New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-26

i!e'e! heard Mn pohen OF py oteis d HENiiS q
bad temper.
By Ir Seldsn-I think showed Adams Colt ;
note.
THE Coroner here brought i1to Court the ssul.
al Mr. Adams, and Dr.. Morn was about 10 tax the
stand and examine it. TEe counsel for the defence
preferred that he skull should Be examined OF Of
Court and Dr. Mot; AID the other Surgeons wen;
Quito make the examination.
Mr. Selden said he had received notes fr8nl three
witnesses who complained that they could not pro-
cure access to the Court Room.
Tka Court said i; had likewise received auner-
Gus complaints the same point, Dut that the
-eraedy was utterly beyond his power. He knew
no way TO prevent It.
Adam ". Spigs.--I an q hardware merchant
and have often purchased arms: have one OF TIE
pistols with revolving barrels in my hands-:Alers
patent. nave seen models OF air guns: the all
IS condensed BY force pump: the bore IS usual.
very small the reservoirs are made in the shape
Of pear or egg; for very small balls tie bulb i
eight or nine inches in diameter.
Cro4s.ezamined By Mr.. Whiting With cap
nerey, the 0.l viii scarcel: be thrawn out Of the
barrel; bui g vcry. small amour: OF powder will
throw ball with very great force. Percussion
great iorce-as much as 4 charge OF powder: the
rcpor however, is the same as that Of gun.
Charles F. Pond called. reside in Hart
ford and am here on business | knew Mr.. Colt
when he was young. but have seen MIN but very
seldom since he was fifteen years old. never
saw anything in his temper which was notkiRd and
iYoieHsive.
Cross Examined by Mr.. Whiirg.ZI am a
farmer, though would not wish to swear rhat-L
work mach i've on what Is called the Asylum
Road think Mr.. Colts about 33 years old. I
know nothing OF MS business empioyments |
haze heard that be teacher OF bookkeeping.
f ! never heard that he was married.
Dr..RoGERs called. ! have =examcd the skull
of Mr.. Adams. | am satisfied that the wound on
the bach. OF the head was inflicted b. the Ratchet.
The sharp edge fits its exactly.
Mr.. Whiting directed the skull 10 De brougl!,
into court.
Nh Seldcn thought i, entirely unnecessary, a.
ali information requisite could be derived from the
scientific men present
Mr. Whiting said it was his sole wish to discover
the truth in this matter; ana il the exhibition OF
the skull was necessary to produce an: evidence,
either in favor of or against the prisoner, it was his
wish as well as his duty, to have it introduced
The Cour, said there was no aw By which it
could be excluded. Il thought, however that II
was their duty avoid these repugnan exhibitions
and suggested that the jury should go down TO c=-
ar.liue the skull
Mr.WhtiBg said ttatif tac Jurors choose to 90
down he had objection, but he thought they
we're dealing with the living and not with the dead.
1t was finally ordered 10 be exhibited and the
Coroner brought il forward Dr.. Rogers showed
tina, the edge OF the hatche; fitted the weund per-
fectly The hara,ner of the hatcher exactly fitted
the depression on the right side of the head. Both
these wounds appear to have been gwen in front.
!; DR.. Archer, the Coroner, testified that the -1ul
was taken from the coffin having upon Plate the
name of Samuel Adams, who died Sept. II, aged
90 he said he bad no doubt twas the skull .;
Adams. He could hardly conceive that the edge OF
the Ratchet should produce the wound; and he was
sure it could not have been done by the hammer.
He thought that if caused in any way b. manual
force there would have been fractures about it.
The jaw-boae was also exhibited, broken nto
two.
I cannot conceive it possible that the front wound
ahould hnv., Lc:n given H. ono blow
During this whole exhibition the prisoner COW
cred his eyes with his hand, and seemed greatly
affected He did not look upon the skull at all.
Valentine N1ort, callel-I think the small wound
nigh, have been inflicted By the Ratchet; if it was
caused by ball, is very different from any have
seen before; If caused by the Ratchet, the blow
was given from tie fronts The fracture with depres-
sion was caused probably by blow from either dl.
rcclion; no ene can tell what was the actual direc-
ton do uot=believe it possible that blow
should cause the front wound; have seen persons
walk and have their senses when quarter 81 the
skull had been taken away; is impossible TO tell
how many blows were given to inlet the front
wound / could cause such wound as the circular
one by blow standing directly in front; either OF
these blows would knock any man down, mat
ter who he is.
The Court adjourned to 10 O'Clock to-day.