The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-23
The Assassination OF Coriis.
The examination before Coroner Archer wa.
continued yesterday afternoon, ats o'clock, in the
Couvf NJ Sessions roor,

The room was comfortably filed at the COM
mencement of the investigation and several hun
dreds were aboring at the doors TO obtain entrance
Mr. and Mrs. Cotton came into the court room, and
soon after the Coroner took his seat Mrs Cotton
was seated directly in the rear of her husband, IN
the centre OF the court room. She appeared more
cheerful, and her face betokened more agreeable
nights rest than on the day previous The warmth
of the room created flush on her countenance
that gave her a peculiarly agreeable expression,
which was not apparent during the examination on
Tuesday. She remained during Tuesday evening
in one of the rooms of the Police Office accom-
panied by her female mulatto servant, and guarded
| by police officers selected for that purpose. Mr..
| Cotton appeared as usual, sefpossessed and COM
| posed. but held no conversation with his wife du-
| ring the investigation.
| No new facts were elected in the testimony that
tends TO throw any light upon the mystery involved
| in this extraordinary murder. The woman who
said she was from Green street, and chad run like
| a race horse" was called as witness but
| she denied having run through the street, as
she came down from her house 70 Vesey street. A
number of particulars, relative to the wsman who
called at the boarding house of Corlis the deceas
ed, IN Leonard street, on the evening previous to
the murder, elected, confirming the first report
as contained in the Herald, and several witnesses
partially identified the bonnet found in the apart.
metns of Mrs. Cotton, as the one worn by the
woman who had called at the boarding house to
to enquire for Corlis. Mr.. Adams testified to hav
ing seen woman leave the house where Mrs. Col
ton lodged, at about half-past elk O'Clock Mon
day evening, whose dress appeared 10 resemble
that of the one seen with Corlis afterwards. But
theva tecti allotted ~ fhrOu q
ray of light upon the dark mystery.
The body of Mr.. Charles G. Corlis, we.understand,
will be inferred from his late residence this after
noon at four o'clock.
The first witness called blythe Coroner after the
jury had answered to their names, was
JOHN ADAMS, who was upon the stand yesterday,
who depossd as follows:-l passed through Vesey
street three times during last Monday; the first time
in the morning about pine o'clock; the second time
somewhere about tive O'Clock; the third time about
twenty five minutes past six O'Clock.
Odd you on either Of these occasions see woman
come out Of a house in Vesey street 2
Al did. saw woman come out Of the house on
which the name of Wallace is on the door silver
plate the last time through the street she passed
down Vesey street, and turned up Church, passed
Church street the opposite side; did not know
the lady saw her side face heard door slam to- and
cast my eyes across the street. and coming
down the steps, and she went down the street hop
Their straw silk did not observe the trimming of
the hat; if she had veil it was thrown her right
shoulder; she had on dark shawl commonly called
cardinals it darker than the dress she had under it;
should think had fringe it; noticed that the dress
lighter than the shawl lost sight of her after she
turned to go up Church street; this nearly hour
after had seen Corls at the Terrapin Lunch; am
acquainted with Mrs Colton never saw her to know
family had lived in that house from seeing his for
mery upon the door,
By JUROR the left hand side of vesey street
going towards the North river when saw the il
was in the dusk the evening, not dark.
Question by CoRoNER.-Do you think that there any
hath <1a
ton, now herel
ANs.-Icou not say, the woman was about five feet
high.
TIMOTHY GRIscoLL, boy, called and sworn.-I live
1877 Orange street, worked Mr. Corlis's saloon
Broadway: was there on Monday when lady came
into the saoon it was about half past six o'clock; she
knocked the door, and Mr. Corlis the doors the
lady came in with him then. THE remainder of this
boystestmony was similar to that given by the boys yes
terday.
JESSE CApr was called, but did not answer.
ELIJAH CHEpELL, called and affirmed reside at %
Greenwich Lane; knew the deceased; in the ha
bit OF seeing him occasionally; saw him on Monday last
rns H. saw MIN al
There I" Papa Hays" told the court that there were
about twenty persons outside that desired to come in
fusion
WITNESS continued.-whieI was in the saloon the de-
ceased came in with another gentleman whom did not
know; we spoke to each other and took q
pie Of stools; he then spoke of his difficulty with Mr. Col
ton before the Grand Jury in reference to his life having
been attempted few days before. He said he had the
der go before the Grand Jury the day. that if
however, that he understood that Mr. Colton folks were
willing to drop it and settle the affair." and then said,
also said that the day previous r he me-. Mr. Cotton in
the street and passed him; then asked him there
Immediately after asked him if he still continued to be
afraid Of his life he answered me that "he was then
said to him In my familiar the in which had
spoken to him. now Charley, will tell you what have
heard within short time that you had better clear
from New York Immediately or your life will be aken;'
tom he had asked who had heard make that remark;
told him that it was gentleman by the name of w. w
SEWER and that he had heard this remark pass short
time previous; he said "he knew that such had been the
remark but not from the source;" then said to him
w such were the facts he ought be careful about being
in the street as thought that fbe remarks true he
would live to before the Grand Jury also said
was afraid he would not live twenty four hours if those
remarks rue that the last that passed between
except his saying that he should be very careful and
should not 60 out.
BY JUROR to heseconc usons mere from what
Corls said than from what Sewer told he previously
told me that he carried pistol this after the first at
tack had heard such remarks frequently from himself
as well as from Others do not know that of these
persons knew Mr.. Cotton Mr.. Sewer told me the sub
stance Of what he said about half hour before
name of Monroe make that remarks Mr. Sewer for
merly with Mr.. Calvin Howe in Maiden lane.
MIR Sewer and Mr. Monroe were here called but did
PREsror H. HoDcEs, of the propretors of the Carl
| ton House was recalled.-Queston by Coroner-when
you and Mr. Bates passed out of the door, did you per-
ceve female pass by you?
Al did not.
Q-Mr Bates said that when he went out with you he
| a female7
A-Mr Bates was ahead of and my attention was
directed to that part of the street from whence the report
| Of the pistol heard
STEPHEN c. MAssETT, young man, called and sworn
board at los Leonard street; board with Mrs. Haght;
was at home on Monday evening" the GOTH when female
came to the door was about half past six O'clock the
bell rang at the door went to the door II going
as expected friend to call upon about that time or
should not have gone opened the door and saw lady
there she did not come into the hall but stayed the
step think she asked If Mr.. Charles G. Corlis
home am not gu tie that she did not say Charles
Corlis, but think she said Charles G; told her did
know but the servant in the hall would tell her. am not
certain whether asked her TO in not; think
did, she remained the steps until the went
there's saw nothing other after that she remained there
should think some two or three minutes until heard
the door close; do not know whether any person went
out with herr heard part Of the conversation between
her and the servant not word; do not think that
Nhne Corln l.. l...a Il L.