New-York tribune., 1842-01-21

inss were ser on foo, and saw Colt every day
during the week. IL was Tuesday went 10 TIE
Mayer; the same day first saw the Mayor
| had no farther CONVERSATION with Col; on this
subjsc. the day before his hs as<sd me
~ politely TO conc into his room, tHe WAS arrest
Cd on Eri,isv.( He wished 70 converse on book
Keeping; he said Was older than he and no
wouI.i DC hapv 10 receive advice concerning the
book be MAS publishing Gid 10, go in on En-
:av morning was standing AT he door in Cham
bers street. taking With Mr. Barker, the portrait
painter: NJ, Colt came down stairs and gain in
sisted tha; | should conc into his room that after
noon.
Cross-sraa.:rsi-ByM Nj. Selden-I think Mr..
Colt moved INTO his in the morning before me.
l. was Gav or two before wen, into his
There was no change III the furniture IN his room
until after this affair, iar as recollect. Ia the
morning and from O'clock until cande-Fsat,
Broadway is very noisy-more 50 than al any
other hour-Soiue DAYS more iian otherS:-ihiS
was 3 warn, and rainy day. On Such days the
passage OF eglnibuscS up and down should
think might make m-re=aoi>e. ne noise
is rarely so sud as 20 render conversation ndis-
tact,-I am often iucommoded by the noise, how
ever. especially when NIX windows up, as they
al this time.
It was AT about 81 that first heard the noise;
ana Judge rois the hour when MY pupils usually
came IN. Cannot >ay that from 3 to salt past )
the noise is greater than AZ any other un,e. At
about & O'Clock when the carmen are RETURNING
ho,ne the noise is loadest. went to Coils doer
niy=once before going up stairs though remained
there. Ten minutes stepped from the DOOR
called the boy and went up stairs 1t wa. At this
time that used my pen. TWAS duriag the latter
part OF the Ten minutes that SAW the persons
shoulders, back. and the back part OF his head
tniak could not :,uch of tho head. His
position was about foot roN the base; near the
centre OF the West wall; | could not see
the base could have brought my eye high
enough ] coAld have seen the whole person.
His head turned toward the wall; 10
rest Ct his body being from the wall towar,. re
todins.door. | supposed the head was perhaps
foot from the wall saw no change eNcepta gentle
moving OF the shoulders till he and went
TO the table. | can't say whether the table was
.eug thwiss across the not; II stood in the
corner; WAS all the furniture except chair and
tae box he had books and perhaps candlestlcks
bu; no shelves; he had looking. lass; can't lie
how situated 4 piece of glass fastened the
wall was left in the room covered with paper;
don't rtcollect ever seeing BOOKINGS lass there be-
lore L Welt Will way u Lau ScCH p't'CS
showed under The folding door into my room. his
was after this occurrence; can't say when they
we're slipped under
Mr.. Selden said he would like these
pieces Witness has them at his room.
! raised the slda of the key hole; did not al
tempt to enter; did not keep my pen in the key
hole nor did rap til! after my return from up
stars | did not know but he might be packing
up his books to 90 to Philadelphia, and having had
This conversation concerning his debt with hun,
felt socitous about it. While L was at the door,
| think MIR. Seignette listening at the folding
door | went TO other rooms on the same floor
10 Mr.. Johnsons and others, who were out. Mr.
| Adams room is over nine believe there are
only two rooms opposite those between The stairs
and Broadway; MIR. Johnson, believe, occupied
the room mex, beyond Colts. went to his room
was absent from the door, up stairs. think, only
a minute or Whereabouts. | lett Mr.. Selgnetc 10
watch the door; | think, when | returned, he was
seated in a chair in my door with Il book IN MS
hand. II would not be easy to hear moderate
cony arsation in Colt. room at the time hrst heard
the disturbance, and toleraby Loud conversa-
/ ton mic ht have been inaudible The TO the
Ike, hole was Just tig enough to remain in posi-
ton in whichis is placed ; removed il quite easily,
with steel pen think ; it mig hit have been m wed
with quill During the lime slaid at Colts
door. except while listening, was locking IN at
the key-hoe; perhaps a minute or so elapsed before
slid aside the cover; ali was very STILL When |
ceased 10 look, the person in the same position
as when first him.
| Witness bent down show the position; it
nearly horizontal.
The peIson returned to the table only once while
| saw him. He had his coat olll there was but
little time between the clash and the fall; perhaps
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