The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-01
THE JOHN C. COLT MYSTERY.
.ur CORPSE THiT THE CoRoNER's
.JrRI SfWIN ms CELL.

.uiCc that was Found in Cots Heart.
,..u.,,, l. c,if,eN-. of 3e2 West
MI Nllii'l" - ~ Vs.
DO .ff,rt. who Usuha " NuuWs better than
wv" ,i.r rcrs,t, IA = "a Nork tb. atnr,
tnunst "'' '''.' ,-.,, 49,, -,
a. tle ttt ''''"' a"n "'''' vi '"o ""'u'i''
t.y C0..l We tubs account Of his cOnuec-
r4e:
q 10 "lN ' a., .
.l vH. % r'y in August. 1871, thnt man
CD Nlrrr- VINO occupi = room adj
ding g. IT, tu D'lnonicrS Hotel ~ hHn-
Erect and broadway, heart noise like
~ rlns and qunrFellne' ana soon
..,mrd 20. in the p'rtmcnt OF Colt. but
a ,s.rU .tut uuc 81 the occurrence mil
,.tda,. fot be- read ~ tho naWspa 'rs ex.
Arif.. nrnte ~ the ~ ruc france uf
4, Altr.. tits sIaui'ions were nrous"1 tua-
t.,.,I etnin- col the where oont' ot the
OIL. uan aId informed TIE Mayor, Nr.
f. cfu ortit,a"' . thr icclli g s"unt he
"' N,rthai tcu'ur'd dr. yman drove to
si1Hr f'tt uutri 80 "Hriuch on me ll.h ~
i.,f.fa f.w DAYS snhicqu mt To the dtsap-
a.ianee ol Mr.. Adams. AMI TOOK W heavy
f-... Itr Nay 90 tailed two police uen to
s.'ltr, iodv uf r adams. who, IL WAS then
,rrr.ilv believed. .r Teen murdered. me
E,, ,fter two dav- at tuo. ough searching.
ft.t. fnAt tnty rad teen unable to hnd any
r. - II the missing % au, and sad thdt they
n.ht the body nad been sent away from tho
TRUCKING FHt VN"N'N'
N,yot Morris On tho following morning sent
fotue. was che de,ulf .lriiu. nc arNed ne
,s cher troucht could hud tho hodN. told
o. ~ rnhii. c.rts. aud my acquaintance With
nat Department th usut might give me the
ra.e To- tue mystery. W .ich. va my view, lay IN
atdinr the csrmtn who had cnfted wav the
nai case from tho door Of the hotel. ! told the
NNor that should ~. h ouf alist of all the car
nep tnlt lived above Chambers street, west 81
Br,ldway and examine them one bN one, unth
cab O., tie May '. and rode constantly fora
week ~ zen d vs.. Al l,ugi 10. on turd1y even
I'M. August a, I spotted cart lSH. owned 10y
Ruhud - r-tow. IL VS. in Peck Zip, loaded
seth rInlls@p- which WAS about to I've taken to
Seventeenth street. | asked the criver, Mr.
R,r,tow. whether he knew anything " the case
~ hooks that WAS taken from On mhers street
and broadway on the 10th. He knew nothing
IN reg ri to II. but one Of his drivers, negro,
~ asnip ~ the foot Of Maiden lane. The driver
Wa coujucted to the Maiden lane wharf and
hetIrre identified the snip kalamaZ IA the
49, o. which the box Of book. had been con
~ next went to the house Of Mr.. Elwell. In
r. nsf h. the ncent uf the line nnd took him
10 the re.ideuce Of the Mayor. in Narick street,
staiout II or t. o'clock that MINT MIR. Morris,
If ur ADAMS was i'm the ioid 81 the kAlama-
-. forbade the sai.ine of the vessel until She
, ir ,, ,yht,n / founl tHe :, In, m hut IA a
i.en d,t,ined. and was 10 GO OUT On the follow
'i ti,,, ~, ~ al -, ,t, ,, ,,,,i,,,y ~
1,,1.... Irn,h MINT never nave been soive11 u
flNDtNG THE DOpY.
Az "tl. TX Or sunday morning, with gang
~ 'r' -'ft-' .es u NO 70 81 umlo dins
thr "..I uri.l' We IL =, tAheh AZ 81 tne
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t 'su ,'.o ,"''I,' w., ~, ~
w ,,.t,v,-t a ,.antn a I~,I.n ,..i, ~
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,, .,rd o,G all mo ,,er, - - 80
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W., 80 J','i'.c" .ohVANlv' 'Ha' ~ "oIupiieu
...,t a. iien,{a.J th.. 80, i s ,s -, -
49,, 1na h,,,,,. 80 80, ,,' - rs. ~, ~, ~
= t.en h,Iise IT, t'~rrsii's IA Arcbar
r i',r"uc,isd i'ry a,d ,,s ii 20, ,nsv'v'
81, - ~ IN" "a IL, - o. go 80.
,ngS n S' o, Mps sio ~ l, men W in9n
s,y NV s AN , ~. 's nno Moor
il .in.f.d h,n'ssIf bs su,nhs,i, itr ~ rr,t
sv.r.f ,.fi, and .,id thst ~ go ali . MANY,
.Itn,f fh,t was MOI tns nov t,. ma sert ia
Mn i.ef.i IN, ma OH Ia ~ A,,rnst - n,,,,riar
u. .ne f,et d.rree. 81 IT,, . Lsf,nr 80, 80
i-I nf Janu-ry- l~is Mr.. lanes n Wh,t,nS
va. r.,.,cf,tn- ATTORNEY and Rnbert Tnma,f
T.l Icy Salt.p and linn A Ntnrr,ii d.fcnd.d
n TuetriaI .ted nh'ut Ten dnvs ana Goit
scnten % a. lac isn.ai " IVY - w W.
-Dn inc uintning ,tnrtntca for ,re b,r,in-
{ t,s- il well known. Us n arii.d 20 his ms
rr. d. Ta.nltue II.u-h,.v A., ~ cal, o. ,i.
70 lony she went awav' ana CoiI ALI 20 ~,
-hrrr. Monmouth b. Hart and rcuucsted That
d ilt or postpone tho oxecutt1n Of TN death
sentence a. long as poSsii le, a. he desired time
T. preparation. HE time Tor the hanging be-
ia- O'Clock In the afternoon. the sheriff and
beauties. including myself, went into the cell Of
tNt al $40 to preiare him FIR the scat
10. lie Law on the bed Oh his back. and a
drs was sticking 10 his breast up 10 the hit.
b. wa~ iu~t dead. though there was slight
o. yrueut ofthc pulse, and the flesh. warm and
nnhf, WIS -tiil palpitrtug. Blood covered tue
bed and clothes aud btsineared his body.
THE CAsy SETTLED
"l wos the face and form OF John c. Colt ,s
sur.I, s- am standing here. knew MIN per
o. v.. frrgnentv win him in his ceii. II a.