New-York tribune., 1873-09-04
THE KELSEY MYSTERY.

EXCITEMENT INCRRAsING-A SPECIMEN PLAChhp
The excitement at Huntington and oyster
Bay and in the surrounding country concerning 'ne
Kelsey tragedy continues unsbated, ana there eees "
be immediate prospect either OF sewing 'ne
or of ouieting the public indignation. The sympatIers
With the KeIsev marty seem TO be increasing IN num-
bers and the developments Of the eoroners inquest
have appareLty converted many who nave here'oiore
been among the most skepucsL Neyertheiess tnere n.
still number who think that the remains usco'efeo
are not those Of Kelsey but those OF some one ere
which had been smeared with tar, muuia'ed' ana
thrown into Oyster Bay by his friends, who are ANXIOUS
10 bring 10 Justice those who are willing to acknowledge
that they went 30 far as 10 tar and feather MN.
number OF garruous old ladies Of Huntington ana ls
vicinity have circulated reports that they have seen
Kelsey on their travels since November, but, on
thorough Investigation by those especially Interested IN
determining his whereabouts, they have almost lnVara
bly, acknowledged that the person seen looked some
what like him but perhaps another man. Inc ma
iority of the people In the vicinity of Hunting
ION row entertain little doubt concerning the
body discovered on Saturday. They think
that the plot could hardly have succeeded SO weii
had It been hastily laid by the Kelsey family on the
night OF the outrage. Events could not have been 30
nicely fitted jointed and above ALL wanderef ir
whose arrest large reward offered aud whose pno
tographs have been scattered broadcast could haruS
have succeeded in eludng capture for nearly t"eNe
month .,.
Meanwhile the two parties at Huntington are oitlefly
h,e IN aacb other and the conduct Of the Tar party Is
nv M means sueh as TO win IL new friends heseru"y
morning an outrageousy insulting piaesrd was ioui
posted on the outer wall OF one OF the prlhopa s'o
be Village and on account OF it public indignation mas
arisen to a still higher pitch and rewards nave peen
fered by several for the arrest OF the persons gu VI
the deed The names appended to the docunen. are tn0
forged names of prominent members OF the AntiIar
introducad in the document are
titles with which the AntTar partys leaders have Deen
dnbbed The names appended TO the bill are also the
names of a number OF the most prominent members OF
the Second Presbyterian Church, and Is supposed TINS
base means has been resoed to 10 defeat the purpose oil
Kelsey friends hold the funeral services IN the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church on Friday.
The names Of d. W. Conkn, ]. Hendrckson, H.
Akins ]. Smith, and A. Gilderseeye are APPENDED 70
the placard, which is as follows;
The funeral services OF "Iegs' will be conducted on
Wednesday afternoon, at O'Clock, by the Rev w W.
Kuox IN the Second re- 10y So mnch
Of Legs " past and present history being knoWn;
enon % W. W. our U1 SanterI czens namely; Chas Duryea
alias Cyclops Old General Big Bill sainms, Chas street
Peter Trainer, who VIII sng select9hs Irot .he @
Charles G. Kelsey be present and entertain the
assembage with some OF his latest travels squire
Monfort Will also address the meeting.
The two NewYOrk detectives employed in the interest
of the sammis party, who first appeared several days
ago. are still the vicinity but their movements are as
quiet as possible. The inquest will ee resumed this
morning. The list of witnesses who viii appear in
cludes W. j. Wood, Arthur T. Hurd, John Mckay,
Arthur Prenie Joel scudder. Aaron Jarvis. Frazer
and Daniel White Deacon Wood has announced his i'll
tenoD telling all that came under his observation on
the night Of Nov and is generally supposed that his
testimony will be most damaging 20 the persons CON
cerned in the outrage rImor that Dr. Banks had at
tempted suicide extensively circulated yesterday
but proved TO be untrue.