kˈoʊlbɜːn, sˈɛnsɪŋ ðɪ ɪmpˈɛndɪŋ ʃˈeɪm ˈɔfɚd baɪ flˈiːt stɹˈiːt dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪsts ænd ðɛɹ dˈɪlɪdʒəns tə sˈiːk ˈaʊt ænd pˈʌblɪʃ ðə tɹˈuːθ, bɪkˌeɪm dᵻpɹˈɛst ænd ɹˈɛkləs, lˈiːdɪŋ tə hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. wˌɛɹ hiː fˈaʊnd hɪmsˈɛlf dɪsˈoʊnd baɪ hɪz wˈaɪf ˈædəlˌeɪd fˌɛlɪsˈiːɾə kˈoʊlbɜːn ænd dˈɔːɾɚ sˈɛɹə pˈɜːl ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl sˈuːɪsˌaɪd æɾ ˈeɪdʒ θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.
Colburn, sensing the impending shame offered by Fleet Street journalists and their diligence to seek out and publish the truth, became depressed and reckless, leading to his return to the U.S. – where he found himself disowned by his wife Adelaide Felicita Colburn and daughter Sarah Pearl – and eventual suicide at age 38.