The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-28
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Ayes, cccssons q; once psrticularlv he
came up facing her and putting both his around her
drew her to him; he would kiss her; the fsmsri.
ties speak of consisted IN the pulling catching hold Of
and kissing her Shapes CONVERSATION 10 Mrs Van Colt
NAMED at the house Sunday ell day Sharpe wss
always there when returned to the house. whether to
dinner or tea, on week day - or sundays.
Cross examined by MIR JORDAN Did you go 10 MIR
Sharpe 10 collect bill Of bosId Tor Mr.. Van couf
Ayes; drove Mrs. Van Colt in wagon to a house
in Greenwich or Hudson ST. sbo said Shapes
mother lived; Mrs. Van Colt vent in while remained la
wife, my presence about asking sharpe to back
board; Van Colt said he did not want him back (Mr.
Jordan objects) do not know Shapes mother never
said presence OF Sharpes mother that Ven Colt wished
him TO come back TO boHrd say again warmly) never
did. (Mr Jordan-very well sir, so / understand you)
Van Cott did not intimate to in any way that he
pec'ed .hspe 10 r.tuTn to his house, lodged in the
some loom with Sharpe once or twice, not usually did
ha, sssrpe bsgssge by hearing it from the
inmates OF tue house. (Mr. JORDAN obects)
Q-When Sharpe made these declarations sbout Mrs.
Van Cot where did the conversation take plsce7
AIN snaip pes becTeomi went there by nvitstion.
Q-Didyou ever declare TO sharpe that GU would like
| TO know Mrs Van Colt cIimInsly
| A-No, never did say any thing of that nature.
| Q-Did you ev SEE Vsn Cot Kiss or hug any of the
LADIES' OF the family in presence Of his wife
| A-No, thin not
Odd you Van Colt push his wife up sgsinst
A-No, never did.
Q-Did ever see Van Colt take hold Of his wife and
say shs had handsome limb or any thing else, before
sharpe "a buzz, Judge Kent orders silence)
Odd you ever tell Van Colt OF Shapes passion for
Al never did; went to Saratoga in August 1912;
went to Norfolk, Virginia, previously
Odd you and sharpe have QUARREL
Ave did. about the board bill then told him he
was id scOupdrel, and he told me another;
going knock him down. and would have done 80,
told him he not what he ought to be-; the dispute
was about the bill this week two previous to
Van Cots going away; Sharpe and did not quarrel
any other occasion (somethng said by the witness
about his standing bottle dinner Van Colts
house, on Thanksgiving Day
told shorpe that as he was going south he did
any persons the house than members of his
make out his bill.
FRASc,s BAss, "a Virginia nggeT sworn-I know
known Mr. and Mrs Van Colt about seven years, and
saw sharpe about two in the street. with MIR.
Van Colt
Odd you whitewash Mr.. Van Colts house, No. 90
Orchard st, in May, 1927
Al did the house is between Grand and Broome; 1
there six or seven days. in succession for some
Q.-wss Mrs. Van Colt in the house the whole
timel
Ayes the greater part.
Odd you see Mr. Sharpe there2
Ayes, every day; have known him to be there all
the basement door; once be came by the hall doors do
not know whether he knocked as he entered.
Q-Have you heard MIR. Sharpe say any thing or siog
Al did-they were, what call in my language "very
smutty" and vulgar, indecent words songs.
Q-How often did he do sof
Avery day while there, either in my presence
or before Mr. Van Cot; he was running up and down
alter Mrs Van Colt; have him behind her and
pull her up quick to his persons he used to catch her
around the waist.
Odd you find Mrs. Van Colt and Mr. Sharpe together
up stat RS II SO state the facts
A-The first time went up to the garrst to ask Mrs.
at shsrpe and her were then in the front attic room
went up softly as had on slippers heard them laugh
10 WEN her S w
together Sharpe stood her right side and had her
around the waist INTENSE nteres their clothes
| In tha lynnu ~kotha
was bed there or they were not on the bed step
ped back saw the pair together spoke to Mrs Van
door the second time in the attic room they
went up stairs together, and in about fifteen minutes
dies here LETT the court r0om saw through the key
|, all of half an hour before they returned down
stairs.
Q-on the first occasion, how their clothes
h en- you saw them
All know was, saw his shirt. (sensstion)
Odd yon see Mrs Van Colt and Sharpe at that ,ims
go out 10 walk together
A-No never did; alter had finished the house, and
during the summer following, them together in the
street ut the corner OF Division and the Bowery have
seen them out on several occasions, used to sell
creams about the city.
Q-When Van Colt used to return home. would Sharpe
be at the house
stairs vi hen Van Colt came into the basement.
Crcssexamned by Mr. JonpAN.-I live now ct lit
prevously am the and built the house; sold all
every thing, horse, wagon and all; built on lease
lot; sold tn" house to Francis Henry, coo-ed man;
whe-wash.d kept hogs and for the of the summer
made ice creams. and sold them in the city.
Odd you tell any body about Mrs Van Colt and
sharpe and your key hole scenes
A-No; until last spring when the affair was tnlarsed
about the city. do not know who enlarged IT. the fst
heard gentleman reading paper about sharpe
and Albert Van Colt; something an arrest; do not
knoW what it was about, but from what had seen, I
knew tue parties and oil about it, think it in the
Herald newspapers did not do sny thing about the
ter then, was called upon by Mr. Van Colt to white
wash again; then asked John Van Colt whst as the
matter between Mr. sharpe and the young Ladies'; said
TO him thought sharpe bad tel ow because he
" always pincbing and ketching Mrs Van ,:ot." He
then told that his brother had arrested him told him
knew something about IT. he then told his brother. and
ne came 10 at No 80 Green ch street, where
lived; hired the house from Mr. Alsop, soap maker;
would not handle the thing when Van Colt came to
about III for knew better than 10 handle any thing be.
ween man aud wiie be came to see me several times,
and told him that had seen Sharpe and his wife to.
ge'her in positions he wanted to know what position;
nut refused to handle the positions after repeated visits
told him the principal parts
Q-What did he give you for telling hint
A-Nothing; he did not offer me ny thing
This witness underwent a long cross-exsminatjon by
Mr.. Jordan to the first described by him in the
'front.' attic the position OF the par snd ey acted on
detection A considerable time vas occupied in endea-
voring bring Of the witness whether lodged
behind the door He finally he not dodge
but stepped back The minute detail Of the excited
considerable sensation among the SPECTATORS so
hat Judge Kent addressed them and dec Jared that
his intention TO try this cause in least cacu-
lated to shock the public morals; and if any further de-
monstratons made, simisr to that which called
forth these remarks, he would clear the all
persons but the jury lawyers engaged in The cause the
witnesses and the reporters. This had the des ed effect
OF checking the dsgTaceiul outbreaks.
The description OF the scene IN the back attic room,
the bed on The floor, gross too indecent to sp-
pear 10 print; we therefore omit it, merely remakng that
ONE slight discrepancies in description has tn
suit ofthe cross. exa alton.
TheCourt then adjourned to half past ten o'clock to-day
Special Sessions
Before Recorder TailDsdge. and Aldermen Waterman
and Martin
FRIpAy, Oct 27-The following were among the con.
vctions in this Court yesterday
Charles Hanson colorei for stealing quantity
Of wearing apparel, worth S23 Drom John Rogers guilty
Penitentisry months.
william Simon and George Logan for stealing three
patterns from the store OF Edward Arnsux in Nassau
street. guilty. Peniteniiary 6moDhs each.
Emma Green, coloTed woman, for stealing q pair of
boots from Abraham NJ Miller, guilty. Penitentiary six