Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-10-13
. BRANDON WEDNESDAY, Is, 1841

by Russell, and took immediate measures
to detainthe ship. Yesterday the matches
were opened in presence of the Mayor and
at | o'clock. p. IN. the box was fonnd in
the forward hold of the ship and placed
upon deck.-It was there opened; upon
the top was piece of sail cloth beneath
which, sprinkled with salt and chloride OF
lime, was a dead body. The box was im-
necIately closed and taken to the dead
house. and there locked up.
AT 3 o'clock the coroner's Jury was
summoned, and at half past the box was
brought into their presence and post
mor:em examinations executed. The body,
when taking out, had no cIothing upon it
but shirt. Around the neck was tightly
fastened thick cord, which was passed
down in front and tied about The knee
joints, thus drawing them up close upon
the breast. At the bottom ofthe box was
black coat without pocket flaps or lap
pels, and considerably torn, and a neck
stock, across which was a cut Upon
these, wrapped about with a piece of
saiI-cIoth and bits of oakum and other
rubbish, was the body, doubled up as
above mentioned and tightly crowded
down
The bod y upon examination was found
10 be in state of advanced decomposition :
the whole frontal bone of the fore head.
with the part of the temporal bone was
beaten in upon the brain the right parietaI
bone was likewise fractured, and the left Sc
nt.,l fro hor 81 bo ci,,,II nj
completely in upon the brain. Oae cheek
bone was fractured, and there was deep
wound 10 the back of the head. There
was also cut upon the side of the chin
which matched perfectly with the cut in
the stock. Upon finger on the right
hand was a small ring. The features
were so entirely decaved and the couu-
tenance so dis6gured that the body could
not well be identified; but Mrs Adams
testified that as nearly as she could Judge
from the ring and coat, the body is that OF
her husband. A scar upon the leg is $50
mark of idnentjfcatiou. A watch,
known to have belonged to Mr.. Adams,
las he repeatedly attempted to sell 1t, has
beea found in the trunk Of Colt a! his
lodgings
Colt is known 10 have been indebted TO
Adams to considerable amount for print
ing his work on bookkeeping, and it is
understood that the latter had had some
trouble in securing his pay. Colt was
about to ship box of his books 10 Phil.
adlphia, and employed third person to
do this and receive the money for them in
his stead. This third person, we under
stand, was told bv Adams that the money
for the books was to be paid to him as
Colt was in his debt. The former mer
toned this to Colt who denied it, and said
he himself must receive the money. Ga
meeting Adams, on the fatal Friday, the
third person told him what was said by
Colt, and remarked that he was sure
Colt meant to cheat him of his money
: Adams remarked that he should take care
of that as he meant to see Colt about il
He was las; seen that day going up Broad
way, near the corner Of Chambers street
At late hour last night the coroner:
jury returned as the verdict that the bod
was that OF Mir. Samuel Adams; and that
in their belief, he came to his death b,
blows inflicted by J. G.. Colt.
/. Mr. Adams was originally from Pro
. whence. His parents are both dead, Blu
: most of his relatives still live in that city
!, He had wife but no chidren.-He los
D nearly all his property, partly by fire. an
: partly 5v the failure of those who owe
d him, and was in debt some $4,000 at tn
I, time of his death. He was an honest, in
: dustrious, temperate and religious maj
\ highly respected by all who knew hin
II His age was not far from 35.
a. The testimony taken on the inques:
Y published in the Courier. The princip;
lie witnesses examined were, Drs. China
and Nissan who made the post morte
n examination, the deputy coroner, who wf
re present at the finding and opening of ii
he box, Richard BarStow the carman wi
carried it to the ship, Mr. Wheeler II
o. writing master whose disclosures led
e. the discovery, DR.. Chiffon who analyz,
DIT the stains Of blood on the Ratchet aud II
r. wall of Colts room, Mr.. Adams, al
ne Justice TAYLOR, who found Mr.. Adams
Dc watch in Colts trunk.
m The verdict was "wilfuI and delibera
IN murder against J. G. Colt, who W
as thereupon committed for trial.