The sun., 1873-10-30
THE KELSEY CONSPIRIToRS.
Their Examination Before Coroner Bayiis
a Reward offered ny G.v. DIX Tor the
ARE. & of the Murd-rers.


Early yesterday morning the persons
mentioned In the Kelsey verdict "a aidcrs and
aDettors In or accessories to the crime drove
over from Huntington to Oyster bay, In fulfill
ment Of their promises given 10 Coroner Baylis
ON the previous day, aud were formally arrested
Ihey reached Oyster Bay before IL A. NJ, and
at lJ.sO Coroner Baylis joined them, and the
party proceeded TO the ball room OF Reeds
oyster BAY Hotel. DIR. burgess. John Mex "
Nm. J. wood, and Henry Il. Prime ocoupled u
settee on tue LETT Of the Cor ,uer's liable, and
James Mckay, Claudtus H. Prime, Ar .hur II.
Prime, Rudolph Sainmi,, and Dr. Geo. Is. Banks
were seated on the r.Snt. DR. banNs Is ia deli,
cate health. lie wore a heavy cloth cap, and
was wrapped in a thick plaId shawl. Jam,
Mckay had on a heavy blue overcoat aud
Claudius B Prime Mas bundled IN heavy
caped oyercoat. hoyal simnls and Arthur l.
Hurd were not present. the former BEN. in
New York, and the latter before the Orand
Jury Ia hiyerhead. Ine prisoncrs were repre-
serted 10y Mr.. ". u. Gould, of Covert ~ Gould,
flushing. l.. aud 10y MIR. Laskar uf New YOrA.
TUE RxAAINArIoN or DR. BANks.
After all had been seated the Coroner said
Are you ready for exaninauon2
Coton,1"G GtorsSP HISS the nru DR. Rams,
'oos asrat n,aT lhe ianle '"o>t s'iSs aih '.i &c.
tufro the charges against you, have !"u h'lf a.
Coron' You eln susser such Qu~u'us IS va
please but IA that mntcr og nave co'n''i o Ilvt -
= - Where e,re } "a born -Fmf'r VI. ,.lu
%%a-t %stt as aISS Sou f,!ips Sps"9 "A aa
; Ind yuu knuN th4rr- G.. htlstf A. D. .-. si-.
;ce Of I'M ny GO eouisei aere % To- a.s4er tb l
william J. Wood saii that he was IS. yeats lli,
born ana esided in huuun -ton, at.l.1,l .-i,u
cod merchant. and anew hols,y. iltu.,iu.d
To- answer further questions, a. aid tue r.IusI IL
der ut the PRISONERS.
John MrkAy. wnp looked sad and mentally
troubled, ana who twir!cd his thumbs % rNo So
ly thtOu-nuut the examination, s.lu tuat no i, a,
wears Old, was bonn ln scotland, Iesi.Ud In
Huntington, and WAS nard ware myr'haut.
heAry X. Prime was 4s r1ol a. the weather
Itself. lie SAID that he WAS % yeas o.d, born IN
New lOrk, aud "A lar er.
Arthur NJ. Prime sm,lini'ly said he WAS - yelr4
Old. was born aid ruslued Ia Huntington. ana
was "a thimbe maker,
Claudius Is. Prime twhom the Coroner called
"CIaudus said he was Oh years Old, thInule
m lkeT, and was born and resided ia III dntln Il IA,
DG. Samuel II. burgess, VINO ~ quiet ami unas-
/ suming, said that he was born ia ermunt WA,
~ years old, a dentist and re- sided IN Huntington.
Randolph Saiumis, "A fresh ami hearty SOuIu,
farmer Of linntinIton, w.th brent TOOK, and a
/ old and w~s born IN aud lived IN Huntington.
MKAY THE sCuE,frn.
Janes I. Mckay, lA.,' en'u, and nearly bind,
sud VINO has already confessed thdt ne was tle
F ursiniXsr uf the m.lnight ,tcnes Tor Kelsey,
, s-id ue Moo iuar ne writer, d-ed 3D. and 10
! sidcd an Huntington.
Cornnor uid you @now the deceased Charles
J q. kClseYy
icKay with sarcastic smncl decline to
Anor this Coroner l,ayis and tho counsel far
! the defence held short consultation, anu the
| Coroner delivered tna prisoners 10 The rharge 4
! Constable Happen untiio A.. ~, al when time
/ lie ordered INN TO hung them before County
! Judge Armstrong at Jamaica.
Mr. W. b. Gould explained to fHF Sun re-
| porter that he wa- present at the re'lIcst ui
| District Attorney Downing, one OF the counsel
! for the defence, and was connected win the
case only ~ the representative ~ hat gentle-
! man, Ihus, II Will be seen, the District Attur-
nry of Queens county virtually appeAs as tne
! defending counsel Il prisoners WI" Are IN thn
! hands Of the uuthurltics Ol hlt own county, IN
| spite of the fact that he had prrvIouslt AM
/ nouuced Luat ne considered his connection Nith
! the case GUIDED when the Grand Jary indict u
| lr. banks and Royal SanIlnls ior riot last ) ear.
TuE PROCEEDINGS IN JAMAICA.
At + clock the Coroner and Constable IHn-
! pen reacncd Jamaica Al the ho.d of tneir niue
! prisoners. AT the depot X yal Stmulis joined
! them. In Judge j. j. Armslrong's Onlco he and
| District Attorney DJwninI and }. H. FelloMs
| were awaiting them,
| Mr. Fellows annuunced that ten uf his clients
were present, ani moved Llat thcy De admitted
tu reasonable bal.
Judge Armstrong have not yet been
| Officially informed II the utlure Of the CHARGES
against them, nor do know their number even
! tursdi ictiOn, and AT all events ne preferred a.
consult with the prosecuting officers ~ Suruik
county. llO thought this shOuld bdve been
taken 10 the court now in session at lavernsad
He, however, would hear the question whom Il
came before htnl IN "a regular manner, aud sp-
pointed "A hearing on Saturday. Meantime be
thought that the Coroner mIsnt safely re.ease
tho Irlsouets.
A Reward Of 3,OOO Tor X csry's Murderer,
ALBANY, oct. 29.-The following procla
nation has Just been issued by the Governor
sI.TK oF Srw YoRE, r,xrcurlyE clLAhnIu.
| Albany, Oct. -, 1873. I
whereas. on the Ith day OF NOvenoer lasl Charles
Kelssy the subject of gruss personal outT
Huntington. In saGos county. aud has Aot sHes hssl