The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-22

mate with the chloride of lime; he was sprnkl lin
| 1t on the box; might have been before the lid wa
! closed; it was about fifteen minutes after il wa
| opened before it was closed; re was omethn,
like salt on the breast: it looked like if it va
part dissolved; that was the only place that tool
notice OF; II had not ali gone away; IT was in ,hs
state OF fluid, like; the breast was green, morti
he'd; 1--we seen salt on beef when nearly dissolved
and this looked just like that l saw something
IKE small grains; it was scattered about all over
the breast; it appeared to me as though ther
had been salt put ON the body when it was killed
or murdered, or whatever else you call il.
| noticed the breast particularly: the shirt was
open or tore down to here (the naval) and open
| WIDE as could see the ribs: afterwards saw the
! whole body in the dead house: Eve seen several
bodies that had been mortified, and this looked like
| them, only a little more of greenish cast the
shirt was pallsd of it by Mr.. Millken, the deputy
coroner: was in and out while the doctor was ex-
aiming the body: paid not much attention to il at
that time: in thc first place the body was taken
out OF the box and person washed him of: then
next see was the doctor at work at him: the man
was pad SO fer washing him off, it was one Of the
paupers at the aims house, from the time the cover
waa taken off till went up to get the carman, was
about ten minutes: il was half an hour from the
time 1t was taken out of the hold till it put on
the upper aeGE nsTsS saw any Of the parties CO.
dspS3y coroner took The canvass of the BODY Nj
AliilIken: told MIR. Nillken that thought IT was
salt on the body. as we were opening II there were
s@vera present: after the box was opened, and the
| lid off, and the awning off, there were not 50 many
| present: the Coroner and Mayor were there when
| we begua 10 open it, but when got the lid open
tive three inches, they made away up the stairs:
| they commenced taking the body out before left
the dead house: WHEN returned, the same body
| and the same persons were there with it, when
went up the hatchway left Mr. MIlliken with Il:
we took the body back aft under the after or cen
| tire hatch to get more light: we land il down on
the sarboard side of the ship: the centre hatchway
| on the second deck was closed: the box was about
five or six feet lro "a the hachway aft of IT. think
there only half the hat chway of the upper ck
| M M he
| detk but b. getting on your knees: on the upper
| deck the fore hatch and alt hatch was open, and
half of the centre hatch was closed afterwards
the counsel confused the witness so as 10 admit the
centre hatch was entirely closed, and only half the
after hatch open.l sat on the box part way to the
dead house: there C 9th on it, and The carman
DR.. Devoc's coat on it: the carpenter Of the ship,
| think, sent by the captain Of the vessel 10
| open the box.
| BY WHITING Fallon, keeper Of the City Prison
| offered to bet with me. He knew had been en-
gagged in getting the body Io'e of appii-
cations-a thousand after me TO bet money! hats and
ecery thing about tbs; wheher they trere sent to me or
| not, I can't tel.
By SELpES-I did not know Colt was arrested
| till that Saturday before found the body. On
the Friday before the Mayor did not mention Mr..
Colts name TO ME.
The witness subsequently named Mr.. Kpland,
| and man IN Bank street, who had offered to bet
wi h him. r,
1.-THE Court adjournedat to o'clock.l
Afternoon Session..
-. j.
agent for ship Kalamazoo; she belongs to A g. b.
Kingsland, and Capt Skerrin. She sailed for New
Orleans about the lst of October; We advertised
her to sail under freight she sailed as transient
ship; il was expected she'd sail about the Goth Of
September she commenced taking ia cargo in
August. She laid at the end Of the pier at first
time Of taking in cargo then drew up to the end Of
the dock Vim. L. Coffin was chiefmste; he went
to New Orleans to join his ship and weut it'll her
to Europe. On Saturday morning, Sept. 18th, l
went The dock 10 see after the cago at first the
box before mentioned was not there; l was
board, and saw the mate writing receipt, and told
him il not correct; he merely put the names
and not tbs xsetas crere1pt gne fdtu NOT
see VIII. When the carman came afterwards and
told rue what was on the deck at the time remem
bered where the box was pat | never saw the
receipt afterwards. sa the box taken out; there
was human body IN II.
Cross.eramiaed-The mate signed the receipt;
pencil receipt is not n bill Of lading-not lawful;
was at the Mayors office at o'clock that morn
ing; one half the cargo was in the ship when that
box was brought. The captain was present that
Sunday; the mate left after his testimony had been
take before yos and some other lawyers: the yes-
sci has but two decks; In this case the fore hatch
and the main hatch was not fastened down, when
the box was removed; the box was taken out OF the
fore hate the lower deck, and cut oil the man
hatch on the upper deck; q house was built over
the fore hatch with doors on each side; think
the after hatch was open that Sunday; there was
Sufficient light came in the lore hatch to see to
GOODWIN; think the mate took OIL all the Matches;
when they were about opening the box, there was
such an ella via from it that had TO go the up
pcr deck looked over the main hatch on the up
per deck, and body in 1t; ieit the vessoi be-
fore the box was brought up on the main deck;
can't say how long time elapsed while the box
was being opened and taken out; there were many
=! persons present; after the box was removed, L
| don't know what became OF 1t
Bva JuRoR-The receipt, don't know wheth-
| err it had the name of the person from whom the
| box was received. know OF no such house as De
Gray in New Orleans, nor no such house as H. +.
Here the testimony of the mate in writing was
| read as follows
DEPOSITION TIE MARI or THE KALAMAZOO
| Cry AND CouNrr OF NV YoRK, ss.-WnLiaM h.
Corrrs being duly that he 10 mariner and
| was mate OF the ship Kalamazoo OF the City of New
York, for several months Immediately pr.ceung ,ne
fourth day Of October is and un,s s sara sa nae &
marco. was lying Pier number eighs@ in the East
River at said city and on the sa', eighteenth day of
September az curing tie .orenson Of said day box
was urasyht 10 said ship cart by acartmsn whose
ns,e deponent did not then know, BIT whose name ae
ponent has since asceroinsd was Barso and depony'
saws that he saw said board oil said snip
msyoo on the twenty fifth day of September, lsil in
| company with Robert II. Norris Esquire ana f.ooel'
Tay ior and also saw said Bastow ,tne uesa
her IsIl and deponent is certain that said BMstow
the m ian who carted said box TO said ship. Deponen
Barsow when he left the said box at sed ship but dc
| ponent did not know who the man was. T..
further says that on the twenty sixth gay
Of stntnrnber ls John g. Colt pointed out TO him
n, The Aims House Commissioners Office IN said city am
doponent tn en- had slight recollection oil sis lace
Thought he seen him at said ship, but cannot say Oh
what day nor deponent positively that he ev
saw said Colt before he pointed out to him on sai
0 ! goth day of September ,, q r
Denonen. further say s. that said boz was marked
| p Gross 81, Louis, care OF De Gray Co. New Oi
leans and parked before as brougo, 10 sal
shi, aud was marked with blue or green substance
| which not paint =.
Deponent further says that at the time said box
l .lch. l.p ank "A
q TO the man who company with said Barsow, on
deponent cannot say whether said Barstow was Prese'
!, when said receipt was given TO said man OF ho
:. | r. Elwell was then present
;, Deponcn, further says that within hve minutes ave
said box was said ship as above stated ssu 20
awav in the lowe hold forward. And deponeniuite