New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-09-27
MOST HORRIBLE MURDER.

Startling and UCrdsFous Tragedy iHoHsH ies>
horrible in is details than TIE hdeous outrage and
murder o; Mis- Mar Rogers, il yet a~ekens in the
public n.ind 1. deep . drill Of dread excitement
and adisna.ioa by it, black atreci;!, did that
terrible event. W give below all the well
th-n,ica:ed Circumstance, which have come 70
d ght respecting i.
Or reaier, nay remen6eg that on Friday ,hs
10Th ms. Mr. Sanae. Adams, printer al the corner
O.. Ann ani Gold streets. residing !, II Elizabeth
stree. va. missed from HI. nome and tina; from, tina;
dav no trace OF him could be found. He va. said
% have called or Ina, DAY 4; the Office OF the Hi>
s;oaaiy Herald where he stated III intention Of
going Ia d -tor- in Canal street which he never
reached. 4 notice OF hi. disappearance wa pus
!ished on Wednesday last in the Tribune and copi
ed in various papers with r-qnes; tina; any one
u no had seen or heard Of him would give inforna-
ton thereof to his friends, This notice called forth
the following narration given to the Mayor by Mr..
Wheeler. teacher Of writing academy IL room
N the second story Of the large granite building On
the northwest corner of Chambers and Broad
way. His room j. in the corner, looking into both
Broadway and Chamber. street; next to it's the
room OF a Mn j. c. Colt, the author Of = work on
Bookkeeping, and brother Of the well known in
yentor OF repeating firearms. Ia this room en- the
I-rday afternoon OF 3lr. Adams, disappearance,
a, ab mt o';loc. Mr. Wheeler. who was engaged
with hi- pupils. head a scuilIe which lasted for
few moments and va. followed By the fall Of q
heavy body upon the floor. al noise instantly
ceased.
Thinking thi. someuh.; singular, Mr. Wheeler
left hi. room, knocked several times at Colts door
5u, received no answer. He tried to &c: in, b.t
;ousd tho door locked He then looked in at the
-cy-hoIe. and saw two hat upon tie ;ab.-, uut a
man, va3m from his dress and appearance h7
Judged to he Colt, bu-y engaged apparently in
va.l.u- the floor. He retired for considerable
time. and. On returning, saw the same thins COX
being ,iiI! engaged is,n the floor. II requested
one Of hi, pupils, whom he also employees a an a.
sstant teacher, To watch und Colt should 20 out.
The Young man ,cnaiaed all night, and, on look
ing, saw Colt similarly emrloyed at several differ
eut tines Early in The morning he Jaw Colt set
out .ilc hi. door beN about four feet square, d.
rcc,ed to soma person at ST. Louis Vi. Now-Oe
leans Col; then went out and soon returned
shortly after a carmun came and took away the
box, Colt going with HIM. The young man
watched no farther, bu, reported these occurrences
to Mr. Wheeler who supposed the box to contain
me Of Colt's property, which ii was thought he
intended to remove, and thought little farther of
it. y day or two a(tcrward, however, Wheeler
got INFO Colts rsorn and saw several places winch
had apparently been severely scrubbed and then
-mearcd with ink he found. also, q broken look
ing-.las, and a hatcher; the handle OF which had
been scrap,d and covered with ink. There were
also upon tie val spots of the same liqrid.
Ga Wednesday morning. seeing notice Of Mr..
adams disappearance. and being suspicious, from
knowing that Colt was indebted to Adam., ;Lat his
mys,criou, absence might be connected with tie
noise h. hul heard and the appearances he had
noticed, he gave information of them to Mr.. Mayor
NORRIS. who forthwith commenced an inves,ga-
,ion which lie has continued with most laudabc
zeal and activity. In company with Justice lay
or of the Upper Police, and Police Officers A. II.
c. Smith ami Walker, whose efforts have also
been highly praiseworthy during the whole pro
grcss OF the inquiry, he took the testimony Of Mr..
Wheeler and his assistant. On Friday he sent
officers Smith and Walker to arrest Colt They
found his room locked, and wen, into one adjaccnt.
They had been there but short time when Coli
came in, went to his door, and with kew was
abou; entering it, when officer Smith -prang upon
and seized him. telling him that he wanted him
Colt asked him VIVA, for, and Smith answered
that he would tell him directly. He was brought
before the Mayor, and on being Intercepted, said
that he was no, at lis room ON the Friday night
referred to, and denied all knowledge Of any box
having left his room. lie was, however, commit
ted for farther examination.
On Saturday the Mayor advertised Tor thc car
man who took away the box, and directed VII
liam f. Godfrey, Superintendent, Of Hack. and
Carts, to endcavor 10 discover him. Mr. Godfrey
Immediately addressed himself TO his task. and
louud carman named Russell. who came vii
liugly before the Mayor and testified tina; on the
Saturday previous hc was employed and paid By
Col, for taking the box, directed as mentioned
above, to the ship Kalamploo, lying q, tie foot Of
Maiden Lane. He further testified that Colt
companicd him and took receip, for the delivery OF
the box on board C.on learning til. the Mayer.