The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-20

Am married live Goth street, near Broadway:
my Office has been in the Granite Buildings since
one year last May second floor.
WHITING Bring me that diagram, if Justice
TAYLOR is in court.
diagram Of the second floor produced
WITNESS know prisoner; he called me in
1885, to have me xanine work on hook keeping;
he introduced himself; that was our first acquant-
ance; next called the second day of last August
wished TO take room of me let him have the
roem for six weeks, according to agreement, from
ing mine in the granite buildings; occupied then
two rooms; they joined each other-folding doors
between; my entrance is in Chambers street.
In going up to the hall you Immediately ascend the
stairs; there is a right hand rail; turn till
t. the secord floor; at the head of the stairs
you are in an entry way, running parallel with
Chambers street-leads to Broadway; my rooms
the right Ia ,d getting to the top Of the stairs
you tnrn to the right to get to my room Colts
room is passed frst in going my room; there
three or four rooms between the stairs and Broad
way; two others similar to my room; you pass two
doors before coming to Colts door; door entering
to each the door Of Colts room swings in to the
right as you go in; between Colts door and mine,
there is six feet ON the hall; my door opens the
same way; both about the same size; my room is
on the corner; one side Broadway and one on
numbers street; two windows on each street;
Cots has oAe window on Chambers street; the fold
ing doors between Colts room and mine open into
Colts rooms; rented room for six weeks; he en-
tered into occupation of The room on the I'd Au-
was my vacation time, and was glad to dispense
with that that six weeks, having but few cho-
lars; his coming INTO the room, the folding doors
were locked, and renamed so during his occupan-
ey, and never opened 20 my knowledge. Mr. Riley
occupied the room ioar weeks beforr Colt came in
the key, suppose was given t. Colt y R,ley;I
never saw it since Riley had it; Riley had the room
three months: he had the key; II was kept locked
BY Riley; no other fastening was put ON the door
while Riley was there that knew Of These doors
could not be opened into my reon without break
ing the hinges; Twas not at my rooms on the NOR
ming Colt moved in; cannot say how soon alter Colt
came in went there; l Bever taw aDy furniture
but few chairs, table, box and trunk; IT was
pine box, about three feet in length, about Ugh
teen inches wide, and the sane in depth; never
took particular notice of the box-mere conjecture;
II stood left hand corner you entered the room.
The table stood in the west corner OF the room, to
the right hand of The window on Chambers street
WHITING Look at that diagram it's folded
down, Wheeler. Is thai the reIa'ive situation o!
thsrooms as they Ae'
Tie above diagram was shown 10 witness
WIrxEss.-That's the position Of the ro, n,-
THE 10 the hall, there 10 mine and Colts rnomhe
the windows on broadway and Chambers street,
and there the folding doors.
Judge tEST-Let me see that diagram.
(The diagram was handed To the Judge, and after
wards handed To the Jurors.
WrrSrss.-The table occupied the whole SPACE
between window xnd wall, aRd went pas; the win.
dow little. Coli was frequently in my room AID
in his room, and net him often in the hall during
the six weeks. had Ia have three writins-de,ks
in my room; exc standing against those foldir &