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

building: he had got up three four steps Of tn
hIst stairway as went into the door: he then poin
ed to the box diagram shown to witness, an
| ne described 1t as standing whore Delsoce said
| stood j Mr.. Colt did not say q word: the OF he
| carman who had the spring cart, took hold OF on
END OF the box: and helped me pat it on the cart
| Colt stood still en- the stairs whilst was dom
this: went back to ask what vessel it was &c 60 o
board of; he said he didn 't1know the name Of III
VESSEL he said the vessel at the foot of Made
Lane then took look Al the man so as I'D kao,
him again: drove into Broadway, down Broad
way TO Maiden lane, down Maiden lane to the foo
OF IT: l locked back several times, to see if tn
man followed me, and he did when | got a
the foot Of Maiden lane, | saw the boz
was marked "New Orleans" saw it was mark
ed before, and thought it was to 60 on board
packet or vessel going there. saw a sign up 70
New Orleans at foot Of Maiden lane, and l stoppe,
and saw him (Colt) close by and pointed to the
he was on the right side Of Maiden lane going dow
This was the pier on the right hand side Of Nader
lane; the vessel was the Kalamazoo. backed
up to the side Of the pier and shot the box off a
would box of sugar. He came up and paid me
Is ID IN change; he had said nothing to me at the
time OF asking me to take the box about the price,
or should have charged him shilings; but
thought should have more trouble to get the Other
not = wori to me at The time va" ne pa;d me. and
went away about my business
(Herc aldermen left the bench for ashort time
Mr.. BARsrow contnued-The mark on the box
il was on the dock; / drove up Peck Slip as left
made no entry in any book, Of the load l neve
do; next saw the prisoner before the coroner,
jury, when he was fetched
Cross-era,ninsd BY SRLDEN-I saw Colt two thirds
Of the way down Chambers street, between Churct
street and Broadway; it from nine to half pas
nine; he beckoned to me; not later than half-pas
nine; betW cea the time removed the Dox from
the building, to getting to the vessel, was ord
nariIy fast; tho person whs asked me to take the
box, folio wed me down to the pier; when there,
turned round, and found him close BIZ; he paid me
and left; said nothing; q. 81. is tho price for
common load; that uncommon load; hac
never seen tho prisoner before that time; and never
afterwards till saw him before the coroner's in
quest
BY WHIriNG-I next saw the box in the ship the
following Sunday week; helped to get the box out
OF the hold of the vessel; worked hard to do 1t
knew it as soon as saw it in the hold, before il
was taken out; il was orened between decks; il
contained dead body, human bsdy; the box was
then closed and put on a cart, and taken presume
to the dead house; didn't see it at the dead house
the box down the forward hatch; it was down
almost to the ground tier; nearly parallel to the
forward hatch, as If II was part Of the first cargo
slowed; they commence slowing cargo forward,
and work away aft; it was taken out from tho kaa-
maxoo; it was marked with blue ink; generally
mark boXss with black ink; I've no doubt, II was
the same box cared down.
BY SELpEN-rhe box was brought up and put
between decks did not 10 betw cen decks before
1t was opened did not stay till it was closed the
stencil was so bad couldn't stay. The box was
brought on to the upper deck, and put on the cart
before went away; did not see any thing put
into the box when it was opened; it was so fall it
could hold nothing; Ii was marked X. =. Gross, or
something like it, care Of De Gross or something,
New Orleans.
By WnIrIso-When l left the box there; the
chief mate Of the vessel stood on the deck by the
cargo; think saw Colt advance towards him,
and think the mate said something about q receipt.
The mate was the same mate that afterwards over
hauled the cargo and helped get the box out.
TnoMAs RUssELL-is - years old carman
Der | called at usual place of employment from
three to half past nine, al Granite Buildings; my
employer was John p. Ridner. waited at the
door drove my horse lengthways .oog- thu
easiest e. help to put the box the cart than
to unite my horse; that's the gentleman thefo
lpointing 10 Colt) whilst we were ioaalng 'n ne
staira, apparently unconcerned about the box; ne
said nothing all the time; the bex stood on tue
end, mark towards the druggists door; there
was large G on it; we put It on tne carr,
the marked side previous. On Saturday the
18th went to the Mayors Office; he told me the
circumstances; l gave him a description OF the
box as near as / could, and went in search Of the
horse and cart. didn't know the carman, pu,
kr,eic has horse; found him that night we all
went TO the Mayor and then were told to 60 to the
ship Kalamazoo; we went; saw the mate staid
till y at nights went to the Mayors oiice; told 10
go to the ship next morning at y The agent OF the
ship locked at his bills of ladinE, and found re-
the dime MS ions of the box he had. We then
searched the forward hold, and the other carmsn
pointed out the box from its size, before we
could get hold of it, We got ont Of the hold ;
tsaw the box brought upto the between decks,
and opened; saw some cloths; awning suppose
II was The stencil was so great could not stay,
and went on the upper deck saw 1t no more TIL
the box was hois,cd TO the upper deck did not
see it put on the cart, on the dock; kept psea
on account of the stencil; / did not see II there
was body in the box
Cross examined Il was on the upper deck hve OF
ten minutes before the box was brought up. some
ohe.asked the Mayor for some money 10 so ana sc
some chloride of lime to throw into the DON
think it hand on board OF the vessei thst ssx
ed the Mayor; did not see any body 60 ior the
lime. 1t was between nine and bali-past nine When
the box was taken from the Granite Buildings
There was then man named Walker with me M
was in the employ OF Mr. Redding, the agent OF tne
Apollo Association: had been employs; o., 'o
BY WHirINo-I had frequently ieen MT. Col
before at those buildings. i knew his person 'ei'
well, passing In or out.
BY SELpES-My cart had been there ABOUT nv
minutes that morning before Colt and the cart cam
| UP TO the door.
WIN F. GoprRry.-Is superindent II Carts
On FRIDAY Sent 9th, was at the .dayor's effic'
| The Mayor told me there was :. oox missing froi
| the corner of Broadway anr Chambers street; n
| thought some carman ha.. taken it away. He sske
me to 90 10 work ard find who teok il. looked (;
nv listlof carmen whe lived that side OF the tow
| found that Mr. Russell was there the 18th
| September. | asked him If he had taken a DC
| away that day. .ie said he had not. l asked
| he saw any ere else take a box away; he said
hadn't No;St day brought him before the Ma
or and be recoliected, and described the hors
we went to Peck slip and found the cart ana nor
OF Mr.. Barstow. He went with us TO the way
asd said he had taken box to the ship kalamas
from the granite buldings; he described the DO
We went on board the Kalamazoo on that n'gI
the Mayor sent me to see the agent az p.oon.y
Sunday morning; we went down and took out q
cargo: saw a box in the fore hold bottom side u
and Barstow pointed to it, and sad 'haf r was ).
box he brought on board the ship. the D.
was lifted out between decks, opened, the aw
: ing turned of, and there was the dead
DIV Of man in it. There was a rope rou
the neck, and drawn round the legs so as
| drsw he had dnwn hefween the knees, I