The New York herald., 1873-08-31

plctureS. tie pTOWteQ ~ OlRut AROUND uer mousse,
where she lived without any male protector and
in company only with her sister and grandmother.
COURSE TOWARDS THE LADY
was OF an unworthy and unmanly character. He
climbed into her bedroom once only TO find a mar
red lady there, who put him to night. He did very
eccentric and cOndemnatOry things and it would,
seem from all that Is related of MIN that he was
little else than a asatyromanac. Mr. Royal sammls
Is alleged to have told him that il he did not cease
annoying Miss Smith hs you'd "6x him." Finally
ne was nxed, I'M poor deuded Kelsey, quiet and
%nsria,esS % y az other respects, could pot be Pre-,
furtive visits to the house OF Miss Smith.
Mrs. Oakley, the grandmother OF Miss Smith, de-
termned at last on having Kelsey arrested but
Miss Smith not caring TO make her appearance in
court and prefer a complaint against him the
matter dropped to the ground. In the meantime
number OF citizens, to whose ears the story came
OF the annoyance to which Miss Smith was sub
lected, resolved to keep midnight watch for
dows OF Miss Smiths residence. They failed 10 be
gratfed IN this regard, and soon alter-it Is to be
presumed by some secret understanding among
tnemSelves-the project was determined on or
TARRISG AND FEArHERING KELSEY.
This was done the night Of the 4th Of November
from Miss Smith. number or men set upon HIM,
stripped him naked, covered him with tar and
feathers, cut the hair or his head, and by the
light OF lantern, exhibited HIM to the ladies miss
Smith among the NUMBER, who were standing on
the rear piazza OF the house, in the back yard OF
which the proceedings were carried on.
Had this occurred out West, on the confines OF
civilization little comment would be excited, but
for so barbarous and brutal punishment to obtain
acticn and sanction OF people who are heirs to 200
years Of the New Worlds civilization, churchgoing
people OF calm behavior and gentle accents, passes
belief and Is certainly most wide perverSt0n OF en-
ightened and Christian teaching.
MISS SMITHS ENCOURAGEMENT.
Now, Kelsey's friends assert that MISS Smith gave
encouragement to this crazy lovers advances;
positive fact remains that MISS smith, to any
eye and by every candid opinion, bears the
manner and we'll grounded reputation OF SEN
sible, modest and scrupulousy correct young
Of her disclaimer that she never held out any hope
whatever to KELSEY. The tar" or anti-Kelsey
party maintain that the legal investigation con,
Quoted by Judge Mountfort was One-sided all
through and that no reasonable chance was given
the persons charged-namely, DR.. Banks, Claudius
B. Prime and Royal Sammis--to vindicate them
selves.
shall offer no opinion on this matter for no
IN s s case m mas @ anu
their trial at the Oyer and Termner court at River
head, oath Of October before Judge Barnard, On o
charge OF riot and assault.
THE END OF KELSEY,
80 far as known was this s:-After the outrage COM
and go home. At home they say he entered the
house and took bucket down to the yard to draw
water. Here the narrative leaves . hiatus which
discovered In the yard, and prints of
horse's hoof and OF q wagon wheel were like
wise observed Wheel tracks were noticed by
Henry Kelsey on an unfrequented road near
the house. which Is on hillside west of Hunting
ton. have already mentioned that James Hood,
large bundle the night OF the outrage. These
things were remembered when the remains were
t6as were put % togsther, ana TT the theory s1s
readily evolved that Charles G. Kelsey
was murdered by some OF those engaged
IN the operation OF tarring and feathering.
1t was also borne in mind that he made use of the
exclamation, while they were in the act OF apply
ing the tar brush, 81 know YOU You Will repent Of
this" 1t appears he unmasked at this time some
OF his tOrmentors. "Dead dogs tell no tales" and
shall we conclude that the men who were brutal
lv
capable OF adding murder In the second instance
1t is a sad tale all through. 1t has drawn down
the village of Huntington, erstwhle the calmest,
loveliest and most peaceful place on Long Island,
seat OF unhOly disc0rd and wretched re.
ordinations The worst is yet to come. The
''no tar' party are in the ascendant and as there
Is no doubt but that the remains found in oyster
Bay are those OF Kelsey, and that murdered he un-
questionably was, the prospect for some people in
Huntington is anything but bright and reassurIng.
THE EXCITEMENT AT OYSTER BAY.
1t was at Oyster Bay, however, that the excite
ment reached its highest PITCH for thither the re-
mains were taken for an inquest to be held by
Coroner Bayis. The lawyers, the relatives OF
Kelsey and people interested In the case from
various places around and in Huntington repaired
early in the morning by wagons and buggies to
1t was only yesterday that the body was dis
covered by the two fshermen Ludlam and Frank
lin. with the proverbial alacrity with which news
travels in the country, the story OF the discovery
was sent from Oyster Bay to Huntingdon Locust
Valley and Cold Spring, where 1t was told and re-
told until the residents for miles around were ap-
prised Of the fact. The tale of the discovery OF the
remains Of young Kelsey was told by the simple
oystermen with a 1rankness that carries convic-
ton with 1t. Their story is substantially as fol-
the harbor between More's Point and Plum Point,
when Ludam called to his companion saving that
body was floating near his boat Franklin had
seen
THE FLOATING MASS
and as 1t was nothing unusual to see masses OF
seaweed and wood logs floating about he paid no
attention to it; but when his friend called his at
tention he drew up his dredge and neared the spot
where the object was floating. He laughed and
said, "Why, it's nothing but pair Of pants" and,
suitng his action to the word, he took hold OF the
garment to demonstrate to mis- friend the truth
OF what he said. In doing this he discovered his
with nothing but the thighs left" He told Ludlam to
tasten string, which he would find In the bow Of
the boat, to the band Of the pants and tow 1t to
More's Point; Ludlam objected and said, ''rll toss
you to see who'll tow it in; =; Franklin paid no at
tention to this, and directed his companion to row
the remains towards the Point while he went
ahead to get the Coroner; shortly after the boat
bearing the body got to shore the Coroner came
and took from the pants watch 2 watch ~ and nd
the members Of the Kelsey family as the property Of
Charles Kelsey. Franklin, who examined the re-
them, gives strange and significant testimony
about the condition of the body Ludlam corro-
borates the story OF Franklin without addition or
correction. He was not questioned about the
condition OF the body, the Coroner thinking it
moreyadvisable to leave tnat point until Tuesday,
RUMOR AND GOSSIP.
Speculation was rife in the little village, and in
the desert OF small talk there loom up,interestng
II not probable conjectures about the case and
those concerned In it, 1t was stated on reputable
authority that George Banks, one of the parties
indicted for the outrage, and who Is at present in
Connecticut, under treatment for brain affection,
became crazed by the news OF the discovery Of the
body. The same source is responsible for the
statement that he attempted to do violence to
himself and was only prevented from the design
by those around him.
WHERE is SAMMIS.
resident of this place, who came up on the
morning tram, said he had positive information
that Sammis who is under very light ball. had
gone or was to go to Europe in one of the after
noon steamers. BE this as 1t may, there was and
is nothing to prevent mis- going for as rar as could
be learned no effort to detain him has been made.
What may be called the anti-Kesev faction OF
Huntington are the wealthy portion OF the resi-
dents, and as they are all related in some way
they feel an interest in the safety OF their cham
piOns.
There were not wanting people to grumble at the
adjournment OF the inquest until Tuesday, they
thinking il should be done with at once. Some OF
the Huntington people, reputed friends OF Banks
md Sam are oh-nO 10