New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-24


there The man wen. down, and soon aiieTl went
down 10 the pump in the street after pail OF
water vent down about nal; an hour after Nh
Colt had borrowed The saw came up, and=-'lr
Ri,ner's maa=-taod at Colts door | asked blnl
II ne had got the saw H SAID No sad to
aim. knock a Ii;tle louder; perfaps=Me Col:
dom; hear YOU. dent know The man. name
Lid nj stop 10 see ii@hc knocked | vent
on up stairs, and when go; al ny room door
The man came up: asked MIN ii ne had got the
saw rs said No I told hin i II run down
and see il Mr.. Colt has cot done with it. had
got half way down the fhirs-story stairs and met
MIR. Colt coming UP with the sawin his hand=fie
thanked me and handed me the say took
it and vent mp stairs and carried il 10 the fourth
story to Nh Kidner's rcorn.-He and his man were
in the fifth story. give 10 boy, and he took
itup stairs.
i did not hear him usiHz the saw. Nothing more
occurred Till the 18th, on SATURDAY. | was going
down stairs between anG8 O'Clock ia the MORT
ing and saw a man staining at lir Colt : door /
GOOD still. looked the and that ne was
strange nan; he bad acafpet bag in his hand
should not know the bag nor the man again II !
should see hem. turned round 70 go 20 DR..
Brandins room and ShiIe going heard some person
run quickly up the leading towards the street
L
was Mr.. Colt. saw him coming UP from tho
street. He was two or three steps up#when first
heard him.
J stood still and he walked quickly by, went
past his own door 10 bench nearly opposite Mr.
Wheeers door, on which he ga. down; was rear
The sign board don't know here the man was
with the carpet bag saw hing ustbciore
saw Mr. Colt csn1c up He had The bag in his
hand Mr. Colt mad nothing il his hand went
into the Doctor room, leaving Mr. Colt sitting on
the bench; | busted the room and in nbou, or
9 minutes came
I saw Mr.=Colt still sitting on the bench. |
then wen, on UP stairs 10 ny room, still leaving
him on the bench. This was on Saturday morning:
did not sac Colt gain ill the Tuesday following.
On that day | mot him coreing up the first llgat
of stairs between 10 and IL o'clock, going 10 his
own room. did not see him after that until he
was arrested When he came to me for he saw
ne was in full dress u can't how. When
saw him coming up the stairs, di,! not notice BIS
dress.
used 10 provide Mr. WheeIer, ten. On Fri
day the Eth was presentation Mr.. Wheeler told
my husband Of the noise he heard did not 20
down and made no ei,r:=o ascertain any thing
about 1T do n'rremcmber whether Mr.. Wheel
er took his tea that afternoon or not. Fever heard
the back part of the house. in the third story,
never lent Col; the saw but once.
CrosS-eranined Jy 4Nr .Ssldsn. Ii Mr..
Colt Saw on the bench. Dldnt observe his dress.
The man whe had The carpet bag stood s,ock-still
by Mr. Colts doer whcn first saw him.
He came out, went down stairs an to the s;oop.
He was gen,ccly dressed. not quite as tall as Mr..
Colt, and had on dark clothes. 1t was not more
than three or minutes after be got on the
,,oop before heard Mr.Colt come up. had
charge OF no room but D. Brandin's: this was on
the left ,ide from the st;rsZI did not 90 between
the stairs and Mr.. Wheeler room. can I ilN
exactly the time when | stood there: it might
have been 2 or little after.
By he District Attoraeg.-l had not been TO
breakfast did not observe the time wnen wen,
back we have no regular boar to take brenkiast.
did not 90 down again tili=l1 oclock.ZDid Mt
see ms husband al all
Bya .Juror.=-Thc saw was borrowed on Thurs
dav. the 9th
Bythe Disttrct Attorpeg-The maa saw had
or II beIy-coat.
JAMES E. HYDE ed-Amkeeper of the CRY
Prison. The box and cover were not pat IN my
charge. never saw The coycr have searched
for it; do n; know what has become ofsif.
C,oss-ss0uiaed bs Ui.. Seitlta.--.Ih Deputy
!
the articles in | gave him the key c, cell into
winch Ae put them He kept the key, and had it
Yesterday. The doors OF the cells arc all alike;
Mr.. vanieryoer,, key woeld not unlock the cell.
Capt. SWAIN called a turnkey the City
Prison Never sa~ the cover ;te box.
Cross eramineG bv ar. Sc}den-I-knew no
thing abou, Mr. Miliken getting the key.
Mr. AsroS.-Am a deputy keeper; never have
seen either the box or cover; don't know whether
Others have access 10 the c-lIzor not.
. Mr. PATRICK callcd.-Am deputy keeper
never saw the boz; or cover; know not whether
Others have access 10 the cell; was not there at
night.
Mr.. HurroS calied.-Am enc OF the t.rnkeys;
know nothing OF either the box or the cover; don.
know who has access 10 The cell: have seenwach-
men going into The cells.
Mr. SuMMgRcE cai!ed.-An..an engineer; know
tho eel! which contained the cover; do mt kno"
where the cover is Mrs Lawrence, the wife OF
the keeper. told NE some wstehmcn had broken
open the coll. and taken wood out; was not bro
ken open 10 NY knowledge.
ZJoaS Davis called-Anl q police officer don,
know where the cell is; have never seen the box
or the cover The wa:chn.en had access 70 the
cells l rccollect the box conlng=ln, out did not
see il Inc doors OF the cells nave been leit open.
Cross-ezamined by -Nr. Ssiden: Don Know
the cell in which the cover was placed
Mr.. M1LLIxsS callcd.-The cover was put in
the middle of the cell; | rad tie key, and have
had it all ,hc=tirae; there are 80 or 100 keys
presume, about the Office that will +; the locA;=t
never left unlocked AID never saw II lett open:
Mr.. Milliken then produced the shirt, caa;, ana
stock, wrapped in q paper.
Dr. GlLLXAs called am 3 practising ?nysl,
clan; was no; a; the dead-house when tie dead
BODY wa. brough, there; Iva. called on SUNDAY
by the Coroner l went .wn with Dr. nissan 10
the dead house; found on the table the body OF
man very much decaysd. Beside the table vas