The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-22

THE CoLr EXCITEMENT IN PHILADELPHA-It APP
pears that the excitement in Philadelphia in relation
t. the late tragedy, is great il is here, if we
may Judge by the following from the Philadelphia
"Chronicle":-
[By the Mail Pilot Line of last night
JOHN y. COLT.
PREPARATIONS FOR HIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
eide.
By the Pilot Line from New York, last evening,
ceived full particulars of the who'll preparations
ner'ed with the execution Of John C. Colt convicted of
the murier Of Samuel Adams in that city, IA months
since To the kindness and attention Of Mr. Bennett of
account of ali the connected with the last
moments of Colt By the attention the part OF our
friend, enabled to furnih full and
Particulars than can be given by any other paper in this
cHv.
The whole proceedings are so full of deep and appall
ing interest that have devoted considerable space
the recital
Never within our recollection have so many singular
occurrences connected with the fate OF murder Irans
We published in the Chronicle Of Saturday morning,
exclusively the full particulars of the STRANGE myster
GUS dangerous, and appalling incidents connected with
the preparations for the execution. the New York pr
son. Friday, of John C. Colt-hs marriage in that
ine He shaw-his taking leave, forever with those
friends whom in This world he had held in high esteem
and finally, the taking of his life. and the burning o
thu cupoa prison. which first discovered at thu
same moment ii was known Colt had committed suicide
which published ALL these most strange newell and ro
msnt incidents there great rush TO obtain copies
with other at not
having mention of the intelligence, busted them
during the forenoon of Saturday in circulating
ing the occurrences published in the Chronicle
aud Others went far as to paste notices in the
vicnits of the Exchange, which il stated that
Colt had not committed suicidethat Colt not marri-
ed stated in the ChroDicethat the cupola the pri-
sou had been in fact that account in
ell respects false these paltry subterfuges had little
effect except indeed, upon the weak and iocredulous
That account correct in every particular is not
necessary FOR have vet to be detected for the
time giving publicity to islsehoods and know
hal. tha pa1lt
saturday will contain il at length this morning just two
days after it first app JARED in this Daily Chronicle
All the transactions connected with Colt cause one to
with astonshment at the contemplation Ct the
many singular and romantic incidents II Colt was mar
red 10 Miss Henhaw in this city, there in all probs
bly persons cognizant OF the fact but will they voun
arily go forward and state lthey know Law and JUS
tce require that they should but the thought OF having
their names hruied To the world, fear i'll deter them
The singular conduct Of stated in the first
tract from the Sunday Herald, the part of the officers
Of the prison and the sheriff, should be closely examined
into OF the heartessness of those persons who made
weger on the fate OF Colt we know no words sufficiently
strong to express disgust.
IN TINS city, we regret to state, there similar evil
dences OF the want OF feeling.
The doubts presentimnts minute calculations ones.
tons ana queries that heard expressed and PROFOUND
en- Cons escape, substituting another body FIR his
NC &c curing saturday were no less strange than silly
There ere many things connected with Colt the circum.
stances OF his arrest trial. sentence attempts for new tr
examine at length hereafter.
These extracts, while they show the horrible er-
citement which this most shocking affair has created
also show the advantage which country papers We.
ceive from this establishment. We were the on,,
paper in this city that had the ability and the enter
prize to send the account on to Philadelphia on Fri
day, at 5 p NJ We sent to the "Chronicle" and
Tunes" the former published the whole, the latte,
only paragraph Owing to the meanHess Of tn,
Ledger" in never giving credit, we did no
send 10 them, and they were therefore beaten il
the news, and, with characteristic meAnness, the,