New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-22
left his wife at her fathers: ne returned to visit

left his wife at her fathers; he returned 10 Vst
his wife at her fathers home. with enisung letters
in his rocket from ST. Henry Clinton. there pe'hs
n good many Tories in that rcigh3orhood' lie ar
rived there little after shutdown. :ook tea WIN the
family and expressed his intention OF staying al
night His fathcr-in-law particularly and expressly
objected 4. tina, time every town IN INC upper
part Of the county bad us Committee OF 'aic!'
whose duty 4 to watch all persons from oe'o"
the lines After The battle OF Wnfe f'a''S, '"'s
lire ran from the Hudson River through " n'e
Plains 10 Connecticut Each Of these committees
had its chairman. ard Elijah Lee was chairman OF
the Committee OF Safety ~ Somers. ard was Vcr!
vgilant in the performance Of his duty. captain
Brown rcrna rkcd 10 Palmer: You cannon De sa'e
here even for one night oi The road Is watched 80
Glossy and your visit Is mere than prooao, hhc co
already Palmer replied: i shall stay, let t"e co"-
sequence bc what II may. , - ,.o
Captain brown made rrpy: ecnn wli be He
answered: They dare not hang me: ior IL LIN ~
Snon %o"S o PATE Brown Tepiies DON'T
how that 90 you any good He accordingi!
and before II o'clock in the forenoon was pris-
oner lIo was sent under guard TO General Put
XII. lie was there tried by Court Marital i9 9
guilty and senicnccl TO be huns: Sir Henry tln-
With a letter 10 General Putnam who replied
'sr Edmund Palmer. licutenant in your Ming
was tried as a spy. condemned as spy. and yon
ISRAEL PUTNAM
when his wife heard the news she was mixing
bread In her fathers kitchen She ha ! her sleeves
rolled up; she took her hands out or mo dough
and as she walked through the house she took
her sunbonnei from the nail on which Il hung; a
man was poughlng In front OF the house with
pair OF horses She took of the collar from one OF
them. jumped his back and started FOR P"eksk'il
TO the headquarters OF General Putnam, on the
hill two miles north ~ the village When she ar.
rived on the top OF The hill the galows presented
itself TO her view. with her husband hanging on y,
She rode ~ to the guard that surrounded the gal
lows. eat minute on her horse, and observed her
husbands hat lying on the ground near the gal
lows She spoke one OF the guards and re-
then turned her horse. started for home and took
10 her bed, from which she id not rise for two
weeks She amable and estimabe woman.
She had one child by Palmer. VINO was not born
till after his death.
Captain n. Brown was wealthy land owner In
Somers, owning 20 acres OF excellent land in the
most fertile part OF the town. When young Palmer.
OF the spy. had grown up 70 MANHOOD his
grandfat her took him out Delaware County In
this State. purchased a farm OF new land on the
very confines OF our Western settlements. whore he
lived. raised a family. and died"
INDUSTRIES OF THE VILLAGE
Returning the village. the extensive works
OF the Pcekskil Hat Factory passed
This concern employs about two -.unircd ard
fifty hands The officers Of the company are James
Stewart. president w II. Heknap treasurer. and
w. II. Mott secretary. The chief industry OF
Peekskll is stove making There six founirics
in the place. which give employment TO large
number Of people when they operated on full
time. The Baker Underwear Company. where
lin underwear Is made also furnishes employment
two banks the place. Of which the wes:-hester