The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-05

~ ,Scd. His trial followed; and after full and
fAir hearing Of the evidence, he was acquitted OF
the murder, there being nothing but circumstan-
tial evidence against him.
The case Of Adams, who was murdered ~
John C. Colt near fifteen years ago, in thia city,
will occur to every ones memory. Colt Taught
bookkeeping; Adams was printer. Colt wrote
q book on the special business to which he de-
voted himself. Adams printed that book, but
did not get paid. A sum of three or four hun
bred dollars remained due from Colt to him,
greatly to their joint discomfort. Adams was
anxious 10 obtain the money; Colt disliked
excessively to be dunned. This being the
state of affairs between them, Mr.. Wheeler, a
writing master, who occupied the next room to
Colt, heard sounds in that room which alarmed
him: be communicated with the police, but they
thought light of his apprehensions finally he
saw Colt packing something in box, and press
ing it down by kneeling on the lid. Meanwhile
the printer Adams was missed. It was known
that he had an appointment with Colt at his
Office on the day on which he had disappeared.
It was discovered, by the evidence Of Wheeler,
that scufle had taken place in Colts room that
day. It was ascertained, by the disclosures of
the carman who carried the box away from Colts
office, that it had been shipped on board the
Kalamazoo That vessel was still in port Her
hold was searched and the box found. 1t was
opened, and the dead body of Adams
was discovered sailed down. Colt was put
on his II ial and convicted. Notwithstanding the
most severe pressure, a pardon or Communication
of bis sentence was withheld; and just before the
time when he was to suffer the penalties of the
law, he committed suicide.
DR.. Parkman's murder was scarcely less mys-
terious, and for similar cause. In either case,
as it seems, $500 would have saved human life.
He was murdered, like Adams, in the room of his
debtor, in sudden, violent and savage manner.
The improbability that man could take bro
tber professor life for such trife clouded the
case in mystery for long while. But when the
truth came out, it was made apparent that from
the first the general conviction of the public was
correct and that suspicion had been properly di-
rected toward. the guilty party. DR.. Webster, as
is known, was righteously executed at Boston for
his crime.
that of Dr. Lutener, the oculist or aurist, of
Grand street. This case is very similar in some
respects to the one which is now absorbing at,
tention. DR.. Lutener was mau Of gallant habits
and amorOus incinations. His amorous &C
quaintance was large and though the eye and
the ear were the organs he proposed to treat, he
was successful in the management of others
also. lie made the acquaintance of Mrs Hayes,
from whom he obtained in some way package
OF curious private letters. She asked DR.. Lu-
tener to restore to her this package. He refused.
She insisted. He, for what reason can only
be conjectured, persevered in his refusal, and
was found like DR.. Burdcll dead in his room
having been shot by some one who had escaped
Mrs. Hayes was tried for the murder, and &c
quilted.
Taking everything into consideration, the pre-
sent case of DR.. Burdell is as startling and ter
ribe as any of the old ones.