The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-17

try wac stirred by the cold -hiooded
killing of Samuel Adams, highly re-
Epected printer of New York City. No
such deep and widespread excitenae nt
had for many years attended any other
of the numerous murders committed
Tor pecuniary motives. The deed was
done by John G. Colt the author OF
the system OF bookkeeping and pen
manship benring his name. and brother
of the well.known inventor OF tho re-
volver.
The reason for this murder was as
uncalled for and upon as small a prov
ccation as was the murder Of DR.. Park
man the millionaire OF Boston. By
Professor Webster, of Harvard Uni
versity. Colt had. for some time
owed Adams a bill for printing which
he was unprepared to pay. The hnal
call made hy Adams ut Colts room
on Broadway for i settlement of the
account resulted in tragedy rarely
equalcd In the annals of crime.
For some days the mysterious alb
of universal comment in the newspa-
pers. The discovery of the muir
der was made through the instrument
tally Of Mr.. Wheeler. who occupied /.
room adjoining that of Mr.. Colt. About
o'clock on the day of Mr.. Adams's
disappearance Mr.. Wheeler thought he
heard an unusual noise In Colts room.
zap.
Not receiving any answer Wheel
er looked through the keyhole and
cav two hats upon n table and Colt
kneeling upon the floor, ns IL scrub
bling Ii. After waiting a little while
Mr. Wheeler peeped into the kcyhole
again and saw Colt still engaged In
the same operation This excited his
suspicion. and he caused a person TO
watch at the door all night. In the
morning Colt was seem. to take a box
about four feet tong and two high,
downstairs. The box was directed to
somebody IN St Louis, via New Or
leans. Mr, Wheeler gave information
of these facts to the Mayor, who i'm
nediately Instituted search for the box
II was found after some difficulty on
board of the ship Kalamazoo. and In
II the body OF Mr.. Adams. wrapped
up In sailcloth and sprinkled with
ealt and chloride of lime.
Colt was at once arrested, and ar
indictment for wi!ful and deliberate
murder found against him. His trinl
resulted In his conviction. and not
withstanding the efforts of numerous
and powerful friends and the lavish
use OF money In his behalf. the fata,
day arrived when he was to pay lii,
extreme penalty OF the law for hi.
crime. At the trial he continued e
proclaim MS Innocence. and he spoke
hafshly OF the press which he accused
OF being IN a scheme to hound him e
his death,
There we're many picturesque thing.
IN connection with the trial and tn,
death of Colt At IL o'clock on tn,
day lie was TO be executed Rev Or
Anthem visited his cell, In conpan,
with Colts brother. for the purpos,
Of marrying the murderer TO CAROLYN
Eenshaw.
Following tho ceremony. two o
Colts former friends John Howar,
Payne and Lewis Gaylord Clarke, Wis
lied him. After q call from the sher
III and visit and prayer from Dt
Anthem, Colt asked To he alone unti
the last moment This was about tw,
o'clock His cell was closed an,
he was left alone until about twent,
in.nures OF 3. when soma friends o
the sheriff. apprehcnding that an at
tempt 1t suicide might be made. de
sired Deputy Sheriff Hnlyer to 20 4
Colts cell door and request to wisl
him eood-hy. Colt at thc time ,ea
2 pacing TO and fro IN his cell.
From this time on he was no. in
tcrrupted until i've minutes To
~ which time Shefns Hart and Yves
teryelt, dressed In uniform. proceede
10 his cell On The Keeper opening tn
door and going within. there lay Col
on hts back, stretched out al fnl
length on the bed quite dead 4 cinsp
knife like small dirk knife. with
broken handle. was sticking In hi