The evening world. Newspaper, July 8, 1913, Page 15

fom ;"” By OF PRECEDING INSTALMENTS. wap during the trial. Colt, It progress of Colts Said Dana; é .ue keeper swings open the dooi 'e cell the odor of eweet foweri you, it ie no delusion, for there ‘e in @ delicate vase upon bec] me fady, with the golden sowful face, whom we passed n4ue.etaira, has just left them. To- vrxow they will be replaced by fresh Shae tag table itself is a pretty one— ry, whose duicet hanging againet sain gushes out trom his pulpitating hyom in a flood of melody, Sa pretty, wat of awinging snelves, @uppended, by silken cords, catches the eye Here are to be found the latest novel, the freshest magazine, Pictures heré and there break up che dull wall into gorgedus color, You tread on Foses, for the cold stones are con- cealed by rare kidderminster. “And Colt—how Je it with him? “Yau aee ho is not sitting on any pale let’ a? In & patent extension He has an ele gam 'dredsing gown on, faced with Gherey-celered silk, and ‘bis feet are @neaged.in delicately worked slippers, ane side of him is hie bed—a min le of comfort. he is tired of reading or emok- oping he takes @ stroll in the It 1g n&cessary to dress for this, and hie tollet takes considerable time, Finally he appears, boted and gloved. He may have tile seaiskin coat on, or he may appear ti a light autumn affair of exquisite cut and softest tint In his Rand Ie agold headed switch, which he qmrelessiy twirie during tis promenade. “Then comes his iunch—not cooked in the Tombs, but brought in from a hotel. It consists of a variety of dishes—yuall ‘on toast, game pates, reed birds, orto- lans, fowl, vegetables, coffee, cognac. ‘Then it is back again to his easy chair, with book and cigar.” Convicts Himself. Colt’e4rimt was held in the big council @hamber la the'City Hall, ‘Having already written and signed his “confession;'* Colt took the stand in his own behalf. ‘He wes easy, luctd and q@qoke without confusion. And yet he mate a Witness. It was hie man- jet rather than wh » he atmonphere, Be said that told 4o his disaster, related the. killing .with every sub: quent detall of boxing up the murdere Dody, and was throughout as coldly unemeotions) as e. It was Colt pat tthe ce, which proved \ too tor aibilities of the anafter ff hou a . they c eineien rdalot of GUILTY. ~mere the usual appeals, but upper. court refused to set aside the’ yealot, 4 the hanging of Colt was set’ for Nov. is, 1842—fourteen he-after the murder. othe low haired Misa Henshaw enme to see Colt every day, 60, also, did the Rev. Henry Anthon, Colt's peother, Samuel, wits @ frequent visi- tor. So, too, were Lewis Gaylord Clark, the tuneful Payne, Jadge Merritt and Robert’ Emmett, . . Jen Nation-Famous ew York Murders Alfred Henry Lewis SOcperigm 1918, ty MB Melba) “UL—The “Broadway-Chanbers Street Mystery.” Happy Pride. aus ea day arrived. The gallows was placed in gloomy position in the mba yard, ToThe eSecutten had been set for the afternoon at 4 o'clock. In Colt’s cell at 11 clock In the morning were gathered a remarkable group, The pur- pose for which they had-eome together Was no less remarkable, It waa to wit- n the wedding of Colt with the falthfvi yellow haired Miss Henshaw. Aes Henshew'a face was aglow with fp, napplnesde dt wasenpt at all, upon thie y \Jaat day, the countenance of a girl ( Siyt to de wedded in the shadow of the apliewe, end for whom a hang. man'a, neces, must a. the place of 1 maprigge, wreaths. Likewise, her cos, | tume, whieh included aa otter muft, a H : . @ elpret colored cloak \e ‘ite aeariet cord, the | Senet eames pw h-T-4 8 ensrenain gait aya we aabers pra ste aL ing upon the mournful. The two took hands, while brother ne Samuel, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Joha Howard Payne," Judge Merritt, Robert Hmmett and Sheriff Hart looked on, and jone the Reverend Anthon pronounced them “man and wife.” On the back of the ‘@ ceremony, all withdrew save Colt and his fresh young bride—just wedded into his arme. The pair were left to their Iittle honeymoon, which would end when the hangman came for the husband. It was nearing the hour set for the hanging, and Sheriff Hart asked the Reverend Anthon to go and tell Colt that his death moment was at hand As the Reverend Anthon departed down the corridor there suddenly arose, high and screamingly clear, the cry of FIRE! Then came the torrent-lik¢ rush of fest, attended by a clangor of bella! . Men houted; engines eame charging: the prison was at once immergéd in huvous, uproar and clamor. The cupcie on the Halls of Justice next door—really @ part of the Tombe—was blazing fiercely. In the midst of the riot the Reverend Anthon appeared, white of face, almless Angers working, calling high and low for Sheriff Hart. Colt, he erled,, waa dead in his cell, @ dagger through acart, The Inquiry... ' A newspaper of the day said: “The death of Adams and thé circum- atanves attending that fatal deed can only be paralleled by the trial, sentence and awful suicide of Colt. The history of th came cannot .¢ equi:ledin ite) horror by that of any criminal (fal on record. Yet it will not publicly end here. ‘The public will demand a full in- vestigation of the ciroumatances through which uch @ Catastrophe was per mitted. sail “How came Colt to ask for religious consolation from a clergyman and yet to commit gulatd over him by the horrid circumstances of his end tnto | consideraton, we have no doubt Gov. | ernor Seward, will order an investiga- tion at once Into this most unheard-of, most unparalieled edy. ve Colt the knifeT’ tion," inquiry, was no! ures: in met Colt during i en 8) much as knew him by sight. Also ne.ther the Reverend Anthon, brother Samuel Colt, David Graham, Judse Merritt, Lewis Gaylord Clark, John Howard Payne nor Sheriff Hart was called. There lay the body—the dagger driven t in the dead heart! conditions, should Ten Yeare After. ma years; and the time was 1863, muel M. Everett had been an ac- Qua-ntance, almost @ friend, of mur- derer Colt. The bure of gold had taken Men of Initiative} Modern Americana Whe Haws Led the March of Progress: '. By Julius Chambers * Quepviah, 1010, ty Tho Poum Putiioh ing On (Tho How Toot thenng Wath, {—WILLIAM MARCONI, Originator of Wireless. " Ht it zs j oreved tast red wee ‘Titania The extovense of thle cote of tmternaticnal law, i i fornia. It was in the The low oun was bridle before an opus lent ranch use in hope of finding night quarters for himself and horse, As he ewung from the atirrup a lean, small, gray-eyed man, akin tanned to the color of @ saddle, stepped from the wide veranda, huge spurs clanking, & cigarette delicately between his the lean, approached @ placid, plump and beau’ @tood In the door, while two children peered shyly from behind her skirts, Everett stared at the lean, tanned slight figure as one planet-struck. “Mr, Colt—Mr. John C; Colt?” he fal- ad, : ter, and greatly at your you looking for—whom did you say?— @ Mr. Colt?’ “No,” sald Everett, on instant guard. “I wae Dut thinking you might give me @ bed for the night, I am Mr, rett of York,-. If, however, it would be an tnconvenience"—— The lean, tanned rico interrupted by waving. @ bestowing hand toward the veral “The Senor Everett will be a wel- come guest at my house, which fe now hi, house for » day, or @ year, or what spage be wills.” informed me vegerétng the appreaeting ‘meaning battlc of the Gen of Jagan. wires ‘William: Marconi has extended ‘Upen all tho large Hnere—especialty plants hewe been established and Gally ef the werld are tasued te the passengers, favertte otecka, Only a few éaye age of Bis eppetaement to on Asmbossadershtp yene (aig Government and Great SByttain with fast menmere @uring the tecberg sagen of coutioe are Gushing breatenct Mareen! 23 a mech an the best @ mative = * men who q 4 ant ty Yohei e The Destréying Angel five tarsi “yLousJoseoh Vance 38 of New York $8 ‘Asthor of “The Brase Bowl,” do, (Copgright, 1912, by Loule Joseph Vanes) poll aac eet well back behing de Bo wen shaies by @ profound amase tl it lawns. ~ mnt mx PRECENING CHAPTERS “Warm lamplight mocked them, from @ Incredible was happening—with on oe i we, Dis assistance, He heard his voice ut- Curiously of not, they didn’t: peopte—a pair of tering responsns; it seemed something They sat on in thoughtful ailenes . me to be lovers; three bareheaded, giggling girlie ae foreign to him as the voice of the th perhape were sensible of seme “ erecta with ke, strolling with gi a jof when at length the train thua- || [itm a t te anoth in from the Bast, | yeu make Preposterously matter of eppsagise Perel Th whh weartness, Awak- fact, and at the same time supléiy ad ‘Would & Ge ening to this fact, Whitaker slackened romantia your va- we stride and quietly alipped He divined obscurely thet this thing don't bur- po] “rn. wes Bappening in obedience. to forces TP eo ome 4 nameless a: unknown to them, g 1 ve "No—not now,” @trange and terrific forces that worked @ eonfidence he by no means felt. beyond their ken. an ‘He was, indeed, beginning to realise He seemed to hear the droning of the be and = tremendous dimcumies in hie way. loom of the fates. after—whenever you recentty 3 esté ber to scheme a way t @in find goureelf more ‘tate girt tend end of mating her riage without ab sloeed, the gatelatch bad de on Gime en wo a Pasting 06. oppaiing soeent of stent Une theca, te ge out (agether, but in & commun! ae i . CHAPTER IV. and ssber aa thin. ‘He whe would marry alls, comprenended something: of the TT seed ome, Peta (Ocattersd.) secretly should not seck @ half-grewn @od had Joined together. pod gy tll a whas iS Mre. Whitaker. New England city. Man and wife! Bride and of yy ph on oe your wrong pesiticn, Wet to OM® along and let’ te , However, one atready aterted on trangest, ahort- if Ne Dee eee nave, turned and % the girl, you hove ates) ae fe art © tnsuperadle o eat of wedding journeye—from the par tone, |e, wont Bere sword But Mgmt te lmit her choco over," he Gem specially wrong-hesded pr. @onege to the railroad station! Poegeotant Pathhhacbicon $. ‘Whitaker, taking hie heart and Ble Neither found anything to say. Pog Bsc escatien Coe wate site late, and there's & fate in his hands, accosted a venerable They walked on, heels in unison, pound- in to New York at haif- gentleman whom they enqpuntered ap he ing the wet flagstones. The night was ' whet partiosiag brang of Oeting of Pyir's yertt, the Adven- past ten you might aa wall eaten.” wasn the point of turning off the side aweet with the fresh scent of wet grass "er GUI At thelr leave lasing, | pou've bean indulsiag in file time” = fares, Beyond drawing heavity on his Bho withdrew Bae Bene: bat fonnenet shoulders with both her hands. lor CRAPTER V. bere Wal Cg Oey ly 3 sedi with a even sought his with « courage he could * frunication with bie homer He cant milky dappling of electric Ui hot but admire into @ state of eumsapathetic content; “You know I'm grateful” ‘Don't think of i hair itke enow. 5 At every corner high-swung arce shot vivid slants of allver-blue radiance through the dinck and green of ‘These things af printed themesives 7 tmdelibty upon the tablets ef bie mem- o ry. ‘They arrived at the station, Waltaker Dought his wife @ ticket te New York, end secured for her solitary use & drawing-room in th ‘When that was aoco1 Mill a good “There ie something I can Go fer rare he inquired with punctilious cour “Lf you will be kind enough te Girest to 9 minister.” am one.” “I thought so,” eai4 Whitaken, ‘We wish to get married,” ‘The gentioman looked from his face to the girl's, then stood from the te. Tots my hom explained, ii) you 008 epough to come inf" Conducting them to his private study, he subjected them to a kind! cate sm. ‘The girl sald ttle, Whiteker taking upon himself the brunt ef the exami- ld you couldn’ catch em he evaded. “Have you aay the stustion “You needn't think,” ealé be ‘They lef the hotel together, Whitaker got bis cl jo of a hundred dollare at the desk—'Mre. Morton’s’* bill, of course, included with his-asd bribed the bellboy to take the sult case to the railway station and leave i there, with his own handbag. had unaccountably concetved with Nelly to walt for me to bring you home @ well man before we get married; and if you refuse to be my Dest man—well, there won't be aay party, You-ean make up your mind to sail end It was 1 o‘sock im the morning before Whitaker allowed himself to be per suaded; fatigue reinforced every stud- eper. ahed they had of an hour to wait, ‘They foun Dench on the station Platform and sat Gown. Whitaker possessed himeeif of his wife's hand bag long enough to furnish it with @ aum of money @nd-an old envelope his face with tormented she offered him her she sald, her lips quiver. “Good-by—s00d friend!" @ meant to seek out more pleas- ant accommodations for the night, ‘The rain had ceased, leaving « ragged~ bearing the name and address of ‘his ing, nati sky of clouds and stare in patches. ‘hobbintety etraightforward and tm- law partner, He caught her hand, wrung tt etum- born argument of Peter 5: The air wes warm and heavy with wet- tensely cere, he came through the He explained that. he would, write to sfly and painfully, and real'ced that the come his resistance. nes. ordeal ‘well,: without being obliged to Drummond, who would see to her wel- train in motion, He hed barely of the epteod » recast the lonely trader of Sidewalkg giistened like Diack watered disclose’ what he preferred to keep fare in so far as she would perm! time to get away. and rewritten, The stronger will over- ollk; the street Hghts mirrored them- secret. fepue her an adequat vali found himself on the station ¢ame the sgmonisions of aaa) in fugitive puddles in the road- The minister, eattefied at length, Ch ment, Whitaker gave in. “ mds ef trees overhanging the ealled in town clark by telephone, hs t len i. again in ® who issued the license, pocketed his fee, a wiiow, x | @ words ¢! half-hearted breese, pelting the way- and, in company with the ministers & won him a wife “Tf it’ must be"—— to move Bho thanked bim briefly, quletiy, with @ constraint he understood too well to resent, Peo! to gather upon the plat- fares’ with: miniature showers of luke- warm, scented drops, : the centre of the thee ingmecoed daw wife, acted« as witness, Whttaker found him mt his odd beside Ladislsa, They were ‘ona moma ina carved - Peter put him to bed, watched over Aim through ‘thi eteht, and the next carried tm on: te New Bed- (hey guporintended the out- ‘