New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-20

theTe Wa cso6d of hfty or sixty persoG aoous -
bouie q, the tue; tao Other persons attempted 70 ges
io TIE hopse; lot 40 side Of the hoo5s at eli;
| vss not acquainted With TIE prisonersi ssv MI.
Porter IL Sha~mut avenue jost before liz o dock on
q e me fsy
| I'm. Flmders cs'lsd-Ilve ia wobarn ksow tss
pris. pe,s: ur. Cobun is my co.si,, havs no, known
NJ bal on great vile; Tevsr ss = ar Samn-r that
! l know Of; did rot Lnow him, l wa. in Cobarn's
home SAavmut rue on the afternoon OF the 18th
/ November: / vas there al hour and h.f; va In
TIE 81 ipa.room of The house$ OH not any person
c.me ito the house while VAS there s,r I've pri.-
! cters there in the stting-com; saw person csaes
Mr. Sunper on the stsirs; did not ses anything ioue
"a hin saw al thee # the parties 90 toe stairs;
went 10 the house "a generally do whe, 10 the cay,
to see tbs fois; the prisoners told me wns' nsa nap
pered; they told ne What they had tosno ou.-.aN
had hsppered between Sumner ard their Wives; tnsy
said ths they were 10 meet Simrer that sfernoon at
Niniou's; they went out, and | vent to the noase
Of Dr.. Blske, in Shswmut avenue; sayed
At DR.. Blske's about an hour, and then resuroec
Columns house, when I got there Mrs. Cobarn tos3
n that Sumner wss in the houte; then heard soms
cuiing up stairs ir the third story; the sounds sp
peared 10 core ron the entry; the parties then csue
down stairs but cannot say that anybody hsd held
Of Sumner; two cane ahead and ore bshind; stood
In the door Of the sitting room, but could not see tbs
whole Of the staircase they passed by me IN the en-
try ane MIR. Sumner ate noted TO 20 out oil the ifons
doori the pxisoner pulled him back but caono' say
how they took held of him. they pulled him TO 800
back stairs, and went down then into the Basement;
l was Good deal excited, but did no. folio the
hesrd sone loud talking; ore Of the prisoners ssked
Sumre r ali be would recognize married woman
"sgair :" could not distinguish the voice Of the per
son wi ssked the question; osnnot ssN that heard
s1y scuffpg in the basement room; 1 heard
o,e person cay, 81 viii never do 1t again."
81 ou'd think that the eoor Of bsseneen, room
W. orep; the room in which they were unde' neats
the ktceen; az the foot OF tina bae Dent Q AIRS
sill ole, and a furnace roou, wash roof, sus az
other room Ia the basement story; beard Tie ladies'
cry "MwGer;" they were up sausi from the sounds
thet heard in the hasercfnt room ihoueh o,c ~
were siy6n, eQd the pSrts se-e anlrg ano m enei:
did rot any iustrumone in the hauds ct the prs
OF ers; old lot ses any blows given At any omei
thought that heard fghirg MP 'alrs; before tho PSF.
ties vent after Sumner heard Mr. Dalton say that
he vas goii 70 give him whipping for beng inss-
mate with bis wife they also told me about hogging
Mr. Porter Trey Cic not te me the'r plan Tor gees n9
M. Sun to the house, both Of them SAID tney .ere
soir o TO get M Sumner to the house and whip himi
Mr.. Coburn said that he was gcng to help -hp nun;
they cid not tell who Mr.. Sumner was; they SPOKE
of kr. Porter his friend, and said that they hsa
carried on Irritation with their wives at Niusons
saloon; tley called MIR. Porter by name; say Mr.:
Coburn come time after the fogsug affair and ASKED
him how Sumner was getting along; ne ssid sns' ne
believed Sumner was WE'LL tod mm tnas ~" nss.u
rumors 10 the effect that Sumner Was dyogi Dr baxo
W. 9 in the house a, the time Sumner was; met Dim
tn re WHEN weDt into the house the last time think
that was told by the prisoners thai sumner went 10
school; saw Mr. Ccbuln week aJo ycsteruay; nsvo
had DO conversation with the prisoners since SUN
rers decease after the toggDg ws&oger the piisoo-
ers ted me that they struck Sumner with Their hsaas
and ists; they said that they gave him good tors
irg; cid not say Where they struck him. tney ssH
tba, be beg ged Of them no. 70 hut him. od no' sec
cd, fog Sumner except the prisoners aio mo-
see Sumner after he went down Stars; ala
not see how much he was ,slureo a'a ,r no, ~
6uriI the flugging neb0cy went TO the doof; tn0so
were 10 orders gwen to keep the door closed; ".
Blake Mr.. Coburn and her sister, we're Ia tne n,un9
room left TIE house about O'Clock in tie evening;
heard Sumner ssk them not to kill him, while Dc wss
down stairs; did not 70 down stairs unti' aisr ou
nfr h6d left the house, did rot see any oiooo ABOUT
they told me that while Sutnuer was getuf o,os uo
ef GO 10 escspe, they held him back ana struck ann
the prforers were together when they told me wnas
they hsd done to Sumner, and both agreed W ID"
statemta.s made 10 ne. 49,. -
Sppper cana to the house in n hack; Mr. Dalton ana
Mr.. mp stairs togstoer, ana catered We
| loom where was; Dalton introduced sumner 70 nv
wife ard ask ed him Ii he had her bsfore no setd
] that be had; there was then some CONVERSATION %
1 p MI, p' no and r.. f .P b end % Su%s Mr.
~, with Mrs. d.; he said that be had, Mr.. Dalton
then ssked him il he had not taken dinner with BIZ
wife The Gay previous; Mr.. Sumner hesisatsd, and
Mr. CoburD then came into the room and tola sumner
TO ten The truth Mrs Dalton had ring and Mr.. Dh-
ton took it frCm Der and asked SumDer N that was
h.s rPk be sad it was aud Dalton gave II 70 him;
Mr.. Sumner bad ring Of Mrs. Daltcns and he then
passed II to Mrs. D.; then left the room and heard
no more; next the same psres tos ether in the
seme Ioop il within few uisufes from the hne
eft the room; have given all the conversation this
took place; l did rot see any attack upon Mr. Sum-
Dori old not see anybody strike hin; wss 60 ex-
citd could not tell what heard; the trouble Do
tw' en- the Iories csused my excitement Mrs COburn
IVES very mnch sftced at the tine, and was win
her tDirg to quiet her; when | went into taa
room the secoLd time al the parties were In
there; | think that Sumner remaibed In the room
about fifteen roiruesi the gentlemen were Ia 'front.'
chamber in the third story ! went into the back
chamber when I went out; when / re urned 10 the
front room Mrs. Coburn was cryiog; whils was In
the back Cd amber did not hear any noise IN the irons
one; when went back to the front room Mr.. Coburn
ssked Mr. Sumner to step out was In the room WHOM
Mr. Sumner passed ou'; did not see him 60 out bus
Ikpov be went cut because be was not there; 20
burn and Dalton disappeared from the room win Mr..
Sumner; cid not where they went 10; was COM
fortiIg Mrs. CObuin WHEN they left the room; Mrs..
Cobums illness appeared like fit; ba'hed Der head;
berex ement caused by her fears that Coourn snd
Dalton were going TO whip somebody; she had heard
them say in morning that they were goiog 70 wniP
somebody; cid not hear them say, while sumner was
pr'seIt that they going 10 bea him; he was n0t
WHIPPED in the front chamber, do not know when 40
w.s whipped; canIot Tell how long renamed m
the room: 70 went with me into toe back chamber
VIM. Cbaobourn, ca'led-Am police officer, ana
belorg 10 Station No. 5; my attention was csied 70
TIE house Of Mr.. Cobu On the evening OF tne I'm
November about O'clock say q crowd Gound the
house; Mr. Coburn told ne that msn had taken I'M
proper liberties with bis wife and nrs. Dstcn, ana
tbeu Rad Given him id thrashIngi went 70 tno
house sgain in the evening and ny; Coourh es,a ~
me In reference 70 M. Sumner: 1--WE GOT him neIs,
"osve him covtioirg ard the bensht vi the baG
"THd;" be also spoke Of Mr.. Porter and the manner
ia viii he was chastsed; tis was about O'Clock m
the evening; he told me that he had bal tae snar
published; saw Mr.. Dalton a. both interviews, bur
he did not cay WORD:
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