The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-12
Another san Reporter Interviews Keily-A
Dutifui sons Rcnpnnsc TO n Mothcrs
Comma nd II nows hir Own Rnsinp.n

vague have been the runors fastening guilt on plr.
ties who have honergb,y proven Themselves limo.
cent Of oil knowledge Of the murder of Mr. BonJa
min Nathan. Within the past few days public
opinion has bcen gradually attracted toward Mrs
Kelly and her son William. aud grave suspIcions
are entertained that they know more about lhr ua.
gc event than they are willing 10 tell The IN ced
fan,ily OF the late murdered man have been unlh'e
To advance my theory o Their own regarding the
murder hut have not the ali .cst doubt OF the ino
cence Of Mrs Kelly snd her son. and are g-ioveI TO
think that they should he suspected OF any kuoNl-
edge OF a crime 80 henous sud irigh'fu TIA. even
the snnals OF crime in this blood stained city show
A reporter OF Tug sUs interviewed willism Kelly
yesterday afternoon, and found him to be = young
man OF about twenty tye years Of age. dve crt cyt
inches li.h, and rather muscular, His appearance
Ia unpre possessing conploTon lizht, With rather
dark hair ssaudy mous,Iche, with heavy. ovtrhans
ing eycbrow', and avery icrbldns express ion about
the eyes. Ha refused to make any statement snyir
that he had told all ho kaow, o. would tel AT he
Cotone's iuquest but in anoSer to = qNe,tiun SAID
was. Nnne this eonvefsion was st'-; %. Mrs Kely
cimeou to We basement dOorthr iron door of which
vas shut alI the time. the reporter ben. the out
side and keli on the Inside or it-anl ordered her
son in the house, taxing him forchly by the arm
and saying, Come in and DO not to them ANYTHING,
duii'ul and aae"'ionata son, 10 u he1lT know
Isa nc!vw ya brSSs to 20 IN G nbr"St "S"%. ee..
There Is no doubt that young Kerry Is urhe. s,r!ct
police surveillance although The authorities do Of
admit it, and white ;re house is in charge Of the
cupviss rooms At the Alhemarie Hotel he house ia
bcing taken care OF by Ms. Kelly Ter son, aud a
male domcs'c. The police are still cnerge'icaliy
theories without being able to l9stcn the guilt an
any ono lOt until William Kelly ami hi. mother
ran taliirh tLeir innocence, ,puoic attention viii DO
directed toward them, aud Tho opinion VII gam
ground that they Lave some knowledge which has
been carefully kept from the public.
" iafs las sha Ma I'm. NJ
sion-A Conversation with One OF ,ir. Ma
thnn's SOus-hn Oniccr on Gnnrd.
About ~ o'clock another Sun reporter reached
the corner OF Twenty y.third street and Finh avenue
There lew people in hat neishborhooI a, that
- hour, but as the evening wore away more
e"'. Despite q driving rain men stood
sa'hered' fatal No. ~ while ladies
,p rs.,1y naS e I'D e''r umbrellas and oroa'rol
~ e"s"y nao' u, view OF ~" tragic mansion,
The Whit .",,',n. were Ill down, and as tho dark
ness catbcr,t tn rrr, of the nsns'on hai SnosF
look. There Nas only on Smedia,ely over the en-.
enu ana .h"t Whs III we room D., apartment were half
nnclosel, and the curiosity IL Aer no the room
breath, pointed this out to each o. d.
whore ret, tle lrradlG dosi WIS commits before the
pohtemah with gtteiing shield 81, IN ven
massive doors in an olsY LAlir The sun a. '"iven
lnred over ader the tlIonG opposite had beon Il ns
away by wearness and the rain. The oIicer rose
the visitor ascenlcd the steps and sud.
what 10 you wish, sir 7"
hopOrteT-I am a newspaper man, I would Iike
to know WHO il here At night
oncer-Well, stay here tonight, for one
Repnrer-Nill William Kelly sleep here tonight,
Omeer-l presume hs will he camo IL. a lite
whilo lgo
Repoler-Will the Messrs. Nathan brothers sleep
kerot NF
Oincer-I DO rot know.
Al This moment a sound Of footsteps ascendiug
w w entrance WAS heard, and turning ms head the
Cfticer exclaimed: " '''
AN, hero comes somebody who can tell Won ali
about it," ~ WI '0u d"
:, TWO gentlemen passed and entered. "Who are
lLpyf' inquired the reporter wv
" Ono o. them Is Mr., Harmon N,th,r ami H.
other II headquarters de'ecti -" was tho r.riy "N
Ihesc gentlemen renamed msile fl ic,n ot
'h0uS nihu'ot- IAd Nom tLo fact tLat one of the