New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-11-19

chose 70 take upon himself the Office OF execution
sr and rushed into eternity By staining his son
with a crime as black es that which Brought up
on him the fate he SO desperately sought to shun.
Preparations fos his execution we7e made al al
earl: hour in The morning 4 n,essengerhad gene
TO Albany with an application to the Chancellor ts
teview ais decision and allow writ of error; b,
the morning boat be returned with the following
decisive letter addressed to the Sheriff
ALBANY, Nov. IT, 1872.
DEAR SIR heard the questions upon the
Colts argued great length at N-wYok, and came
on WHICH there was any room 70 doubt az you VIII see IRON
my writen opinion which left the hands OF Colts
sci when left New York, and which published 10
the Argus OF this morning You will therefore that il
out my power 10 violate my oath oos,ce by allowing
writ OF error in the even i. the application
rrguiay before re on an apo caton upon netice to The
Attorney General Neither would the allowance OF the
that there probable for staying the proceed
ngs and tic Governor would not interfere without such
/; certificate.
/ have beard any awyer, except counsel for
The prisoner, exptss any doubt the legality oil the
COW icon Before the Court WHICH tried him Nor have
.opl have voted The judgement the ground
organization Of the Court II is perfectly natural
hat the friends of This unhappy should endeavor, II
possible to stay his executions but their anxiety
s life excuse the ercers Ct justice in making The
laws bend TO their wishes although the course which has
pursued in this has placed mol only those officers
It, the Governor in the most painful and trying situations
The prisoners counsel had the right TO apply 10 the Char
eor the three Justices of the supreme Court 10 any OF
he eight Circuit Judges for the allowance Of writo' err
or and any one oil those I've officers had any doubts
/ IS TO the legality of the conviction, would of
allowed ths writ They have tired four or hve and
failed and il they not satisfied with that, they
,hould have applied 10 others; but not ask lhose who
| late their duty by acting against their conscepces
'oe's' "'' 5. ff a26E wALwoRTH
J. G. HART, Ese.
Colt was engaged nearly all night in writing a
reply TO the letter Of Governor SEWARD, which it
said he ordered to be left sealed until his child
,heuld be old enough to understand it. He was
under the care Of Deputy Sheriis Vultee AID
md received a brief visit from his brother, The
,allows was erected in the centre of the area 1t
vas the same one used at the execution of Robin
son in New-JerSey, and bore upon it marks of
we've strokes OF that Ratchet, which never falls
out sends to eternity human soul. II consisted
simply of two upright posts, and one transversely
placed, with rope over pully--one end being
attached to a heavy weight, and the other being
| formed into a moose. At ! ] o'clock DR.. Antho:l,
n company with Samuel Colt, visited his cell. and
made preparations for his marriage with Miss
aenshaw. which vas soon after performed III
presence of Samuel Colt, David Graham Robert
| Emmett, Justice Merritt, the Sheriff, and J. II
Payne. After their marriage they were left alone
| Tor nearly an hour. AT about half pact Il Dudley
| Selden went into his cell, and at ! Colt took I
| ;up of coffee with his wife.
His brother Samuel soon after arrived and en-
Tered his cell. He was still engaged in earnes
| conversation with his wife, who was sitting on the
| foot of the bed convulsed and in tears A
Colts request ohm Howard Payne and Levi.
Gaylord Clarke then wentinto his cell to take their
cave of him. Colt appeared exceedingly pleased
| sec them. shook them cordially by the hand
md conversed with apparent cheerulness witt
| them fer Eve minutes, when they babe him farewell
| both OF them in tears. Colts brother Samuel anc
| MS wife remained in the cell about ten minutes
longer when both left His brother WAS deepl,
Elected. and looked more ghastly even than Col
nimself His wife could scarcely support herself
SO volen, were her feelings, She stood at the doo
Of the cell for minuse-Coit kissed her passion
a,ely--strained her to his bosom, and watched he
receding form as she passed into the corridor
Here she stood and sobbed convusively as though
ner heart would break, for FIVE minutes. At las
she was led away by Colts brother, and his friends
followed
He then desired to see the Sheriff, who went int,
his cell. Colt then told him e,nphatically that b;
WAS innocent of The murder of Adams, and that he
never intended to kill him; he also told him tina
he still had hopes that something would intervene
to save him from being hung and begged him no
90 execute the sentence of the law upca him
The Sheriff told him TO Danish all hopes of tha
Kind, for he mus die at four clock He thenrc
quested the Sherif's watch and his owI
oy it to minute. He then asked TO see Dr. An
thon, and the latter went into his cell and Remained
in prayer with him for about ten minutes. At til,
close Of this Colt again sent for the Sheriff, ant
said to him, f" If there are any gentlemen presen
who wish to see me, and take their leave of me,
shall be happy to see them
This was announced by the Sheriff, and all pre-
sent with one OF two exceptions passed up TO hi
cell door, shook him by the hand, and toek thei
leave of him, To one gentleman connected witt
the press he said, " We spoken harshly of some .
the press, but do not blame you at all; it was al
my own fault; there werc things that ough, to have
been explained; know you have good hear,
and forgive YOU from my soul freely! may Goo
bless you and may you prosper"
He then requested his keeper, Nh. Greene, /,
let him be left alone until the last moment. Thu
was about , P. NJ. His cell was closed and h,
was left alone till 20 minutes to ), when som,
friends of The Sheriff experimenting that he nigh
attempt TO comNtsuicide, one of the Deputy sher