Identifier: delawarecountyne00murr (find matches)
Title: Delaware County, New York; history of the century, 1797-1897; centennial celebration, June 9 and 10, 1897
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Murray, David, 1830-1905, ed
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Publisher: Delhi, N.Y., W. Clark
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ctice, andhe finally drove them off with a gun. A few weeks later alarger body of Indians surrounded his house and tried to in-timidate him; but he absolutely refused to yield to their demands,and finally as the neighbors began to collect they retired, with-out having secured their end. On their way home they tookrevenge by capturing Hiram J\Iore and tarring and featheringhim. In September of the same year, another outrage was com-mitted in the tarring and feathering of Timothy Corbin, who wasengaged as a deputy-sheriff in serving jsapers on Daniel W.S(;uires. The official papers w-hich he carried were taken fromhim and destroyed. In February, 1845, Under-Sheriflf O. N. Steele with three assist-ants arrested Squires, who had been indicted by the Grand Jury forriot, assault and battery, in being engaged in tarring and feather-ing Mr. Corbin, in compelling the surrender of the sheriffs papers.He was arraigned and admitted to bail. A week later than this. D 3= 0) rn I li•^ irn • ^^lN
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THE AXri-HKXT KIISODK. 251 Deimty-Sluiirt J. A. Jiorsoii of MiddUtowu uudcrtook to serve adeeliiratiou iii a case uot eouuecUd with Auti-Kcut. He was met b_vnine (lisguiseil ludiaus, who threateued Liiu with tar iuul fciithcrs,if he came agaiu ou a like erraud. For api^oariup disguised aud armed in Roxburv and MidcUctowuthe (iriind Jury in lfS-l5 indicted Sihis Tonijjkins, Lewis Knnpp,Anson K. Burrill and Ezekiel C. Kelly. This indictment was underII law which liad liceu enacted by tlie lef^islature duriii;^ the sessioni)f 184), making it unlawful to appear in disguise aud specifyingthe iiunishment in two degrees, first when disguised and isecondwhen disguised and armed. Of the persons thus indicted Kellypleaded guilty and was tiucd i?2.)0; the otlicr three were tried,found guilty aud sentenced to State Prison for two years. Under-SheritT Steele with an escort, who had been servingl)apers ou delinquent tenants in the town of .\ndes, was stopped onhis way home by a body of ludiaus near

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