The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-02
The Coolidge Case.

lie boston papers furnish cOplOtls uetails OF the
extraordinary affair of DR.. Coolidge. On investi-
CATION of the body, it does not appear that he
mtted suicide. Disappointment and modification
at the failure and discovery of his schemes, worked
upon his mind, and destroyed him. The whole
plot is one of consummate baseness and cold blood
ed malignity.
He was, it will be remembered, convicted for
murder, in killing man named Matthews. The
principal witness against him.was student in his
office, named Thomas Flint, who had hell ped him
secrete the body, but afterwards made confession,
and appeared as witness. On his testimony,
Coolidge was convicted and sentenced to be exc
cuted, after having passed year in confinement.
His plot was, through the agency of an accom-
plce, to have Flint murdered in some way as to
have proof that he committed suicide, and to place
forged letter near him, in which he should con-
TESS circurnstantialy how he and not Coolidge, had
murdered Matthews. The particulars Of the whole
scheme, in his handwriting, were found in the
possession of fellow prisoner, to whom he had
proposed the agency, to be executed for the con-
sideraiion of $1,000, on his release from prison.
Coolidge, was removed into close confinement, and
died as heretofore stated. The following are the
written instructions which he had prepared for the
execution of the atrocious deed:
DR.. CooLIDGEs DIRECTIONS ACCOMPLISH.
Now the last part of the P 81 is written if you got
him to Bath you take his life elsewhere. you will aterit
If you cannot take his life at home You will then write
manner as 90 one can say but what Int left himself At
th.t time will tell him that going down the
Arson to top iii the Medical Leeura com%emce in PIMA
By . and s hen h mot a ss4
not e .an hun o to Bath YOU can return to give him he You
seen by those that know you Not wear Till
you will say that you have private difficulty that You wish
to consult him about. Your water troubles very much
much. and that think there bunch growing under
the root S the ss get him to examine and see # there
bow Just at the edge of his hair in the back of the neckthat
mediaely lay him his back and pour the vial of acid
into his and be sure and get much down his throat
You viii lay him Just he fell With the back Of bis
neck against the round Of this bottom of chair that stands
tor the bruise his neck Lay side of him
Hst r Of To from n hips the vial with e acid in take
you buy with acid in it. and then they cannot identify the
soped sh will eus Use the
stopped the opposite side of him Have the acid in
be wipe every spec off clean Have your
out at the time stke him, cap it instantly
his mouth and npe to prevent the blo"d from escaping, #
any 1t vii be bet to have something soft wound around
the IRON SO as not to cut though the skin If he should OBJ
Ject 10 seeing you that evening will then have to tell
him you was the who wrote tie anonymous letters
hen say am phrenol0gSt and want to
head feel satisfied promises relied be-
fore making known his (C-'s) proposition them while
you are examining his head will give him he'll After
dong you will leave and and pat the rod of iron in the
back house-have nothing around it when you throw 1t
away. Destoy your handkerchief if you get bloody.
Take the the next morning and he off where
hpd After liberty you will write letter
and date at the place where shall find as to pay
the $1,000 and make such other arrangements as may be
necessary Sign John Howard, and direct to
North LvemOe, Maine
You you can take his life in that without noise
wound anything by which possibly be msrused.
II one should The IN three minutes after y0u
leave would amount nothing, for he could take his
life the instant left the If ne has the
letter with him, You destroy it. You in his post
for if needed BE and have the hotel under
stood right that to meet at Look the to
ADVERT ements There is noted house there by the
name of EIl!ett's.
Now he and get everything written right If the
dong business at the rate of 50 600 year. not the
letter of confession you will in that place. Perhaps
will be well put it in the postscript, that he the
anonymous letter all except dating it. time before he
left in tie they cannot make nythng of
the papsr Buy at Bangor, and have which
write the letter OF long enough as not 10 have
more than sheet of it. Anonymous on common
paper. Gail your name Cathern E. l. Moodge He has
and it will be the likely one 10 detect
forgery. You If get him Bath you will be
from all his friends. and before they can get there it
will be lauded to the skies and the sympathy will be
msndous for that his friends would dare that
there had been foul play if they thought Unto
your hands l commit life. liberty, and all on earth.
Farewell dear friend