Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-26
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lIysteri0ps Persons i'm History.
THe records of the past furnish us with
halfasdSzefl historical characters that seem \
to have had a. my stefious existence after |
the public have been Uniformed of their tra7
gical deaths.d no such eanssextent has the |
belief OF a aspost-existence been carried that |
fSSEnsgs Ian @ oi Sir II william Jobes:
u ..The block ma y.seak their gore lIa ssae -
q Their heads may sodden in nths Sun. their limbs
sTSps gs'ss Sss INA ss5oss sssts Tsls
esAnd these spirits seem generally to be
encased in stangible earthly bodies, if we
may cfedie the tales of travellers. This |
youag republic has not been slow in max
ipgsa startling history, and one that has all
thef0RIaIitiespageso of century-old Europe.
For nave we not -. 'sssl ,ssl,, -.
-xs si sr5el II WILKES BOOTH, stHR
who, like that phantom ship, the Flying
Dutahman, is, from time to time, reported
to have been seen in propria persona in va
rioas parts of the world; the latest story
being that he now is the captain of pirate
vessel and tlfetefror. of the China seas At
intervals the press informs the public that
some reliable correspondents have, seen
the, anotprious assassin in Europe. One
timeshe has been seen playing rouge ct noir
at Batleh Batie !. another at the opera in
Xisfiaa, One positiyey ygswears that he
saw, him d pi0ing, In. the Bois de BOulogne
at Paris elA6di another is equally conf
dent that he beheid him visiting 81. Peters
at Rome. One fact is certain in regard to
thes disposal ofsthesc corpse of Booth, that its
resting place is known to but few, and the
publie at large are in doubt as to whether
itqnoWo nouldeyz in a secluded and UNI
known grave, or whether the dark waters
Of the Potomac received his mangled re-
Mains Booth, ind, ed,l may be said to be
the only really mysterious parsonage we
\. IN. saa1. rk ori,o
for the few years we nave been an inde-
pendent republic. no nation ever made its
history 50 last. One of the local traditions
of New York that has caused much Won
derment is the case of q. ~ i'ca
ed ed ~ u -, - JOHN c. COLT,
brother of Samuel Colt, inventor of the
Colt revolver. BE murdered in 1912 a man
named Adams. to whom he owed an amount
ofymoney, sand who had dogged Colt con-
siFierabiy. Adams called at the office of
Colt, on the cernera3of Broadway and
Chamber .street.,when a seuffie ensued, and
Colt seizing a hatchet lying near, despatch
ed his iscreditor. He then went out, closed
the door, and while walking. in the park
resolved to return, cut the body up and
send it to New Orleans; but in the mean
time, Adams was missed, and having been
last seen going into Colts Office, that gentle
man Masfsuspeeted, andit was ascertained
from q German that a. box had left the Of
fee. This box was found at the bottom OF
the vessel. Colt was tried and convicted.
but his cpHnselq(tvho confessed to it on his
dying bed.) introduced q knife into the
prison with which Colt committed suicide
on the morning OF his execution. Several
mysterious circumstances were attached tn
this murder Iand suicide, for the evening
before the, execution man in disguise
called upon the sheriff, and offered him
$1,000 to afford facilities ior the escape of
the scpiminal, which proposition was not
entertained; and an hour OF two before Colt
was to have been hanged, the bell-tower OF
the Toombs took fire, and a great deal OF
confusion ensued. Although an inquest
was held on the body, it was almost uni
versally believed that Colt had escaped
Even powsreperts, come-from various parts
OF THE world that he has been seen alive,
and about fifteen years ago many sensa
tional articles appeared, purporting that
he had escaped and was still living.
- 90. THE MAN WITHOUT A, COUNTRY"
-ieWhetherior not the person who bears
this pseullonyme was the subject of a
cleverly-c6ueocted fable or not, i5 is al
least a singular case. The person who is
said to have horne this title was a Philip
Nolan, notice of; whose death appeared
1ast.yea in a New York journal. 1t ran
thus :GrtDiedTon board u. ). corvette Lee
yailt,, on the 11th of May, Philip Nolan
THE story is as follows: When Aaron
down to New Ofleans.sin 1905, he met 8
lieutenant named Philip Nolan. belonging
to,the Legion sof the, West. The young
officer becaii g fascinated with the brillian
stSteshan, who enlisted him In his treason
able schemes.- - The authorities suspected
Nolan as being an acc0mplice of 7Burrs
and en- the ocourt-martial the impetuou
youth cried our, in a fit of frenzy, ID
the United States! / wish / may neyel
hear of the United States,7again."5 These
words shocked the Revolutionary officer
that assfefmed the eourt-martial. and n elar
Hasie0udemned to be sent on. board YES
sci, whereshekwass never again to hear th
words United States, saHd the instruction!
received were as follows: Boslg. sf.aE
,7EanzsssW WAsHINGToN (with the date. which
-nEoD aiteaapIIst have been late in lS07).
"SIR: You will receive from Lieuten
ant Neale the body of Phillip Nolan, late
lieutenant the Uni ed States army.
: 81 sssThis person, on his trial by court-mar
-tial, expressed with an oath the wish tina
,hermigllt never hear OF the United State
again. ssa.5ss 3;E nog a.le gT1, 7e- 4 Q
..The Court sentenced him to have hi
wish fulfilled.l st7ssq - =, ga IA
aFor the present, the execution of the or
der is intrusted by the President to thi
department..
slsYou will take the prisoner on boart
youT ship, and keep him there with sucl
precautions as. shall prevent his escape.
dS$Y Oh will provide him with such quar-
tiers. ratioHs- and Clothing as would be prop
er for an officer of his late rank, if he wer
q apassengcr on your vessel on the busines
OF his Government.
hSHThe gentlemen on board will make any
arrangements agreeable to themselves re
-gardininei his society, He is to be expose
to no ffidigiiity of any kind, nor is he eve
unnecessarily to be reminded that he is
prisoner 60 g. z9.pr' -1 r. -
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to. o.lIear OF his. country or to see any infOT
mation regarding it.; and you will special
ly caution all the officers under your com
mand to take care, that in the various in
Sfulgences which may be granted, this rule
"a which his punishment is involved, shal
NOT be broken.tsii zsd .ss5 - stals asoj.
s5rssIt3is the intention of the governmen
that he shall never again see the coGntr
which he has disowned.i Before the en-
of youro cruise you will receive order
which will give effect to this intention. e
80. % ''Respeettully yours,
fssssa ssgg For the Secretary of the Navy
Nolan seems to have been passed fror
vessel to vessel, and to have remained
prisoner for over sixty years, and wa
made the subject of innumerable tradition
and palpable my ths, He was strictl
guarded, and the name of the United State
never mentioned to him. 1t is generaIl
SuppOSeU- however,. IDaB LllS myIn wa
originated during the recent war by som
highly Imaginative Individual who desires
TO institute. comparison and similes be
tween Nolan and the rebel leaders, c
course, Nolan -repented of his folly, an
died deeply regretting the incautious worG
that condemned him to life of imprison
Iierit, which was probably more painful
asit prevented him from interfering in tn
politics of the country
NAPOLEON II:
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