The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-04
MURDER STRUGGLING OUT.
IN ErENTNG WITH THE HUNTINGTON
TRiDESMIcN AND FiRNERS.
Alarm or tho Tar Pnriy-A Men who Can't
sleep Nigh,s-The story OF the Hatchery
Retoid- what $4,000 Reward would do.

Aftcr DARK oV1ry cVoniny, Inc Lrhucspco-
pie ami the farmers of Huntington assemble in
the public rooms Of tho two hotels to play bill
lizards or high -low-jnc H." to drink and to Cos
sip. The gossippcrs always gather around tho
great stove in tho contrc Of the barroom. ard
luet night Sun reporter occupied one OF the
chairs In the circle.
TIM Sun wouldn't keep on G-rrntin' about
the Kelsey murder. said u sarcastic Old farmer,
IF ii knew how much annoyance II give some
Of our bsst citigens Why. "A col0rod woman
that works for ono Of the leading tar folks says
that since they've boen stirring old times up.
he's a-worryin' dreadful. and complains that he
cant sleep o nights. No; but seriously. tell
you there's men in this town (you'll meet 'em in
the stores and in the streets every day. that are
carrying around load Of trouble such as l |
wouldn't carry for all They're WORTH"
For all they used TO he worth you mean"
said near ncighbor OF the first speaker. Il |
guess they aint mona Of om worth what they |
used " be-. 1t kinder hurts a mans business to |
have whole town down on yer, like tho most |
part Of this town Is down on them fellcrs."
well" said Tho old farmer. The SUNS do
ing good work in stirring these feers up. If
you wouldn't mind. I'll tell You tho facts ny
they WIS known in town 10y what them unt
was in 1t said. and by what was testified to in
Tho reporter said he would be delighted to
have the story correctly told ana the iArmcr
lAlSel to tflI ~. Like most OF tlf bnll-l1T
Iig% p'V' 10 ~','-'r '"','' "c,.1',. was~.
was in the way of Roynl Sammis loyal says
julia Smith w,s tired of him. But guess 1t
was more Julia Smiths .grandmoihcr Mrs.
Ouklny, tlnn IL WAS Julia, that Charley was an
moving. | mention this. because you'll Ind
people who'll tell you she didn't love Kelsey
| An, there's too many people has seen them 10.
rether. riding or walking out Of town. for that
K"ynl and CHARLEY Kelsey was the only thing
| IA 4p ~ la
| for him. Henry Kelsey viii tell you how koynl
come down one day to kels W house and t?l!d
Yes" interrupted n young storekeeper. " It
was in Hen. kelsey affidavit That Royal sam
mis- SAID hn. stayed ny from tho city on purpose
| toDuu IN kelsey .,,,-
Smith wa ~ de to believe the letters she got
| com" from Charley, but know him VOL ana
| tnl you there i- no living man more ehnstethan
| he was. He WAS M line as Woman IN lilS Wa{s
| finer than many women. But julia WAS nude
10 believe he wrote them, and they got h.r To
| put a lamp in thu kitchen window and walh 10
| and fro Tor - aitrn.t hiIn 81 the yard. vii re
thy were lying for him. Dr. Banks told he'll
soy's brother, Henry. that he had uaeu lynn, Tor
Charl > two W. ,kr and hadn't had his clothes
OF. They didn't catch him there after ALL He
had been TO tho Dpmocratic meeting and was
| walking home. When he got III front oil Mfs.
81 warts in the main street, they 'kcd him,
aud be- laid four Of them out aud BACKED and
and ran him into Mrs. Oakley's bnck yard.
There they striped him naked and poured TAR
ON lliu "a lUui All'h. ! nos WHO sdN MN NuN
h. wa four feet wide and didn't look anything
likn human bong.
"Chnrl.y heietN wore long black hair and
I'll ,ar,l it IN short with jack knife and was
so hrutniiy rough about 1t that NE blood
etrrtmel rom his scalp and his lac. pr.
liNnks WIS IN a barn near hy. nnt b" WIS noti-
iloi t. come out; Tie went around and 'g.ed
TIM no, .shhors Deacon Wood and lis WIZ Mrs
Oakley. and Jain and Ahhic Smith. nni half a
dozen others cut 10 see the STOW. kelsey WIS
tod hand and f., {, and gagged 80 as he eouldnt
]
him around like lead man. Well the mdlcs
nnl senilenen came cut to 500 tie tar and
fsnthers mi on this max 3D. b. ,eling man. with
IA dozen or hiten hellhounis, disguised and
Deacon Wood and his wife only stayed n
minute or So said listener; 1t was too much
AnI Julia Smith said afterward." the young
storek"cprr put in "suys she. I'm very sorry.
now. that won't out Ia see him. nut grandma
mad, M 20. Ii was u horrible -ight.
While every one WAS % looking at krls v.
Mrs. Oakley screamed out at him. plasuing hini
T,dtho lantern up ior 'em to- SEQ Kelsey anil
Kelsey hit the lantern with - boot he hai in -
.s fellow over YER he HEAD Win the liant IN.
That's sworn b.. although he says he Just
w. then II" tfay ~. pernrd Kelsey to got his
trousers ON. under Deacon Woods shed, and
ihr neNt day thcre was tar and feathers found
Mrs. Olkley's t. talk the thing over. and the
runians followed k.'s"y and -mark my woras
n hideous object. q htte ike Il man. going slow.
~ along tho ro.G, and ly and 10y there passed
sized him. and 1t ihr tinie i'd not intend to
I'm him; but they won't To-? iar' and. when they
found that he knew who th"y were. they went
further and killed him outright
Hey ana ms watch and G.urs get into ms
" Whv they were mt there hy some ono who
knew his room-probabiy some one that had
OBVIOUSLY stayed all night in the h9u-,,,
! brother und sister wills a-hod and WIS eXpe-tin
. him 10 come home. 4 wasn't very desperate
, | thing t. do to - into thu house.
j Wrll. sir. keIs y VS. put INTO wagon md
q | driven o. Lloyis Beach. One witnrss testified
Of the Primes. James Good saw some mon in n
lnat rowing out into the bay with hig, dal 4
turned. Fagin. the Irishmpn. WINS drawing =
pan OF water al the time. and lie heard fearful
gtoans AMI piercing shri, hs coming, appar, ntly
There was plenty Of people ready to talk
:, about the trgins and ieaiherins next day hui
! 4 bcsldos. everybody suddenly grew silent
.; one u Tho lemons he had bought before tn tar
/ ring were found on the beach. and 80 was q
horse bolt with Arthur I. lIuris name On It.
, Wcllmy 'ri.nd' ms story w9s t"ll IN our
Mhrr" It hts and sir. II You couldn I Z a Juf)
/; 10 convict them ieliers OF as,auli AMI lalt.iy
Z 10 pnvit them Of murder. There - Only on
, way, and that il 10 get more ,yiden'e.
\ And how can you do that two or thr'e ASK
0iIer big reward tn, farmer rcrlied5 4"
! "a SlOlhW reward or ono ~ foNW, WIS oU'rFn
@ IN bot two things would happen FIRST som'
! very con-pi 'uous, ctil ns would suidenl cmi
i gf3tn; and second, half dozen or moro poo
e mon that have had their hands out behind the
. lrrns wherever They've seen tar man FOR ih'
10 plsi nye y.nrs, would walk unto Nh. Hon. cay
, ilati's oll'e and tell him . story that W ul'
u make Ls hair stana on cnl.
!, A Minister struck Speeches. While Preach
: Ing n Funeral sermon.
. Pom ne Renting fn,''
NJ little excitement was created in Noun
+ JOY. on saturday. 10y an unusual o"rurrrn. o.
- "a funeral The lsN. Mr.. G'rlnch WITS Irca 'hin'
th" funeral srimou a. Martin Spndl o., ISL
hr Suddenly re"lrd and fell over stricken viii
, paralysis 1t WAS M first supposed that lle wa
" dead. hut an examination revealed That he - 4
lived although sp"rrhloss. His entire loit 1ld
is pnraly1ed, and his tongue refuses Ia do li
. bildlns. His condition is cun-Id rcd critical,
= 4 Pastor. Pointed Remarks.
u Fnat ne N0c.oli J,t0al
: Thn NJ T.. Church at Milton has n pastor b.
- tn. uuu,.. nf tho Row Mr.. Palmer who has hepl