan 10 Martin Basset. In all such ways as
these tue tenants would make trouble tor then,
when finally got out, the buildings were burned.
EyiCrIYG THE rESASTs
anont Inc same tune intensified inc bitter feeling.
Tue greatest time ever mad was IN getting Harvey
Alien oui. he had managed to hoid over ior goou
while after tried 10 get rid oil him, Tor ne was %.
uoxious on many accounts. Al last began summary
proceedings and the Sherin turned him out ! had
dive or SIX men hand 10 hoip tho Snerin put the
things out the road, and my representa,ivs was
tnere to take possession when the Sheriff was
.neS took Alien and bis wife GU. into the
road with sheets ovcr their heads They
made great jubilee OF H. singing psalms ana raising
until my rel tave should 80 away and then pui
Alton ana his wife back IN the house. Then he could
swear mat he didn't know VINO did or bow II was
DONE and would have 10 begin an ejectm9nt suit.
the game, and when the Sherin nsd every
thing out my half dozen men chopped the house
oown. /. Was I'LL over In fifteen minutes but you
ought TO have how asonished those follows were
WHOM they heard the fal :"
And Mr. Clarke laughed heartily al the recollection.
Wel The Eres continued, and all sorts Of things were
done" he continues ser ms saea S q r:
vacant sold the grass TO whoever wouo puy !.
These fellows then would burn me moving macnines
Scott Fonda bought grass OF farm ana stacked
It ana they burned 1t In the stack Tho next year he
bought aud stacked II opposite neigh0ors house.
aud put gallon OF nitro-gycerine under The stack.
they let that alone Some OF tho mon who bought
the grass IN this way oampcd out with guns ana
other weapons deter ned 10 protect their properly.
and IN those cases there was no trouble.
Ares Tor this spring Whenever dlspossesssd any
one went before the magistrate oil the town ana
n snaaS. III
could have stepped 1t ali. but Kept on thinking "
would OUT"
Montanye In the matter 9' asked the reporter
"Yes, twenty others, " was tho lrepiy, land am
ihem."
WHAT rs SAID IN AMSTERDAM ABOUT THE DIS.
pUrE-CAUsE OF THE TnouBLE-MR.
cLAuKE's METHODS AND oBJEcr-Bow THE
LAND Is LEASED.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
AMSTERDAM, N. Y. August !, 1878.
Charles Montanye, formerly OF Charleston -Four
Corners, IN Montgomery county, N. Y, but recently
arrested in New York CITY, is charged with being
member OF what Ia known as the Montgomery United
Mutual Tenants SOCIETY," This secret organic ,tion
yo years old formed for the ostcnsible purpose
OF inducing George Clarke the patroon TO reduce his
demands Tor rent upon lease lands IN the towns Of
Charleston and Root In Montgomery county
from 80 so TO 81 per acre. This society
openly avows hostility to Mr. Clarke
and Tvs membership numbers some OF the
leading men Of the towns named. II Is however, Q
fact that during tho i've years numerous bros on
tho Clarke lanos havo destroyed many unoccupied
houses a. wo as barps crops, fences and other COM
bus,bls properly, belonging 10 Mr. Clarke and pro-
viousiy abandoned by his tenants RUNS In the CEN
trail northern and western portions Of Inc tract OF
land owned by Nj. Clarke arc numerous. tenants
rsIusc to ray rents or renew leases. In some IN
stsnocs litigation has onsued The spirit oil antI-rcnt-
ism same as IN is46 has continued during
been threatened. ALI these lawIcss acts arc charged
u on the society Clarke claims that u Que oi the
hs properly and the deeds IN that district
seem 10 gave color 70 Clarko's views.
THg SOCIETY MEkTfSGs
the meetings oil the society secret mainly, YET
pretended portions Us business transactions nave
been lime 10 Time published ~ local papers, o.
| sept by mail to Mr.. CLARKE himself.
| HOW rHE LASD Is OWNED.
Clarke 10 tho owner oil not less than twenty.
| nve thousand acres OF land, the largest por-
| ton OF which lie located In Montgomery county.
Il formerly belonged 70 George Clarke, Colonial Lieu
tenant Governor but has passed from iathsr to son
uui the present PATRON, George Clarke, Is inc sole
| heir. When tho old ;hree.iiio leases oil one smiling
rent por acre expired Mr. Clark raised The rents IRON
81 to So according TO mo Value or productions 10
THIS tbe tenants objected refused IN msny instances
10 renew their leases aud others moved away Their
uuoccupied houses burned ~ matter OF revenge
or rcmorse. some DEFY Clarke; new tenants put upon
farms subjected 70 all sorts oil indgni-
ties and their crops farming imp cments mol un-
frequently destroyed Dy fire, in oruer as u Is sup
! posed, 10 iutimidato Others IRON leasing isnos Oh
Clarke
| CLARKE's oBJEcr
! Mr. Clarke has In his employment land agents, AZ.
torueys aud detectives, VINO have Tor Two or 'nrec
years past been working up evidenco against inc per-
i al