Isaac Martlingh. the incident of the inhuman killing of Sergeant troop from bech's Emmeri With man. ed one-arm a Martlinoli was of Yonkers, vicinity the of ll, Underhi el Nathani certain a low came Martlingh ■I T«»ry who it is said, harbored bitter animosity against Martlingh arrest. his caused had latter the n occasio one because on about just was and water, of pail a had been to a nearby spring for from behind to re-enter his house when Underhill approached him that it was and smote him dead. The act was considered so heinous its grim with which, ne, tombsto man's dead the on commemorated Memory In : fellows as is record, is still standing. The inscription el UnderNathani by slan ely Inhumin was who gs, Martlin of Mr Isaac On the same hill May 2(5 A D 1779 in the 30th Year [of his age]." woman named occasion, according to a local Tarrytown authority, a ' ben riflema yager a by "killed was Polly or Katrina Buckhout the longing to the Emmerich party. " She imprudently appeared at parties hostile two when on, hat man's a with house her of door The were near each other, and was killed by mistake for an enemy. yager fired without orders, and Emmerick made an apology, being much mortified at the occurrence." passing Another incident of the summer of 1779 which deserves of mention was a notable running fight between Captain Hopkins, body larger much a with k, Emmeric and Horse, the American Light borders of British cavalry (about 500 strong). This happened on the de in ambusca in lying was Hopkins rgh. Greenbu of Town of the the vicinity of Youngs's House, hoping to surprise a party of the enemy under Colonel Bearmore, when Emmerick came up. and spirited encounter followed, in which numbers were killed were wounded on both sides.