New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-09
THE KELLY HOMICIDE

WITNESSES At THE INQUEST.
The notice have not as yet been ere g ..'''
the mvstery which surrounds the murder OF VIII
lam T. Keely and the foreigner suspected OF dealing
the fata blow is still at large There nave been three
nersons. two men and a woman. arrested so iar'
and Yesterday Coroner Brady took the testimony oil
five witnesses The more persons the police arrest
and the more testimony the Coroner hears the less
hone there seems 10 be of obtaining a correct de-
scripton of the man who struck the detective over
the head with the sphOn bottle. Tho story OF the
ssaut as told by the witnesses is substantially the
same AT 1870 on the morning of July ., just
before THESIS concert hall was closed
for the night, Keely. who was special onlcer ell
Moved TO clear tho room of ell disOrderly persons,
had difficulty with party of ten, whom 10 or
dered in a rough manner to leave the place. All
the Witnesses agreed in stating that four OF ms
party were foreigners. either trenchmen' Cn-
bans or Spaniards. Six of them were Amerl-
cans. three men and three women. After turning
off the gas, Keey drew his club and compelled them
all to 20 out on the sidewalk, following them out.
There the difficulty was renewed. Keely caught
one of the Americans by the throat and negro en-
pIoyed by Thesis knocked foreigner down. lull
followed, in which the Americans and foreigners
went across Sixth-ave Henry Finlay and Robert
Cusack tho two men who have been arrested
were heard to make threats against Keely on the
sidewalk be ore the hall. and afterward in kehoes
bar-room. The Americans and foreigners met again
in front of COfiee's garden, opposite fiaVerly
Theatre in FOurteentb-st.. and when keely came
along the street the assault was made upon him.
u he description gwen OF the assallant ny the VII
nesses is conflicting. Edward Sounding me
Young man who with keey, states mat
he was one Of the fOrel gners, and that he wore
long black beard tnged with gray keely stated
to the girl who washed the blood from his head that
hat h.4
would get even with him. The police acting Oh the
information given by the girl who was present al
the assault, arrested the two men, Finlay ana
Cusack The story that they tell was published III
The TRIBUNE of yesterday.
ARREST OF KEELY's FEMALE COMPANION.
On Friday evening the police, fearful that the
girl May Cooper, who was present at the time,
might not appear when wanted, arrested her at her
home, No. 25l West Sixteenth-st. She Is twenty
one wears old. She was taken first 10 the lOmbs.
and Henry Flnlay was taken before her with four
teen other men,. She easily picked him out OF the
crowd as one of the Americans who were present
IN THESIS concert hall on the morning OF the
assault In like manner, she identified
Robert Cusack in a group of twelve prisoners she
was then taken back 10 tue Charles Street Statl"n'
and kept there under Restraint III the captain ROOM
until yes eTday morning wnen she gave her rsi-
Inouy before the Coroner Her evidence, with that
IF her two friends who were examined, conflicts
with the accounts OF the affair gwen 10y the tWo
men, and throws strong suspicion upon tuSack
keplV had had "A PERSONAL encounter WIFI HllH
Although he stated that be had not benin heisss
for six months, woman mas testified that he wa
Il requenter of the place and was kncwn as Boo
she further states that he was lighting IA front OF
the nall on the sidewalk with hecly and that his
description corresponds exactly with that oI the
assailant. . -,
result of their work yesterday and refused To state
whether there any new developments III The
ca &C. further han to say that they we're confident
of discovering the murderer. Inspectors lhoIho
street stat give Out more information 20 the
press or puDnc but to keep all knowledge Tor the
OF the Central once officials only Coroner Bra ~
stated that search ater the murderer was being
VIGOROUSLY pushed. The opinion OF the police seems
10 be tnat the murderer is Cusack or " man. prop
ably "a Frenchman, with appointed red beard.
A detective who Is at work on the case said that
even If the police should discover the man VINO
struck the bow, it was doubtful II anything coull
be done with INN, as the evidence seemed 10 show
THAT keely lrst drew his club and struck the man
over the mead. 49,
man could get oil on pea OF sel-deIence. 1t was
"A god deal keely fault. knew hin we'll ana he
was always too nesh.' lie could not forget that
he was not a policeman any longer"
At the THIRTEEN street station Detective SchmItt-
berger said that ne knew of 40 new feature IN the
case The searcn Tor the murderer now beng
made by the police OF the Nintn Precinct aud the
Central Office. Acung- Captain Wilson, of the Nlntn
Precinct, said that he and his men were hard at
work. and they thought That they would succeed III
nudIhg the iuan they wanted.
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE JUDGE LAREEMoRE.
The writ of habeas corpus issued on Friday il
behalf of Henry Flnlae, was returnabe before
Judge LaTTemOTe at 1890 o'clock yesterday morn
ing ana AT that hour supreme Court Chambers were
ere wded by persons attracted by curiosity, among
wnOm were many members Ot tue leeal procss'O.
he counsel for Ar. FInlay staed 10 the court that
his client was no. charged win having committed
any crime, set e was cOnhned ~ The lOnbs mad not
been stated whether nc was ncld as Win SsOr asa
principal, ana ne sired tntt cue Coroner should 20
WI, mn "A
to both of The young mrn Imprisoned demanded
this. Colonel reilOws Assistant DstrIe Attorney.
IN behalf OF the people, sdld that ne appeared + T
the purpose OF tcslng the validity OF tne commit
mem, bat tina. ne was ready 10 be guided Dy tne
cOdTss ruling upon the SUI eci. The Judge dccIded
thar ne unable 10 give tue Coroner dn5 order
nAing day IOr tne inquest. whereupJn the cOuHsci
fol Mr. flnIay cited the cast Oi W lillian H. RaIn-
scar VINO had been granted an exam
Judge Lawrence as prcccd mt. Thea
Colonel Fellows proposed that a letter should be
dispatched TO Coroner Brady asking ann to begin
tine inquest al once. On the strength Ol TINS, Judge
LdrrcHUre decided that nc wound let the VIII stand
over until MOnUay morning al the sane hOur, 10
await the answer of tno Assistant D.s.rct-At-
tOrncys let or TO the Coroner la the meanwhile
FmIay rcmalded 10 prisOd.
A writ OF ndJeis corpus rcturnable during the
day obtained IN the morning tIOm judge Ldrrc-
moro In ItYOr Oi HDDef1 DLsicA n Il .C;l 90 the
IOuDs Oh tine same charge and under the same CIR
Instances as FInlay. Upon the decision following
ne discussion of flnlay's case, Cn5lcks hearing
Was aIsO adjourned unLIl MONDAY morning.
SCENES Al THE COkONERs OFFICE.
At about ii O'Clock Acting Captain IlsOn. of the
Ninth Precinct, went 10 the COroncrs Once with
May Cooper, the woman who had been arrested the
evening before. She is slightly built, and IT her
conntenance lacked the marRs which her manner OF
living has impressed upon it. she would be rather
attractive IN appearance. Sne was dressed sOms-
what Hastily. short time after her arrival with
Captain Wilson, Edward sounding and Simon
kotnschd, two young men who had been at
Theis,s and Coilee's places on the evening of the
ARRAY were also Urougnt in. Miss Cooper appeared
indifferent to Ler SITUATION and chattci and JOkod
with the two male WITNESSES IN "a tree-ana-casy,
HAMMER After awhile Detective DiIks, OF
the Ninth Precinct, came in with Ada anu Minnie