New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-28
Tbe Murder Of Mr. CerIies-E1aHinhh hoh
before the Coroner.

~, Intimately acquainted with Cbares ". 30;
intimately acquainted with Mr. Coltob' hA'e pLs. |
I,,d do not rseollect seeing him Monday ast aous
:, ,be habit of seeing him every day. ihsre sever @
conversation with him relative 10 his aaenp. Oh So'
heard hE, make OF any threats TOWARDS Coi
Na.aun e. Rxrses, sworn-I reside al ID ihsuiso |
Nv Mace of business is in Broadway. am not aciua
with either Colon or Corles was passing up neon |
street ON Monday evening about O'clock ana "aen
half way MP between Elm-sTeet and broao"aJ, t ,
nistoi fred; looked 10 the direction oi the iePSh
M fash two or three OF the windows OIL Ine oa'o
we're raised and persons looking out dio nos sec @
fT or aoy person except those coming from tne oa
1I. ,rJ roadu,ay [ Immediately crossed over aAo
living on the Sidewalk, on bis face. ine's"
four or Eve persons there before me. da no sec aA
male in the neighborhood or any one sun ''oti ~
did not see the until he was shot. iWas near st
way when heard the report olo no' sec S1' 49,
woman in LeoDsra-st -.s
L,;o. Merritt recalled.-[A single barreed Psoi "as
shown 10 witness who Identified it as the one taken NON
colton on the alleged attempt take the lie o. CoEes'
1ps loaded with four sugs The slBgs were -
the jury, with the pisto-I .hs
J.ttce MaseH recalled.-The ball or slug foano IN lie
bs,d f Ceres as well as another fred from the same re-
v.ving iol were produced by witness and SHOWN 10 ue
uryl-I told Cotton. when arrested him. nsi Ahe na
was dead: he did 10 understand me. lePeaso
II seaa: and at last had 10 tell him whom Hean'-
oon also told me he had been out but once that
daY and that get bis little boys hair cut witness
repeateG some ether conversation which TOOK place al ne
arrest of Colon, and else about Coons vile. was Pfe
eni when the door broken oisn-i was the 'nra VI
fonrh person who entered Mrs Coons roon Shen sol
in the Coroner was sitting on the sofa talking 70 he
neared unconscious and thought she had taken poison
We had her walked up and down the Fooi anu he
in This state for about Two hours and until her CSahsei "
OConner came The Coroner had lett ABOUT an hour pre-
vous and left u charge Of some oces She GU ne'
sp.sk word until Mr.. OConnol came. spoke 10 her re
-poll. AS as
the privilege of Counsel and we ali e the room bis In
tercourss Of about hours DURATION alter "Eca nc
wished Mrs Colton brought 10 the City Prison. "eh
saw her she dressed and ready c proceed tsere. Inc
carriage contained Mr. OCennor, Mrs Ceiton, ans paA
woman and myse do not recollect hearing her eMrs'
con sneak the whole evening The coach seen 70 leave
In yesey ST. vas the rs employed by lne Coroae su
discharged. No could haFe iet Inc houSe' d oe
were on the watch. Mrs Cotton acted, at r't hke per
son under the influence Of opium. Remedies were seh'o'
but not administered saw no indications OF any ciothg
having been concealed, recently worn-save what Ihe
lady had on There is 10 communicative between the two
houses-saye the scuite-
James Beckett sworn-I reside at q Park Row. had
slieht acquaintance with Mr. c. g. Cories am also ac,
quanted with Mr. Colton-never conyerssd with him rela-
tive to his difficulties h Corlies with Cores on The
subject heard OF it about or 10 minutes after Mr. Cor
Les was shot at the Cernucopa Mr. Webb first told me
OF the affair.
Henry Matthes (colored swcrn--I liTe No. 2Cathe
rine Lane the OF Leonad.sueet and Broad
way about 10 minutes past o'clock on Monday evening;
heard the report OF The pistol while in Broadway went
Immediately Leonerd.stree. was in company with an
other coored man named Edward Julia, in turning the
Of Leonard-,treet, near the amppest sa" We
pass LeonardSteet lew steps from ae corner OF
Broadway, on the SIDE OF the Carlton House DID
not take much notice of her her Dress she had on gh'
bonnet she rather TALL do not recoiect any Other
part of her dress the opposite col ner oil he street
aad the act OF crossings saw the windows the Caren
House opened, and In heard that man was shot
some persons around the body when reached II;
saw person run; the lady was walking in hurry she
step above the barroom SIDE eoor When Sd"
| her. and when the door was opened.
The Coroner being called the Oyer and Terminer
recess was taken until q o'c lock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Officer Coctefa:r sworn-I am attached the Police. do
not know any thing Of the difficulties between Cotton and
bis wife, except by have had no conversation with
Col,on about Corles knew the latter by sisht-never
had any conversation with him except Monday e last
week relative the Grand Jury Have not beard Cotton
express any terms upon which he woud live with his wife
was present the arrest OF Airs. Cotton Different ofh-
were stationed outside Of the door from o'clock until
late Witness was asked number OF questions relative 10
the late affair." all of hich he answered in the negative
xru Jones, colored, sworn-I live at No - Yesey.sree
with Mr. Parsons chambermaid had been there three
weeks when Mr.. Cotton taken away. was al home
all day on Monday last Mr. Cotton liv.d there week
did not see him go come in on Monday last knew
he went next door about o'clock don't know when
he came back; he in at tea at half past O'Clock
wal. on the table. The cock and myself are the spJ
servants about the house. ooni KNOW Whethel MI. Coo
went ont after tea.
Sarah Jordcn, colored sworn.-I am cook a. Mr. Far
sonss "a Veseyst was at home all day on hlouday last
whether Mr. Cotton out of tue house Of
no. that day. never saw Dir Cotton but once sce he
| lived with Mr. Parsons, do know him.
Robert Cori:s recalled- think it was ABOUT O'CLOCK
in tue evening of Monday when heard o my broihets
being shot. wen, directly the Carlton House. anil
cjna,ed this thing My suspicious le parties who
made The previous attempt might have made use OF The
e1pressonM BY God has he done it!" "hen hn. heard
of my brohevs being Shot. meant, by he, N Cotlon
NV brother has told e that he spprehended fatal
! from Nr Cotton; he never, TO a' Ap""hu@i
! apprshens!ons from any other quarter.
Dr. Frederick K Ptnopl~-I esde al 4S8 Broome
was in ts Carlton House yteE TIE irjiry i.hcted
upon Mr. Cories did not bin: un he was brought
into the house but Immediately atef fie perfectly in
sensible he Yves bleeding ,rhng from the back u The
head discovered round hole through The back Of the
head little the left, aud on the uppet pa Of The occ
pita. bone. Il appeared have been made By ball The
wound through ,le sku;. a-s, examined the month
70 the wound was there, as had neard he shot
himself bE oend not 10 be The There were sever
upbraisa injuries the face Tne injury the back
part Of the head beyond surgical aid ps lived about
three hours after the injury had been inflicted sot
collect hearing the report OF the pistol assisted at the
post mortem examination was present when the length
Of the bdy taken- feet 81 inches from the top
Of the head TO the heel of TIE oeo lie latter 1e.rdcd Dr.
Hosack conducted the examination, assisted by three
others. There efrsion of blood beneath the
scalp The skull by saving The course OF
the ball hrpngL the brain traced the ball found
in the anterior lobe right il passed through
The braia and dura The ball found by Dr. Post
in the skull The person who fred the ball have been
lower ground than Ar. Cores saw the hat worn by
Mr. Coriies-thers small hole In The back part of il,
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