The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-05

TO the Coroner-Wnen you opened the pants ana
tried to take the drawers on they were rather
rotten, and would tear before you could free them
from the skin; then saw the chain on the body In
its natural place, and 1t free from the skin
saw sea spiders on the hip bones on the ankle
bones and on the pants.
To Mr.. Platt-I had been working around the
place where the body was found all the morning
with three other men; If my dredge had caught on
anything while was dredging would have no.
ticed IT, but 1T did not, or at least l did not
Here the jury, all Of whom are sea captains or
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not be traced TO any connection with the witness
or the Importance OF his evidence. The questions
were asked merely to satisfy their minds on some
HENRY c. VAN zANDr.
This Is the doctor VINO testified before on the
first day OF the inquest. He said DIR. Overton
and myself went over to see the body this evening;
we found the femoral vein disorganlzed, empty
the impression gave the other day :hat the pants
vein with blood in it 1t would have strengthened
an opposite behef the desh IN the pevls was not
disturbed and no fish could have got In to destroy
the parts IN that way; the pants were so arranged
when the body was found as to prevent fish from
getting In IN that way all this strengthens the
the gases generated are lighter than body,
escaping. tSs!oSs5 must RE q tHe Surface '''
Oh. WILLIAM P. ovERTON,
VINO accompanied the preceding witness to view
the body, next came on the stand. He said:-l
was IN hopes tnat the body was IN condition 10
II II were not so far gone we could have made
scientific test the scientific test would have been
to examine the fem0ral vein II we found coagu-
lated blood at the head OF this vein he would have
been positive that 1t had been cut before death,
put the parts were 80 much dissolved tnat TINS test
that the cutting was done before death, for the
reason that DR.. Van Zandt has given; there is no
last as long as any other part OF the body,
as general thing, when IN the water; when the
ore exceptional cases where the person Operated
On has lived, but these are IN the books as won
ders; the icmoral vein IN this case was empty q
Condition we did not expect to find; the genital
organs being gone In this case there was an outlet
for the blood, nothing but the back wall of the
divide in that way, unless some force had been
used the other part OF the body would have fOated,
unless It was kept down by weights; the gaments
OF the lumbar vertebra were very strong and could
never have been broken without force.
RECESS.
ment until two O'Clock. During the recess the
doctors went down to the beach and brought out
the body IN the bay to see would It noat Their
evidence Will be found In the fOlOwing:-
DIR. CORYs TESTIMONY.
DR.. Cory was recalled and said he had gone with
DR.. Overton to Sammis' Dock to- view the remains
again; we procured boat and brought the body
out little way in the bay to see II 1t would float
and thus put an end to the controversy about the
made an examination OF the femOral vein on the
opposite to the one made this morning; found .
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quantity; after the experiment was made we put
the body into the water and subjected 1t to the test
s s sSsy s Gsgd s % ns5
would have. in my idea, supported TOUR or nye
pounds don't think the operation was scientifically
death; cannot say whether the ankle was broken
on or not before death.
was recalled. He said ali he could do was to cor.
roborate the statements Of DR.. Cory. He did not
wish to correct or improve 1t.
was also recalled, but he merely corroborated
what his colleagues said.
Mr.. william J. Wood. the man who is said to
have said he would tell all he knew about the case
was next called. When he took the stand all was
the impression that he knows great deal about
the case. He said II live IN Huntington; my I'm
mediate negborsn ere Mrs OAKLEY ty ana Dr.
November 4; Dr. Banks came into my house and
said he had caught Kelsey; asked who had caught
were going to do with him; he did not know, he
said; he supposed they meant to punish him and
wished me to r. 70 Mrs 9Ss with at the he
he returned il about han an hour and urged
some e &c bodily harm; | said Wouldn't intel.
iere, but LETT the house in I'VE or
house hon tnere saw sammis making two masks in
the house, ne and myself; we-Mr. s1inmis
Miss smith, Mrs. Oakley Mrs: Mckay, Mr.. Mckay
front gate, and l went. home, and supposed Or.
Banks went into his house; when Banks came into
tlcipate great danger to Kelsey; heard some one
say when Kelsey had gone out OF the back gate,
compelled to stand upon the back stoop Tor two or
three minutes; when Kelsey advanced to the
house DR.. Banks came up the yard; his light was
out and he told me tnat Kelsey had broken 1t;
did not see the boot; the boot broke the lantern
and grazed Dr. Banks shoulder; Kelsey was
e
night, and then couldn't tell whether he was
tarred and feathered.
KELsEY's REPUTATION WAS NOT VERY GOOD IN
HUNTINGDON;
all that know about him in this regard was from
hearsay; had dealings with Kelsey in business,
anu found him to be an honorable and upright
man. and one who could be relied upon; could
have given alarm, but did not do 1t, because
did not see fit; heard Royal Sammis say that he
would have Kelsey punished II he had to stay from
New York week to do 1t; don't know whether
DR.. Banks found he had on mask or not that
night; heard alter the occurrence that there had
been masked men around before that night; when
Banks came in first he said they were going to
done it; told Banks l thought l was In bad
company; Royal Sammls was in the yard at the
time; did not invite the ladies' to go to the back
stOOp to see the man who was tarred and
feathered; Kelsey had some thing around his oins;
heard the ladies' say that they would not have
saw Kelsey thought he had been be too s
verely dealt within fact, too much for human
nature to endure-but did not hear him cry or
did not see any gag in his mouth; the
masked men had, ! think, handkerchieis
around their heads, with holes cut in so as
to see; when went out had conversation with
my wife; told her l would not in the position OF
Kelsey Tor the whole town OF Huntington.
: Coroner Baylis-How much would you have taken
to be in the place OF one OF the marked men who
done the tarrlng and featheringY
Mr.. WOod-I never figured that thing down full
enough to give an answer; told many people in
the town that had seen Kelsey in the condition
spoken Of before gave my evidence under oath |
do not choose to give my opinions as to whether ne
Is alive not object to giving IL.
Coroner Baylls-You have read the papers and
heard considerable of the body that has been
fOund2
Some OF the questions that were put by the jury
TO the witness (Mr. Wood would have been ruled
out Of any well regulated court, they displayed
distinctly the leaning Of sentiment among the
members Their allusion to the enjoyment OF Mrs.
Wood and the other ladies at seeing the wretched
condition OF Kelsey were ungentemanly and un-
called for. The examination of Mr.. Wood must
have taken up good half hour, the jury plying him
most assiduously with questions OF no importance.
ARTHUR 7. HURD's TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Hurd, the gentleman who saw the whole
anair from the bush, was next called. When he