Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-09-30
st,OCKKING MURDER.

Il Mr. SAMuvL ADAMS, printer, Of No. 50
Gold street, New York, mysterious disnp.
peared Oh Friday, the i7lh inst, and from
his known character, tears were entertained
;ha, he. had been foulIy deal, with, US his cir
cun,stanccs did not, tor moment, admit the
.upposition ei his having voluntarily absent.
ed himself These fears were last Sunday
horribly realized, his body having been dis
covered, aud his presumed murderer, .fohn &.
II Coll, author of work on Book keeping, ar
rested aud fully Commit ted. We take the
following nccoust of the particulars fiom the
N. Y. Tribune Of Monday morning:
"Our. city has again been the theatre O! a
most startling and nurdcrous tragedy. Tho
less horrible in its details than the hiJeous
outrage and murder OF Miss Mury. Rogers,
1t yet awaken, in the public mind as deep a
thrill Of dread excitement aud indignation
by its black utrocity. as did that terrible
event. We give below all the well nuthen'
ticated circumstances which have cSDe 10
light respecting it.
II Our readers may remember that on Fri.
day, the l7lh inst, Mr. Samuel Adams, prin.
| ter, nj the corner of Ann and Gold streets.
residing ot u Elizabeth street, was missed
from his home, and from that day no trace OF
nim could he found. lle was said to hase.
called on That day ut the Office of the Mis-.
\ sionnry Herald, where he stated his intention
pf g",pg to store in Canal street, which
he never reached. A notice ot his dissp.
7earnnce was published ON Wednesday last
in tho Tribune and copied in various papers,
with a request that any one who had seen
or heard Of him would give information there.
of TO his friends. This notice called forth
tho following narration, given to the Mayor
h,,N - In
my in room in the second story of the
large grspite building OF the northwest cor
ncr of Chambers street and Broadway. His
room IS ~ the Corner, looking into both
Broadway and Chambers street next to it is
the room 6f a Mr.. J. Z. Colt, the author Of
work on Book. keeping, and brother Of tie
well known inventor Of repeating fire arms.
In this room, on the Friday afternoon Of Mr..
| Adnns's disappearance, ut about 4 o'clock,
Mr. Wheeler, who was engaged with his.
pupils, heard scuffie which lasted for few
moments. and was followed by the fall Of
heavy body upon the floor. All noise in
SANITY ceased.
| Thinking this some what singular, Mr..
Wheeler left his room, knocked several times
at Colts door, but received no answer. lie
tried TO get in, but found tho door locked
lie then locked in at the key hole, and saw
two bats upon the table, and man, whom
from his dress and appearance he judged to
be Col;, busily engaged apparently in wash.
| ing the floor. lie retired for a considerable
time, and on returning, saw The some thing,
Colt being still engaged upon the floor
He requested ono OF his pupils, whom no al
40 employs as an assistant teacher, to watch
until Colt should 20 out. Tho young man
remained all ulghi, and, on looking, saw Colt
similarly employed Al several different times.
| Early in the morning he saw Colt set ont.
side his door box about four feet square,
directed 10 some person at "Si. Louis via
New Orleans" Colt then went out and soon
returncd shortly after carman came and
took away, the box, Colt going with him.
The young man watched no farther, but re.
ported these occurrences 20 Mr.. Wheeler,
who supposed the box To contain somo of
Colts property, which it was thought he ~.
tended 10 remove, and thought little farther
'f It. A day or two aherward. however,
Wheeler got into Colts room, and saw sever.
VI place, .Nbich had apparently been severely
Il 'crubbed andtben smenied with ink; he found
also, bn,ken lookipg-glass and n Ratchet
the handle Of which had been scrapcd and
covered with ink. There wero also upon
the wall spots Of the same liquid.
On "Wednesday morning. seeing a notice
u Mr.. Adsnss disnppcaraDcc,. and being
.uspcious, from knowing that Cot Was in.
icb'"d TO Adams, that his my sicrious absence
night be connected with the noise he had
'eard aud the appearances he had noticed.
he gave information OF them to Mr.. Mayor
MoRnIs, " no forthw ilh CONNIE need an invrs.
iigation which he has continued with most
audable real and activity. On Friday he
cent officers Smith and Walker to arrest Colt.
They found hrs room locked, and went into
enc adjacent. Thoy had been there bu,
'l,ort tue when Colt esmo in, went 10 his
ioor, and with key was about entering u,
| y hen officer Smith sprang upon and seized
I'm. telling Inn that he wanted hun Colt
| ,sked him 'wl,s, f"r,' and Smith answered
hat he would tell him directly. lie was
brought bcfcrc the Mayor, and on being IN.
'crogs'cd, said that lie was not st his room
~ The Friday night referred H.. and d, MED
III knowledge Of any box having left his
r"om. lie was, however, committed for fur
hcr examination.
On Saturday the Mayor advertised f"r The
ar'nan who took away the box. and directed
WI IAN =. Godfrey. Supe periniendant Of Ilscks
md Carts, 70 endesvor to discover him. Mr..
'iodir"y immediately addressed hlmsclf to
hts tail, and found csfman named Russell,
sho o,me willingly before the Mayor and
'"s'iied ths, on the Saturday previous hc
vas employed snd paid by Col, for taking the