New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-29
The Murder OF Mr. Cor.ies-Exanainatio tion
before the Coroner.

became acquainted With him at Mrs Iuckers II Deh
have been acquainted al Mrs fuckers SINCE INC .s
o. las, simmer have seen Corlies there sey7Fai TIMES
no, since he was frs SHOT have seen him In Leo"A-
s. uear Broadway siucc that time TANK u V 's @
d.y that he va. killed ;,abart midday conssts~i 80
him Ys told me to tel Mt Rbecca Hays tsa' * Na
near being killed the preceding eveaing, ana laat
reason OF bis comieg around 20 see hsf' 'ea" N
AFTER he was shot did not see hlu on inc o1S " ~
ring he was killed saw hin also OF me suao"s %
are b. was .ilied He coming out @; hs noh' u's
hons in Leonard ST. did not speak 10 him lie ns'e'
told fne ne afraid OF beirg killed de d'd not is ise
who j, was shot hin when he gave me ine hsssase
liver 10 Miss Hays. was Tie Exchange c1'ce
learned taa; M.. Cores was shot iEen went % 'ie "
ne, OF Broadway and Leonart-st- saw large Crown
there and .scertaaed hat r Cores had oecn shot aHd
taken into Caron House tsea W n'ss >o- 'eI
81 c,-ned the front door myself by putting my hano
through tie elind. r told The chamaettaia OF H. ana
then vent TO .h- rcca tffoBi bascTenl OF PISS HAYS
saw her :iere; she Standing up Sac had On ef "1
night clothes. told her Tia; dr. Cofes "c s1oL S"e
did ro pear 10 believe OF very vulgar
e1pressn told ker if she did not believe ne was o' 10
senl Mary, ca done "sn; with Mary as sds as
the Carlton House. She id not appear 10 oehefe "sn
!ef the house She told s!e saw him that aeTnon IN
the Carriage Repository Sec Broadway lid not 90 oacH
tn No 1enson-s; that night When next saw sesecca
Eavs-I think The next day, She sad 10 NE " ell moan,
.e we killed poor CbaEly al lat base Carried several
letter, f:ou Rebsccs Hays Mr. Corl es-heJ were sea-
ed-Cor.es told that he would De al No osa'oh's'
| the even ing after he shot at
asn Hn. swornI live al No 40 Seconss;Tee', aud am
csrraan knew Co,:ies by sisht never heard hi e1'
press any fear his life; no! uained ~'h : OF
Mrs Cotton; know Eohing OF 'he iaie aHsif' sho re
becca Hays had conversation win Fer on le
sct il IS about fortnight since, at:er the hI> attack sns
asked me- ii kue Charles, and had heard the nuSs, and
! OF his being shot : | answered yes; she asAed me IL
knew how had occurred; told her she SAID eithes
anna him. or Cd damn him, that Is the reason be
does no, come 10 see me- and hope tc God Cotton WI
shoot him. believe tha! is all that passed Sue made SO
threats herself.
Jo,rph Cooper, recaIed-The geDfl=rnan I Supposed
sold the pistol TO called This morning. and stated he
was Do the man: be produced the pisto sold him. which
is similar 10 tie other pistol shown 10 the Jcry1 ny
statement was correct in regard 10 his purchasing he pistol
do not know whom sold the pistol to- am positive put
the rim around the pistol found the body OF Cofles
know the old gcn'enans name, nor do se nun IN
Court He resided in this city, and that the young
| man in Trinidad.
oa 4ndre.vs swsrn-I reside the kaickerhocher Ho-
tel Park Row / never purchased pis.o OF Slr Cooper
! in Broaaway-uor had six barreed pis,o IN my hand
was acquainted with 5ir Colion-kncw him or years
never him have six barreed pistol had no parcu-
lar intr2acy with him. Pistol produced Eeser this
pistol before had hlr. Cotton tor north be-
tore him here Court Never had any conversation
respecting Cores. never the latter person to my
| know ledge.
Brosdwa. on right hand side OF the way last Monday
evening few niautes past O'Clock saw great num-
Der Of people collected tie Carleton House made
no Inquiries and passed On the block between Frank
lin ard Leonard as came down. picked up lady's
small gusze shawl stawl produced-hav1s blue ground
with yellow striped boder did not hear the report OF
| the pistol.
Elisabeth Redling sworn--I live 30. 76 Cannon st
was the Ecghborhood OF Broadway eod Leonard street
on Monday evening of last week. nat far from occck
| tnyyO Ipor rarf Ct nm
| House. did and woman conversing lkere
together heard The report OF the pistol when was only
steps from Broadway il Leonard street. proceeded
straight down the street, after the report Of me pistol
sa.r female rsm The end If hc Carlton House, on
about the coe of Benson Go,vn Leonard srh,ch she
crossed, aad p Elm IT toHrards Pear ST She ,ras
ntitdng -eG and 'g.t eo!9red hat ana dark
sell think she had shsr darh cloak bui er' not PCS
tive l think her dress also caTk When heard the
report The pistol was before me- diS not hear any
QUERY. did not know any person was killed, until re-
turned in about a three quarters OF an hour ircn Elm
10 Leonard st:ee,. person in The neishborhocd
except standing the side steps oi the
Carlton House. passed down did not see any person
untl after the repor of t pistol thOrgtl uacSusl
thng lacy the street, through The deep
snow. Benson when she crossed the street
l was abou, Is feet from her when saw her. met no
black as was going down. The fire of the psto!
did rot alarm me. did think that il came from the
| Carlton House.
Sarnxel H. Suydn s.oor7,-I reside No. 81 Ccurand-
street. intimately acquainted with MIR. Cclian saw
him several times last Monday week-abou noon at "a
Yeseyslreet; there for hour was In the haDit
OF seeing him every day. lie did not think, go out with
ME on hat day. think next Mr. Cotton Gbout Is
20 minutes after O'Clock No "a pesystr. in the front,
paror. He in the house hen l went there l was
there about 10 then left the house and did not
him again that evening. was not back at the honss
again that evening. did see Mrs Cotton the 8.h
day OF March until alter her arresi-dd not SEE her on
Monday week. saw Mr. Parsons the latter day am in
Tie habit seeing him frequently every day cannot re-.
collect the latest hour him that day have had
conversations with Cotton respecting Cories Never heard
Mr. Cot-n make Of any threatening expressions to-
wards Cor;s. Mr.. Coes told that he would bavc
Mrs. Cotton and Mir Cotton ceuh not help bmself-he
,rouid take her, and Cotton could help himself told
Nj. Cotton he said il would be coed for him. or he
better not try That is only threatening expression
erer heard Mr. Cotton make use Of. have seen Mr
| Ccon carry psoi-le does generally as far as
know. him have pistol for the first time about the
I7ih, lsh 10Th February, al "a Veseys!reet have
pistols his hoass which he owned; they u
inch single tarreed pistols lSi1 barrc!ed pistol shown
have seen Kim that pistol, or one like IL New.
ibat pistol til in Court do not bnk Il al Mr. COL
ton and ar Corlies spoke. in,ima,ed him first
about the 18th OF Nov. last, ,he auetged intimacy bs.
CoTes and Mrs. Cotton ard the abduction told
him Corlies the aan-ha had seen him, charged him
with it, that he acknowledgedh it air. Suydam here
marked that il very painful Tor him 10 relate this matter
and would like be excused in doing The question
asked relative 10 the coovefaton, and The vii!
proceeded think Cores in his conversation, made
OF threatening language towards Dir Coten. never
heard any positive hvea:s. Dir. Coltnn said
that be would De Teveng.d upon Mr. Corl!es. the
corner OF Park Place and Broadway about O'Clock
the evening of tie 2ob. first heard of Mr. CoIs being
dead al Forences about ii O'Clock the evening
Bullet taken from the si1bareied pistol sscwE