The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-06-27
MYSTERIOUS PERSONS In HIS.
TORY.

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ious existence after the public have
oeen informed of their tragical
leaths. To such an extent bas the
belief of post existence been cars
ried that one could say, with great
propriety, in the language Of Sir
William Jones:
The block may soak their gore,
Their heads may sodden in the sun, their limbs
Be strung to city gates and castle wallis
But still their spirit walks abroad"
And these spirits seem to be en-
cased in tangible, earthly bodies, if
we may credit the tales Of travellers.
This young Republic has not been
slow in making a startling history,
i and one that has all the romantic
pages Of century old Europe. For
r have we not
JOHN G, COLT,
brother of Samuel Colt, inventor Of
the Colt revolver. He murdered in
. 1864 man named Adams, to whom
9 he owned an amount Of money, and
q who had dogged Colt considerably.
Adams called at the Office of Colt, on
the corner of Broadway and Cham
bers street, when a scufle ensued, and
Colt seizing hatchet lying near, dis'
patched his creditor. He then went
out, closed the door, and while walk
IS ing in the park, resolved to return,
cut the body up and send it to New
OrIeans but in the meantime Adams
was missed, and having been last
seen going into Colts office, that
gentleman was suspected, and it was
ascertained from a carmap that box
had left the Office. This box was
found at the bottom of the vessel.
Colt was tried and convicted, but this
counsel, who confessed to it on his
dying bed, introduced knife iute
the prison with which Colt committed
suicide on the morning Of his con.
viction. Several mysterious circums
stances were attached to this murder
and suicide, for the evening before
the execution man in,disguise called
upon the Sheriff and offered him
81 900 to afford facilities for the es-
cape of the criminal, which propo-
sition was not entertained and an
hour or two before Colt was to have
been hanged the bell-tower of the
Tombs took fire and great deal Of
confusion ensued. Although an in
quest was held on the body, it wat
almost universally believed that Col
had escaped. Even now, report
come from various parts of the work
that he has been seen alive, and abou
fifteen years ago many sensational ar
Iticles appeared purporting that he ha,
escaped and was still living
"THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY" "
Whether or not the person VIII
bears this pseudonyme was the sui
iect of a clearly concocted fable Q
not, it is at least a singular cast
The person who is said to have born
this title was Philip Nolan, motto
of whose death appeared last year
New York journal. 1t ran thus
" Died, on board United States CO..
vette Levant, on the 18th of Ma
Phillip Nolan" The story Is as 10
lows: When Aaron Burr made b
first dashing expedition down to Ne
Orleans, in 1915, he met lieutena
p named Phillip Nolan, belonging
the Legion of the West. The you
officer became fascinated with t
brilliant statesman, who enlisted h
s. in his reasonable schemes. I
authorities suspected Nolan as bel
an accomplice Of Burr's, and on t
court martial the impetuous you
reas- cried out in fit of frenzy, CD
since the United States I wish l n
Iollar never hear of the United Sta
New again" These words shocked
10 evr Revolutionary officers that formed
% the court martial, and Nolan was G
num- demped to be sent on board yes
care. where he was never again to hear
viz words United States, and the instr
,tOn, tions received were as follows;
sr and WAsHrEaToN, with the date "
terior must have been late in l8(
ormer e Sir, You will receive from /
lousiy tenant Neale the person OF Ph
"Thls Nolan, late a lieutenant in the Tn
Unl- States army.
e pla- " This person on his trial by G
ry De- martial expressed with an oath
wish that be might never hea
the United States again"
Ohere "The court sentenced him to
his wish fulfilled.
icy sP- q For the present the execute
and IN the order is intrusted by the I
greaS dent to this department,
ers say " You will take the prisoner
st three I board your ship, and keep him
I'D tHao n with such precautiOn as shall pr
- = ~ ~ his escape.
believe g You will provide him with
, rarely quarters, rations and Ciothin
ne 6usn 9M M would be proper for an officer
mediate late rank, if he were a passeng'
your vessel on the business
400 IN. government.
n ought "Tho gentlemen on board
it even. make any arrangement agreea'
themselves regarding his societ,
. theatre is to be exposed to no indign
lptor de. any kind, nor is he ever Jpnnece
age illu. to be reminded that he is a pr
audible "But, under no circumstar
at thun. he ever to hear of his country
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