The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-29

ton came into Court attended by her counsel, Charles
The first witness called was
BRIpssr Waters who was sworn-I live at No se
Leonard street; | live with Mrs. Boraem; have lived
there three months
Q-Do you recollect the evening when the was
Al 10 not recollect the evening" but remember the
circumstance; he shot nearly the way;
coming rom The bakers in Church street; csme through
Anthony street 10 Broad way and thence up Broad
Leonard street, came up the side of Broadway
crosst Broadway at the corner OF Leonard street.
home cannot exactly tell the time but il getting
pretty dark; heard the report of pistol gum
crossing broadway when heard the reports appeared
10 come rom down Leonard street. but tell on
which side; there were great many people passing at
tas ,.me did not see any person fall upon the walk
dd not see the fash OF the pistol
Q-Dii YOU zee any person running
A-fes' lid; saw man running.
Q-Wheu was that
A At,er had got into the house where lived
Q-Dii YOU see any woman ia Leonard street
. A-So.sir; not at that time
Did YOU see crowd gather opposite your mouse We
~ soon after that
III dd not see the man tina had been shot ALL
BY Juror >cAsF-which way did you see the man run
AGrowaris Centre streets he passed down on the same
o-Was some time after you heard the report fine
pstol7
Ayes it was.
JuRoRs-Thsts enough.
WM JorEs, coored Called live at 81
ard street and coschman to Mr.. James Swords;
tae evening the man was killed was going down Leon
ard street. stable in street, bout sew en-
O'Clock; as passed saw man ana woman standing
close up to the Carlton House, opposite private door,
about thirty steps from the end of the Carlton House;
they were standing close to each other; close
they could; when l went back heard that was
shot, and saw crowd there; did not know Mr. Corls;
she was middhug sized woman, not very big very
little; her clothes appeared to be dark, well as her
Q-were they standing very close to each other
Ayes, they standing about yard apart; they ap
peared to be very earnestly talking; the woman stood
the side towards Broadway; three feet yard did
see any person come in or go out OF Benson street, did
G w. DIXON who had volunteered his testimony one
of the Jurors, called, and stated that about three
his ri alla1
and told him that she with child by Charles g. Cors
and wished him to publish him. he had refused to DO
thing her He advised her obtain legal aid
before she went she threatened that she would have salts
faction frem Corlis fordeserting her.
VIM HAG ApoRN, of the Jurors, here asked
to leave the inquest he had engagement of import
ance fulfil There being sxteeel present four more
than a legal number, he allow I'd 10 retire
SAMUEL A. SUDAN was recalled stated this afternoon
that saw Mr. Cotton at about twenty minutes past six;
went Immediately Mr. Florence's and arrived there
about half past six oclock remained there until fifteen
minutes past seven o'clock; then took carriage and
drove TO Fourth street. where remained until nearly
ven; ordered carriage to call for at half past ten
o'clock; then went back Florence's; whenI return
ed heard that Corlis had been shot
Corlis came TO his death7
A-Not the slightest.
WrrNEss-I would wish that the report put in
circulation relative myself and Mrs Cotton alluded
toby Mr. Parsons in his testimony entirely unounded
The CORONER here stated that all the testimony any
Kind ofntere had been presented to the jury He then
said that he should submit the the jury without
any comments upon the testimony. He however, felt it
duty to return his thanks the jury for their patience
and close attention during this long
now occupied week He would not attempt to review
the testimony of such radicory charac-
ter and he should therefore submit them rs
they had listened patiently to the inv esigation had
progressed He would merely add that the taken
by him would be submitted Tor their examination when
they retired
Ii now being ,wentyseven minutes of nine o'clock the
jury retired and returned seventeen minutes with
following verdict
That Charles G Cords came 10 his death 5y ofa
mound in the head caused BY pistol ball by per
son persons, to the jurors unknosen."
This inquest signed by all the jurors present there
Mr. hay Uoh.a toavao fab.
a short time previous
The Coroner then discharged Mr. and Mrs Cotton and
alhe other parties who have been arrested on suspi
cioD.
He then returned his thanks to the jury, and they
discharged