The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-21
THE ST. LOUIS MURDER AND
SUICIDE.

HORRIBLE SCENES AT THE oInARD HOUSE,
THE DEATH OF JOSIAH p. coLcoaD AND HE
MIsTaBss--rHE INQUEST.
From the ST. Louis Evening Post August III
The suicide this morning OF Mr.. JOSIAH Z. Colcord
after shooting and killing hts mistress, woman OF
the own, pamed Lille smith, will starlie the com.
munity. The suicide vol known throughout tho
city and many portions or the State, and was con-
nccted with Of tho first families Of tho city by
marriage. -Four shots fred IN room No III the
third sory front portion Of the Grard House, corner
OF Broadway and Carr streets
To say the sight was sicksDing and CHASTITY would
not be saying TOO much. Those who entered were
obliged 10 avert their faces from the a
time until they could recover their composure. In
the two double BEDS which the clof hr &
was scattered About tho room In careless prousion
lay ARTICLES OF every kind. rho bureau had been
slightly pnsheI from the wall. Clothing Tor men ana
women Was placed In all portions OF tho ROOM With.
any respect Tor carciulness. Two trunks ng
against the right wall lay open. rbey were filled
with wearing apparel distributed In all directions aud
m ixed together ipdiscriminaely. pint bottle con-
tanning ABOUT GIL oil whiskey was small table,
together with number OF books, which were In
BY the same hand-that OF a wifc--for with thai ap-
peilation were the writings ended In the trunks
also largo quantity OF letters addf essed 10 JOS
y. Colcord.
THE INQUEST
Coroner Auler conf enced holding inquest on tho
bodies about ha-psst two O'Clock this afternoon, aud
examined large number Of Witnesses principally at
tachss and guests OF the hotel.
IL was shown that Cocord and tho woman came to
the hotel about O'Clock this afternoon, registered
as ~. p. Cocord and wife, and took room No. l..
Nothing heard IN the room until about quarter
past one, when tour shots fred One penetrated
womans stomach another tho breast bone, glanc-
ing ngonay to the right and emerging the side
the third penetrating her lett leg striking into the
wall, the fourth Dnisning the murdcrcr's hfs Tho
weapon was n smoker, No 3, 50 calibrc. Ono scream
IRON the woman was heard, ana then the parties
rushed TO the room and burst tho door open, which
they found locked.
SUICIDES Pom
The following verses, evidently written BY Mr..
Coicord himself, were found In albu M belonging
to the woman who signed herself "Mrs. Little G..
Coicord":-
When am gone who then take my place
Can aught OF pleasure or OF pain eTacsf
deem IL not that this could ever be,
For living, dying, dead, Dslosg alone 70 thee.
In the land Of Abe bsst,
Removed from unrest,
viii welcome guest
To my heart evermore.
She nestles hero now,
With her hand my brow.
While hsAr her
That toRcther . moor
On the echoicss shore. JOSIE.
Colcord married. an ssiimsbe young LADY IRON
Grsenviiis, Bond county, ILL.,, by whom be had three
beautiful children. He separated from this lad >
ABOUT three years ego, the lacy retaining " her
f.thsr's home.
CoIeord was formerly partner Of Frank !. Bow
man, the arm name nc that time being known ~
Coieord, Bowman Ledsrgerbsr. As lawyer he
vas very sueesssfui, and figured a. COUNSEL fsf de-
.jsndsatia NE ssisbrseseJss Tsre murder ossA