New-York tribune., 1842-01-22


Two doors 10 enter the back building This back
building had six apartments !; they were divided
between the occupants OF the building. Keys are
generally given 10 the different persons, and sew
eral often apartment
There has recently been an examination of the
back building: an officer, 10 whom the witness
pointed. Mr.. Relyea.} applied Tor the ke,: he got
the key 10 open MIR. Wheeler,s apartment. This
was, perhaps. month ago or more. Aid not go
with him !, WAS abou; 10 or II a; night. did
what they did The same officer Mr.
Rslysa) gave me back the key. There has been
no farther inspection Of that apartment.
By he District 4horney-The pump is Il or
- feet from The door was not presen: WHEN the
priyy examined; | told then, how shat The
door I saw tina, tie sea: had bees broken.
By Mr. SsLDES.-ltwas my duty to close tbs,
back door. often closed it a. 10 clock-some-
times not ill II. This back door is of iron. and
is closed by bar which is let down. Any. man on
the inside open il; easily fro the outside;
YOU have go into the open air to enter the apart
ments.
By TIE DISTRICT ArroRSEY.--I believe there
is a iue for the stove. pipe in Colts room there
is no fireplace. The hue is Just below the wal!
on the right. should think sonc ten feet or sore
from the floor
Mr.. DEL>ocE was called. He had gone out.
Richard Barton was called and sworn,
is "a years of age; is cattman; resides at 212
Nineteenth street. l have seen Mr.. Colt before.
first saw him at about 90 or 100 Chambers
the sidewalk about half way from Church st. TO
Broadway. II was towards o'clock when came
down Varick and Hudson SITS. with my cart; was
little above Church st. in Chambers 81 and saw
man standing leaning the curb stone; he
beckoned to me. came into the street and asked
me Is ! was engaged.
told him was not and he said he wished me-
TO take box for him to the foot OF Maiden Lane
As this was on my way told him would take 1t
He crossed and walked after my had
got past the door, and looked about and saw MIN
beyond the door and beckonng TO a,e to come
back. | did 80, and backed my cart up 70 the
sidewalk nearer Broadway than the door. back
ed up not squarely; there cart standing
there, and backed ahead of the horse. he per-
son who accosed me is the prisoner; he had on. |
think, blank suit; he went into the door before L
backed up.
got of the cart and went in after him. He
wen, up few Of The stairs, and as came in he
pointed TO box tina; lay alongside the bannislers.
Witness pointed out on the diagram where the
box stood, just where the other hnd stated. Ibid
not rec allect that he said word Another cart
man and myself took the box and put it on my
cart. | went back into the hall TO know what YES
sci should put it aboard Of stood in the door
.ked him and he said ne did not know the name
of the vessel; she lay at tie foot o! Maiden Lane
and he would go with me.
ok a look at him so that should know HIN
again; | went on and he followed drove up
Chambers street, down Broadway, and then down
Maiden Lane looked back occasionally and
saw following me when | got there 50" the
box was marked to the care of some one at Ne"
Orleans, and supposed it was 90 aboard the
packet; saw ship there with q sign up to'
New Orleans, and stopped just on The edge Of
South street, about the centre Of Maiden Lane;
and az he came along | caught his eye; hewas on
the right side Of Maiden Lane going down; |
pointed TO the vessel and he nodded; ! can { tell
what side Of the ship went to; the vessel was the
kalamazoo.
backed up, and space was cleared away,
and erked of the box as would b-x OF sugar.
He gave me two and six pence, and cleared out.
He said nothing about the price if he had should
have charged him three and six pence; but l
thought it more trouble to get the Cd than 1t was
worth
saw the name, R. P. Grocc thiah, on the
box, directed to St. Louis, by way OF New-or-
leans | saw R. certainly; think the cover was
on the upper side when saw tho box in the hall
Alderman PunDY was here called inperatyely
to the Mayors Office, and proceedings were sus-
pended for little while.
Upon the return of AID. PuRDY, the examina-
ton was resumed.
Witness placed it on bis cart with the marked
side up and also on the dock. When left the
the vessel drove up Peck slip: does not keep a
book
Mr. SgLDES asked where Colt when he
saw him.
Wirness said that about t,vothirds OF the way 70
Church st. He was on the opposite OF the street.
Colt followed me aHd came mp 10 me Mt the dock
took the box off: he gave the money that was
the usual price for common load; bNt his was
not a common load. then left and did not see
Colt I'LL ] saw him al the Coroners Jury. HAD
not seen him before.
BIZ The District Attorney next saw the box
in Chambers ST., in the afternoon Of Sunday; az
sisted in getting it from the vessel knew II as
soon as I saw il in the hold II was opened be-
tween decks, and contained The dead body Of a
man.
1t wa, then closed and put on cart did l9t
follow it; did not see it afterwards
The box was in the forward ha;cA. and | was
assisting in getting it out. 1t near the bottom
of tie cargo; nearly parallel With the forward
hatch. I. was on beard the Kalamazoo; the mark
was still on it, very fresh, marked villa blue ink
had no doub, il was the same box '-aeted down.
Cross.ezamtnsd By Mr. iSsldsn.-The box vas
broush mt up between decks. After il was oroagn n;
up did not go up until after il was opcsed.
went on deck before il was closed: .,aid I'LL they
were closing it. 1, was put in sing; nothing
was thrown into it while was there. J. did not
leave the vessel till the box aTried OF BY the
cart. twas few minutes after / left The forward
deck before it was taken up.
BIZ the District 4dtorney-T The officers OF tbs