The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-04
NEW YORK.
The Kelsey Inquest.

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The Kelsey Inquest.
New YORK, September 3.-At the
Kelsey inquest, which was resumed, q
watch, chain and comb were found on
the corpse, which were positively iden-
titled as having belonged to Kelsey.
Doctors Van Ssndt and Cory both tes>
tilted to examining the body, which
they thought must have been subjected
to such violence that death must have
resulted within six hours. The defense
are understood to rely chiefly on the
following points for their case: A wo-
man OF good character, swesrs she saw
Kelsey several weeks after the supposed
outrage, on a train OF the New York
and Hartford Railroad, and conversed
with him. Cd. That mutilated body
had been placed in the water and
claimed by Kelsey's friends to be Kel-
sey's, in order to prosecute the defend.
ants successfully. The inquest will be
continued on Thursday. Kelsey's cup
posed remains will be buried on FRI
day.
News Items.
Yesterday evening, the directors Of
educational Rifle Association, made ar
rangemeHts for the first annual match
of the association 10 be held October
9Th. Orange Judd, of the Army and
Nary Journal, offered $3.50 as a prize to
the members OF the press; other prizes
amount in value to So, 200. The badges
number so; 9 are gold. Is silver. %
bronze
While the late Mayor Kalbfesch, of
Brooklyn, was living, suit was brought
against him by Mary Jane Wade for
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
damages, for breach OF promise of mar
rage, and yesterday she obtained
through counsel an order to show cause
why the trial OF the case should not 60
on.
A mason yesterday, at the inquest
relative 10 the death of eight persons
by the fall OF building in West Elev-
enth street, said it would not have
cost more than five dollars to brace the
walls and prevent the disaster.
The Continental Railroad Project
A meeting OF the directors and pro-
moters OF the Continental railroad was
held in this city to-day. The company
organized some three years ago, when
a number OF New York ard Western
capitalists sgitated the question of
rapid transportation from the West and
the new route was projected 10 be
adapted particularly as freight line
between New York and Chicago. The
company have since surveyed the route
OF the proposed line and obtained chsrt-
ers from the states through which it
will pass. At the meeting Jas. E Alb
bott gave a detailed statement Of the
advantages claimed for the road, The
principal WAS the great saving OF dist
ance.
Mr.. Abbott claimed that the road
when built would satisfactorily solve
the vexed question of cheap transporta.
ton, reducing the cost from twenty to
fifty per cent. The company expect to
construct the road in about two years.
The following gentlemen are among the
directors: Ex-Governor w. Bigler, of
Pa, Judge F. Hays, Geo. Green. and E.
w. Bronson of Illinois, r. j. D. Wiggins,
OF Indiana. The cost of the road is
estimated at from one hundred and
seventy-five to one hundred and eighty
million dollars.
Rumored Dedication.
The city is considerably excited over
the charges OF fraud which have been
made against certain city officials.
Members of the finance committee Of
the city council repudiate the charges,
saving the city has not lost dollar by
loose or careless arrangements or de-
falcations. Tax Receiver Broodwell is
especially charged with mismanage-
ment and irregularity in his depart
ment.
The Bond FOrgeries.
There was considerable less feeling
in Wall street Yesterday regarding the
forged bonds. Although detectives had
information OF eight thousand dollars
worth of bogus certificates which had
been prepared for the market, they
were unable to state how much was
actually in circulatstion. 1t is proba-
bic, they think, that the forgers have
not confined their operations to the
United States, and that bankers In Lon
don and other foreign markets have
also been victimized. European capl-
talists have been warned by cable
Detectives are on the track OF William.
son, believed to be the principal forger.
The officials of the Western Union
Company deny any knowledge Of their
stock being forged. So, also, do the
officials of the New Jersey Central.
Hsskins & Braine, brokers. No. ii
Broad street, suspended Yesterday, they
having lost over forty thousand dollars
by these forgeries. They have attach"
ed So, 900 deposited by Kendrick a. Co.,
with the Union Trust Company. Iney
charge Kendrick & Co. with compiler
ty in the swindle.
The Counterfeit Five Huudred Dol
lar Notes.
Further irquiry at the Sub-Treasury
has elected information from Mr..
White the cashier, that about twelve
cd