New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-27
The Murder Of MIR. Corlies-E1amian' 'i"A
Before the aeroner.

Scarf who vas detained by illness 1hefe Dei's L.
than the legal number OF jurors the nvestsalon
| in his absence.
7loa, Her-r sworn-l reside at Is Sprlng'st., anu o
h,ch,r bv trade was slightly acquainted Win ne ia
Charles G. Corlies. The last time saw hn " a ohe
ing in tie latter part OF last week at his Saloon n.u
conversation with hin. / have never bad any cou' go.
,,b bin, relative TO his difficulties with Cotton. nH
| known Col,oa for two three years never n' az,
srs.on with Cotton in reference 10 this matter. AS'
! saw him on Sunday evening, at No. fafA now
we're FIVE or SIX persons present. lhsfe was Ao 60,
ten respecting the siculties between SorIes anu I
only recnect The Of one OF The persons P' w
,s ia Ips Berrinau was going up Broadway the prs'
part OF las, eek. Corlies bcckened to me 10 co'ne
the way. went into his Saloon with hlrn aho '"o
Of wine person by the name OF Woodfun was wt. .'
and person think, NJ. Cores' brother was WIN hlu
II was about l2 O'Clock. As went in saw iauy WA
no m The between the bar and the door, ss
e had gone in she turned around and walked toWaasee
door and as she reached il, looked back aoo "aiAe |
Woodruff and myself remained minute or TWO ai'ei' M
walked ont leaving Mr. Corlies and brother hete Sue
I'D a, yh s,rs - ba, and VEIL tie color of which DO
mot recoec, She was pretty tall woman She put the ven
over her face after in did not see her features
think she velvet shawl do not recoiecI 'ne
color or whether it wasa cardinal Cores oid hos 'pe
IN her after she went away think he made some remarks
m IN. about female have no recohecuon
of,be color other dress do think ever saw hef oe
fore did hear her ne mentioned, or recoHec. he
abou, her. Mr. Cotton did not make any stae
| Tncnt about being epp1eEeDSNe VI his ie'
! know tie female were TO meet her in the street
Aueusus NJ Ero7r s~ern-I reside at l4s Prince-street
1.s in the Carlton House Monday evening last beard
The discharge OF the pistol was passing the Ahene uh
HOTEL on ives; corner OF Leonau'sHee' ahu
way i, seemed 10 proceed from the neghborhood OF Tue
| Carlton House Immediately ran over and was on the
spot before The had been turned ove! Mr nooseS
and Mr. Bates The only persons there before me-
looked and found pistol within three or tour ieel OF re
body il either four FIVE barIeea pistol Tue con-
tents OF one OF e barrels had been discharged think the
oiher barrels capped. "a SIX bareled pol was
here shown The witness recognized II as being the one
by lis having small piece broken on tGonl lhe oahoie
was made al woon,ocket. r L. which stamped upon
the barrels and / II. Darling"l saw no female or
other person running tie place. Mr. Corlies was
bleeding freely from the mouth The pistol was lying I'D
the gutter Immediately abreast of the body and Wi!hin
three or four feet from it The head OF M Corles vas
lying the house and incning towards Broadway.
Hiram IT, Woodrlf, sworn-l board al sS Franklin street.
was in company with Mr.. Hyer on either Inesoay or
Wednesday of last week. personally acquainted
with Charles G. Cores. into his saloon in conpa
ny with Hy another-wto 1t wasl cannot say. OBJ
served female in the saloon went in. saw her
face it is ve:y doubtful whether could recognize her
again or not She was midding sized woman. think
she had dark cloak with alsht straw hat and green
veil did notice the trimming oil ie hat or any other
articles of her dress She left Immediately after we came
| in left with Mr.. Hysr. Cores made remark 10 his
bar keeper something this effect: Young man. you
must be careful how you your running about
beren never heard Mr Cories make any remark about
being apprehensi7e Of his life never saw him carry
pistol Thi. took place 10 the attack OF r Col
ton on Cores The female conversing with Mr Ro-
bnson birkeeper, when we went In ehe went ouI
| alene never knew Mr. Collon TO carry firearms
Jesse Cady, sworn, but knew nothing Of The matter
An.e,n Gibbons, black woman sworn-l live in NO. lo
Thomas street, with Maria Thompson. was In Leonard
street Monday evening last. goisg from Centre street 10
Broadway-it few minutes before O'clock lheard
,l Tyar
of house on the next block the Carlton House. As
was standing there lady and man talking pre-
vou to bearing The report Of the pistol by the side OF The
Carleton House. lady also passed me before heard the
report of tue pistol going down towards Centre ST. DO
know whether it was the same one thai was Taking 10
the gentleman did pay much attention TO them
but shert time after she passed that heard the re
por of the pistol the fall after he was shot, AS
the pistol wen: of wheeled around He fell down after
being shot. him. or heard v one run
The lady as she passed walking very fast
was standing one from Benson street in Leonard.
did notice whether the lady that talking 10 the gentle
men was tall or short think she had dark clothes
cannot tell the color OF hat. The lady that passed
had on black hat green veil and dark shawl had
from Elm street. The lady and gentleman were talking
together face facebe lady back towards The
lamps the lighted also in the Carlton House
Reuben Par.ons airmed-I live Nc. "a Vesey street
have resided there abou, four months Mr. Cotton board
ed with me about six days He had his two children and
she ever been in the house my knowledge Cotton ans
myself were Woods billiard room IN Park no" on Mon
day afternoon last together We went about three oeoeR
and be lett before did. do not recoiect The ume-t was
before dark in my house by hall past h'ciock-il
mig sht have been about hours after COLON LETT me- did
not see Cotton when first wen, into The house. saw hin
in about Is minutes after. He III The basement at the
tea table, Ajer Mr. Cotton and mysfJ acent up stairs
into e purlor and ,re remained there rn n:e o'clock
When Justice Malse came, MI Col on let hri IN. lie
came into the parlo told that the Juscd wished 10
him in private and left the lie vas subsequently,
arrested am positire tka It ,d.sr tan ka past
yS<n returned k6ms think that MIR Cotton has pair o.
duelng pstois merely iEei i iEc chs They lco%sd d
Ike one a,reled pistols rever HIN pistol Of
different kind in his possession about his premises
The witness here inerrogdled concerning cme stores
that had been put circulation concerning Mrs Cotton anc
MIR Suydan Mr Coon much aEecget, and an a iter-
caton occurred beiweep of the J1ror md the Cor
per as To whether story should be repeated not No
thing was ecited which could have the slightest bearing
| upon the matter of Inquiry.
/ Mrs Leonora PyscnS sworn.-I reside at No. "a Vesey
! street Mr. Cotton was ont of the both the
ING and afternoon of Monday last, Mr.. Coon home
about O'Clock aud remained there uuti tea time, which Is
half past o'clock Nr Colion took Monday even
ing after he in the front paor the hrst hoor
and remained there until he wa taken away.
Rebcca Hays sworn.-Ii live No. Benson.street bliss
Emma Place keeps the house, have been quained With
Mr. Chas g. Coriies for three months He has some
times called TO in Bensonstreet. saw him last on
Monday evening, while passing down Broadway he was
standing of his saloon SEQ Broadway it about
or half pas,i o'clock. did speak TO bin. The last
had with him about three weeks
before his death asked him be nteBded 10 have Cotton
put prsoBhe said be did. That all that passed be.
tween US respecting the affair have heard persons
| make use of any threats against Cories.
Justice Merritt tes, fed the facts connected with the
| ofC Col ia MIR