Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-11-24

aillykr, snack kim 81 shR hand, and kissed h;,n.
= - ID several u ihesd Who had Just pfeSio0s.
u bid hin farewell ID ihss life he taid 10 Hill
yer--s.eod bIsss yoa. sAd may you prosper IN
this sifel which is aeon M kl5se On lie, = SeR-
eral emhenl sasEsons ftmt into he prispn
LITTLE hsiore thrt1 o,eloAk and The universal
topic Of |diseussioG. all rRanl. nmong lhe halle
knots az spectators. uAz4 whether be had bsen
furnished with he mems, and whether he
would eamnil sdiesd1prk ot. Many prophssied
that s.by four o'clock sksre would b dead
man Nilhous Ihe banging II
FsibAx, Efufatfnuiss pasta, r. .H
We have written the shole 81 thk above Il
oDe4auaftsr 10 P. MsghlA altsrnooi. Al that
time cek wzs alirs. M Spe enisred his cell
lill predissls i've ninulks Il fout p'sioek. III
which tlme ShefiG MARYLAND Wssiessah dress.
ed 10 uniform, win Ds Anthon, precesded %
he cell, and On lib Keeper opeaing ne door.
Dr. Anthon who E4s ffsl, drew hack, shfeN lip
his hands and eyes 10 Heaven, and Uttered !
fsiHi siacnlation, tAEned pale as deeth. ard Is
tired. \ AZ thought said HE keeper nAs
tsthoukhk," said We. And going into the cell,
there laJ Colt % b i back. sireiehe ou 81 fsll
length % The bed. qnita dead. BIT mol cold.
clasp knife, Ikea small airk knife. with : bfoA
ken handle, was ssekisg in hkrheart
He had stahheds lshss Ef about the nth rib %
lthk ieft side. We felt his temples and they
were varmA Hisvsst Mss open the blood had
lowed fFesly. ahdha hakas. which we're placed
across Bis belly. we're ydrY bloody be had esi-
IDENTITY yorked and fngpkd The knife round and
round ii his hesrt alter Ne had stabbed himself,
until he had made qaae large gasbs
His body was laid o@ quite strsight on The
| BED rs il laid ont tot ! Mneral by others Hi.
mouth was open, ana hfs dyes partly opens
4 Or. Hosack and Others went into his cell, and
pronounced him dead.
/ The Coroner vas resdy II hand, took charge
Of the bpdy. and locked 9he cell.
i Most btFangels9 say MIL II this moment, The
large e4pbla Of The Touihs was discovered 10 b
4 On 6re aud burned llHiously; 50 thai, il %
/ had not killed himsolf,ih consequences Of he
1 execution being pos,poHed TO the lass moment
i il isvsrB crobable, thatAn the confusion arising
from sh4 IRE. and he mob breaking into the
| Tombs. Coli would eitAt have made his escape
4 Or he wpald not have bern hung.
/ From he Philadslphia aAronicle Of Saturday.
FromIa gentleman wA6 left New York at
O'Clock SesterdAy aftarlbcn. we learn that III
the particulars sisted shove, are correct. Hi
stated ID US, that he neter witnessed so grea
/ an excitement as was hanifesled outside thu
prison. The cupcls. liz Is supposed was set On
| ERE, for the purpose 1of burning the building
and thus The crowd eouM rescue Colt. While
on the other hand il II asserted that the cupola
was set On Gre ID attract attention ard thus pre-.
vent rescue which WINS threateHed BY the
thousands that surroundeEl the prison walt
From the time Il wasAfrst known that Coll
| had eemmitte' suicide. ap to i've o'clock, The
whole population IoI New York were in thu
| greatest excitement Alsorts Of speculations
| were afdst, and every kind Of suspicion raised.
! To US, the whole proceedings are characterised
with the strangcst novelty, daring. and sfngu.
lafity. We kspsv not what ID think of lie aw-
! full consequence. glA
III is si9cs ascsriairkd lha: The fireswas acct
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