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procured, the hatchet purchased, snd all the ar
rangemen,s of the made with the deliberate
design of consunmating the murder OF Adams
And II seemed 70 me that there was degree OF
mor.hcaton when it came TO be known that all
these arrangements had existed long beiore-too
long to answer his purpose.


No" as to the raotive IN this case we must adop:
the principle that man will commit an act OF
cruelty without some definite purpose; and if we
do this be should not be brought ints a Court 1i
Justice, but carried mad d.house


Mr. Selden here went on to show that there
could have been 40 design on the part OF Colt from
the circumstances attending the act. The exposes
situation OF the rooa-the lack of any reason iof
reYenge--tie absudiiy of suppesing that he i'iul'
der wa. perpetfated for me sake OF MONEY, siice'
if tha, was his object q man in far dlfie'eAi CIR
cuYnslance. would have been selected-the tact
that the interview was in all probability sought oF
Adams. established BY the testimony OF Mr.. Wells,
the groundlessness of the suggestion that after ad-
aras came to the room, Colt formed the design TO
murder him for his rnoney--were successivelgurged


az establishing beyond all doubt the fact that no
tive existed on tie part Of Colt for the murder OF
Adams. As tentag 10 show this ia still stronger
light was urged the fact that the examination Of
the sink Of the ouhouse Of the granite building, BY
which the articles of clothing belonging to Adams
were fouad, was undertaken at the prisoners re-
quest.


Before Mr.. Selden closed the Court adjourned
ill 4 O'Clock.