The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-19
Connecting the Links Which Will Complete
the Dreadful Chain of Evidence
Of Murder
SAMMlS IN A TIGHTENING SNARE.
The Tell-Tale Cudgel Which He Prepared
Before the Tarring and Feathering.
Dreadful Sounds at Night
on the Beach.

OYSTER BAY, H. l., Sept. 49, 1873.
The most important testimony yet elected In the
inquest now proceeding here before Coroner Baylis
into the cause of the death OF Charles G. Kelsey was
brought out at this mornings session. The room
In which the inquest was held crowded by a
deeply interested ana decidedly curious looking
audience. There was quite a noticeable prepon-
derance OF old men present, some OF whom might
We'll be taken as studies Tor pictures of the can
cient Mariner ''nme' and such antiquated sub
jects One or two OF them had gotten them
selves outside OF too much old rye, and one
OF them, who proclaimed himself a ModOc, had to be
conducted to the door and put on the other side
OF it. The Count Joannes favored the assemblage
with glimpse OF his red ribbon, probably the first
time any Of them had ever seen this insignia Of
the legion d'hOnneur. An artist from Frank Les
lies was present and found abundant subjects for
his pencil One of the curiOsties was the old, lank
gentleman, with long, red neck and shirt col
lar like pair of linen wings, who held the Bible
while the oaths were administered to the wit
nesses. When there was any noise in the room
he contributed to the camor by trying to quell 1t
with his rickety toned admonition to the talk
ers :-"Keep quiet thar; quiet over thar; don't
talk; the stiller We keep the ore yen hear"
District Attorney Tuthill, assisted by Messrs.
Young and Plat, of huntington, appeared on
behalf Of the people. The testimony was elected
chiefly by Mr.. Platt's examination, and was very
important At times, as the tolls seemed to be
drawing around Royal Samms, the audience would
draw deep breath OF relief on the response to
the different questions being made. The examna-
ton Of Titus who is large, jet black negro with
prognathous mouth, unusually thick lips even for
an Ethiopian, and high cheek bOnes was listened to
with breathless attention, broken however at in
tervals by bursts of laughter at the manner in
which he squirmed when uncomfortable questions
were put to him. His implication of his young
master was very severe, but not by any means
voluntary. He was grabbed from his work this
morning by Constable Trainor, and brought here
direct before he suspected he was to be ex-
amned, and before any one could ADVISE MIN.
LYING IN WAIT FOR KELSEY.
Daniel White, being sworn tesiihed ~ reside at Cold
H5.
SIDE the last time ihS hSa,s
when came he first time and went into the village
site Mrs. daEIeys; he going toward Mrs oakeys;
ssn ea s1sn or 2afe e g
below Mr.. Hurd's; as came toward .hem they were
on the Other; Just before got up them they ali Iad
a aeeons Se@ they
tree well as it they had remained on the Sidewalk this
not tell whether they had anything over their faces
the hs% mot asyf pS ~
M Mckay nd Ns hs s Shay rde
before the 4th OF November they were talking to
N h Royal What the
down there I'll fix him; that's what's the matter that
not see Kelsey after that time when MIN Mrs
70 JarosHif IS about quarter Of mile from Mrs
S c yass sd YAK aly in on ye a
10 the CoronerIIt was no darker when saw Kelsey
kelsey face 10 face might have been able to recognize
p ne isS nk within HH tour feet Of them dn take
der say That Kelsey had Been and ersd and
I'm bet It some men saw there that done it"
Frank sam% youth was nsst w and testified
Know ~ his 6er John sa he lives az
in ss sS s %no for
think Titus worked there on and prior to November
sand s Ss aked m % "a and I'd
Royal home on that night Of November & he said
sa 6ay ns opened sn'n the ap
tess .afsa and ' s
Royal have striped suit mat night h also sad hgy
ali titus told me; he tod me nohing about masks 6S
didn't the a at on Ills
related to Royal sammis chat III know Of.
Townsend JARVIS young malatto was next sworn
E red titus illus ' who works Tor Royal sam father
s snd sa,nesInS Kelsey tSTss weeks aEs
ss 5s on s h n af
and ieathered, he heard Royal samms say they we're
Ss following Monday night NcysmSsra when ,l Sy s
had done it and they were auahing about il; be s!id
Mrs sapms Royals mother seemed to , take quite ute
when they had him on the stand before the %9
ssmmis' and was AFRAID they would turn HIM away.
$780,, r,, THE UNWILLING ING, WITNESS .o.,.o., rro
at Mr.. John sammis is the father OF Royal sammis
hays Mnar can't hssr What he says
The doroner~He has mouth enough to be able to talk
viii wiinessi recollect the night Of November 4, when
ns anp aoya liking iDSS @ a
string in ii i was Little thicker than hoe handle and
bored 0, h,Sqgh + win ms ns ana sr p pos
he barn %S named Bill EeOnssd wsq
II oTn a1
old this was about eleven o'clock in the morning
d the % hea the s boy
SSr and went out into the @ n at e be
S vent INTO Ss Village sSa niss that
s ssndSy m ns snd "y@ Went 0S a %' 2 M
up tor s EasS m enc
night and the club was IN the wagon then; did not
wagon e2es Z,
s9fs people
and they into the wagon they said they
sS"ns not catcSns ksisey Royal sSm%
a sam snns a a m Canada Since they then said
Kelsey should be caught and they'd catch him they
rode the wagon with all the way down nome ana
were talking they drove Conkln home hrst; ldoht
remember word they said. . . ~,
think they sad they did him. they sand he Jumped
the fence and came into Mrs. Oakeys YARD the
club taken of the wagon by Royal VINO put on
O What csef A. he left his coat, hat cuffs. neckie
and collar In the wagon under the shed; he put ON
kind of 80
LONG OR GOWN.
O. Did he have ANYTHING his faccf A. 0aughng)
Well he nut some black hing his face; suppose
he tied It on; didn't It plain when drove down
tn Pc nrst I Mt
| there an hour and then went down to Mrs. Oakeys;
then took ROYAL into the wagon and drove back with
him under Powers shed IL was then that Royal put
these things on there no one under the shed but
ROYAL and them when he left the shed he went to-
| wards Mrs Uakeys; he didn't tell me where he was
going hut told me 10 till he back II ten
O'clock when he went away he had different hat and
left his be st hat the wagon he took sort Of old
slouch nat: he didn't anything about Kelsey TIL nc
came back think it was about hall past one when ne
came hack under the shed think II was two O'Clock
he ddn't toll me that NIGHT what he