The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-15
THE MOB In HUNTINGTON.
DETAILS or TINE KEISEY OUTRAGE
TOLD IN A COURT ROOM.
Laying In Wait for the Victim, and Applying
the Tar and Feathers A Judge who Thinks
he Knows whore Charles g. X eIsey IL.

RlNERHEAD, Oct. h.-Ihe anxiety OF
Judge Barnard to nnish the Kelsey case early
as possible led him to open court this morning
at 81 O'Clock The jurors we're in their places,
most of them wearing overcoats, and looking
cold and uncomfortable. Counsel for tho de-
fence were late, however, which inspired the
Judge to remark that he had never been 90
treated before 10 his life.
District Attorney Tuthll opened the case for
the people. lie described the outrage commit
ted upon Charles O. Kelsey on the night Of Nov.
I, 1872, as 1t has time and again been described.
The application Of the tax aud feathers, the mu-
tilation Of the person, and the subsequent dis
appearance Of the maltreated man we're all dealt
WITH "And H." said the District Attorney
I'VE cannot produce before you the principal
witness, Charles q. Kelsey himself, the fault
certainly does not lie with u.s. Mr. ruthill con-
graduated the jurors and himself that he did
not represent the county alone In the case. The
Governor, he said, had requested the attend
ance Of Attorney General Barlow.
william j. Wood, of Huntington, testified TO
having been invited by DIR. Banks to see Kelsey
punished. 1--WE ought to let him see bv our
presence" said the Doctor, " that we disapproye
Of his conduct" The witness refused TO go
| with MIN, but he afterward saw Kelsey sur
rounded by crowd 81 men, Of whom pr. hanks
was one. lie reiterated the old testimony Of
| keiscy's punishment, and said he " smelt tT In
KEIsBY's BRorHERs STORY.
william :. Kelsey brother Of the victim. tes-
| titled that about month before the outrage he
| overheard Royal SaInuiis say TO Charles q. kel-
sey, " II YOU are caught there again 1t won't be
| good for you."
Gen. harlow offered to show that Kelsey had
not been seen since the night OF the tarring and
Judge HARVARD answered that he had "vcry
| definite ifeas where KELSEY was AZ present, but
| that not the issue under trial
| the witness described his br theirs return
| home, and subsequent dis ppearancc. Henry
| T. Kelsey cotrohurated portions OF the proceed
| Ing witness \ testimony.
| Nrs. Margaret Carney. formerly servant Of
| Mrs. Oakley. was ubunnaed oy the county. hut
| che had been married since leaving service, aud
| with her altered condition her recollection OF
the occurrences OF Nov I, 1872, had m steriously
| departed, and she iroved AN exceedingly bad
witness fnr the prosecution.
John Mckay Described the outrage as he had
| seen ". participated IN nv Royal Stmmis and
| DR. Banks. lie s,w Kelsey break Banks's Lam
tern with boot. Miss Julia smith was spcc-
the outrage was committed, she turned ~ the
crowd and sad 81 want the neignbpfs 20 un-
derstaud that ] never encouraged tnat man To
come mere" Witness heart Dr. Banks say It
was TOO bad" and he lwitness) said, Who
ever has done this had better get out 0f Hunt
ington.' witness had frequently watched Tor
kelsey around Airs. OakeJ's promises. lie
usually "pruwled aroi nd, the witness said,
aboUt Il o'clock On Sundly night. On The sun
DAY might preceding the outr.ge he was watch
Gen. B,rIpw asked the witness whether he
saw Dr. Bipks's man on that occ sion.
Counsel Tor he defence objected. and some
argument cnsued. Finally the qiestion was adj
mt. cl, tho defence taNing IN exception. ihcn
the witness an wered tn { DR.. Banks mad no
~. n. Witness had been asked by Mrs. Oakieys
family to watc4 for Kelsey.
ON the crus.-examination Vt appeared thlt the
constable WIS wi him on the last occ sion. and
witnesses br Their had told uim that Dmtri /
Attorney iuthil had advised sucn watch TO
be kept.
ARTHUR T. HuRD's RECoLLECrIoNs.
Arthur t. Hurd visited the scene of the out
rage jD-t n the crowd mad finished cutting OIL
kct-tV'- hdr. lhry then proceeded TO paint
uiin. an ulcrttion occupying a3out two minutes.
| linen another man Threw over MN something
whIte tnat looked hNe feathers. Next they
Il, Il "A thing ike sacN around hIu, fastening Il
at the wai-f. aud lAshed hl,n 10 tree. After
some time they united INN, and he tried 10 get
ont II the ward. lney caught him. anu "A mum
ter OF persons stepped out II Mr.. Oakley :
house among them was Royal sammis Inc
witness had been asked 10 90 that night 10 MT
:. Oakicy's house white he was st nding In the
ward Kelsey was flung against him, aud IN trying
to Keep him on witness got tar ON his HANDS;
Peter TraynOr, constable. denied thtt he had
watched on Mr.. Oakey's premises for KELSEY.
In obtaining this answer the prosecution clear y
refused 10 -tiikc Il cut because the question
was not otlec.cd 20. Ihe defence took an eN-
> Slss Charlotte Merritt was In Mir. Oakley
house On the night e he outrage, tut her mind
was blank as regarded what occurred. she
5 | seemed to have known very nttle, and 10 have
iorgotien ;hat. she knew there was parry
3 tue e, but whether II Was a tea parry or a tai
and i~dthenuR c"tlilrn sue c"ulu hyt ft'"llttt
X ya samulis had spoken 10 her ABOUT the pun
, | i-hmcnt OF ktls :, out her ircacherous memory
e f4iled TO recall VIII 4 he said.
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