The New York herald., 1873-10-29
TIE KELSEY COHSPIRATORS.
Arrest Of Eight Of the Eleven Persons Implt-
Gated by the Coronsr's Jury-Things That
Nay Appear Against Royal sammis
and DR.. Banly-The Moses and
Marks on tho Beach To Be
Further Investigated.

HUNTINGTON, L. l., Oct. %, 1878
Huntington experienced another sensation this
afternoon in the arrest OF eight OF the eleven per-
sons implicated by the verdict OF the Coroner's
jury In the Kelsey tarring and feathering tragedy
shortly before two O'Clock Coroner Baylls, Of
Queens county, arrived in the village from Oyster
Bay, accompanied by Justice Chipp and Constable
Tappan. He had decided to take action at
once, having, as he expressed it, waited long
enough for the Suffolk county authorities.
About the hour OF his arrival Sheriff Lewis OF
Suffolk, appeared in the village from Riverhead,
bringing with him thirty writs OF subpoena against
as many persons, commanding them to appear
at Rverhead tomorrow before the Grand Jury of
Suffolk county, to be examined in reference to
such things as shall appear against Royal Sammis
and DR.. George b. Banks. This latest move is a
mystery to every one here, the names OF the i'm
picated persons appear, and they are the two
against whom indictments for riot and assault
were found last winter. 1t cannot be repetition
OF that charge, because among
THE Thirty PERSONS SuBP0ENAED
Coroner Baylis Aaron jarvis, the old negro who
saw the boat and wagon tracks on Lloyd's Beach;
Fred Titus, the negro employed by the Sammis
family, and who testified concerning Royal
Belts, the tailor, who saw ave men in drab
attire lurking near Mrs. Oakley's house
on Ine night when kelsey was capsnred; Jonn
who discovered the fioating remains IN Oyster Bay
harbor These people, as well as the Others In the
list, know nothing III reference to the charge OF
RIOT and assault, and must therefore be summoned
to appear against Sammis and Banks on the Rraver
charge and of course the query arises. Why against
these two only, wnen there are SIX equally 1mpll-
Gated by the verdict, and nve a9alnst whom o
lesser degree OF criminality Is charged The ar
rests were made by Tappan, and the first four per-
sons seemed to tumble into his arms. He was first
shown James Mckay, who was gong up the main
street in a wagon. Mckay went out OF sight
OVER THE BURYING HILL,
with the gaunt old constable trudglng after him:
abo purya Gose the centre Of the Village
and as the news had spread they waited develop
ments. Presently the constable returned. with
John Mckay in custody Presently DR.. Banks In
light buggy, came down the street, and Just as he
was crossing New York avenue the hind wheel OF
his buggy was caught by the pole OF double team
coming up the avenue, and the buggy was upset.
TIE Doctor fortunately escaped without injury, and
the constable gobbed him up. Ten minutes later
James Mckay returned in his wagon, and the con-
stable halted and arrested him also. DR.. S. II.
Burgess was leaving the telegraph once TO 60 into
his own Office next door when lappan told him
HE WAS WANTED.
Most OF the others lived further away, and BY the
get hold OF Rudolph Samnis William J. Wood,
Claudius B. Prime and Arthur NJ Prime. Rudolph
Tas.d was ocs and given e
Primes father and son, were at work IN their
thlmDle factory, and the constable asked II they
were going to give him q thlmble. mot by
damned sight answered Arthur. Royal Sammis
was at his place OF business in New York, as
was also Arthur I. Hurd, and Henry d. Prime was
also away from home. These complete the list or
persons to be arrested All the parties taken INTO
custody exhibited the utmost good temper. ana
were not OF all surprised The Coroner originally
intended TO commit the parties TO Mineoa jail To-
nisnt but subsequently determined to nold them
10 appear before hlm at Oys er Bay In the morn
ing, when he will formally commit each OF them:
The prisoners win tnen proceed, upon wrlts OF
habeas corpus already prepared, 10 Jamaica, where
an application ior their
RELEASE UPON RAIL
is to be heard before County Judge Armstrong, OF
Queens.
Tonight learn that Arthur I. Hurd went direct
! from New York to Riverhead to appear before the
| Grand Jury there as witness in the matter Of
charges against Banks and Royal sammis, to which
i l have alluded above. He was embraced, as was
| also Rudolph Sammis, in the Sherin's list OF
subpenas, and 1t is supposed was telegraphed to
| in New York, and appears by courtesy ON this
| notification, though he need not do so untli ac
| tually served. John Belts Is the witness VINO on
Friday, when nterrogated at the inquest as TO the
identity OF the tive men he saw lying IN wait, re-
/ Piled repeatedly, "Dont ask me such questionS'
He says ne is going to tell all he knows straight
| now. The Coroners warrants, on which the
| arrests were made to-day, were countersigned BY
Justice william Il. Moni0rt, OF this town. so as to
give the arrests full legal effect In the event OF
uuihba iuriSdCtiOn.