Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-12-03
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kei; The contents empiied by me; a knife and
fofk we're IN the BASKET, such as he Usually ato
WIN, DuGIey Seldom was also the cell: the ba r.
her could not have left The knife; the marriage
ceremony took place during the visi, Of those a.
boVe named persons; his brother Samuel was ,he
only pefsnn thai was alone with h,fn al apy Tina
'o.d"y' with The exception OF Caroline Hen sha ",
Who renamed ~lh HIM a short Time alone af.
ter the marriage took place
Abner Miltihen. the CLERK 10 the Coroner tes.
hhed to The identity of a knife produced in court.
! which VAS taken from the BODY of Col, NV D,.
McComb Hosa,k
! Abraham H. Green, deputy she riff Who was
The relief at every FIX hours with Mr. vultee.
was shown the KNIFE; he had never seen il pre-
/ vmus TO seeing II IN Coils body nor could he
'e" now I, come INTO has possession; did not
search Cows cell. but looked carefully around
| The Kew. DR.. Henry Anthem. sworn. Aiten.
ded Col, rs his minister Of the (;osoe,. b.d v,.,
ed him since last Monday, and had taken no,es.
from that time up to Thursday, Of what had IA
ken place between Coli and h,msel f-he yead his
fncH1ofands-u IVES merely a relation Of religious
interviews o. conversations; from " hcb no "a ma
10 the conclusion that The fame Of Colts mind in
nowIse indicated any idea or intent 10 commit
suicide, and his averment Of having commit ed
the act in depriving Mr. Adams Of life IN selfd do.
fence. complaining bitterly OF the stand the press
had take against him; spoke Of his child and the
mother. and felt disposed make that mother his
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expressed his desire to be united to Miss Hen.
shaw, and manifested deep nteres, in tho child
handed package conta inIng $500, for his benz
III, 10 the witness, who profer.d TO be come spon-
scr Tor IT, which was eagerly accepted by him
Soon after thIs. MIR Samuel Coli (his bro,her) 40.
Peared with Miss Henshaw and some other per.
sons; and, at his request. thor esence, uni
/ ted The prisoner TO the female in the bonds Of
natrinohys My last interview with Colt was
abou, = O'Clock; prayed with him. and he ask
ed the time, and requested that nil ishe to take
leave Of bum would do 50. as he wished 10 be
lett alone. then leit him and went into On ad-
joining cell. where | remained ill the Sheriff
came to me, (oeariy o'clock,) to give tho signal
tor The execution; and on going 10 Mr. Colts cell,
beheld him lying dead on the bed; had no
knowledge how he obtained the knife.
The instructions of the Sheriff to tho depu ties,
Vuiiee and Green, we're here read; in which he
directed them 10 allow any intercourse 10 be per-
united between the prisoner and his friends, such
intercourse being always in the presence Of ono or
other of those depu'ized by him.
i William Jones, the keeper Of the City Prison
was mex. examined He delivered tho prisoner
over to the Sheriff last Monday evening, search
ed The cell in the morning, and found no dangers
Gus weapon. The knife was here produced.l-
Had never seen that knife before. Colt was man
acled while bad charge Of him.
DR.. John X. McComb, CHE prison Physician, }
sworn.-I visit The prison daily-have done 90 for
length Of time up TO last Monday. THE knife
was shown him, Found it this afternoon stick
ing IN Colts left breast, between the fourth and
fifth ribs; there was hole cut in jagged form
through his vest and shirt, and through which tho
knife was thrust ino the body. Assisted by DR..
Hosack made post morfen1 exs min ton OF tho
body; found that the knife had penetrated tho
Jeff venricie Of the heart, about an inch end q
half deep, which produced death. At an inter.
view with Col, on Monday, he requested tho Ioa n
OF a book on anatomy, and TO point out tho arte-
ries most easily reached. | told him could not
comply with either request.
DR.. Alexander II. Hosack, .worn.-Asssted
DR.. McComb 10 the post morfem exami ton, and
agreed with him that the wound inflicted with
the knife was the csuse Of death
Samuel Colt, Che brother Of The deceased, }
sworn. Had knowledge by what means tho
deceased procured the knife.
Catherine Henshaw, (no~ Mrs Colt sworn
Had 10 knowledge how John c. Col. became pos.
sessed OF the knife.
There being no evidence that the knife was
given to the deceased by any person whilst in his
cell. the jury found verdict Of des IN by . wound
inflicted by himself with knife in his left breast.
but the Jury unabi. TO say by what means he
beca me possessed oi The knife. He was 81 years
Of age; born in Connecticut.
Thus has termIna ,e3 tho mortal sreeP OF John
c. Colt, and perhaps a scene of such excitement
has never before been witnessed in this city, AZ
that which seemed 10 pervade q large portion OF
the community yesterday. Every avenue 10 the
prison was denseIy ,hronged throughout tho day
and, when The fact Of his having committed sui
! eide wns made known The excitement can better
be ina led then described.
! His body remained in the prison. and will be
removed BY his relatives this day for in,esment.
! The burning Of The tower over the ves,ibule o(
the prison purely accidental. stove was
lighted and lief, burning; the attendants. from tho
excitement and curiosity, having left it, and BY
! he heco heaf ted n
ignlted.
Bankruptcy in Kentucky.-The whole nuEbss
who had applied, up to LIST Of October, for the
benei, of the bankrupt act in Kentucky. vas ! =
30. The highest individual indebtedness was