The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-26
The Ass.ssinstIon of CorIis.

persons arrested, as principals or accessories. Inc
investigation before the Coroner was resumed yes
terday afternoon at half past one o'clock, in the
Court of General Sessions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cotton were present, but held no
converse with each other. She took seat i'm.
mediaely in the rear of him, coming into court,
and remained in that position during the nvestiga.
ton, which lasted until nearly nine O'Clock last
evening. She looked pale, but appeared perfectly
composed and self possessed. Mr. Cotton presented
the same appearance as at the commencement OF the
investigation, and addressed the coroner on GER
tain point Of evidence, as will be seen by the de-
tailed report OF the proceedings, which will be found
exceedingly full, in another part of toJay's paper.
The Court room was not SO excessively crowded as
heretofore, owing to the better m hagement of the
officers. The vestibule of the Tombs wasflled long
before the hour of meeting but none were allowed
entrance except sufficient to occupy the seats of the
room. This arrangement secured perfect order in
the court room during the progress of the examina.
ton, which added much to the comfort of all, and
particularly the gentlemen connected with the press
of our city.
The rumors set afoat yesterday, by several of the
evening papers, that a woman had been arrested
who was certainly guilty of the crime are all un-
founded, as no such arrest took place. nor has any
clue been dscoverec that holds out hope to the
detection of the assassin.
During the morning, the Jury went in body to
the house now occupied by Mr.. Wallace, at rs We
sey street, where Mrs. Cotton was found on the
evening of the murder. for the purpose of examining
the position of the and front stair case spoken of
by the waiter, Jenkins, in his testimony on Thurs
day
During the investigation, Ogden Hoffman, who,
we beeve,is one OF the counsel for Mr.. Coris ,came
into court and remained some time in conversation
wsth his client.
Several new points of testimony were elected du-
ring the afternoon. The old colsred woman, who
was seen by Mr.. Gassin, in Leonard street, on the
night of the murder, told very queer and conradc
tory story that in the end amounted to little or no
thing. Mr. Parsons who occupies the house "a
Vesey street, where Cotton boarded the night of
the murder, tsstifes positively to Coon's being in
at tea about hafpas six that evening, and remaining
there until Justice Matsel came to arrest him. Mrs.
Parsons also confirms that statement. The girl Re-
becca Hays, who resides at Mrs. fuckers house,
No. Benson street, testified to an alleged intimacy
between Corlis and her, and Jonathan P. Clement
stated that he passed down Leonard street, on
the north side, on the evening of the murder.
a few minutes before seven o'clock, for the pur-
pose of relieving a common call of nature, and re-
turned in minute or two into Broadway. That
he saw Corlis, whom he knew by sight, talking
with woman opposite the Carlton House, as he
went down, and when he went back. That he saw
her face, and noticed her dress, but that Mrs. Col
tom does not resemble her in any manner; and that
the girl Rebecoa Hays, Of Benson street, does,
Jesse Cady, who was in the reading room of the
Carlton House when the pistol was fired, made the
same statement that was published in the Herald
on the morning after the murder, in which he said
he thought he saw the glimpse of something or
somebody turn the corner of Leonard and Elm
streets as he rushed out the barroom but whether
it was a man, woman, or horse, he could not
positively assert.
Justice Matsel, who received the SIX banelled
pistol that was found by MIR. Brown near the muir
deied man, and which was used to infict the
wound that caused his death, testified that he had
traced THE purchase of it from Mr.. Cooper, gun
smith, in Broadway, where it was sold in 1885, that
he had description of the man who bought it, but
could not ascertain his name. These are about all
the new points elected during the day, except
a statement made by Mr.. John H. Powers, in
which he alleged that Mr.. John Rust informed him
that he had found lady's neck handkerchief in
few minutes after seven o'clock, on
Monday evening, that probably might have been
dropped by the woman who committed the muir
der. Mr. Rust will be called as witness on Mon
day, and the handkerchief exhibited in Court. The
will probably be closed on Monday even
ing.
At the commencement Of the investigation, the
names of the jurors were called by deputy coroner
Milliken. They all answered except Mr.. George
Scarf, and the coroner stated that having been in
formed that he had been taken suddenly i'll, and
there being legal number of jurors present, he
should proceed without him.
The first witness who answered was
THOMAS HkYER called and sworn-I reside at rs Spring
with the late Charles g. Cors saw him the last time
he latter part of last week. in the evening at his
Bowling saloon had no conversation with him there
had any conversation with him in relation
lis difficulties with Cotton; am acquainted with Mr..
,olton; have been for two three years; became
uainted with him in this c:y never had any CONVEX
atsn it'll Cotton in reference to this mster last
;oton Sunday evening previous to his arrest; saw
lin at No Park Row; there were five or six persons
resent there conversation at that time betw
my of the parties relative to the difficulties between
Cotton and Corlis not that heard of the persons
name; cannot recoect the names of the other parties
am not acquainted with Mira Oclton; was going up
the Gre .a &c and saw MT cOr
Mr.: Woodruff and self were in company together he
invited down stairs to take glass Of wine in his
loon; there another gentlemen with US, and all
four the saloon that gentlemen there
(pontng brother Of deceased with US, when
entered lady in the saloon, talking to the bar
tender; when we went in she turned round as il going
out, and when the door looked back and then
walked out; Mr.. Woodruff and myself remained there
two minutes and then we went out leaving Coris
and his brother there.
Odd you observe the lady dress