Litchfield enquirer., 1842-11-24

have never heard any lawyer, except ,ne eounseI
 for the prisoner expreSs any doubt Co the legality oC The eonvietion before the Court which tried hun Nor have been able to flnd any me'nher Cf the Cou of Errurs who would have voted Co reverse the inAgmeni on the ground of the organization of the Court It is perfectly natural that the friends ot this unhappy man should endeavoT, possible, 70 slay his execution but their anxlety to preserve s Ute can no, excuse the officers of justice n making the lawe bend to their wishes although the course which has been pursued in this case has placed not only those 0ceIs but the Governor in the most peintal end Fy- inU s,uations The prisoneTs counsel had the right io appy to the Chancellor, the three Justices of the Supreme Court or tO any Of the eight Circuit Judges for the allowance of writ OE error and tt any one twev. officers ssS sny SoSS. si bsH. to sa eS ed the writ They have tried touI or hve ana nave faed-and f they were not satlshed with that. they should have applied to ohers-but not ask those Wno have fully examined the subject. and have no doubt to violate their duty by acting against ther con- ''''"e''' h0u''' B. HYDE WALwoRTH.
 J. c. HART, ESQ.
 Colt was engaged nearly all night in wri. ting a reply to the letter of Gov. Seward, which, it is said, he ordered to be left sealed until his child should be old enough to un- derstand it. He was under the care of the deputy sheriffs Vultce and Green, and in the
 morning was shaved and dressed, and recei-
 we'd brief visit from his brother. The gal
 lows was erected in the centre of the Rrea.-
 It was the same one used at the execution of
 Robinson in New Jersey, and bore upon
 it marks of twelve strokes of that hatchet,
 which never falls btu: it sends tn eternity a
 human soul. It consisted simply ot two up
 right posts, and one transversely placed,
 with rope Over puliy-one end being at- tached to a heavy weight, and the other be-
 ing formed into a moose. At II o'clock Dr. Anthon, in company with Samuel Colt, visit ed his cell, and made preparations for his
 marriage with Miss Henshaw, which was sooa after performed in presence of Samuel Colt, David Graham, Robert Emmett Justice
 Merritt, the sheriff, and J. H. Payne. After their marriage they were left alone for near ly an hour. At about half past 12 Dudley Selden went into his cell, and at Colt took cup of coffee with his wife.
 His brother Samuel soon after arrived and entered his cell. He was still engaged in earnest conversation with his wife, who was sitting on the foot of the bed, convulsed and in tears. At Colts request, Juhn Howard Payne and Lewis Gaylord Clarke then went into his cell to take their leave of him. Col: appeared exceedingly pleased to see them j; shook them cordially by the hand, and con- versed with apparen: cheerfulness with them for five minutes, when they bade him fare we'll, both of them in tears. Colts brother Samuel, and his wife, remained in the cell about ten minutes longer when both left.- His brother was deeply affected, and looked more ghastly even than Colt himself. Ills wife could scarcely support herself, so vio- lent were her feelings. She stood at the door of the cell minute-Colt kissed her assionately-strained her to his bosom. and watched her receding form as she passed in- to the corridor. Here she stood and sobbed convulsively as though her heart would A lo,k 1@l away by Colts brother, and his friends fol- lowrd.
 He then desired to see the sheriff, who went into his cell. Colt then told him em- phatically that he was innocent of the mu.. der of Adams, and that he never intended to kill him he also told him that he still had hopes that something would intervene to save him from being hung, and begged him not to execute the sentence of the law upon him. The sheriff told him to banish all hopes of that kind, for he must die at four o'clock. He then requested to see the she. riffs watch, and set his own by it to mi. mute. He then asked to see Dr. Anthop, and the latter went into his cell, and remained in prayer with him for about ten minutes At tn" close of this, Colt again sent for the sheriff, and said to him, it there are any gentlemen present who wish 10 see me, and take their leave of me, shall be happy to see them"
 This was announced by the sheriff, and all present, with one or two exceptions, pas- sed up to his cell door, shook him by the hand, and took their leave of him. To o.,e gentleman connected with the press he said. " I've spoken harshly of some of the press, but do not blame you at all it was all my own fault; there were things that ought to have been explained know you have good heart; and forgive you from my soul freely; may God bless you and may you prosper"
 He then requested his keeper, Mr. Greene, to let him be left alone until the last moment. This was about P. M. His cell was closed and he was lcit alone till 20 minutes to 3, when some friends of the sheriff, apprehcnd. ing that he might attempt to commit suicide, one of the deputy sneriffs, Hillyer, went to ms cell door. Colt was then walking up and down his cell. but turned round on the door opening, smiled on Hillyer, shook him by the hand, and kissed him, IS he did several of those who had just previously bid him He said to Hillyer-" God bless you, and may you prosper in this life, which is soon to close on me-"
 At few minutes before 4, Sheriffs Hart and Westervelt went to his cell to announce to him that his hour had come-but their summons was not needed. Dr. Anthon step. ped into the door but started back in horror. On looking in at the cell, the body of Colt lay stretched at full length upon his bed. his hands crossed upon his abdomen and cover ed with blood. and small Spanish dirk driven to his heart. was sticking in his body. His mouth and eyes were slightly open. and the knife had not been moved after its dead ly thrust. He was pronounced dead by phy-