, 1875-12-04
JOHN C. COLT.
Did the Slayer of Adams Escape
tho GnllOWs?
fho Marvellous Story Roosntly Put
Forth by the Paris
"Figaro."
Statement By Gentleman Connected Witi,
tho New York Press nt
The Time.
There Can Be No Doubt that Colt Com
xnitted Suicide,


10 ne Edfter n Tht chitago Tribune:
CHICAGO, Doc. Tho strange "tskinE.off
OF John C. Colt rho murdered Adams, Il book
binder, in a room corner OF broadway and
Chambers street, New York. ovor thirty yeats
sEo. has c1cited tho Interest Of tho public at
different periods evor since 1t occurred LII
hr,ef,
.v,cra wvnr rursr.
o.,.'... ~. .''t.'n. -. a.4os..
'oun e.Ao' was tno "".'oI VI sss'cn u oooA-
keeploR, living III New York aud ho gaTo li's
work into tho lands of ono Adams to bind IN
r.rre nrapt,ties Ope Saturday Adama called nt
T.,,. go, ~, n,,.a,x.x .,i ,,roo,ts,, rr,..oa
EN .oo"'t W ,, ~ d. - he", 49,. r. ~
'no pAsa'oa' u o'e o"'' noit was n,'os ~
rather = loose way, with n mistress, and had not
the moanB to dofray tho amount presented.
colt disnuted tho Bit. anrry gorla eusued, and
s.sa, 81. ,,,.,. saw. ~ Ii,,.. ~, l., III. NV,
,l'n 'u'o .nos I1''o " p.o"o' wy, ~ "0 uou.
fell on tbo floor together. and. as Ada.na had
him III sight place, gripping him In a tender
mart. bo roacbed hstchet, iyinr On tho tloor,
re,r =, ,,nd ,,a .,ssit ,,o. KS
ne'' al nsao' snu aea'' oo"
WHICH DID Tns noslSEsa
for his apsalRnt. Alarmed At what hs had done,
ho cast about to SEQ what he had boster Do 10
roncsal what Lo now. In cooIcr moment,
sss.naa ..i.z. ~ @ ,'a"';,, " .,.,rit,., liz co,'
oeen'eo c14me VI Ao1sia nla.p1L'ae' to eoA'
eoiyed the ldea Of packing the body in 9 dry
goods boz, iu Lis room which 10 d.d. After
spending tho afternoon III wlping up tho bloody
49, ta .o,,, .,, =, ,,io,,tt,u ,rd ,r,lk.d irtha
uo'.' no "sns NV o. 's ,,.,, 49, ',,'s.:s ..,'.t
pafk' near tno I1sy'tlali' tacatattus "'at
bis next course should bc. lie BayH.
"At ono t;mo / resolved to 50 to my brother
oAsa ana 's' ~. la.I 49, 49,
~a.nsu .ouo' -. ttn,s" n"I 1t ~ - tha, sn
s1ed o. .u nstent tor 'o s1shanter nintoi fof
rh'rb ~ ti,o NV ln Yas not liza ;nyantor. mi
Men: ~ so nns s,,.zna ~ .n d;ocaro.s ~, on
on .'I H.. w. w. WV snana ~ n,9to,si,;, v;,h
~ t.'' so.a", H.. ~no ~ s.4n ontorT;a" s,,d
I: ~ asr VII s,ant "''u
tAI'suasn h.;a ...s . .,J ,a ,,;,r
hoams aAs maIiioa man ana hha 'Amay, my,
d LIN ~ ~ t.,s H.. ,,,'n'ashonts
81 .,si, .a ~ r , to hox
u . ~ r1s 1T WA "nn -. ~ a.
~ ~ "''isn WV nea P'seeo n'a ''s''u't tse@eo ~
e~s
""s tnAoED ~ ~ " 't'!' ,Nn "t ,rs
tttuB ~ VI LIEUT. nI aous y. "nl , n..cti tr,,,t1
seoseay "ss .s Eo,.s ~. r"nn,a uuM WIZ
tuo oa. aa VIZ =. 'tn 1, 49, H ..l1 :. on',
no taHso1 nouxaaops; 1Ao ~ Gns =. ~ "oA
seFtu ~ ~" oLSA"e, ~ htntGu ~ ~ .ne o4o" ..
.R uassa'sn ,, m.itni " ts ~ az S' ~ ~
jay , 'ng ~ .no n"a,i, ~ "rar suu ~ t'en
ena 3ctnemoc.s FG1y mol ,;.,e luz ;'st a'1t
eoveIy. naao oa % nunaay a,semInR, 1use
s!Gps oE}6 ltou t1o cA'uIuas hanA.s s ""u .'As
aeEea. no "a* n'sn snRnesa a.. "ss!s'"s T ''o ~
~ i ~ ' nrn,..t, l., E -. E'rh L., tb,s.
~ u''s11el eutuuhttou ~ ~" 'Vth VI - tuooo
aasa.not oven t1u ttla! OF it'eLafu T. l,opl'noi.
Tor tue Killing OF llelen je"ett, III Aouso u
ifl-fame In Thompson Streot-crcRted 10 great
and wlde-snread = geueailon as that uf Adams
bv Cali. R,tariff Uu,ck. after Colts conviction.
reccivnd mn from an nnonyn.ous eourco to
ID +, cot'. osconn mi. In t,ardaa nyar ~
~ 4u ~ co't" oee"pe' 1n'e ~ oA'Aoea "'-A ~
tho Mayor
plan waa set On loot to epable COLI TO
ESCAPE THE uALLOWs,
sitter Gov, Seward refused BID pardon. It was
10 aet tra 10 tho Tou,lo. IN nhich 10 was incar-
to1 .5 ~ 5,.1r;u,,n ht,n ~ N,.,n,n ia
S sa ~ R"t ~. 4 ,,s t,nat H.
Mouu IL. oasy esSapo ~ l.e' c"'ue i4o0' ""o'
y TO tho ohei1Hs integrity, taI!co: