OTHER INCIDENTS.

Jacob Mott place, 1781 : "Maj. David Hunt having received intelligence of the advance of the party at once determined upon their surprise, particularly as the late murderers of his brother were known to be among the number. In company therefore with John Archer and a few volunteers Maj. Hunt proceeded from Westchester to Tarrytown, so arranging the march as to arrive in the vicinity of the tavern about dusk. After darkness had fairly set in, Hunt, with his party, surrounded the house. Attliis moment their unsuspecting enemies were engaged in playing cards. Major Hunt having armed himself with a huge club now gave the signal for the attack, when the whole party, headed by the Major rushed in, he exclaiming, as he raised his weapon, "Clubs are trumps, gentlemen!" During the desperate struggle that ensued Archer attempted to kill several of the Refugees, and was only prevented from doing so by Major Hunt. After a short but ineffectual resistance the Refugees surrendered and were led off in triumph to the American quarters."

Capt. John Romer says that Katrin'a Buckhout was killed by a Yager rifleman belonging to a party under the Tory Colonel Emeriek who were patroling on the west side of the Saw Mill River. She imprudently appeared, at the house door with a man's hat on when two hostile parties were near each other, and was killed by mistake for an enemy. The Yager fired without orders and Emeriek made apology, being much mortified at the occurrence. The house where she was killed was near to and a little above the Saw Mill River (Elmsford) Church. Col. John Odell endorsed this statement as correct. So she was not killed at the time of the attack on the Capt, Glode Requa house, May 26, 1779, as stated by Bolton, but it was in the Saw Mill River Valley that the tragedy occurred.