New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-06

might well be ,bs, there were circumstances which
h, lid then state. He s only de-irous faithfully
10 perform h. duty and cannot consent 10 wave her
llrion- -.
Tie Coart said il was mere quest On with the Dis
iricf-Aiforrsy az 70 the order If testimony.
The District Attorney went into BIZ ono" wh.re
Mrs l. was, and soon returned Tie then cA4ie1
wiiuess
Christopher Dooley, sworn-Was Waterman at
the - Nichols, Hofel knew Col Lprings room; y
war No. -i'; DR.. GFhhGms rOOm was No. 2JI' thIi
night went through the corridor went up 50 - -
see through the hall about ten o. fifteen inmates Al
Ter O'Clock IN the morning. saw Col. Lcrins siier
that, beiSeen and clock II was about three
ysr0s rom the receptionroOm in the second story
Old DO. look a; any watch clock since , - ciocs
10 2. rsOn up excep, the chambermsds. saw
10 p.r-on in the corridor where Nos. 2i7 and 25I
were, there u a cbambermsds bell outside OF No.
ei7; there Il string banging down 10 strike II; Il
does rot 20 20 tbs Office there l. bell a, No. $40,
which nngs from the Office there 70 other the
wall except az No. 2i7, after Col. Loring he
went down 10 the office, and went 10 speak 10 the
GENT, man who was making the noise that be spoke
Of. ! passed both genilemens rooms; could see no
oie and vent up to the thId story. and came down
another stairway: then saw Col Loriny dead he
had ust drawn III. last breath il was not more than
two minutes two minutes and half after left
him thai saw him dead | helped 10 carry him TO
NJ. It. where the inquest was held.
Marperet Leonard sworI-Was a chambermad I'd
August AT 81. Nicholas Hotel; heard bell rung on
second hoor; i, was after ; o'clock came into the
ball gentleman was standing At No. 2i door; 1
fold lin iotjcc,ed tol. went away; don't know who
the L, = on was | knew Col Lorng was inside OF the
room: went 10 sweep the corridor; saw no person
but the one a, No. 247 In answe. 10 the Judge, she
said she meant to say it whs Col Lorings room; did
not know Col. l.. con know whether II was him or
some one else standing at his door
Dr. Vbl svorr-MaGe pos. norton e1amln alton
Of The body Of Col. LcIing; Drs. Quackenbush and
Randall were With me; foubd sght abrasion cor
ner OF The left eye; aso just over the lett eye
IN. ALL ured on he b.r ye
inches the left of the spine and twelve inches be-
low the middle of the shoulder, the wound entered
between tie ninth and tenth RIBS and passed upward
fOrs ard 10 the substance OF the lungs the cavity
of the chest was filed with large amount OF blood,
ano this wound 10 DOUBT caused his death there
were DO other marks ~ his body ssord cane
would rake the wound the left lung was much lace
rated the sword passed up along the root at the lett
lul and aceratd II toward the front of the lung to
the extent of three inches, more or less torn the
de nth Of the wound about nine inches; II ap-
=. AIRED if the sword had been pressed forward
toward tie 'front.' II seemed MS IL the lung hel Oeen
torn. not al lncsed wound. and not made with cut
ting Instrument; should think IL had been given
while the Ierties side by side not facing each
other, because the wound was upward, which we
would not have supposed had they stood 10 'front.' as
it would have been horizontal; this was almost
straight upward; bleeding internally from the lungs
and tie mechanical difficulty of breathing caused the
death; there at least quart of blood In the
cavity OF the stomach If II had been simple pene-
tIafiOn of the lung without the liberation II Is uncer
tain hat would have been the effect sometimes per-
cons iy. after wound IN the lungs, and sometimes
nOt they could not from such laceraton, on
account of the bleedng with the wound in this case
the whole length of the instrument even without the
laceralon, do not think the party could have re-
covered; a number of the large pulmonary vessels
were injured; how long person could 1--we with such
awouud without the iaceration, the District Attor-
noy said the question in reference to tae idea ct
the sword beng worked in the body after the siaol
it difficult to say If the bleeding was external they
might 1--we some time il internal and the party fell On
his lace, suflocation would foos Is or 20 min
u;,s or Halt hour; and persons have lived, after
very extensive wounds in the lungs, three hours
The Court here adjourned to this forenoon at 10
o'clock.