Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-24

kN Ola Story RetOIt.
| Thc39 was buried in New York recently q
j Man officially associated with tho most oslc-
b:s!cd tragedy 10 the c.Ey's history. Mon
| mouh B!0omcr Hat, who died in his 77th
| year, IVES sheriff OF tho county 10 lS4l-'2, and
WAS consequently an sctor in tho Colt Adams
cssc. |. vas il tho old building at tho corner
Of broadway AID Chambers street, where Dol
r,orico catcTid e: years, thu! the murder oc-
cured. john Colt, tho brother of Col. Samuel
Colt, RAo invented ito revolver, resided there.
! Eic was brilliant bur cratic young man who had
been engaged N vasicuJ enterprises, had toyod
ysith Literature and w&S at tho the cmbalming
| hiJ knCwc&g, CT figures Gn6 business methods
ID work oa bookkeeping. Samuel Adams
vas q rent collector. lie had har7assed tho
ether OF several occasions for outstanding o5li-
Eatione, and at lcog.h when he called ono nf-
taraoon and found Colt mailing up q case of
books, WsEm words passed between them. The
l:ttcr'5 hot temper could ill brook abuse.
Adams persistence maddcncd him. The
ha.chct hO had boon driving 10 the nails with
!cy upon tho tl2cr and in the moment's rage ho
caught It up and split tho collectors skull.
Ihcn came tho Conoton. Alone with his victim,
thc tcrrors Of his position overwhelmed him, but
lis porS ho poadeEcd how to escape. The
i'lGn ho had srrcS upon Was such ono as
:houals oitcncr il romance than 10 real history
Of crime, and it vas sineularly revolving. With
h;g own hacds tho murderer cut his victim in
p;cco3, packed hem 10 box and shipped them
70 auothor city. But chs1cc iatervcucd. The yes.
SCI was delayed IL port, and tho horrible freight
was discovered and tho tragedy brought TO
+; s!2lt. 4 variety CT circumstances pointed to
/! tlo murderer at onoo and Jno. Colt was put uns
Ger arrest! LAca c.mo tho trial, attended by
circumstances calculated to strengthen and sus-
tain the leariGl iotcrasS tho case excitcd. All
el3T:S wero na2Co 10 says him. Family inter.
cTst, tac lri!IoIca Of many moa Of distinction
aEG !iio cGiGGrt-c Of the l.!g Rcre ell used 10
i2is h-ha!:, bu. !tuitIgss!y. Colt was convicted
a?'i saoi"Gcr;! - % hsasGd on November Is,
lSi2. Bl: ths oDaca7ors IN his behalf which
bad TIC cc-e Il! being legitimate before the
yaTal;: uas rcGGcTCd, COW became desperate.
5oycr2i p!ils vera c0Ec2cted to libcrate him
iro: tAJ Itrlla, bs: they all misc,rried, al.
thouGl! ena UA.ch Wag astcrWard used With Of,
ilGS n SaGrAGg'S 5 csso eli tu. succeeded.
= vc!cti ladr hsi bccn Sisling tho prisoner be
!ofo suspicion rested upon her ard doubt of her
Eek b@.f"yed tho puTpoao Of "a exchange OF
r&inlont with Colt on tho first opportunity which
would enable him TO leave his place of conlno.
1 Iaent "hiIo tao visitor remained in his stosd
upon atoppcG al tho prison door and turned
GWar; Tho neZt plain was moro paculair.
Elvii2as!on " means Of galvsnism WAS then
-. hobby with many scientists, and scheme
! ~Ha cohcncsed Tor restoring the convicted m an
| 10 lin si4cs ho ahould have ostonsibly sulrsrod
thD dc@In penalty. Rooms were secured in tho
2EaE9spGsro Gota!. where couple of physicians
were engaged 20 attend with Gslvanic battery.
and tho body, /. WAS understood, was TO be sent
tAl!Her Slid e:pcsnd 10 thoir efforts 10 secure 70.
Sasc.'%sion. 70 elect this it was whispered that
! orc ri lao JsiIc-5 h1d beon bribed 10 cut down
EoD3 remains botoTo they wero cold, and if pos-
%ito before lie seoncd altogether extinct
Whatever were Tho niorits OF the plan official
E2iu:ihy prugcnlad tho possibility Of i1s adoption
and Lac Goita uc@":ly on tho ,gslows seemed
| 20 2sc.pois, md in tho Qnal momont his resou.
| zion did not fail ham. Tho day of exec ltion
cn1Ao end icu@d tho prisoner an inmate Of his
CELL 6corlAg!y cool es evor. without any dis
! a9Tposnfe IN h!s sc!ioHs and no apparent fear
| og h:a iinDcnding Go,m. When his brothtr r
then, arl John Aoward Payne, tho drsmstist,
| ho received thn"t with affected cOrlalLy aud
ccnva7soi with thcm freely. TAon, Though the
NpSn % h:s oaia!enCo YVES nun bored only BY |
h'@lisa5, IG Was married ID Caroline Honshsw,
to whoa no Ind been engaged, end 60 another
strange Ec2no wsa added to tho history of tho |
crime. no: thing in his appearance betrayed |
anJ Icupt or terror except his eyos which re- |
Tesicd tAo lever O. eZc!oE1an: thsl wss inward
y consuming him, bat which his wonderful will |
HcW2r sunrr1EsGt. lis parting frCm his friends |
"As D9niui. but GiSnilicd.
'G"nl!omon." nc sid, sS ho bowed them oat, |
, may you prosper as h.ve not"
Ihcy went ss'"y aud tho condemned man |
:urEcd back into La coil aloao Without |
tho Yrison yard was packed and for blocks |
,Io hat
%ho c&5o he'd cro&Ied u public Cermen.. The |
horror tho cria.e excited had been but little |
%Uc?c1 by tho efforts msde in the GRIM |
iaaIs behalf, end tho wild rumors thet wore
circulated q desperate plans 10 rc!osso him kept
The excitement Intense. ct length four o'clock |
WAS et hand the hour Fl god for tho ,y,cu ion.
Gnd Sheriff Esrt, entered the coll ID announce
10 It's lnmsto that his timo was comc. lie found
goit stretched on hs bod, with lis fscs coorless
tinan 10 went TO &rOuao hia he found the mans |
5atursl pa:or had bcen increased By the hand of
de&'h. ~ kaiie WAC sticking in his heart At |
.ho sNmo momen. the tonhs cupols burst cut
lnto Iine7, ani general confusion prevailed.
Word Ct Colts suicide was communicated, but |
outaido tho prton walls it gained little belief
ne had 5een carried away, ald q dead body had |
oeon substituted for his; he hsd escaped and it
was an ciilcIal ruse TO blind the public. These
aad score OF other reports We're circulated and
70 tho present day there ere old New Workers.
who ere confident thst john g. Colt never per-
!@hed IN The prsOn wsls. Ths belief has |
sInco been used to onboish Vsrious stories of |
tho coalemned mans appearance Ho has boen |
reported il Europe. Ia tho army, in scores of |
marV.il.us Situations, and probably will again
be rasurreGt2d Low that the man has passed |
away who above all others should know the |
truth N I. Herald |
mCBUENEY Il Son have just received DELFT |
c!4us tiolita ORANGES, sweet and very large;
also MALAGA GRAPES. Ii you want strictly
ch2joo fruit thst is the llsco to got it. iaul2
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