The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-05
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pack to loosen Kelsey, one or rnem came near 70
me, and said to the masked man, LET hiin on;'
ne PAID no attention. and walked on; after this
noticed some OF the people going. sol started TO
l saw the tarrng was being done, that they
wanted to get Just enough on him to make the
feathers STICK did not recognize any OF the masked
men al that time; i think 1t was Impossible
for anybody TO do 1t; the men may have given Kel-
sey few daubs on the legs with the tar but there
the waist.
To the Coroner-I know that for the two pre-
Kelsey, Tor We wanted him to be arrested;
KELSEY HAD NO HAIR ON HIS HEAD AND NO wHIs-
on when saw him; think they were taken OF
when he was on the ground; saw no other opera
ton performed; Mr.. Mckay was in the party that
stayed up to catch Kelsey the night before tSun-
TO a Juror heard lantern break or a pane of
TO 70 a. no to %
night; could not have called any one in tune to
sey was to protect the peaceable residents OF
Huntington; did not care to protect Kelsey when
ne was being tarred and ieathered.
To Coroner-When the masked man came up to
me men ne grI mt IN my face H suppose ne saw you
scissors or shaved with razor, but the Jagged
appearance gave the idea Of the application Of
the chain, but do not recognize them; don't think
they are the remains OF Charles Kelsey; never saw
the cnaln before; the description Of the position
ne was found In led me to believe that
tarred after lett; when Kelsey walked around
left they followed him and hooted him they iol-
lowed MIN to the street; l have had several
aparty of boys from the village; then afterwards
thought they were people from outside the village
DON'T know whether there was one or two lanterns
DrOken III TACT, DO not know whether 1t was
lantern or a window that was broken; l was at
times closer to Mr. Kelsey than fifteen feet; put
IN my hands several times to save Kelsey from
falling on me; suppose ii was from weakness.
This concluded the evidence for to-day. and an
that so mysterious" niger witness will be called
During the afternoon Mr.. Downing, the District
Attorney, came in, and Messrs. Platt and Young
withdrew The following are their reasons for
withdrawing. learned them from Mr.. Platt:-
INTERVIEW WITH Mr.. II. O. PLATT.
REPoRTER-What il the reason of your with
drawal from participation In the proceedings be-
lore tne Jury as counsel for the people and the
ANswER-Mr Young and myself acted for the
people, and as counsel to the Coroner at his re-
quest upon this inquest, the District Attorney OF
Queens county not being present. At noon to-day
Thursday District Attorney Downing arrived. He
Sammis, who are now under indictment Tor having
committed riotous assault and battery on the 4th
OF November last me night OF MS disappearance,
quest Is now being held. Mr.. Downing declines to
state that he has retired from such defence, and
appears here On this inquest on the other side as
counsel Tor the people and as the Coroner's legal
adviser by virtue OF his official position District
Attorney OF Queens county Mr.. Scarborough,
who Is associated with Mr.. Downing IN the de-
fence Of Banks and Sammis Is also present to pro-
tect their interests on this inquest. as he has
stated to the Coroner. We heretofore have acted
and still act as counsel for the people, at the
quest OF the District Attorney Of Suffolk county,
where the indictment WAS found in all the criminal
proceedings which have been taken resulting in
this indictment. Under these circumstances we
have declined, although requested by Coroner Bay
lis to continue to associate with Mr.. Downing on
this inquest In view OF his relations to these in
dicted parties unless he would state that he had
Clined to do.
How to Ease the Minds OF the Tar
Party I'm Huntington.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The men who inflicted the outrage on Kelsey, in
Huntington, Long Island. assert positively that
their poor victim is still alive having been seen by
lady zone OF the witnesses on the Coroners jury)
on q railroad car only month ago. II this ladys
statement Is true, then no murder has been CON-
mltted and the remains are an imposture and
amount, OF course, to nothing. Now, in order to
test this thing and fully exculpate the tar party by
Kelsey's temperance, let them ofler in the
New York papers reward Of say $4,000,
behring's and return instantly for the money II lie
Will not come home willingly, let the money be
offered to any persons who win bring him home vi
Il d1HlfS. II he Is not forthcoming within a rea-
sonable time, then he must be incontinently dead,
and the remains found in the bay are his beyond q
doubt. The tar party are all mOneyed men. and
can easily afford the reward. JERSEY.