New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-25
SAYS HE WASTHREATENED
W. o.. BOardman Declares Hoods
men Told Him He Would BE Shot.

Despite various rurors 70 the contrary Il is re-
saroeo as entirely improbable that landowners IN
ne Adirondack either collectively OF individually
VIII at present take any action because OF the
murder 81 Orrando 2. Dexter
On the assumption that the attack OF yourg Nj
DeK'er's mysterious ssssiaut vas the grand
climax 70 gr1dge borne against the dead nan.
many Of the property owners, II is said FEEL that
the murder was attributable 20 conditions which
only education and he gradual inroa6 Of civiliza-
non can wipe out Murders and shooting threats
according 60 these Informsnts. laraentable az they
may appeal 90 - the natural corollary Of
Lano " hich is largely wilderness OF feuds against
property owners and others the part OF ignorant
woodsmen and natives and Of justice which is stin
uncertain and slow. A policy OF reasonable cor
citation. 81 was said. is the only present psnaces
for the conditions which prevail.
These views N.re voiced with tole-sble faithful
ness yesterday D. William i. Boarduau former
president OF the Adirondack League Club and at
present a tru.tee q the club. and a member OF SIS
executive and fsh and game committees. The club
which possesses perhaps the largest individual hold
ings Of land in the Adircndscks-over 5000 acres
numbers I-n11g its members many vel known
citizens and landowners in the state. Mr.. Board
said.
q. N, nay % hazaroias rsths che long guess bgt 4
have been AZ least eight cases OF murder in Frank
shot ir Tie back. and in which 70 Conviction has
been returned. The cases were cue 10 feuds and
The country in that r gion and in Hamilton County
IS as get practically q wilderness. largely IN
rsilroa' cutting througs its northern end. In many
those In TIE mountains q tennessee I myself
have been threatened with shooting by natives and
The principal good that the Dexter case viii work
osito-e 800 &C. sb =, ,,rttli5i-1 - rrItI,c orir
ion. both IN and out q The Adirondack region.
Il native and voodsrnen for guides. where they
earn 3 ca nGt haze 70 e4atsy ~ osce[9y;
next 70 godhness They have lnoeec 70 ouaify 50
pauy 20 women visitors vel IS to men.
Mr. Boardmsn contradictel emphaucally the
statements that the guides were iuimicsl 10 the
owners OF property. said he;
The guides are generally hne fellows They are
huence for good Is steadily Increasing They. as
scores q ins,anoe. wish 70 preserve and protect
the fsh and game such little savings as qese
have been current among Them for a number o.
years. are about sufficient proof Of this. ! was
ne rreserys. Eov7 Wbv hv sppointing him
nv FFsTskeeDer-sn6 9 fr2 esnekeeper he has
proved. too.
Precisely tie opposite according - several others
seen yesterday. was the policy adopted by M
Dexter. The hostility on the part OF certain
natives snG voo5smer 70 William G. Rockefeller.
who has heavy holdings. containing an unusual
number % fre streams. in the Adirondacks. vas
mainly due. according 20 another informant, 10
M Rockefeller Genial q the right 70 fish pri-
out his consent The hostility. however il was
asserted had beer wofully overrate6-
That the whole conception q hostility toward
the Adirondacks property owners had been grossly
exaggerated was the opinion % William c. Whit
ne- smother large property owner expressed
through his secretary yesterday.
From other authoritative sources IL was learned
last night that pro5s bities also point action
On tie Dexter b. the Associs ton Tor the Pro
lection 81 the Adirondacks. II confidently
stated that the associations recent anticipated
meeting. which failed Of occurrence fo- lack Of q
quorum. have been held. contrary 70 re-
ports merely for the Transaction Of regular rou-
tine business The association like the Adirondack
League club. numbers among its members many
Wen known men ~ this STATE including Mr.. Rocke-
feller Mr. Whit1ey Mr. Boar5nan. J. Pierpont
Morgan. D. Seward webb. Bishop Potter. Alfred
~ Vanderbilt Timothy I Woodruff Henry How
land and r. Augustus Scheru srhoru.
Henry n. Dexter. the father 81 the murdered
man. left word yesterday that he had that day
received telegram from John T. Badger. his
tornev. who is assisting sheriff Steenherze in track
ing down the ASSASSIN. saying that there had been
no new developments in the case.
Letters 81 aGrririetratiOr the estate the
Murdered man were granted yesterday by Surro-
gate Thomas 70 Henry Dexter, the father Of the
dead man.
n his petition. NJ Dexter saws that the value
n the real estate is unknown and that the value q.
the personal property Is about S55o""