The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-17

CoLssaOoz RIVER, CoSy. April Is, 1850
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send you tho sayings and dongs of this baokwoods
region for tho lsst few days You will reoollect oou-
pie OF scspegraces arrested in your city ON tho
evening Of tho sth ofApr and sent TO this place
examination, the 9th They arrived the same AFTER
noon, in charge Of ofncer Cummings. They charx-
cd, as you viii reoollect, with the murder Of Barmee
White, on the night the aoth ofMarch last On their
arrival the grand jury and justice of the peace
duly notified Of the business In prospect; and sAsr
long consultation with four Ave legal gentlemen,
they eoncladed to postpone the examination until Pri
day the lh instant The prisoners wero provided for
Ct the hotel, with the best the house afforded.
into the old Union church, at two o'clock, p. NJ, on
tion since ten O'Clock NJ ~ II was understood the
trial would commence ut that hour. table about
t~sss Daniel D Wolf and Austin Ensign E,Srs four
hwyers, and the prisoners Mesrs Hall, OF Winsted,
@d rester Of New Hartford appeared on the part OF
the prisoners Another table occupied by three or
four taking notes At last the prisoners
were brsught in Cobb is about twenty years OF
age, five feet ninches high light complexion with blue
eyes and downcast look Calhoun Is only twenty
years OF age about tho same height as Cobb, with blue
eyes and light complexion IIe appears unconcerned
about tho result should have said that Cobb very
much agtatcd ut times The prisoners called, and
plead not guilty The rest ofthe day spcnt in tho
examination Of witnesses to prove q murder had been
committed; when the old man last seem the par
tculars relative to the discovery Of the body along
and tedious animation Of DR. samuel c. Par,
sons, relative to tho post-mortem examination and
some matters not important At half past eight O'Clock
the court adjourned, until ine O'Clock Saturday
morning. On Saturday morning. ct half past nine
o'clock the court came in The counsel and the pris
ready for business The contradictory statements
Of Cobb the principal matter taken In the fore
noon which turned out TO be almost without parallel
III had told party he came r ,m New ork tho
Saturday Of the murder another that he came from
Fair Haven another that he had been to visit his sis
ter at Burrve; when II appeared he at Litchde
In close communion with accomplce in other at
ters who has been in Jail for several months charged
ment in Litchheld that this person became int
mate With Cobb and Calhoun: his is seve-
rance. and has a sister in New York Severance was
brought from jail 10 disclose the plot which Cobb re-
yealed to him. as follows;-Cobb says Two men in
Colebrook trying get into devil Of scrapc;
their plan is to get out OF their chamber window
ladder 20 to the house Of old gentleman by the
name OF White, bind him first, gag him. put him in the
cellar rob the house and set it fire" Severance
says "Why not disclose!n Cobb answers "They
have Threatened my life if do" The two persons i'm
plicsted, for certain reasons do not give
Cobb had promised to raise money and bail Seve-
rance out Of jail whom he at that
him he could not get the money as he expected this
was the day before the murder ffty dollar bill
produced found on Cobb when taken and was identi-
fed to tho satisfaction Of the ookersou being the
same rs was In the possession of Mr. White previous
his murder. The gold coin produced, but could
not be Identified The rest Of the forenoon spent
in identifying some Of Mr. Whites effects, and pryipg
into Cobbs personal matters, such as singing songs
and drinking whiskcy with family Of darkies at Sam
dy Brook and looking over Iove-ietter This fore
noon the room cleared to examine one witness,
who, rumor says, has been living with Cobb his
wife. At one O'Clock the court adjourned until half
past two In the afternoon
Previous to the Court coming In, never saw such
lack Of deconcy and propriety In court In my
life as court presented All tho chairs around
the table were filled by spectators regardless Of ladies'
court or lawyers; the house filled with tobacco
smoke from ffty segars And when tho court cams in
one man had to bo knocked down by officer Bidwe be-
fore hc could be subdued
Amer the court came In, many Of the gentlemen
stood with thcr hats with a much unconcern as II
they were attending political meeting in the
open field.
Nothing done this afternoon except to prove
that Mr. White in the habit of buying up gold and
silver In small Quantities and fond of showing his
money. IL being Saturday afternoon. the court ad-
journed at half past four until nine o'clock Monday
morning
Unless something more appears than Is yet known
to the public, Calhoun will not be bound over for trial
The chances against Coob. vIDO