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

ray of light; had my pen in my hand; inserted
that to slip the drop one side; put 1t into the
hole; there saw in about the centre Of the
room, close by the west side of the room, clear up
to the wall, towards the North River, person
bending clown over something in their shirt sleeves;
the left knee appeared 10 be something and ttrr trco
hands holding of something, and gentle Increment Of
The shoulders. He showed how the person stood;
the body about one fourth bent) / could not
see whether the shirt sleeves were rolled up;
could emily see the pantaloons; could not see
whether the arms were on anything; only saw
the shoulders; coald not the head On NE
table discovered hoo black hats This person
NAMED in this uncommon position-stooping posi-
ton nearly ten minutes; was not particular TO
lock at my watch. During the latter part Of
the time he got up. went to the table put
something in took something off which /
did not see, and returned to the same position
then called the young man to watch the doors till
went up stairs 10 see for help; TO stand in my
door and watch Mr.. Colts door; till went up for
advice or help, and to find MIR. Adams the owner
OF tse building Mr.. Adams was not in l called
at several doors they were absent I; it being about
their dinner hour. then called Mr.. Hockton, the
man that had charge Of the house to keep II in or
der; he came down with me, and looking at Colts
door, found it darkened again, the drop inside put
over the key-hole Mr. Hockton appeared 10
the rather timid he left me ; went back he
bought there couldn't be anything Of the kind -
related the circumstance 10 him he appeared TO
be agitated and left me alone in the hall waited
keeping eye on the door, till a scholar Of mine
came in, related the circumstance to him and
raped at the door no answer all perfectly still.
then went softly down to the head Of the stairs,
and returned with heavy walk to the door sup
posing Mr.. Colt might think it was friend, and
open the door. ! wrapped again, all still -
Several of my scholars came in Immediately after
then waited in my own room in fifteen minutes
they came in, being young men of some cxpe-
rieBce in life, | related the circumstance TO
to them; still kept watch, believe. | then sent
aperson, Mr.. Delnose, after an officer; the person
returned with the word that the officer was en-
gagged then, but would be there in half an hour or
less We waited there till candle lighting, when
MIR. Wood and Mr.. Riley,two oflmy scholars went
| after another officer. Mr.. Wood is clerk at the
Exchange Lyceum, in Broadway; Mr.. Riley is a
dry goods merchant; don't know where he is.
The answer was that the officers could not open the
door, if they came, but that must keep watch.
| MIR. Isaac Seignette was the person who kept
watch before. And after this, several of my scho-
lars watched Colts door, their anxiety great
! waited with my scholars till o'clock, my hour
Of going home; left the room in charge of Mr. Del
nose. During the evening we heard noise in the
room continually, but M one went in or ont; from
! the time of the noise Of the fos, to 9 o'clock
heard no noise Of janging, no loud words, nor
wrangling quarrel, nor any thing like the sound Of
the human voice Previous to that noise of foils,
heard no words in that room; that was why it sur
| prised me; came upon me so suddenly, aud imme-
diately ceased. The noise of fois was but a
second or two, and then 4 heard a noise OF
falling; that was momentarily; there ihie
| intervening noise however; there was a sound
az of persons scraping the feet on a carpet floor;
II was muill ID noise il waslike moving something
with the feet, or shuf ng Of feet there was no
carpet the floor. At first thought il no longer
than few seconds, but taking my watch out
and 'eilectng, found il was so. | engaged
writing ornamental piece for exhibition when l
first heard the noise-not engaged with one OF the
scholars. My attention was first called 20 the
room by the clashing or rafting cf fois or some
thing hardly know how TO call it. l think |
remained in my seat till the noise of the body fall
ing. sat with my lett side towards Colts room
my back partly so. did not change nay position
till heard tn e fall on the floor. Two three Sc
conds, or half minute after, heard the noso Of
falling; rose from my'seat; during that time |
heard netting like the opening or the shut.
ting OF door all was silent and still. AT
nine o'clock left the room in charge Of Mr.
Deinose, requesting him to keep the watch /;
ne remained till three on Saturday morning.
On that morning at haEpast nine, | arrived there
aud opened Mr. Colts door ,ciHi a borrowed key,
and looked in found he was absent. Thrift opcnSd
the door, stepped one foot n and looked in; dis
covered the box was missing that had stood there
that the floor apparently had been scrubbed tho
roughly; the spot over which this person had been
stopping took particular notice had been more
thoroughly scrubbed than any other part of the
room-so as to present quite a contrast; also that
there had been oil and ink split around the
OIL on the base and ink in spots on the wall |
took the floor 10 be wet-water standing round the
base the centre was not entirely dry-damp
sh | only stepped one foot in the room;
expressed a desire to one Of my pupils to
look into the room; he said he thought he Aad
key to fit it, ] remained looking at the room not
more than minute: locked the door; went TO- my
room, returned the key to the owner. / had been
In my room thirty minutes or nearly, when heard
knock at my door; ] opened IL, and Colt stoed
there; he inquired ifmy key would ft his door; he
said he'd left his at the house, and wanted TO try IT,
he tried II, but said It did not Ct, and returned a.