The New York herald., 1873-09-30

chain attached to the watch when 1t was found in
the room; may have told him there wasa ring on
To a juror may have said there was no chain
on the watch and ne may have mistaken me or LETT
Juror have had conversations put up on me
william 8. Kelsey recalled, testified in reference
70 the same matter and reported conversation
had with Theodore Hail. son Of Thomas j. Hail.
DID NOT MEET THEODORE,
as he testfes. In the village - IL was not '.n the
afternoon; y ne said met HIM ION the sidewalk;'
nlons was NC not on the Sidewalk he stated we were
howes barn at the time talked with Theodore;
M Mtnat Is three-quarters OF mile fom the Post
once; was c0nversinR with Mr.. Rowe, and one
Oh has worKmen was present also; Theodore Hall
came in and Mr.. Rowe and still continued our
conversation con Theodore, after while, questioned
THE SHIRT AND BOOT AND WATCH;
Z lnever stated that the boot did not belong to my
brother; identified the boot at once; it was de-
scrbed to me before saw It. and said identified
II from the description four persons besides myself
recognized the boot; have never stated to Hail
or any one else that did not identity the boot or
hat there was part OF the chain on the watch;
took place about ten days after my brothers dis
appearance; have never talked with Theodore
about IL since; when left the barn went down
toward the haroor and he walked with me;
think he mentioned something about trying to
get farm to work on shares, but am not positive
regarding that; i heard oi the testimony OF Ma
thaniel Brush on the back stooD OIL our house, in
the presence OF Peter Trainor aud Mr.. Dillon said
the boot answered the description OF Charles boot
that night, Tor the reason that 1. had
as Charles Was out, i supposed It was was
him that came home--simply by hearing te foot
steps IN the night; went to Dr.. Banks and asked
him if my brother mad been hurt and he said he
had not been injured at all; and as DIR. Banks was
church member, an elder, and IN the habit Of
took MIN at his word Until the bloody shirt was
found; l may have said something about
CHARLIE WEARING AWAY CLOTHES
that he used to tend mason, but we have lately
found those mason clothes at home; they are at
nome now don't know whether Mr. Rome heard
what l stated to Theodore or not; the mason
clothes were missing at that time, and beneve
my sister found them the other day in an old box;
what said about my brother wearing them away
was based on the fact that they missing then,
and suppos ID he mad worn them away.
Witness here identified his signature and record
OF testimony given by MIN at private eXamina ton
on November 80, 1872, before Justice Montlort and
testimony given by him on December n, 1872, in a
public examination.
Mr.. Young read extracts showing that at those
times witness had testified, as now, that there was
no chain on the watch
AN OLD TINE LINK.
Aaron Jarvis, an old mulatto, was next called
last November; was on LlOyds Beach the day
alter election, between seven and eight O'Clock IN
shirt out snd bricks i M Se
of 1t; there was boot Oh the middle of
S1s. sne shirt and the flaps Of the sairt were all
was wagon track there; there Was smart many
tracks around there OF people, there was news
paper or part oil one, tother side OF the road, all
bloody, as though somebody had wiped bloody
hands on IT. the wagon track went across the
road and followed it down and saw that it went
to the water's edge 1T followed the beach some
distance and then turned up to the road again,
and there saw track where boat had neen
hauled across the road by the tracks alongside the
boat marks judged there were two or three men
hauling the boat; then went along the road and
saw where
THE BOAT HAD BEEN DRAGGED BACK;
the boat mad been dragged across the narrow
beach from LlOyd'S HarbOr INTO Cold Spring HaFbOr;
l snonld Judge it was hat bottomed boat.
z. How did you know which way the boat had
been dragged each timef A. BY the tracks of the
men alongside the boat tracks-you can tell which
way men are walkin' generally, by their tracks In
the sand; there were mems loot tracks each side
OF where the boat had been dragged; was to
work that morning at Mr.. Brandagle's; didn't
notice the clothing or tracks on that evening when
passed that way; didn't notice any lemons lying
in the road; the boat track was smooth and about
two eet and half wide; 1T looked from the tracks
as though 1t had I'D been dragged across easily,
front upwards, but not exactly square; the wind
James Ives and Charles Baldwin were then
called but as they did not respond, recess until
two O'Clock was taken.
AFTER RECESS
the court room was somewhat fuller, quite a
number Oh negroes being intermingled with the
audience.
Aaron Jarvis was recalled. and testified that, in
mis- opinion, 1t was one-horse wagon, Tor a two
horse wagon won't track where q one horse wagon
tracks; there were tracks of only one horse be-
tween the wheel tracks on the beach toward the
waters edge; as near as l can Judge the boa {
tracks on the road crossing the beach were about
ten rods apart.
At the conclusion of this testimony the room was
cleared OF spectators as previously described and
the crowd adjourned to the street to lounge and
gossip about the nature OF the evidence TO be taken
BY AN UNDERGROUND PROCESS
the HERALD reporter obtained the following
abstracts OF testimony In secret session.
Justice MOntlort, James Ives, Annie CrOnan, a
domestic at Arthur Hurd's, in Huntington, Charles
Baldwin and other persons were examined.
Jacob DeiOng and John Fleet were also Xamined.
About six O'CLOCK Ives became involved in another
fortunately no collision took place, though he little
knew or understood the risk ne was taking in thus
challenging, as IL were, a body of rough people,
prejudlced as they were against him.
William II. Monfort. Justice OF the Peace in Hunt
ington, was first sworn in secret session and
testified that he called at william Kelsey's
residence in the latter part OF November in
company with Supervisor Woodruff, and that
William then told nm distinctly that there was
no chain attached to the watch when found in
Charles room; he said "Chares always wore
wards and with other members OF the family. and
they were always Uniform In their assertions that
there was no chain found on the watch; had
conversation with Theodore Hall rece ntly and he
told me they wanted him to come forward and
testify in regard 10 part of the chain being the
watch; did not know who he meant by the express
sion "they; " saw the watch at William Kelseys
and the smell OF tar on it was plainly discernibe.
Charles Baldwin, residing In Williamsburg, q
friend OF Royal Sammis, was supposed to have
been In Huntington on the night OF the outrage,
November 4. He testified that he was IN Williams
burg on the Atm OF November; was there also that
nignt and called on a lawyer, he thinks one G. ID.
Evans; saw James Ives on last Saturday in Will
hamsDurg; Ives came to witness house, in Third
street, and asked whether witness had been SUBJ
p9naed; Ives did not say whether he had been in
Huntington on November a. but said he knew
noIhing about the Kelsey case. Witness testified
that he had not been waited on to come up and
have lrollc with Kelsey; Royal Sammis never
talked to witness about Kelsey, but James Mckay
had spoken about Julia Smith and seemed in
terested about her; he said Kelsey had got in at
her window. but didn't say what was to be DONE
Witness had heard James Mckay say that parties
were going to capture Kelsey, and about November
Mckay wrote to inform witness that Kelsey
had been caught; that letter was destroyed;
he invited witness by letter to come up
and assist in catching Kelsey; that letter
witness had destroyed also; Baldwin said he
could not swear that Mckay did not speak
to him about those letters and ask him to destroy
them, and could not swear that Mckay did not
mention Ives name In those lettersl Bald
win did not remember seeing Ives at all on
November "A or 8, but Ives told him on Saturday or
sunday last that he @as at the polls all day from
SIX O'Clock on the morning on election day, Novem-
ker 5.
James Ives, another friend of Royal was next
called and testified that he resides at No 70 South