[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] At one time, as he was passing a church on Sunday, he looked in and saw the congregation assembled, but the minister had not yet arrived. He coolly walked up the aisle to the high pulpit and took his seat. After a time the preacher appeared, and Kinnicutt rose from his seat and descended the steps, remarking, " I found the sheep without a shepherd and kept them till you came," and strode out of the building. At another time he was arrested for cutting down a gate on the Southeast and Croton turnpike, near Croton Falls. When called to answer the indictment he refused counsel, saying he wanted nothing to do with law or ' lawyers. He then denied the charge and evidence was taken in the case. The w itnesses swore positively that Kinnicutt was seen to cut down the gate. It was a grave offense in those days. After the evidence wasall in for the prosecution, Kinnicutt arose, saying, " You have sworn I cut down the gate; now I didn't do any such thing, I only sawed down the post the gate hung on!" and coolly walked out of court amid the unrepressed laughter of cofcrt and audience. He was at one time in his career confronted by Monroe