The sun., 1873-09-04
The Huntington Crime - Who Will
Turn states Evidence

The Huntington Crime - Who Will
Turn states Evidence,
The Coroners inquest on the portions of
n human body found floating in the water
near oyster Bay on Aug. % was not con-
cuded on Tuesday, but stands adjourned .
over 10 this dnv. Enough testimony, how
ever has air, ady been taken TO establish .
the identity of the remains as those of !
CHARLES G.. KELSEY. the young man who |
was turrcd and fcathcrcd at Huntington ,
on the night of Nov. I, 1872. and had never I
since been seen until these frngmentary
parts of his body were discovered.
Unhappily for those concerned IN the
taIring and fcathcriug Of KELSEY. the
Identification Of his remains il not all that
has been established. II j. made clear, al
most beyond pcradvonturc that KELSEY
was mutilntod inhumanly and in manner
which. in itself according to the medical
testimony would be likely to produce
death within few hours. In view OF
these facts, the mooted point whether he
had ever addressed letters Of an objection
ablc character to Miss JULIA SMITH be-
comes wholly unimportant; because, If he
had, they furnished neither justification
nor upbloHN lbT Nuth llfuAul'lll'
The questions which next arise are
Was KELSEY w.lfully murdered; or did he
commit suiciuei
From the length Of time that the body
had remained under water il Is probable
that weights were attached TO ii when II
was sunk; as the head aud feet were gone.
the weights may have been affixed 10 the
neck ana to the ankles.
II IL not impossible from this circum-
stance alone that the deceased should hav"
killed himself Our readers will recall To-
mind the case of the Hon. Preston KING
formerly United states senator from this
state and AZ the time of his death Col
hector ol the Port of New York. Mr. KING
became partially dcraugcd, and intimated
to his friends some intention of destroying
himself. He was "a very corpulent man,
remarkable in his youth us an athlete and
we believe an expert swimmer. II" went
to a store and bought a bag Of shot; then
attaching il 10 himself 10y strong cord,
took passage on a Ilobokcn ferry boa, and
when out in the stream jumped overheard
aud sank out of sight. Ills body arose
six months subsequently, and was dscuN-
cred floating in the water near the At
lautic Docks, Brooklyn. II was idcnti-
ned. and claimed and buried by his family
and friends,
In Krtsry.s case many circumstances
combine TO render improbable the theory
of sui,ide In IN. nr.t Mace II is pretty
cI.orlv nrovou that jpt,rjcS siificicni to b,
u ur,bGblc cause of dcdh hud bccl In.
bjc,lJ 80, him nm me hands ot 0tbcrS
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