From The New York Express.
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MURDER OF Mr.. ADMINISTRATORS
OF CoLT.-The trial of this Individual, charg-
ed with the dreadful murder of Mr. Samuel
Adams, is positively fixed for Monday next :;
and Willis Hall, Esq, the Attorney General
for the State, is now in the city, for the pur-
pose, as we learn, of assisting the District At
torney in conducting the prosecution. A
strong effort will however be made by the
counsel for the prisoner for further post
ponement we should presume with little
success, if no better grounds are furnished
than those given when last presented by the
court. 1t was then distinctly understood that
no indulgence could be given beyond the
present term, for the reasons then stated


We learn that Colt suffers little, compara-
lively little mental agony, and the terrors of
ther, lawyer of ST. Louis, is here, and he
together with the one residing in this city,
are the only persons permitted to visit him,
except his counsel. TO all he is said to be
very communicative, except OH the subject of
the murder.


He states that Adams came to his room on
the fatal afternoon to dun him for an unset
tied account, about which there was some
dispute. They both sat down at the table
and settled various items except So. About
this dispute arose between them, and high
words ensued, during which Adams called
him "a liar Exasperated at this he struck
him, and Scuffle thereupon ensued. Adams
being the stronger man of the two, threw and
fell upon Colt and clutched him so violently
by the throat that he was in danger of choali-
ing. Colt was then lying on his back on the
floor, and as his hand stretched out, it came
in contact with something which he at once
seized, (but as he AYERS he knew not what it
was,) and finding Adams grip still hard upon
his throat, he brought his hand round him
and struck him on the back of the head; this,
it would seem, was hardly sufficient to stun
him, and he only rolled on one side; Colt
then struck him again, and the blow must
have been on the side of the head. These
wounds, dreadful as the subsequent examna-
ton proved them to be, were not sufficient to
release the prisoners throat but even in the
agony of death, Adams still continued to hold
firmly on, until Colt seemed to be at his last
gasp, and then the dreadful blow was given
on the front OF the head, which deprived the
wretched being Of life, and released the other
from his grasp. Colt then arose, and found
Adams corpse.


~ For some time, he says, he remained stupi-
fed with dread and horror-he knew not
what to do, and at length determined to make