The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-11
UNPUBLISHED MURDERERS.
the GREAT CRIME THAT rs STILL
HIDDEN Nv HUNTINGTON.
Vhe Kelsey Case Revived by n Movement 60
kecure n Real Inyestisation-A Long Island
Villages Dt.RrHce- Indicted Men Intricd,


s..' D., ,'....'.,ss s,.,a ,.iana
yuI,g.,. n,.araco Ini,c,ed urn Tntried,
and the y,c,,m,s Fnm,Iy Apntbctic.
,,, .,,,, ,,.,.,,,. .,o beautiful vii
iho pan SUN uhi hchs 'ic pV"ulii"i w
1aee OF Of Huntington, Long Island. The mys-
e. 81 ,h..io. a. Eoi.a,,a .ss.asin,tion ia vet
IN men's m,nds and on their tongues, and the
" 80 $500 - ,,,,.,.h,,a,,
Of The murderer. crows more determined every
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they believe Charles I G. Kelsey to BE alive. but
nobody suppo.es such to be their real convic-
lion. The brothers and heirs oil the Vietim nave
Of late shown singular apathy In hunting out
A., ctr,,,,s,onces ~ ,he crime They have con-
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tributed almost nothing from Messy estate
"a, .,nandad I'm tho work OF detectiop and proa-
a nas 1osr na,d nv the s,ate and nv nnh.
iic-spirited citizens. who believe that the honor
.nd ,.sl.heipy of tboir v,llao, reo,,irs that thu
criminals should be driven from among them.
mr. c,a,n, 10 ho nrsssn,es IN tho q, "a poard q,
Award TO- day by a detective agency for services
rendered in ferretiug out the authors Of this in
human crime with the papers to be submitted,
have awakened fresh Interest In the case.
Charles @. Kelsey was thrty-seven years of
was slender h,s eve. blush rrav' and bIs Ilvh,
hair was long. In manner he was quiet aud gem
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Euase III cohNersaioh. ne nau traNeheu III hu-
fope'"as wen 'uucn,eu' anu "au p''pe''' worm
several tnousSnd uo'lars' he"rote rnymes' anu
two Of his productions were published. The
following from poem entitled the "vale Of
Huntoria," gives au idea OF his ability la verse
making:
ps.n,,,, Val. c.rv.s ,v m. han, ., ao,,
rdrn INN er 1aHfn ,va ov may na nosr'
Thoa ara g1aried by HIS whiSSh o er thee tower
whose batticmcn,s VI wood aud iazr ,mJOweT
with purple walls a seeming paradise,
Where smi ing mrth might claim each passing hour,
hhd 10y like the fair sunlight Ger the heart Arlse
weaving larry dreams AZ eAch iVhu moment hes'
This piece consisted of sixtv.tbree stanz,s.
and sas Intended 70 desrrins tha yiiIaaa 70,
Huntington, which lies in a valley surrounded
by nils in the form of a horseshoe and faces the
sound or the marin Snother ~ lie com1nsi
tons was dedicated ITO ali the siryiynr friends
OF those who sIumher upon tns Old Rurvinr
HUI" IL has peculiar interest from the Tact
that bury inc gro,nd Ibesa two stnnx,s Are "A
fair specimen:
With low brauched trees oervrown and waving grass,
, ne rising nill .ne 9',S Of ans seaa
ortlovAs tne vc anh W. rpau wn,Ic tnousahds pass
On Whose sreen sspiaa SHES are thic ,nre.d H'au
NOISY meinori ais brosn.stone or slate '''S"N
Or marolc, dingy or pure OF ncwer daie,
n" sevA'ns AneoHoh ueAu W eV'n"ie noTate'
Here beneath our feet dresmiess. silent. still.
Repose forms once actlve. nov returning
To dust the law Of nature 70 fn' III,
Ana nvns' III t WIN .ns sp PIT burning; ...,u
no d,s ~ oshcr aay NV.
All The eertS claims wIile The snrtt o v
me dross has gone forth in Noe or sheef
Amld darkness or lisht, to nnish It's career.
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, ntedse, novV,ulpin,snments vauseu MN 10 DC
Iookeu upon Win jealousy oy less Intellectual
, p hoout sever years oeiore hls MUIR
M ~ "e uevs'.e enainoteu VI 9ua Shith' beau
anui S1unR "omah OF .he Nla~e, ana was Tor
r,, r,ne IvVe"eu WIN court ~ u not With
gsscad 49, lit 81, ., 80 - ..ie, ~
att b n, ~ ,sir nu, ne, lIienus as.
ser, nc sent net eIossis nsui INK e'ters. Anout
1900 ~ 49, s,,, Sie pcs"ino gu
sa ,k ~ noS ~ Saulunls " hunting, n, anu
10, seversi mon,h. $3.50. u - ,s . aon LOT
Mr. osLiay sranrmo,hs %, u IL ~
s,,i5J ,sa,p * n,,,n y, Mss o,nlth con
,, III ny, r,e .n.eo,tS as 70 tns pro,
tor sn N, neiscy a,Seu a,iu punisnsu
sn,ith on Isarnin, ha, ni ,s,ii, oua "iss
nsar ", on n ed"t sS "ouu nave 10 ap
t oe,vad dp 40 s 10 tne nature OIL
shao,nr n ~ ue iahen, nsi,ey lnenus' On
mia. i,,ar Wilt no. quv 1.,on,ne tnht m
100 1919 "eie seu. W MSS smitu u; uen)
yum. Messy Was Tue su.hor vi taem, or ,hat ne
,.est ~ Guy I IN sus a nun Nun
,'sC, -, uei I'd " "a ao al yer pei4re tne
uaksus suLb nhu ooeh niou w Tue he'Shoor-
..SSH y. 9uSu.e, "ptta' V"...b " nVh W w
frivhtan him or wsitimc f"r AN o,'u,rt,,'ninss ~
h'aoA nl"' r,,x o,,rn.cr
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IN Tue nlght Oh nov :, 80 Messy attended
. Democratic meeting IN the ylli1ge. lie was
waking along the man street VI Huntington to-
waru hla home' "neh ne Mas suiishly selIou
by masked men VINO hurried nim Into flatt
,,ioo. s'si ,norUu t ABOUT ol9ek from
M wsi man Menue sna hIi.e a., 10 iio9t % tee
unnasked two OF his ass IilSnts exclaiming as
thelr ldces were exposed 70 lls view, know
you you VIII repent TINS In the ooen lot the
parp wac reinforced by other masked men, and
ihey proceeded 10 carry out the cruel work
which had c'lled them together. The spot was
Oars and lonel', the MINT was utter cold, and
sh.i,lnT wlna wnlsted: throuII tue Trees. KEEL
rey resisted desperately but nis vain struggles
only maddened MS eaptors lie was stripped To
the shlu' and while lie stood shlYeilng IN the
Dold, one OF his tornentors cut on his hair,
sashlng his head IN The operation. Inc unfor-
tunate man was then covered from head 70 foot
wi,h td- and feathers. When TINS had been
done, several men "nd women Including Miss
clhlth' We're Saieu upon 10 lo1k Al the shlNer-
Ihg Vlctlm. nile the INSPECTION was IN prog
1esh' hel-of tnre"s NOOK AT ohe OF the men,
VINO was noiulhg up lantern III oruer that ths
wupeu ulRht ENJOY the sight Inc show was
over ABOUT ~ O'Clock, anu Kelsey was permitted
logo.
Kelsey was never again seen alive by his
Tlehus. III IS SUPPOSED that ne went directly To
DIS room, took on MS outer shlrt aud ms watch
Anu went uoWn stars Win Pjl 10 get water
win Wnlch 70 WASH himself now Tue attack
was renewed, ana nus murder elected, Is not
SHOWN 10 Tue Woriu Oct tue next morning EVIL
uehce1 OF uesptIh'e htIuFtie were lounu near
Tue nouse, anu tue uechH oi a Nds-h III the
erase leat Jug 10 Lioyu ueacn' lhe same DAY
s sn.i, WIN o'o t on u, tWo lemons wrapped Ia
h9suo l"pei' "lso ht'nutu Win olopu' a boot ana
- neeA uo Mo.o i"unu ugon Tue psscn' All
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