The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-25
THE HUNTINGTON MURDER.
,yorHER talk WIN TERRELL IN THE
RIyERIfE1D JAIL.


x,gh, Of the EARRING and Feathe ring Dis
,r,c, Attorney Wickham's Late Action
propo.ina to OHer ~ Suitable Reward.
whether Terrell, who Is confined In the
hilat Riycrhcad. is n fraud or a fool. no ono
,ocns able to determine. After the Sun re-
porter heard him say that he knew something |
,hout the Kelsey mystery. District Attorney |
vi.kham. OF Suffolk county. drove over from |
bis home nj Cutchoguc to ascertain what he had |
b. toll All thnt the District Attorney gained |
from his visit was that when Terrell was Il deck
hand in the Jane G. Harris under capt Carter
he woke up one morning to lind the s"hooncrs
,awl half filed with water and tied to the
,chooncr's stern. lie had tied her forward by
the bowsprt the night before Terrell had no.
hing else to say. except that Capt Carter spoke
untiuly when he said he did not know the names
Of his crew. Terrell was positive the Captain
knew them all.
Again a SuS reporter visited Terrell in his
cell. and this time asked him why he had not
lold the District Attorney all he know.
He came in unexpectedly and surprised mo
70 didn't know what to say answered Terrell.
and he went out again before could think OF
half know"
Terrell didn't know that no cared 10 talk
much but was at length prevailed upon TO re-
peat what he hal said to the District Attorney.
what did Capt Carter do on tho night OF the
:" tell yon amt sure of what night 1t was.
But on the might 7 mean. people on shore
tallcd to the Captain e. come TO Huntington
NTH them. Did he 10 p
we answered Terrell. "hc went early in
he r,rning and came buck late at night. sup
pose that = how the boat came 70 he changed. l
ldnt see no blood in the boat.
"Did you hear any cries Of distress In the
night
Docs Can't. Carter know any more than you
d. about thus nntt'r ,,...,
well. heard him say good deal. I heard
him talking To man named dcorke stro,o ON,
beard him talk about what they done TO Kelsey
mot about numbering him or throwing him IN
ihe bay. but about chuslng him and beating him,
and-well. heard him say good deal"
That was evidently all Terrell knew. although
h. affected to look very wise when he finished
- don't know" said Under Sheriff Bodies. as
think he amt right in his head. and sometimes
hRE he's Brs deep te r. ALI ALI h Tss main
his ignorance. he thinks that he loses the bcne;
~ Of what the he knows by telling i, II should ,a
and it wouldn't do me no good
Terrell is evidently frightened. because OF the
he has Committed. and he il acting mysterious
ly about the Kelsey murder; in the vain hope
prctcnccs. without being Obliged. beforehand
odyulge the fact that he knows nothing. He
NoHdy in Huntington thinks that ctIcr he or
Capt Carter knows anything important about
Tho District Attorney. Mr.; wckham, was
found in his farm house. He said, Terrell
S nIns ss Eays man to %nfSTssanI a ss
was only charged with an attempt lr.rrei at
tempted rapell might manage 70 light,n his
court But found he knew nothing"
The District Attorney is very lukcwarm about
he KELSEY case. and his account has been much
criticised. He said to the reporter, Il have
paid only little attention 10 II. II mus not been
had short correspondence on the subject with
Mr.. Barlow and with Henry {. ilh'' ana Mr.
Ike 10 enter a nolle proscqui. as Barlow seemed
9wyers. Finally. last fall Judge Barnard dis.
charged defendants on their own rccogni-
The case, in Mr.. wickham's opinion. has
been wrongly managed from the first. Every item
Of information that the prosecution has OBJ
tanned has been thrust into The newspapers OF
elaborated 10y reporters. until the guilty persons
ihem IA ar, tie oficiais. Every bit Of knowl-
auct AMI one clue should have been Gonna ctcd
with another until there lad been established q
soh-r'n THEORY on which work. hemystery
IAN only be cleared up 10y some one living IN
HUNTINGTON some one VINO knows those people
watches them. mixes with them, and takes ad
vantage Of every opportunity to get at their &C.
net"
Of District Attorney Wickhain. They supposed
h. would follow the case. secure now evidence
bnd suddenly pOuncc upon the guilty TAR iOlkH
HE Indifference provoked them. But now they
have new and more serious complaint
against him. 1t has all along been th'
Huntington opinion that a good siH't
reward. i'm these hard times would prove an IT
resistihle temptation 10 more than one amonl
Me many guilty persons who are now in actua
need of money. Only last summer petition Z
NE Governor asking that such reward De OF
!cred was circulated in Huntington. and th'
we're 9btsIned. II. Y. Bays, The wealthy butch
Dr. and property-owner Of Huntington, carried
NE petition to District Attorney Wickham fol
ais signature; but the old gentleman declined
" sign IL. This incensed u large number o
persons for nine in every ten OF the residents
81 Huntington are anxious to have their quit!
iownsfok punished and the stain removes
from IN" towns reputation.
Last week Mr. Wickham was in Albany an'
Gov. Robinson spoke to him about the kelse
mystery saving that he was DESTROYS OF OFFERING
hrewarl " il would do any good, but that ~
Appropriation must first ie ottll ned. Mr.. Wick
ham spoks dlsparse,nsiy ct ne pr6lset, an In
lieved TO be doubtful whether the Governor ca
be brought to see Y in It's true light The yer
remarkable ground was taken by MIR. Wlckhar
lhat the offer Of reward would probably resn
In the confession and escape OF the most guilt
person, while others only slightly conccrne
would be punished.
II was said in Huntington yesterday that a
effort will be made by tho Long Island repre-
scntatives st Albany to secure an appropriation
and Proclamation Offering $40 600 and lmmu
nifty from the law, TO whoever will confess. o..
The poor devils that used to 20 around wit
heir hands out behind them whenever Ia
great deal loss than 10000" said "A Hunting
tonian ycstcrlny. and t's my opinion that II
reward was offered thero'd he Just such scat
lering as there was when the body was found /
stayed away several weeks and three or four
them haven't shown their noses here since"