The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-20
The Hartford Trage dy.


The unhappy couple whose deaths in Hartford, by
der and suicide, chronclod recently, have left three
orphan boys aged respectively sixteen fourteen and eight
Yeas The wife since her divorce had taken her nanen
name, which Sarah Barns. After cutting his wife
throat Coson announced his determination TO Kill his ed
est and was searching for him when arrested The
boys life was probably saved by his being at the time in
St. Pauls church Sunday school The following evidence
was given before the Coroncs jury, by witness who
saw the act committed
laura Wheeler testified that che resides at No IA Buck
pgham street, she is acquainted with the family Of James
Colson they reside at 81 Buckingham street. ut the
queat Of Mrs. James Coson che went yesterday Sunday
morning 10 Col Sam. Colts 10 procure OF him some flow
ers from his greenhouse with which to pedeck tie dead
body of Mrs. Parkcrs child; she procured the flowers.
and returned with them Mrs. James Coson's st about
O'Clock; Mrs. j. Coson and the deceased in the
sitting when che entered she laid the flowers down
when Christopher C.. Coson entered the roou from the
cellar Kitchen he entered deceased spoke to her, ana
taking hold OF her, said, Don't leave me, will you ''
Coson came mp 10 deceased and sad, want you to talk
with mc;' deceased replied. al don't wish to talk with
up (he meant by pulled up once, Tint he had once
broken up hoqsekepng} aud left alone, aud thought
II was time to leave you; Coson replied, " Haven you
ever told the children not to speak to me-,
as their atbery'' Deceased replied, "Ncver-but you
have said that told them so Cosoa sa!d "Wcll, they
are fatheress deceased replied, they are no. mother.
wards deceased, AMI she rct-eatcd FROM him.
cargh her with bs left hand in the back aud held her by
The shawl or dress shc said Let 60 Of my Shawl" and
as she spoke he drew hs right hand from behind him
raised TO her throat and &C he did the point Of
large knife her right shouldr and Close by her car
and ho drew the knife her threat screamed with
terror and out into the hail aud called for help ran
into the south bo Of the 0usc and told them what Ind
happened; then came back into the and de-
ceased lying the floor the stove, pool OF blood
she was gasppg FOR breath when cano back, but could
not speak.
The murdered woman, appears in the early part OF
the winter pctt0ned for divorce from her husband
the ground OF habtual drunkenness and n,oerabc
ty er petition granted on or about tho LIST o. auu
cry Since then Colson haR been very bitter
her and has threatened to njnre her, and watched for
her at vcrious places where lie supposed Sue might DO
found He has also threatened personal violence her
mother and sister, Colscn about forty 1--we years old
and his vito about ihiftv.iwo.
Mr. Allen BsAns. bI0thf az tho deceased was thrown
into state Of tho most terrible ny the dSd
and cndeavOred 10 get at tho he beng
conveyed from The carriage the Lousc evidently with
the intention o taking Cosop No. brl hs agitation
great that 10 wa unable 10 yet Ills nls packet
though lie repeatedly maie zoe ateu1p apparently in
search FOR some ucs lie re'se'nec by tue by
staiders double mlreer might hayc been toe result
Ia relation 10 tho death ~ the murderer the Hartford
Times Of the la'h Inst eays:A Ave minutes before two
O'clock this (MOndly) atcruo Christopher g. Colson,
h.s hands yet red VIM the blood vt hs murdered wc
himself passed ON the earth fe into the great realm Of
tho Unknown, where he had ain victim Io die very
suddenly, in -asm, vuson. The ia,Icr
r Marden and several others, IA the cell with him
the time. Colson called for brandy ana imme iaey
after tasting went into c0pvusoD aud aiod. Whether
big death caused by the which h. swallowed
Yesterday with his dcpiorabe
dton to day, whether he had Scrctc shout
his pcrgon poison which he swslo~co today ~ not
tany Known but tho former IL the most pro-
babe His face does not boar marks OF bodily agony