The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-21

wished to take room of me; let him have the
room for six weeks, according to agreement, from
the second Of August, think it was; room adjoin
ing mine in the granite buildings; l occupied then
two rooms; they joined each oiher--folding doors
between; my entrance is in Chambers street.
In going up to the hall you Immediately ascend the
stairs; there is a right hand rail; no turn till we
come to the second floor; at the head of the stairs
you in an entry way, running parallel wi h
Chambers street-leads to Broadway; my rooms
the right hand getting to the top OF the stairs
you tnrn to the right to get to my room; Colts
room is passed first in going TO my room; there are
three or four rooms between the stairs and Broad
way; two others similar to my room; you pass two
doors before coming to Colts door; door entering
to EACH the door of Colts room swings in to the
right as you go in between Colts door and mine,
there is six feet on the hall; my door opens the
same way; both about the same size; my room is
on the corner; one side on Broadway and ono on
Chambeis street; two windows on each street;
Colts has one window on Chambers street; the fold
ing doors between Colts room and mine open into
Colts rooms; rented room for six weeks; he en-
tered into occupation of the room on the I'd Au-
gust, think; before this used both rooms; this
was my vacation time, and was glad to dispense
with that room that six weeks, having but few scho-
lars; his coming into the room, the folding doors
were locked, and renamed so during his occupan-
cy, and never opened 10 my knowledge. Mr.. Riley
occupied the room four weeks before Colt came in
the key, suppose, was given to Colt ty Riley;
never saw il since Riley had it, Riley had the room
three months; he had the key; It was kept locked
by Riley; no other fastening was put on the door
while Riley was there that know Of These doors
could not be opened into my room without break
ing the hinges; was not at my rooms on the NOR
ming Colt moved in cannot say how soon after Colt
came in l went there; l never saw any furniture
but few chairs, q table, box and trunk; it was
pine box, about three feet in length, about egh-
teen inches wide, and the same in depth; | never
took particular notice Of the box-mere conjecture;
it stood left hand corner you entered the room.
The table stood in the west corner OF the room, to
the right hand Of the window on Chambers street
WHITING.-Look ut that diagram as it's folded
down, Wheeler. IL that the relative situation of
the looms as they are
1.-THE above diagram was shown to witness
WIrSEss-That's the position of the rooms
this is the hail. there is mine and Colts rooE, there
the windows on Broadway and Chambers street,
and there the folding doors.
Judge SENr-Let me see that diagram.
(The diagram was handed to the Judge, and aft r.
wards handed to the Jurors.
WITNESS The table occupied the whole space
between window and wall, and went past the win
dow a little. Colt was frequently in my room and
in his room, and met him often in the hall, during
the six weeks. | had to have three writing desks
in my room one standing against those folding
DOORS it feet long and four feet in widt
1t occupied about the space of the doors, fixed in
nicely to the posts of the doors another desk stand
ing against the wall on Chambers st, bet Heen the
windows, extending from one window IL another
third stood from the window, and extended from
the corner window to the second window up Broad
way. Chairs and benches used for my pupils.
Chairs used to the desk against the folding doors
chairs to the desk for Chambers street. and benches
to the one in broadway. had an old secretary in
the re cess on Broadway that ed myself, between
the fireplace and the Broadway wall. The fire.
place is in the partition, the hall that is brick
PARTITION; the partition between the rooms is latb,
plaster and studs. Up to time Of this affair I've
had no controversy once asked him for a small
amount IF rent-he got esraged-I told him
it was not worth while to get angry for so small
a matter he gave me then some of his books as
security, and we were good friends again The We
ry next evening after this, Colt in my room af.
ter my scholars had left He was to pay me SO
at the expiration Of four weeks and 50 at the expi
ration Of two weeks more; so these words must
hav been about the ID or I'd OF September The
next evening he came into my room about nine
o'clock and conversed for some tune with me 1
had first spoken to him. From then down TO the
18th Of September we were pleasant towards each
other and on good terms He was to leave at the
expiration of six weeks; i asked him to leave; he
said il as not onvenient to leave at that time !;
the l4th Of September then he wished to stay a
week over his time; partly assented to this rather
than have any difficulty with him or disappoint
him. On the 18th Of September | arrived az my
room about half past tive, p. NJ, on Friday was
seated at my desk writing, at the north eastery
corner Of the room fronting Broadway; was
alone for some time, and there entered pupil Of
mine, about 10 years Of age, Arzoc Seignette he
was attending to book keeping he took his seat (;
went TO work at book keeping; ] was busy en-
gagged at writing; quarter past Iheard this report
in the adjoining room; this noise compare Il TO
nothing but the rafting Of foils-this was but mo-
mentary-it was followed by fall upon the floor;
Of something quite heavy. The young man present
ately left my seat, ,cent ont into The hall TO Colts
door and listened and all was still Hooked at the
key hole, and observed the drsp was down inside
over the key hole, excepting there was simply