Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

OR1cIN OF TIE INTIMACY BETWEEN Con-
LIES AND Mrs. CoLToN.-We have received
from am intimate friend of Mr.. Cotton, some
uar,icnlars in reference to the intimacy be-
tween CorIies aud Mrs. Cotton, which have
not appeared in the New York papers We
state them as we received them, without
vouching for their accuracy:
The acquaintance, it is stated by our in
formant, commenced about eighteen months
since. Corlies, ut that time, boarded at a
house opposite to that occupied by Mr.. Col
ton. On several occasions; as he was en-
tering his boarding house, Corlies had OBJ
served Mrs. Cotton sitting at a window OF
her house, and had frequently received from
thence tokens of recognition, such as bow,
or kiss and salute of her hand, though as
yet no other intercourse had existed between
them. About this time, as Corles was one
day entering his boarding house, a prayer
book was dropped from the window of Mrs.
Cotton upon the side walk, in which Cor
lies, on picking it up, discovered note adj
dressed to himself, requesting an interview,
to which he paid no attention.
About two months subsequent TO this,
Cories, received another note from Mrs.
Cotton, in which she expressed for him
strong attachment, and proposed an elope-
ment To this he replied he was poor, and
for that reason could not comply with her
request Soon after Corlies received
third letter from Mrs. Cotton, enclosing two
bank notes of $1,000 each, and requesting
him to meet her on board the Philadelphia
boat at specified time. The meeting took
place, and they proceeded together to Phila-
delphia, where they remained, as a man and
wife, for twelve days, Mrs. Cotton having
left home with the proiessed intention of
visiting her friends at Providence, r. l.
During their visit 10 Philadelphia, about
$3.50 of the $4,000 were expended, and the
balance was retained by Corlies, with the
consent of Mrs. Cotton.
Al the expiration of the twelve days, they
returned to New York, and the intimacy
was kept up for sometime afterwards, Cotton
remaining entirely ignorant of the conduct
of his unfaithfnl wife and her guilty para
mour. In the meantime, an arrangement
was made by the guilty pair, for an elope-
ment TO New Orleans but friend Of Col
tons family having become apprised of the
intimacy, the plan was frustrated. Cotton
was then informed by this friend of all the
circumstances. The astonished husband,
however, very naturally, was unwilling then
to give the statements that credence to
which they we're entitled but he was told
that il he wonld take position at the cor
ner OF certain street, at certain hour, he
would satisfy himself as to the truth Of the
development lie did so, and soon after
wards his wife, in company with Cories,
was seen to enter an designation house op-
posite.
Cotton returned home, in a state Of mind
which can easily be imagined. He, how
ever concealed from his wife the informa-
ton he had thus obtained, but called at
once on Corles, who, greatly agitated, con-
fessed all that had ,ranspired. At this inter
view, Cotton stated to Corlies, that for the
sake Of his children, he was DESTROYS that his
wile's infamy might not be made public,
ard proposed to pay Corlies such reasonable
sum as he might stipulale, on condition that
his intimacy with Mrs. Cotton should for
ever be broken off, and all the circumstances
sacredly concealed Such an arrangement
was finally agreed upon, the price being
fixed at $4,000, and Corles was according
ly paid $1,000 in addition TO the $4,000 al
ready received from Mrs. Cotton.
The conditions of the arrangement thus
entered into, Cotton supposed were rigidly
observed on the part OF Corlics, until short
time previous to the 10Th of the present
month, when he received satisfactory proof
of the contrary. The Intellectual attempt
of Cotton TO shoot Corlies, was one of the
consequences of this discovery. The sub
sequent events are already known to the
public. -Evcning Mercury.
FIRE AT ALBANY AND Loss OF LIFE
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