The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-28

This 10 the sam put down by Adams; this sum
was always denied by Colt. He admitted the
S57 Is, as due for the account on printing the
Book Keeping But at this very time, Adams held
as security all the stereotype plates OF "COlt's
Book Keeping" worth $500. Adams also had the
blocks for this work, worth S2O. He had used
these, and Colt said ha h-d agreed to cancel the
balance Of the old bill for those very blocks, and
that, therefore, he owed Adams nothing on the old
account This was the cause OF dispute between
them. And here, Mr. Emmett went into sup
position Of what took place when Adams went into
Colts room; and suggested how the quarrel could
sibly have arisen from this very debt, and the
dispute about it, Mr. Emmett also said, that with
regard to the watch, Mr. Colt considered II was too
valuable memcnto TO the family 10 be sstroyed,
and that he meant preserve it, and take it to Bos
ton, snd send It thence by Harnden's Express to
the family of Mr.. Adams in such way thatlt
never could have been traced back to him. This
was really what Colt intended to do. MIR. Emmett
was especially severe upon Wheeler, and showed,
he said, that from the contradictions IN his Tor
mer statements, and those given on this triai,
that his evidence was entitled shy credit
at all. He then showed the discrepancies between
the testimony of Wheeler and Seignette; as othe
looking throu Oh the key hole twice by Wheeler,
aud 10 the noise made by the scuie or the rush He
concluded by saying, that it was mmatcrial to pro
coed farther on their evidence. Ii was too true,
that Mr.. Colt had killed Mr.. Adams; and 1t was
only necessary for the Jury to be satisfied that he
had not premeditatsd this killing. It has been fully
proved, that he had the box, the pail the Ratchet,
the time when he first got them has been shown,
and also il has been shown, that he had them in his
possession for some time before the 18th oiSeptem'
Der, lSfl Mr.. Emmettdwelt strongly on the avn
ing and the watch and traced their history by the
evidence He also said that the energy, the swift.
ness, and the perfection, with which he disposed
of that body, ought not to operate against hm, or
to induce the Jury 10 believe he murdered Adams
by him for publication after his arrests but he
was deferred from il by ad vice OF counsel After
he killed Adams, the blood flowed in torrents over
the floor from every part OF MS system; ana Cor
was compelled to tie that cord around the neck oil
Adams, to prevent the whole Of the blood flowing
ont of tat body; and having once tied that
cord around Adams's neck, 1t was too
late, 70 confess that he had killed him.
beat his little nicce-she cried 'don't kill me-
and ran away couldn't be found-he was ordered
to find her by next assizes he couldn't bat dress
ed up another child to look like her; the fraud was
detected and he was hung. Some time alter, the
child was found-she had ran away and was taken
in by a stranger. SO the woman who killed
child with a stool, threw the BODY INTO
the river, and told her husband that the child
had run away She was found guilty, but recon-
,nended for pardon by the Judges, and We Tardon-
ed And her subse quent concealment OF the body
il was not considered ought TO weigh one moment
upon her conduct or motives In killing the chii''
Il Easts. p. CO lie then referred TO the opin-
ion of Lord Hale ON circumstantia evidence
Mr. EMMETT concluded by stating that u had
formed no part Of the prisoners plan OF defence
to keep back any thing he wanted iull, iair ana
impartial examination OF all the facts in the case.
And he asks to be judged by the same rules OF law
that are applied TO others in similar
and no more. That's all he asks, and II on fair,
calm and impartial review ofthe facts you IN lind
him guilty of deliberate, wilfnl, and pIemedita,-
ed murder, then he must submit to ms late
Mr. E. then alluded 20 the testimony OF Caroline
Henshav, when he landed highly Tor her whole
conduct in the melancholy affair. He also feelingly
alluded 10 the fact oiCots retaining the memenio
his departed mother and sisters; and concluded by
imprcssipg the jury the solemn duty they had to-
perform in rendering just verdict, regardless OF
the popular camor, and to acquit him il they were
so impressed, even il they were certain OF march
ing out Of this Court House to instant destruction
MIR EMMETT concluded his truly brilliant eiiort
a quarter TO eleven, having spoken in STRAIN of
uninterrupted elcquence for six aud three quarter
hours.
The Court adjourned at quarter TO e'evnn