The New York herald., 1873-09-29
The Implicated Parties Trying to
Break 1t Down.
MoNEYLEss AND METHoDLEss
Fred Titus, the Negro, Goes Back
to the Sammis Family.
Huntington's Twenty-Five Years of Tar and
Feather History.
OYSTER BAY. L. l., Sept. 2s, 1873.

resumed here, and, from all can learn, there Is
every prospect that the investigation will close
during the present week. Thus far, It must be
conceded comparatively little has been adduced IN
the way OF prtnld facie evidence to nculpate the
actual physical perpetrators OF the outrage which
resulted in Keseys death. OF course there are
some persons who deny that Kelsey is dead-but as
rule tLis class ignore many Of the little particles
OF natural proof which go SO far to establish the
identity OF the remains found in the bay as those OF
the missing poetaster. Lately strenuous efforts have
been made by various observation-disclosures Of the
persons implicated in the tarring and feathering-
to show that william Kelsey admitted within
few days after his brothers. disappearance In No
vember last that Charley had been home after he
was tarred and feathered on that "pitchy night"
and that he had left his watch in his bedroom,
with piece Of the Chain hanging to it, 1t will be
remembered, of course that the only evidence to
show the identity OF the noating legs was the dis
Covery OF the complete chain and traces OF tar and
feathers still adherng to the esh They also strove
to show that William stated at some time that the
bloody shirt and boot found ON LlOyd's Beach were
not his brothers.. Now. while there is every reason
to believe that this evidence is wholly ndntydc-
ted, it is only fair to admit that the shirt s not
perhaps, positively identified for the reason that
such "a garment may very readily resemble
thousand others. But that shirt was found tucked
into boot The implicated parties admit that
Kelsey threw one OF his boots at DR.. Banks in the
yard OF Mrs. Oakley's house, at the time
when he was leaving, clad in his hor-
rible attire and with his clothing in
his arms. That boot was found near the yard gate
next morning, and at seven O'Clock on that same
morning iour miles distant, two little boys found
| the shirt in q boot. These two boots are pair;
they are both patent leather; are right and lett
tazI
Charles G. Kelsey's 1t is therefore unimportant
whether william Kelsey did or did not recognize
these articles. The boots at least identity them
selves. With regard to the chain it may be said
| that its identihca, ion was completed by the
matchmaker who had once repaired 1t, and
that its condition was such That 1t must nave IAN
for many months under the waters OF the bay with
that oozy, decomposng corpse. 1t was coated
| slime that envelOped The remains and some
thread that had been use to iasten portion OF IT
| had become rotten that when the chain was
lifted its weight though very light, broke the
threads asunder. And although Constable Trainor
Kelsey home within lew days alter the out:
rage 1t does not appear tnat any me OF
them saw either the watch or chain at that time,
though the watch was mentioned by William to all
OF them If he spoke OF the broken chain at that
time it was only TO one man, and he singularly ~
omitted to mention 1t to any OF the others. There
are three persons who have thus testified to VIII
am's remarks concerning that fragment, the other
! two being persons who claim to have met him in
the village and conversed with him concerning it.
One OF these latter says William was clone when
he talked with him about 1t. William will now be
brought forward to show that the conversation
| did not take place where that witness Theodore
HaD says It did,, and that there were other per-
J sons present at the time and In the place where
| the conversation occurred who can testify that no
such remarks concerning the broken chain were
uttered.
| ABOUT THE TAR.
This Is far as the Implicated persons have been
But, on the question OF retaining their own coun-
sels they have been successful in degree seldom,
| II ever, equalled by amy band OF consplrators In
| the world They swear with and for each other
| with marvellous unanlmity. About ten OF them
have been called to the witness stand. but they
| can give no information whatever to show where
that tar was heated who obtained 1t, where or by
! whom the feathers were procured, who first cap
tured Kelsey, who 1t was that undressed him or who
daubed him. Yet some Of them concede that they
| had watched to capture him on previous nights as
well as on the preceding lsabbathl evening" doubt
| less Just after retuI ming from church. They are
willing to concede tnat they associated with, aided
and abetted masked people In the commission OF
speak of themselves as ''the best families in Hun
tngtOn." They all arrived at the scene OF the out.
rage too late TO participate, but they arrived
there (D with singular coincidence oi concentra-
tiOn.
on the evening preceding the outrage and to have
! prepared a heavy knot-headeu club on that same
sunday morning by putting string on IT.: That
| club, IL Is proved, he took to the Oakleys' house
| with him on that sunday night, wien he wore the
disguise and mask. and his conversation with the
! trends VINO returned with him shows that they
had been hunting Tor Kelsey; that they had seen
| him. but that he had eluded them. The next night
most OF these same persons were In the same To-
cality. Kelsey was captured and tarred and feath-
cred. He has never appeared since, and this is a
cursory outline OF all that has thus far been proven,
| show ing how Charles G. Kelsey came to his death.
| The prosecution OF this case has resulted In the
| Indictment OF Royal sammis and pr Banks ior
riot and assault. and OF Arthur Nj. Prime for pei
| Jury, in connection with the testimony he has
| given at various times. The Coroners jury are
shose Of IN Kesey and what now to be
| determined is the manner OF hls death and at
| whose hands his death was effected.
| There so many persons involved In the
matter, and so long time has elapsed since the
disappearance Of Kelsey to the time when those
remnants OF a body were found, that all the clews
which ordinarily should have led to detection have
been obterated by interested parties, or have be
lost in the shifting sands OF tlme and cannot be
recovered by the aid OF such
UNRELIABLE MEMORIES
as seem Indigenous to these parts. Whatever
there may be OF lortuitOus incidents In the AFFAIR
falls to the side Of the implicated people. They
are, without exception almost. 'well-to-do IN the
world" Some OF teen are rich. II any one knows
the real facts they do, and they seem disposed to
keep their riches Their means enable them TO buy
or bribc wherever available or necessary. They
know wnere the traces OF detection were and have
buried them deeper The country IS comparatively
poor and has had to scramble in the dark every
where to find the lost or destroyed cews. II ever
there case that needed fine detective ability
to unravel this Is tnat one yet there s no money
TO hire a single detective or TO employ any OF The
means ordinarily necessary IN the detection OF
great crimes. And, iurtner, there appears to be
no way In which an adequate sum can be raised.
Twelve days ago q special town meeting was
held to take action on the matter. 1t was assumed
that an appropriation to be raised by direct tax
would be ordered Tor the purpose OF Offering good
money reward for convicting evidence and to de-
fray the necessary expenses OF thorough prose.
cution OF the case. II appears that the Revised
Statutes ordain that money shall be raised for GER
tain purposes only ut the annual town
meetings. IL was suggested that this
special meeting should vote the appropra.
tion, and that the action should be remedied
II illegal, by an enabling act'' In the next Legis,,
lature. lhe supervisor representing the town OF
Huntington in the County Board OF SUPERVISORS
was weakened In the matter, and, being ap.
| pointed on the committee ON resolutions AZ tne
| town meeting, he brought up the statute anu anu
| overawed the rest OF the committee wltn tnc
| law" TIE result OF the town meetlbg was tnat
supervisor Woodruff is authorized 10 especlaly
urge on the County Board the sppropriauon prof a % o.
| iunds to prosecute The matter and oner reward
| That Board will not meet until october I. CON-
mlttee, consisting Of one citizen IN each township,
was authorized meantime 70 rSo sohci. anrn,nt Sun