The New York herald., 1873-09-15
Is the Social Tragedy of Hunting
ton To BE Revealed!
Who Will Turn States Witness New
Links in the Chain of Evidence Start
ling Developments Expected-New
Facts and New Witnesses
Arthur Primes Crime.
Another Part Of Kelsey's Body To
Be Traced.

rage and probable murder indicates that ere many
weeks have passed there will be stirring scenes
enacted between the hostile factions into which
that crime has arrayed the community, 1t must be
promised that In the whole town, and most likely
Ia the whole county there is not q man who has
not actually taken position of rivalry either on
one SIDE or the other on this question. have
visited several townships ana have never yet
found man, to whom addressed any remark on
the subject OF the crime, who not at once ready
to enter into an almost indefinite conversation
concerning it. Invariably too people are very out
spoken and bold in the expression OF their opinions
ana the chances are great that the second third
sentence VIII leave you thoroughly informed as to
the partisaDshp OF the speaker. There Is this diff
ference, however, that the Kelsey party is in the
proportion of about ninety1ve per cent of the COM
munity and Is generally fierce in its denunciations
and inclined to be summary and uncompromising
IN all the measures 1t adopts to secure the detec.
ton and punishment OF the perpetrators. This Is
essentially the party OF action" The other five per
cent are wary apoogetic and assume the air Of In.
ured innocence; but they will resort to desperate
means in their own defence, II pushed
to 1t. They have, think. shown that already by
the wholesale perjury which has been committed.
Fancy an outrage like this was, perpetrated in the
presence OF twenty or thirty persons, in small
community where
EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYBODY ELSE,
and yet OF the nine persons who admit their pres
ence 1t is impossible to show that any OF them
Lad any part In handling or touching the victim,
nor do they appear to know any one OF the other
fifteen or twenty persons who did the handling,
although all knew who the subject of the outrage
was, and several Of them are shown by their own
and other testimony to have known that Kelsey
was to have been captured and treated In an ex-
emplary manner on that evening.
Now, however, that Arthur M. Prime has been
sent before the Grand Jury on a commitment for
perjury and will certainly be indicted tomorrow
the fight Is commenced in earnest. This is the first
gun, and the chances that within ten or fifteen
days the developments Will be startling. II in
dicted Prime VIII be certainly convicted, and If he
is convicted he will be equally certain to be sent
to the State Prison for the full term Of ten years.
He knows, unquestionaby, enough to put the
authorities in full possession Of the situation, and
there may be great inducements held out to him to
TELL ALL HE KNOWS
He Is young man, twenty-four or TWENTY-FIVE
years OF age, and has been but short time
married. His prospects in life are nattering, and
his family connections are very good he being
related In the third or fourth degree of con.
sanguinity with q distinguished New York family
OF the same name. He can Ill afford to blast his
future by going to prison for long time and be-
coming o social outlaw thereafter. The chances
are ten to one that he can secure immunity by
turning States evidence If he is himself implicated
in the outrage, or by revealing the acts
ana the individuality OF those who were.
There is no question OF the fact that some
of those who were implicated are deeply alarmed
on this point at present. and each one of them has
over and over again calculated the advantages to
himself of being first to disclose the facts. have
been very reliably informed that already overtures
have been made looking to such result, and 1t
need surprise no one to learn within the coming
imnortant witness mas confessed. In addition to
this, know positively that
THE AUTHORITIES ARE WORKING QUIETLY
and skilfully with detective aid toward the solution
OF three vital points OF proof, one OF which con-
Germs the discovery Of another portion OF the body
some persons to know that the clew
upon which this latter point Is being worked up
WAS hsc zen m one s r bofb s Of % ama 70 Gs
one of whom has as yet figured In the case. and
that but slightly:
lately been developed large amount OF evidence,
all Of which goes TO substantate the proofs
the whole a1air. It may be asked, 'How were the
perpetrators to be Identified when they were
maskedN But the inquiry ls very pertinent;
"Why did DR.. Banks and the Primes and Mr. Hurd
and John Mckay, who call themselves some OF the
best families in the place. associate themselves
with
BAND OF MASKED MARAUDERs
assembled to do an unlawful deed. And why was
there no remonstrance from Mrs. Oakley or Miss
Smith against the trespass OF this disguised and
unknown band Of men on their premises?
On this point witness is to be produced at the
resumption Of the inquest who viii swear that he
was told by Mr.. A. I. Hurd that ne himself (Iurd)
had handkerchief over his face on that night Of
NIB TINS would Sc seem ws,s to identity urd
ascertained that some masks were seen, in
Af of fhn Ali
ted on the afternoon proceeding the evening
OF the outrage Testimony On TINS point also Will
be Do at e be the 9s
are those relating to the discovery OF the portion
OF the body above referred to and OF the discovery
BLOOD IN SMALL BOAT
on Lloyd's Beach, where 1t is supposed the body
was sunk. At that time there was sloop belong
ing to Albert Carter, OF Greenpolnt, on the beach,
taxing in a cargo OF gravel. Captain Carter states
that on the morning OF November ne iound blood
In the bottom OF the small boat attached to his yes
sci, and discovered proofs In the manner OF the
tying OF the boat and its changed location that
II had been used during the night by some one
The story that two men were seen carrying q large
bundle into boat at that time and that they after
ward returned without the bundle, Is unIonnded.
sides on the north side OF Lloyds Harbor, and who
Is the only other man who knows anything which
be will tell about boat being used In the harbor
that night. He says he happened TO be out In the
yard about i've minutes before three O'Clock on the
dark. His attention was attracted by the sound OF
oars In the rowl0cks OF a boat proceeding up the
harbor toward Lloyds Neck, and he states that the
rowers were pulling with rapidity OF stroke that
was very unusual as was also the fact stu more
unusual to find
BOAT PASSING THAT WAY
at all at such an hour ON returning TO the mouse
he looked at the clock ahd ascertained the Tune,
merely with view to learning how soon the day
break would come. The tide at three O'Clock In
that month was about full and the occupants or
the boat could easily have carried 1t over the
neck which, at high tide, would not be more than
ty feet In width. The assumption Is that this boat
went down to carry the body into the bay, ana was
another route, the body was being carried to the
beach on the westerly side OF the neck.
Mr.. L. X. Bryar, respectable gentleman who lives
about two miles from the beach, on the Harbor roed
states that at three O'Clock on the morning OF
November s he was out OF bed, being from some
cause unable to sleep that night At three or four
minutes before three o'clock ne went to the
window and looked up the road. Shortly after
ward he heard q wagon drive past the house at
abont a "four-minute gait toward the beach, The
circumstance was very unusual but he thought
not a. mia ha a nj