The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-27
COLT IS T RIA L.
Court Of Oyer and Ter minef'
JUDGE KENT, PREaDrsG.
SrvrrrH Observation-Disclosures 6.

SOY Of remarks being made in their hearing ana
observed that it the audience ON the seats net "
the iurv did not refrain from making such remarks
the Court would order those seats to be cearea anu
kept SO it was their wish that the Puoc snouid DC
able to near, but they must observe perIec, ofuer
Before proceeding with their wltnesses,th coun-
sci for the defence asked the District Attorney II
he meant to press that point of the enquiry any
further in relation to the pistol ball having caused
death.
The DssrRrcr ATTORNEY said it was an unusual
question but he would say that he did not mean
TO press any ecfence TO snow tnat the oeath
was caused by pistol ball at the same tme, ne
given on that point. He also intended to introduce
Mr.. Ellis (who sold the fire arms to Mr. De La
Forest, and who saw the experiments on board the
Belle Poue, and loaded the pistols for the rrince)
as witness, to state how the pistols were loaded
While he was speaking Mr. Seldom said ne would
withdraw the question.
= NArHAN G BURGESS, eramined.-Has known
John O. Colt since the fall of 1887; published the
-dreeiton Of his book keeping; also was interest
thst,h him joint partner in "Delafelds Antique
Ihes America" the book was printed IN Cinoin nm
eksa.r aaxd published lost more than SlOOO
BY that ,rovk on the final settlement Of accounts toas
ss<.sbted to Colt the price was from 80 to $o, &C
eording to the binding in all my dealings witn nm
he treated me Ike gentleman; saw no outbreak OF
temper; he v as remarkably I'VE never had any
quarrel; the sale of the book failed our bust.
ness relations continued till the fall Of 1889:
returned to this city IN the fall OF ioiO. saw
him then saw no change of his temper, though he
was left to bear the brunt OF the loss On my re-
turn we lodged together. The firm was I" Colt,
Burgess Il Co" Never was In his room in Murray
or Chambers street He then lived at No. IA Court
landt street Colt devoted himself to the imme-
date business of sending Oft the books to different
mark e!s for sale, by his own &C i've industry as
we'll as by agents, and by his own immediate SUI
perintendence besides writing his books, himself
and in teaching. He superintended the printing
Of the book himself at Cincinnati in the spring OF
1850, and he there also taught book keeping: 1t
was necessary for onr business while in Courtlandt
street to have boxes and hammer or Ratchet in
our room He used to pack up his books in boxes
himself-he did some tn he sent to England.
Gross eramined-He bought no box himself that
he sent to England; hought no other that know
Of; also brought one large one from Cincinnati,
and two three others were sent on to him IN this
city. Helwas out west and south from the fall OF
1851 to the spring Of 1899. He came here in April,
1883, and came here in May. Coudn swear that
had ever seen him excited or in passion.
Jonx HowAED PArHE eramisd-Became ac-
quainted with John G. Colt in 1889, Saw him for
some months throughout the year 1859. I've been
absent from the city the last two years Took an
interest in the publication Of Dclafeld's Anti
ton. Ihave the highest opinion Of him in er9y 'cay
Cross-eramined. Never saw him under circum-
stances calculated to excite or ifritate him.
Mr.. balloon caled.-No answer. ,fl
Mr.. OsGooD called-No answer.
SELDBN.-Is MISS Henshd,c IN Court
Great sensation she came forward
CARoLIsE HEnsHAw eramined-Went to the
District Attorneys Office, and signed bond ior
Colt for Is months; knew him before ! came
from Philadelphia here; came on to see him here
three months after he did; have lived with him
from the llth of May last, to the time UNDER
stood he was arrested; we lived at ~ Monroe 1T;
l had been in the City since the January before;
! had lived then at Captain HAIRS; he resided
corner Of Catharue and Madison streets during orr
residence at Monroe street, Mr.. Colt was general
ly regularly in his room by half past nine o'clock
He was always in at night. He generally came
between and 10. From May till September he
ooodi IN hOok kQeu uv of e w q
corner OF Chambers street and Broadway. think
he not in at the usual hour on the evening OF
the 18th Of September. can't state positively as
to the evening; he was frequently out with gen.
tleman named Moore; Igeneraly went to bed soon,
and don't remember that evening Don't remember
any one evening when I'm able to fix that he
was out later than usual l rccollect one
one evening he returned to his room when was in
bed and thought it late Ii was not long before
Mr.. Colts arrest-within the week before MI. Colts
arrest. ] mean within the days sf the week when
he was arrested think Ii tras III or IL clock trhen
he came home. He had not been out previous to
that time at any late hour Of the evening lie had
been hose erey night for aro rees precious as early
as 10 O'clock was called on at our mouse ny JUS
Colt had mot been home the night before al all The
night he was alb 'cHt was that week that Justice
Taylor called at the house. He had been absent
before that late in The evening. He had been alb
sent enc night the latter part ofhe previous week
His conduct after that first absence was strange and
disinclined TO conversation when converscd with
him he seemed absent, and walked about the room
] was asleep when he came into the room that
evening; had went to bed early; Mr. Colt had
on his night shirt and was ready to come to bed
when woke. He might have been in the room
some tiue for what know 1t was IL o'clock
next morning he got up early; and l was asleep
when he got ups It was unusual for him 10 60 out so
early, and asked him where he was going so early
He told me he was going to the boat-he said he'd
back to breakfast think he returned about ten
o'clock, half-past ten o'clock that day (Satar'
day.. That morning when he came home, he I'M
dressed himself, bathed himself with spirits, and
went TO bed. He ba.hed himself in the shoulders and
neck; after he went to bed went TO the bedside: il
was unusual for him to go to bed in the day time.
He was not asleep: | observed on his neck black
marks. Ieommenced speaking about those marks,
and he told me Il go
StopPad by WHIrISe. -.
,WirsEss-The marks were one side Of his
neck. He laid his side: he generally slept with
his night shirt ope Ibis night shirt was pinned up,
and ne slept with il pinned mp for two or three
nights. There were spirits in the house that he
rubbed himself with at the time Of his arrest they
were not taken away while J was there. was
called on by Justice Taylor l was informed that
Mr. Adams had disappeared-I understood he had
disappeared q Friday. think that night he
come home late was a Friday, when was
asleep, because the next morning when he went
out caIly pos the Saturday before he tcas arrested
Mr.. Colt laid in bed he Sunday. am positive II
was the Saturday before his arrest His night shirt
had wide binding to it IL inch, and it was pinned
up high in the neek-no dollar to the night shirt
He slowed an unwilling ness to expain to Inc the
cause oil those marks tie suggested to me that he
had the rheumatism. He had pains in his neck and
stiffness He appeared very stiff, as if he had
caughta hsdry cold, or somethingto that like. That
stiffness contiaucd on him till has arrest.
Cross Eramiaed First met Colt at Mrs Stew
arts hcuse in Philadelphia First made an arrange
ment to come to New York with him in January,
1871. had known him from the month OF August,
1870. | visited Mrs. Stewards house MIR Colt
came there with agentlsman-he was aot a boarder;
did not live with him any time before came 10
New York. From January TO May lived at Capt.
Half s; was known there by the name Of Mrs. Colt;
ourselves; Mr. Half furnished il for us. At az
Munroe street, we did not furnish it ourselves
we had a few articles Of our own there was
known there by the name of Mrs. Colt. We
had the front room, third story-,hc attic room.