▁organized ▁a ▁res umption ▁of ▁its ▁char ter ▁with ▁elections ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁but ▁previous ▁governor ▁Walter ▁Clar ke ▁refused ▁to ▁serve , ▁and ▁the ▁col ony ▁continued ▁without ▁one . ▁In ▁Connecticut , ▁the ▁earlier ▁government ▁was ▁also ▁rapidly ▁re ado pt ed . ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁left ▁without ▁formal ▁government , ▁and ▁came ▁under ▁de ▁fact o ▁rule ▁by ▁Massachusetts ▁Governor ▁Simon ▁Brad street . ▁ ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁revol t ▁reached ▁New ▁York ▁by ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁but ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁Nich ol son ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁any ▁immediate ▁action . ▁And ros ▁managed ▁during ▁his ▁capt ivity ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁message ▁sent ▁to ▁Nich ol son . ▁Nich ol son ▁received ▁the ▁request ▁for ▁assistance ▁in ▁mid - May , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁take ▁any ▁effective ▁action ▁due ▁to ▁rising ▁t ensions ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁Nich ol son ' s ▁troops ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁Maine . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁May , ▁Nich ol son ▁was ▁over th rown ▁by ▁local ▁colon ists ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁milit ia ▁in ▁Le is ler ' s ▁Reb ell ion , ▁and ▁he ▁fled ▁to ▁England . ▁ ▁Le is ler ▁govern ed ▁New ▁York ▁until ▁ 1 6 9 1 , ▁when ▁King ▁William ▁commission ed ▁Colonel ▁Henry ▁Sl ough ter ▁as ▁its ▁governor . ▁ ▁Sl ough ter ▁had ▁Le is ler ▁tried ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁high ▁tre ason ; ▁he