New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-26

doa, ~ ,oot through the key Fo!e and made dla-
a,ao, ~ show the lines OF vlslon on nave 20
| i1oot ahou, fve feet before YOU see the aoof All
.hs, csn be seen in the room lies between these
two lines. LOae of#the jury s.id=they mad con-
s;d.red this part OF the snsect and therefore Nr.
Se1den con sented that thi. examination should 90
no farther.
Dr. Bedford called have benin the practice
OF medicine in he=city siace 1929. The frontal
bone nav be broken in and still life remain.
By the Couft-If the bone be broken in and
still the pcrs-n retain power enough to keep MS
grasp be might still lose his voice cannot, how
ever give any decisive opinion.
By Mr. WHsting-This wound on the right side
of the head think need not necessarily have
caused ins,ant=desth it might, however, have
broken blood vessels in the base Of the brain and
thus nave caused death. Il this wound were
caused BY blow from person lying on MS back,
there would not be am spirit otzblood unless the
edge of the Ratchet were used. There would pro-
baby have been a large flow OF blood.
! Mr.. MORRILL, read the deposition OF Lyman "
! Ransom, stating that ne WAS merchant OF brook
/ lyn--that h. mad gone TO Havana te knew Sam
ne. Adams and had known him for two years
Adams printed somewhat for him to the amount OF
Sl,500 Adams held note against MIN for : 10,
due in August; asked him to renew it about
week before it was due; he rather abusive,
and said he believed | meant TO cheat aim |
finally lie, him nave gold watch for the note tins
was dav or ,wo before Aug. 25th; It was a s!n-
/ gle cased wa,cfI-one which is now shown 10 ne ;
purchased it from sne a. BraiHerd; l saw Ad-
ans a week after ! let him have the watch: be
said he could have sold it for $50 for note; ne
took time 10 consider, and then the person few
from his bargain considered Adams rather irri-
table in our dealings; he apologized for the Ian
guage ne used toward me; al different times |
found him rather Notwithstanding more than
natural irri,ability OF tcrnper;he frequently told
me be was greatly in need Of money, and could
not pay his hands.
Victor Bccquer, called lived at No. Muir
ray-s,rect from May, 1910, to May, 1871; after
we moved away Mr.. Colt had room there we
left an awning in the garret ; it was the one
carried to the Tombs knew it b. marks upon
it; was never in Mr.. Colts room; Dir. Colt oc-
cupied room there before my father left.
Cross Examined By Mr.. Whiting. am 10
years Old There were on each side OF this avn
ing two pieces OF linen: | helped falherlo cutthem
of, and there we're left two edges by which knew
it. Ny father KEEP, tailor store, and used the
awning in front of it. | don't know when Colt
moved in; | never saw him there. People near
there told me he moved .ere, and that S the only
way | knew it. My father bought the awning CT
Mr. Pettis an Attorney went back after the
awning in Junc-saw no one there but Mr.. Nell
son. who occupied a room in the second stery
The awning was there till the first Of July: my
father told me tina, he went there tho second,
and il was not there have been TO the Granite
buildings. i did not know Mr.. Colt had room
there There was no whitewash the awning
1t was not sold to any body, nor had any one per
mission TO take it away. My father gave SlS
for it.
By Mr.. .Selden. There was a rope on the
sides of the awning, and in front. My father has
gone to France.
James NJ Clauson, called. nm an engineer.
have known Colt since May: he lived at No. 3
Murray street a Mr.. Becquer occupied the
room before he went there | had an Office on the
first floor of the same building, and saw Colt every
day, more or less; was in his room several times
saw nothing in his room but few chairs and u
common paohiu5 LvA, Lin"o itot long a"d
two wide. Colt used to stopin at my office nearly
evary morning. have seen awning in the gar
let, think Colt came into the Office in the latter
part of May to show Ratchet lie had been
buying.
Cross.e.ram4iued by Mr. Whiting Colt merely
remarked that hntchet was q handy thing In an
otfce@On the 1st of August | noticed box in
his room ; there were books and papers init. There
were quite number of persons that used 10 call
upon MN u'u "oe N''o" ~ 1N'-':''.
hrst A!'e" '' lc awning q "o''a" l.,"s ..ei
tod me 1t was MISSED never ho.'ceu tNe 'ia''n-
ct in ms ROOM and should not know 1t now
John n. Lee called know=Nr. C9t' was
employed at No. 3 Murray.slreet in May, in en-
craving. Mr. Col, moved into the building at that
tune, nc occupied 'hH ',o' room seco"u moor ,
ana occupied one on Tue io"et 'ioor' saw ~ :
very 'reqNen.iy was NOV o..e' IA ms iooi ,aye
seen DON 'ao'' anu cilu'is !" MS l., roo'l t'.''
that he was then preparing tor the press hs work
on housekeeping de renamed there ihinF II, Ill