The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-22

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!hem: the iiqsid, think, was souto on of cblor,5.
lime and vit,iol water: there were 2 or 3 bo,ls
OF n the cloths were put on the floor of th q cell
and the liquid thrown in on them ate two
days the smell became less offensive. bnt - ra.
y bad now: those articles were never taken npt !.
/ the cell. '''' '"'S'ds
Here the District Attorney directed MIR. Mill,
eh 70 bTng the box and coat and stock and All %
uhe Court room 10. night " "
night. ''A'" NOT se''hen TO-
JUDGE KENT said that a. the box. &c xas verv
ouensive he wished them 10 be ey.mi,ed no -,
mug 20 night that we might adjourn imp,e,l iats-
NJ Mrer, W and have the rosm ventilated.
| mr. WHITING said, that if the whole no WA.
orought in, it would make everv hcdv s;cL ""'
ihe court directed Mr. Mlliken TO brine tho
"d oil me box to court about nine O'clock
ny WHITING The surgeon made N ex,e,,al nv
animation Of the body before il was ,vashc5. 80
tnsh made post morton examination of !,
,bya JUROR The cloth round the bodv a, III =.
o,a awning the white substance was not like the
pant dried, that is put awnings and So olied
on or erembled off. think not - ''"'~
| AosEhT n MORRIS eranined-Is Mayor OF IN.
Guy. on thursday, Ohc 25d Of Sept VI wa, fl, AZ
spoken TO IN relation to this matter on that ever;ns
after statement bad been made TO me anon, so,nIs
ther~, ssw sf'une t~v srvIurvu man
and WIFE, and spoke to then next day a. lated
Judge Tay ler with me to make the investigations:
he took down testimony Of two gentlemen 1 had
seen night before and ethers and swore them 90 H.
and ON those aftid avits ! issued the war; Mt to
| arrest Mr. Colt thought best To 20 with them
| to arrest him; A. NJ c. Smith and other Ulcers
went with me; Colts door locked; there was
| asate on it saying Cot would be back at two
o'oisck; an officer at the foot of the stairs ano.
Their at The head; and Justice aylor add sat in
Wheeler's room; soon heard persons walking
in the entry, and found it Mr. Colt and the off.
GERS who had arrested him | told Mr. Colt who
was and we all went into his rooms and closed the
| door ; told him then he was arrested on suspi-
cion OF causing the death Of Adams; we searched
him, and he assisted us in showing us what he had
W hhl. Sh n cd INIT ha do
them, to see what he was charged with He was
| taken to my office, Mr. Selden sent for, and Col,
was committed; that night sent an advertise
ment to the papers calling for the carman who took
the bex from the Granite Buildings; we found the
earnan through MIR. Godfrey, as he stated ne t
day, Saturday from that carman we found he had
taken the box to the ship Kalamazoo we " ent on
beard the ship that night ; could not find the book
Of the packages that night next day we fou I'd the
box assisted in getting out the box myself we
took it to the second dock, and was Il ere then
it was opened was not sufficiently near 10 the
box to any substance like salt, even if ii had
been there: saw the box sent to the dead house
Cvess-sramuned Nothing said to me about
the salt ON board the ship was scrutinizing tho
transaction with great care and seeking all the in
formation could get This box must have been
the very lowest tier of boxes the box was bottom
upwards down in the hold the direction part of
the bex-the lid was damp rs il blood and matter
had oozed through the lid it was wet or damp
moisture had oozed through the lid.
BY WHITING.-We tried to learn where Colt
resided to if there Yves any articles in his pos
session that would be evidence for which Justice
Taylor went to that residence to make search for
any articles, whilst remained at my office to see
the carmen. was present at The police office when
a certain trunk was opened NJ the Upper Police.
and myself and Taylor only were present.
by SELpEN-The steps to find the body and
box, and TO find Colts residence, went on stimuli
taneously We learnt Colts residence on Satur-
day morning About the middle OF the day (Satur-
dayl Justice T Mssn2 isRt ~e Colts
,.sutsd the second carman to come and tell u.
hoo Va mn ah mill
Justice iS l1ss ess.ass s.s
tn n showed the Mayor some afTidavits: avs.
rant was issued; given to A. M c. Smith; we all
went TO Colts room; il was ten minutes to two;
ten minutes after this, Colt came in; went 10 his
room and " as immediaie y arrested, and told what
il was for; read the aifdavits to him; in eoEse-
quence of what Colt said, sent for Mr. Oeton, and
examined him under oath; Dr Chiffon was sent
for and piece ofthe 6eor was cut out, and given
to him, and some spots on the wal were scraPeo
went with Colt TO the Mayors Once, and he was
requested TO send for counsel.
fnere the District Attorney proposed to show
bv Justice Tavior, what Colt SAID when the anna
Wits were read, or shown to him
Mr. StLpyN objected to this course.
Tho Court said that they could save time by CALI
ing attention to the Law on TINS subject, and pro-
ceeded TO read the sections of the statute On this
point; and 49,.
point now.
Mr. Samuel Colt cal ed onine, and told me his bro
Their lived at 42 some street (though was Thomas
street,; he then said il was near Franklin square
however, from information he gave me, l.Gund ns
lived at AZ Monroe street; went mere ana axe"
far Mrs Colt; was Introduced 10 wonanas Mrs
Colt: asked what rooms he occuSied; ana from
| recess near the door she drew outairunk \ s.ked
her for MIR Colts trunk; she gave me hIs trnnR
| Here the trunk was brought into Court, ana
nlsccd ON the table before the jury. twas PLAIN
scuarc black trunk about two feet SIX inches ions,
and Is inches wide ana enc .rcdnc,o, of the
| ,rnnk because the statements OF third party OIL"
not m: he this trunk the property OF Mr.. Cow.
| Mr. SMITH said they had rish, 10 h'io""S'
| the,r 'esy sa,a the trunk was not legal evi-
an.o =. vet. AZ the best it was only hearsay eVi,
| dence and was not admissible Hm"s. yI 49,
~ 10 testimony in itself, before u couid De miro
| 49, y. ay;dcnee 1t must be proved to De MI
1uI.. ,S,nL first What this woman said TO Jus
Col' por cannot be evidence between the people
and the prisoner H.. .hooid .xcluae the state.
- If this woman; but shall Justice Taylor
LEM ,S,t he cot this trunk from Mr.. Colt 5 resi-
go. and show what are the contents oi that
,rn"k We shall allow him TO do So.
Mr. ENMErr said there was nothingto CONNER
Mr. Colt with AZ Monroe street as yet
| Mr. WHITING said that u they did NOT p'oVs
,nre than that they ould let the tannk go for no
Witness con,iuued-The trunk was tax 'ro !s
n .,ary-front room. Officer Dennison was WIZ
| The female VINO grew IL oh'
c.. nth me Colt was brought into the room,
and saw me and her: He could have seen'n .lun n
from the position in which he $1,000. o,u ho
nsn i in hi. presence II is now as 1T was then.
smnd seycral books in it One had samen t. Ihere
is more in the trunk now than then nne , ,,Rsn
was here opened, book vita name an II; Mn.a
wa. ;,h 4 Caldwcli Colt writ, n on IT seveTa'
s,s,.",vpe advertisement heads of . Colts b1on-
y Sse;,gT ON them-6OO cards with Cors Lee
; tures on "' took watch from the trunk-it -
,. The Desaty Coroner here Prod ," so''
- 9TH a STR ne and key attached " ~ ~, oe IN.
= ".g" That is the watch to"A ". W 80 -,