New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-09-30
Editorial corte.porceaee.

Mcleod vii not b.. commenced oei93c -'4'-'-" ,
nor, Aside from the absence Of q part Of BIS
csog.eI and the unuIfl!ed commissions some very
-,,.o-,apt witnesses are still absent. Beach war-
.,,r .eyeral were forwarded this morning -
Some material witnes7e. for the defence, who az
beyoad the Jurisdiction Of the Court, nae KEEP,
away from an absurd fear Of personal in 1ry Or
peril Of appearing. They vill be brought hero,
but cannot be present before Sunday Ye, still
believe tina, the defence nigh; safely allow the
prosecution 20 ,pea on Friday a The examination
Of witnesses 70, the prosecution can hardly be con
Guided in .wo days and. considering the neces-i-
y and probable character of the cross-exaraina-
ton, th;nI il Will uot in three.
have heard that Mr.. Spencer may possibly
consider It MS duty to ask IN examination o. The
Patriot witnesses for the prosecution separately
and coniiden,ially, 50 as to give The prisoner Ike
full benefi, Of the cross-examiaa;ioa- think he
will not, however.
Abou, thirty new witnesses arrived here IL
incoming from the frontier William L. Alac-,en-
1ie, Gen. Sutherland. Gen. The.er and other
Patriot notable. are in attendance. Gen. Woo
and Capt. Scott Of the Army ere moving quietly
about A number Of pckpockets also diyersif:
the gathering assembIage. One (sasPec'ed) wa
unprecedented this morning; one robbery, il no
more, has taken place since last evening
There Is great and just dissatisfaction among tn
witnesses assembled here. They have been drag
ged from their homes in the yery midst Of the Fal
busiaess, and compelled to travel or 300 miles to
attend this trial, yet the law makes provision ioI
their supper, or transportation, to say nothing OF
payi Most of them are poor man; very fe~ Gun
lose ,hree week, time and spend twenty to forty
dollars without great Inconvenience. Some have
60, trusted for their fare here; many have spen
their last dollar, and know not what do | know
of at least one essential witness who says he viii
go home tomorrow, as he has no money, and It
friend who is going osers to pay his fare. This j.,
all wrong; and the law houd be amended 'hi-
winter.
Capt. APpleby, who commanded the Caroline
the night of her destruction, and has since been
otherwise notorious, has not cone, though heard
t.is morning that he had. He says he saw nothing
and knew nothing that would be of use the trial.
he was awakened in the night by the noise of the
attack, and fled for his life as rapidly possible
without seeing who were the assailants. But there
are many others whose vision was keener their
inasinations more fertile than his
The TRIAL or CoLr.--At the opening Of the
Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday morning,
John c. Colt was placed at the bar, guarded BY
two officers, and his Indictment read by the Clerk.
Itcon,ans four counts the frs: and second charging
him with wilfulIy and maciously killing Samuel
Adams by inAicting mortal wound on the right
side. of his head with Ratchet, the third with in
ficting the said wound with some deadly instru-
ment to the juror, unknown, and the fourth charging
him with killing the said Adams by inActng
eral wounds upon his head with some instrument
unknown. He plead not guilty to the charge, and
on motion Of Mr. Whiting the District Attorney,
hi, trial was set down for Monday the iih day OF
October next. The Ds,ric, Attorney gave notice
that he should positively press the trial on that
day at The same time saving that II the prisoner
Counsel should ;hen be unpropared to proceed with
it, and would give him three days notice lie would
afford them all reasonable indulg cnce. 1t Is said
that the prisoners Counsel intend to make it ont
case OF mansaughtcr in the first degree by pro-
wing. mainly by the testimony Of Mr.. Wheeler. who
overheard the scufile between Adams and hi, mur-
derer excessive proyocation the part Of tho for
mer and that Colt inflicted the fatal blow in a
mcnt of heated passion. There Is little probable
itv, however that they viii be successful in this.
We stated on Friday that Colt was once indicted
for burgariously entering the Office of Judge lngis,
and that his case was never brodg Oh; TO trial. We
lears that the bill was found against him BY the
Grand Jury on the 18th OF MAY, 1899. He then
rave his name as simply John Colt, and was bai!ed
out. in the sum of $500, by Samuel Colt, who
gave the Astor House his place Of residence.
In the ensuing September the case was called on
for trial but the defendant did uPPeur. nor
could his surety be found; and thus the matter
stands TO this day.
~ The Madisonan Of Tuesday says that the
state of facts upon which the President, timely
proclamation with regard to the Border difficulties
is prcdicaed, would astonish the people OF the
United States were their details spread before
them. To say the least, they indicate the neccs-
sly Of great Judgement to preserve the peace Of
the country.
% The Norfolk Herald seys-We regret to
learn that Judge UrsHuR, who was expected here
by the steamer Star last evening, his way to
Washington, is detained at home by the illness Of