The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-07

told Mr. Van Colt that his wife had been in bed with
Sharp.
Judge KENT think you cannot 60 into another sub
santive fact You may ask if she has been guilty her
sell.
JORDAN don't think Miss waldron is to have any
privileges than other witnesses She may be
amned the facts which have been adduced about her
and Van Cott In that il will be question of vera
city between this witness and the other persons who
Me- GEAHAmreplied and then Jordan denied thai he had
cast any mputation Miss wadron which had not been
sworn TO- shall be very glad to compromise with the
gentleman. I'll permit him prove what he can by Miss
WaldIon if he will permit us to introduce Mrs Van Colt
Judge KrsT~Iwili not permit this after sitting here
nine days
Examination resumed,-I was in Williamsburg when
the establishment was broken up; went to orchard
street with the family there when the house was
being cleaned; saw Mr. sharp there at that tme he
dinner and between dinner and tes; the colored
man who was examined whitewashing there; he was
dav while he was wSe wasaina heard Mr. Sharp sing
songsa during these five or six days; they were very
yulgsr songs. ! did not see Mr. Van Colt when
Van Colt came; he sat on the roof while Mr. Van
Colt drinking his tea; at another time he hid under
my bed he told me; another time he was hid in the
pantry The reason why he so hid, was that Van
Colt used to his dinner and tea and then Shs
noa to nse a ne &c, away was an oyar
Van Colt up and down stairs They would be up stairs
con.deraols tne cannot tell the precise time, as
Q.-Durng the FIVE or six days hove been speaking
Of, did you see Mr. Sharp take any liberties with Mrs
Ayes, have; he kissed her number of times;
could not tell how oten he woud kiss her in different
parts Of the house. both in the Kitchen parlo- and garrett
Q-Dd you see him take any other liberties with herl
Al did, in different ways
QMiss w.. do not wish you to state any indicate
scenes, but tell what he did do these occasions2
Ale would put his hands in her bosom.
Q-Do you recollect the colored man being present
A-Yes; The black man wa. whitewsshing the entry
when MI arp wss in the room directly off it, singing
the black nam made some remarks about 1t; don't
collect Mrs. Van Colts say ing anything about Sh rp.
Q-l want you to explain to the Jury, what the cir
cumstsnces were relating to any letters written by you
for Van Colt to MIR. Sharp.
The opposite counsel opposed this question.
Mr. Graham then offered to prove that the letters said
written by Van By sS MTS as n her
en,s, and that Sharp knew such was the case
The Court decided against Mr.. Graham, which deci
SION was submitted to rather unwilngly by Mr.. Ora
ham.
o.-Hss Mr.. Van Colt OF any time and undrr any cir.
SOD?
A.-No he never did, sir.
Q-Did you ever communicate to Mr.. Ven Colt what
you had seen between Mr.. Sharp and Mrs Van Colt,
previous to the quarrel between DR.. Bailey and Van
Alt was long time after the difficulty that told him
ANYTHING about it,
O. How long was it before Mrs. Van Colt LEI, her hu,
bands house?
A-ltwas about one or two weeks before she LEFT the
house.
.Q-Has Mr. Sharp made any threats to you in case You
HINT
Ale has; he said he would ruin forever if told
van any thing about himself and Mrs. Van this at
Williamsburg
Q-On what occasion was this7
Ale was talking about his intimacy with Mrs. Van
aad then said that 1t ever came out by my he
wonli follow me all my lite os it could come out
excepf through me, az was the only who knew
any thing about il.
MIR GRAHAM here offered to show by the witness that
she was present at positive criminal connection be-
tween Sharp end Mrs. Ven Colt.
Mr. JORDAN objected to this being accumulative evil
dence and While the Court was making it's decision he
iean across the table to where Mrs Van Colt sitting
and in low voice asked her il she had been guilty O.
such an act she replied mo, "then by Cd I'll give
hell" was his remark.
The Couar dec led that the evidence of Miss Waldron
relatveto the admission Of Sherp his intimacy with
Mrs Van Coit and the threats used by him
evidence.
being now nearly nine o'clock, Mr.. Graham renewed
his request Tor an adjournment until Wednesday, which,
after demsr, was granted and the Court according
ly adjourned.