The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-27
uI-yTlNGTON'S GREAT STAIN.
sos.rp dBOtT KELsEY's COURTSHfP
or MISS JtLIA SMITH
worr, ing terseifto Death Queens ana s"f-
", xy,,,,ng for Gov. Robtnaou's Reward.

~, waiting for Gov. Robinaou's Reward.
7, casyto start Huntington folks talk
Alan, the Kelsey murder. They are daily
"r ,,d If II when they read the newspapers.
- tb.v talk with strangers. when they notice
wI,Iond-alivr condition OF the town. and
' ,l,,, meet the tar partisans in the streets.
n'.,,,n. n twentieth " the population discour-
i''''' .,i,..tinu or agitation. These are the
-,,. r,n,nl, members VI the First Prcsby-
Va church. The other nineteen in every
.,',,. ,rc an ious TO nave tho murderers pun
,',I md they look TO GOV. Robinson as the
c,.,al who by the offer of sufficient reward.
,..i, IL, his power 10 bring the truth to light
i,s,rt :. Attorney Wickham's error in discour-
a,inr the Governor from such course is re-
gr,ttrd.
Theiar folks arc making heap Of capital
IN, nj cant. Cartcrs denial that he knows any
,hi,g nhout the MURDER" said n leading Hunt
,,etoninn 10 a group OF his townsmcn in the
sun,lL Hotel IN Saturday. Several of the tar
,orty was in hero n drinking and a laughing.
anal II pugzled me what made 'cm feel 40 good.
N,, SOC they are all u mcctin' and a shaking
hands. and pointing out TO one another Carriers
card in 'luf sun
This made thc murder at once the topic Of
m, afternoon IL WIS remembered that n tar
man rad bct an ant-tar man that he would bc
.blo 10 produce Charles Kelsey I'm less than five
wars. Five Years will have passed next fall,
md the tr man ia sure 10 lose.
"Thcrc Amt nm Intelligent man on tho facc Of
This earth" said n merchant who believes
Charlie, kelsey is alive. just think when Dr.
loo, at the poor fellow, they say his body WIS
four feet widr with tar and feathers. Mr.; Wood
him. ami il mude her sick He looked nothing
ike man. Yet they sty that he run away and
iss-hidng. Run away with his head shaved
lcft hs clothes Some In Mrs Oaklcys yard and
some all bloody ON the beach, Likely, amt III
Why. his folks mourn him dead. his cl9thing-
alrAcept what was iouud--is Just as h. left IT il
and his ices. which Was found in his trousers
aud which had his watch chain in EN-. A. buricS
-" II these people though, h. wasn't dead. !" on,
man said, why did they used Ia 20 down Il
tho beach whenever norw,ster was a-how
ing On tho very worst nights and early morn
inas whenever nor,ws,rr blew mex %S5 s sn
there's men in this room who live on the road
and cnn pruve what they saw a.,
their shoes, said "a farmer. TWO 81 thc mel
that worked at the brick yards told me the
couldn't stay there after what they'd seen.
couldn't gct fhrm 10 say what " WAS, hut II nap
p.nrd about tho time Of the murder. and the
bo ly was seen more than hall u dozen times
AZ low tide whom the water WAS clear. GOO
.nchorcd and swaying. Waters. The togtmai
Will r Won that he not only saw ~ hul nc ma
hold ot II with drag line. He host II after thh
but u few DAYS aitnryslrd up came the hall ina
Nv iolks in Brooklyn" said an old man
"s,.e Julia Smith-now Royal Sammis wife
quit frequently. She's u mere shadgw, The
say she il worrying herself to death. Nobody
allowed to srslk atpu Huntington TO her. an
the newspapers are kept ~ much as possibl
cut OF her WAY. q.
Svnnaihy was expressed for Mrs. sanmi
tVlf. fN4.- az ~ non
THIS whole thing developed out of rivalr
htw on two sult9r- sad va o nrs, slHa H.
WIS worth working Tor although don't hcllc'
Charley Kelsey ever thought Of the none
Julia was made to believe the worst things apo
Yes" said another, and I've often wish'
that Kelsey had come TO Mrs. Oakley wien
certain man wrote TO him that julia would L.
~ lamp in the kitchen winuow for him. ~
one Who wrote the letter land for Kelsey tn
night That man would never have nra,tis'
wored hi. i..ticr. they say kelsey hung arrul
Mrs Oaklcy'- day and night annovlns J4i
Smiih. VT they waited u week bcfore thu
courtng ,Maggic Mt4ul'y Mr. oaNegs $,
nroun! tho yard when he come there, ihnku
was Kelsey, Just before ne iArrinfi syNrrai
what are called our best citiyin- t4' Sl"i hci,
~. warts. They say he knocked four oi '.
down. The next morning the gfth VIZ r,h u
thH icA WAS broken, an a llS cluh MaS lyul
near by one OF the best citizens had a lfih :,
ilr -lins time aft 'rward. and people Tux
ahIut 1t - much TINT he moved TO Haitiof
mi hl- meyer come luck"
Th"trs'imony taken IN the Coroner's inpuo
nnd ~ the pr,'Nipu. ~Namigatlnn, war review
so that the takers could recall All WHO are
h.,ri o. know the particulars 81 me urrli
TIN" conspicuous persons determined upon
PISS 's-ors Of this information We're h"'
| Sammls. Rudolph Sammls. DIR. Banks. Hc9i
| H. Sheppard, Henry, Arthur. AMI Claud.
| Prime. aud Mr.. Wood. IL was arr"'d u
| Hurd. who testified that kelsey fell agnil
hum in Mrs Onkley's yard. 50 that he got
hand tarrcl ia warding him on, was pass
-pts tat,r. Then were recalled tie nnmes
thu-. WHO attempted u break M On" "Ahmi
uNn hef1rr the JuEtir" Of The inWr. IN
Wrrc Ike Nug rs. DR.. Banks, George sherha
Nrubrn uddcr. and others.
Tho other day, in meeting OF NE ,s'h
trustees, said "a village itud" mum. IL. '. ~
lies asked Or BANKS why somfhlng thut go
uptwo or ur'' years n"ior" WIZ n.t atrh'
T. Il Y''s nnd'r u cloud al 'h"h "'N'' 81
Ini- story was received with mu "a clu M
IT," remark thai " perhaps thni'- why tn V
tors hair IT. turning 20 gray increased
Tie conversation turned on the subject D.
reward. \ hope WIS "A f'r' sod ilIni ~" 80
tentatives ~ Queens nrd Nun3ik ~'uu
would inter, ~ thom~cly In % thinning
r. I'D "Eprorriatlppni, gNI %s 2 and ~, ~
i inu.piruous cltl1, ms woul 90 81 Albany b. :
\ ,. @ assistance and a. ounfHiifi NiNf " !.hl
\ b, 20 ton ia hIs iHi 'rNrw VITA GOV h91h'
$50 could alilNat ral-r iht reward am
pu -fiv-s suga,ri Il one ui IL" rp'ak
dc urtl that they W".li riV" tMl ari' q" a.,
pore. who Wpuii - IfNrtorly prov" tiirt
t.t i- i4lt'. l. u not llk A. thtn, mat ~
sine nil II. AMI others b. 50 p, Will gl"
iu o money " secure TIE eohN!euoA o'
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