New Amsterdam and its people : studies, social and topographical, of the town under Dutch and early English rule . Jansen from Iloorn. Upon the hearing, the ^?defendant Jansen protested, rather guardedly, that the shirU Mresembled some he hiid bought in Holland. The court de- %??cided that as they had never discovered any fault in the plaintiff *^Pietersen, the possession of the shirts should be given to him, f-and that if the defendant could not prove that the shirts be- ^longed to him, he should remain silent. The defendant Jan- illsen, not being satisfied with this disposition of the case,
New Amsterdam and its people : studies, social and topographical, of the town under Dutch and early English rule . Jansen from Iloorn. Upon the hearing, the ^?defendant Jansen protested, rather guardedly, that the shirU Mresembled some he hiid bought in Holland. The court de- %??cided that as they had never discovered any fault in the plaintiff *^Pietersen, the possession of the shirts should be given to him, f-and that if the defendant could not prove that the shirts be- ^longed to him, he should remain silent. The defendant Jan- illsen, not being satisfied with this disposition of the case, then *commenced a suit against Pietersen, somewhat in the nature Vof an equitable bill of discovery, to compel him to disclose %where he got the shirts. Pietersens answer to tliis was that %;he purchased the shirts at Amsterdam, but was unable to say -Kin what street. The equities of this important matter having been duly weighed by the Council, that body decided that ??.;.they find not a particle of guilt in the defendant; where- fore the plaintiff is commanded to keep silent, on condition ?; lii. ^ . MEETING OF DELEGATES 183 that the defendant^ tvhen he yoes to Holland, and shall havearrived at Amsterdan. remains hound to point out the shopwhere he bought the shirts. Matters of a more imporkxiit nature sometimes occupiedthe attention of tlie Director and Council. Here, in tlio falland winter of 1653, was held a meeting of delegates fromthe Dutch and English villages around New Amsterdam,!for the pur[)Ose of devising some plan of common defenceagainst threatened Indian attacks, the West India Companyfaihng to provide adequate protection. The English dele-gates had additional grievances which they proceeded to airat tliis meeting, under the form of a • remonstrance, bothto the Director and Council and to the States-General oftlie Netherlands: — they were not as well treated as they ex-pected to be when they came to settle under the rule of theNew Netherland autliorities; mo
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