The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-24
Shocking Death Of a Wealthy
Long Islander.
His Body Found In the Road Near His House.
The Nature Of His Wounds-A Kelly in
tho Case-Statement Of His Supposed
Murderer The Glue to His Ideu-
tifcation-lnquest Ys tsrday
by Coroner Franklin.

TO limited extent. He left the hotel ut
about nine O'Clock, going out by the
front door, aud on Sunday morning was
found dead In The road within a
few hundred rods OF his house. Other parties
passed out by the back door. There had been some
hard words IN the hotel between NUstrand and two
men named Kelly and Divine regarding some build
ings aud some sheep, and also conversation re-
gardng money transactions between Mr.. Nosirand
and Mr. Cahill. The persons who went out Of tho
back door were Kelly and Divine, and as their
FOOTPRINTS WE'RE TRACED
to near where the body was found suspicion arose
against them, and they were both taken into Gus.
tody. Coroner Franklin began an investigation, and
elected the following
TESTIMONY
Medley Horton. sworn, testlfe1:-I reside az Syos.
set; saw the deceased lying dead In the road on
Sunday morning at seven O'Clock; he had several
cuts about the head and faces saw him In the after
noon with Ephraim Powell and Thomas Cahili; think
he was sober.
STATEMENT OF THE HOTEL ATTACHES.
Edward Oberlander, sworn, testified:-I reside at
Syossett; not the deceased IN two or three
weeks; Kelly was In my barrOOm at nine O'Clock on
the night OF the murder; told my servant to shut
up the house; Kelly said he would 20 OUT the back
way and cross the wood; Kelly was alone; did not
notice his dress.
Carl Hetervig. sworn, testi1ed:-I reside at
Syossett, and am IN the employ Of Mr.. Oberander;
the deceased was the barroom on Saturday night;
net intox,cated Enhram Powell, Thomas
Divine, there; Powell, Cahill and Brennan
went away; Nostrand Kelly and Divine remained
Till nine O'clock Divine sad 10 NoStfand, Go away
from Inc !" Nostrand took bit one drink with Kelly;
! saw no
wRANGLING AND PUSHING
among them; NOsirand went out Of the front door
and Kelly went out Of the back door; Thomas Dunn
was not there alter five clock; / saw two dollar
could not identity the pocketboOk.
Thomas Cahill. sworn. testlied-I reside at
wnen ~ left the hotel John Divine and Wil,
ham Kelly remained behind; Nostrand was
little intoxicated; we drank five times with
Nostrand; Nostrand said something about some
sDeep getting through tue fence, and said one
told Townsend jackson; Diyine sad, "DO yol
''Who told your Nostrand would not tell; Kelly
SAID,
or this ~ Nostland sand, ~ do not accuse
either OF you;" Powell aud myself stopped at jericho
John II. Divine sworn. testined:-I reside at Wood
bury saw Tie deceased In the hotel from half past
seven to halfpast nine O'Clock; the parties
above mentioned were also presents after left the
SAW KELLY IN THE WOODS
back OF the hotel; was waiting for him; Kelly
came out Of the back uoOr OF the motel;
he went north, and came around TO the hotel to
the south s,lv had been waiting ten mnutes
go out; went and stayed at Townsend Jacksons
That night; heard from jackson that Nostrand had
for has drinks; Kelly had no dispute with Nosranu;
i told Nostrand to go away from me; Nostrand was
Adam Todd, sworn, tesilned:-I reside At syossett;
am acquainted with deceased; saw him lying in the
Nostrand, Kelly Divine ana the BARTENDER were the
only persons in the room when LETT saw Divine
shove Nostrand; ne told him to keep away from him;
Kelly took mold OF me and asked mo f O man shook
me Ii would not strike him: Divine said
IT Is NOT ALL OVER WITH HIM YET;
then left them and went home.
Medley Horton, recalled, now testiaed:-I never
knew OF any dlliculty between Nostrand and Reilly;
he Thought he would as soon XIII a man as o cat:
he said he was AFRAID to go out; dd net know when
HE WAS IN DANGER OF HIS LIFE;
Nostrand said that Kelly thought he was instrument.
tai in procuring his DISCHARGE; Nostrand was sober
OF the time he made these declarations.
Percy r. Vernon, sworn testifed:-I have made
an examination OF tho footprints In the woods, In
company with Others, and find
FOOTPRINTS LEADING FROM THE BARS
on the north Of the barn, f0rty-eight PAGES from
bars, corresponding with right boot Of Divine from
the peculiar shape OF the loot, being run down on
instep higher; said track terminated at the fence
by the read on which Nostrand was found, about
iorty-four PAGES from where the body lay; before
going through the gate two tracks corresponding
KELIY's MUDDY BOOTS;
also two tracks going north from the same; the
track was then lost until reached q hole Id tho
woods when. l found tracks coming from an
muddy boots, ana terminating on the road at the
same place as Divlne's tracks.
STATEMENT OF KELLY, THE ACCUSED.
William Kelly, sworn, satd-I live at Sy0ssett; am
doing nothing at present; have been ct work on the
railroad was acquainted with deceased; saw HIM
lying on the road dead; his face was all broke and
| smashed saw him In the hotel on Saturday even.
| ing; cannot tell the time exactly; 1t was eight
| Ncstrand went out or the front door; Divine went
out and Nosrand went out after him; Mr.. Oberlan-
place went out the back door; met Divine CO. 90
| Ing to my house; did not sec Nosrrand from the
time he left the hotel until sunday morning; went
went south to the lane; did not 90 out by the
horse shed and come around by the hotel; can
| got nome about ten minutes past nine; remained
in the house for half ali hour and then Divine and
ELEVEN ocoK sok hod q vne
| and asked him II he told John Prentiss that he had
| said his buildings were nuisance; saw Nostrand on
| SOME ONE STRUCK HIM WITH A WEAPON
ouch as an iron bar Or something fixed for the pur.
posc never had quarrel with Nostrand; Nossrand
| did not want 10 pay Tor any drinks drank three
| or four times; i saw NOstrand have O two do lar
bin; il was showing when l left the hotel; there
was discharged BY the railroal company December
| mental IN procuring my discharge.
| Several other witnesses were examined but their
testimony was simply corroborative OF the above.
| NOSTRAND'S WOUNDS.
| Or. II. G. Van Zandt gave the following sworn
statement OF the ma, ure or the deceased,s Wonds.
cut Onequarter OF an lncn In length over Tile lcfe
| eyebrow, extending upward two Inches; ono over
| the inner corner Of the right eye triangular in
shape, three-Guarters OF an inch each side, base
parallel with the eyebrow; cut parallel with and
| just below the edge Of the lower Lip, two
| and three.quarter inches I'm length: one
across the centre quarter OF an inc6
In length; one diagonal from the lower
| part or the lip, extending under the jaw two inches
iength fracture OF the skull. extending from the
outer angle the left eye to about the centre of the
right eye; also across the front Of the nasal bone
| three and one half inches In length; one circular
| fracture extending upward from about the same
| point around to the centre OF the right eye about
| four aud q half inches IN length; one running
directly upward from the same point one and half
inches IN lengthj one nom the outer angle of the
lett eve running down to the base Of the skull: left
| zygomatc process crushed; upper maxIllary and
| mOlar bones, and
| FACE ALL MASHED:
| also fracture OF the lower jaw, rom the sym.
| physis through the jaw, and also through opposite