New-York tribune., 1842-01-21

Young man 10 stand in my door and watch Nir
Colts door 10 see II any one weAt out, until
could go up stars and ge, advice or help. think
ing 10 ind Mr.. Adams, the owner of the building.
He was not in !; / called at several doors but The
occupants were not IN, II being about the dinner
hour called Mr.. Oguen, who had charge OF
the house ; he came down with NE, wentto Colts
door and found thu, the slide on the inside had
dropped over the key-ho!e: Nh O. appeared
.athe. timid and went back, thinking there
could be nothing OF the kind that | had sug
gested he left me alone IN the hall.
| waited. keeping my eye on the door, until
a scholar of mine came in related the CIR
camstancc 10 him, and raped al the door, no
answer-a was perfectly still. then went
softly down 10 the head of the stairs and returned
with heavy tread thinking Mr Colt might sup
pose il was friend. and raped again Silll all
was silent. waited n my own room ABOUT
fifteen minutes when several OF my scholars came
IN 10 whom | related the circumstance then
sent person after an officer by Mr. DelnoSe
The officer sent word that he was engaged and
would be there in hall an hour or Less thlnN
this was the answer We waited until about
candle light and when Mr. Wood and Mr. Riley
TIVE of my scholars again went after an ofhcer'
Mr. Wood Is clerk at the Exchange Lyceum
Broadway; Mr.. Riley know not where ne may
be found. After my scholars came IN we all
had an eye upon the door The officers when
they came said they could not open the door, but
that witness and his scholars mus, keep watch
remained IN my room with my scholars. until
o clock my usual hour of going home-whsn
left-leaving the room In charge OF Mir. Delnose.
During the evening he kept an eye on the room
to see if any one went out.
From the time Of first hearing the clashng OF
tois, as supposed, until 9 o'clock IN the even
ing, heard no sound OF human voice, nor any
other noise in Colts room, The noise | heard,
and supposed 10 be that of fos, continued but
one or two seconds before heard the tail: there
seemed to be slight nese as OF one scraplng MS
feet upon carpet, or something OF the kinu'
following the sound of the tolls, and before the
fall there was no carpet on the room: the sound
OF the fois, of the scraping, and OF the TALL sue
ceeded each other very speedily. When my at
tention was first drawn TO the noise, was writ
ing an orname ntal piece for exhibition My at
tention was first drawn by the clashng sound:
remained in my seat until heard the fall |
sat d, my desk with my left side toward Colts
room: do Mt think changed my position al
all until heard the fall 1t was but few seconds,
or it might have been half minute after hearing
the fall before went 10 Colts door: ard before
thus rose heard no nelse whatever. At nine
o'clock l left the room with MIR. Denose, re-
guessing him to keep watch. On Saturday morn
ing, reached my room about halt-paSt =, and
borrowed key with which opened Colts door
and looked in He was absent. The door was
ao1 more than half open. ] only put one toot IN
and looked around. discovered that the box
was missing which had stood there: that the
floor had apparently. been scrubbed thoroughly
The spot over which the personl saw had bent,
was scrubbed more than the rest-appearlng
white also saw that oil aud ink had been
spilled in different parts OF the roem-ol around
the base and Ink IN spots on the wall closed
the door and went into my room, when looked
in the floor was wet around the base but was
nearly dry in the center. | only stepped one
foot in the room expressed my desire to look
n to oneof my pupils, who gave me key with
which entered look ed in for only minute,
closed and locked the door aud went INTO my own
room, and believe gave the key 10 Is owner.
In about SO minutes some Gle raped my door.
| opened it and found Mr. Colt at the door.
have no regular time for going TO my room on Sat
urday was there earlier than usual on this day.
As 10 time, | speak from conjecture. Colt IN
CURED if my key would fit his door SAID he had
left his at his house, and he wished TO enter his
room told him did not know-he nightly
He took it and found it would not fit, and he re-
turned it saying 80. He then commenced con-.
versaton concerning bookkeeping and writing
He asked if / had seen his brother there that
morning told Inn He SAID his brother
had waited nearly an hour Tor me (the w'ness)
| observed that 1 did not see him. lie then grew
very talkative, and at length said |, Mr.. Colt
what was that noise in your room yesterday al
noon He replied that must have been mis-
taken; there was, mol noise there, till the afternoon.
L Il
had quite alarmed u.s. and he repeated that must
be mistaken ne was out. don't recollect that
| saw him again on Saturday, at least speak
with him; ROT did | see any any thing go
into or out of his room. On Monday | came to
my room at l clock; did not go there at all on
Sundays nor did see Cos. On Monday at about Log;
think sat in my chair leaning against the post OF
the folding doors when heard MIR. Colt as | sup
posed entered his Colts reom.) He commenced
singing; something very uncommon with him.
took with me, Us excuse tor seeing the room
again piece OF writing TO show Colt believe
the singing ceased an entering the door. Jaw
box of matche. on chair, and MIR. Colt asked
me 10 smoke with MIN, which | dccllned.-
He observed that it was bad habit of his; he
said either that be had smoked so much Is
cause him to spit blood, or that he smoked TO pre-
vent spt,ing blood can't recollect which
think the latter. He stood near the door. On
the spot that mad been most scrubbed thirty or
forty specks were visible. In course Of the CEN
,ersatioa Iagan referred TO the noise. He said
Totcll you the truth, Mr.. Wheeler, upset my
table, broke ny ink bottle and spilled by books
hope It didn't disturb YOU in your room ?
One thing forgot. On Saturday called on Mr..
Adams, the owner Of the building, whose Office is
over my room, to ask bis advice on the subject.
He thought the grounds not sufficient to proceed
upon bur that it would be well to inquire h. ae-
counted for the noise il various ways, thought II
delicate subject and one with which We oughr
40, TO NEEDLE rashly, but rather wait.
Mr.. SELDss asked if the objec, was to inquire