The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-08
-. ..HWIx HALL TRAGEDY.
THE SEC ND DAYS EXAMINATION.
PO%pOMMENT OF the INVESTIGATION
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE PARTIES.
sc. &C. &C.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TINE HtMlp.


-l,'.t ALsAsy, June 2, 1857.
TIE examination Of General Cole for the
" Mr. Hecock, ~ stanwix Hail. resumed vl,s
,nosnhe b6fore Police Justice s. a. H. Parsons the
sasesSf ne Skerin, The county Jail The pras
was attended by his counsel, William j. Hadey When
eropghs from the apartment no occupies the Sl
presence Of the magistrate he accompanied by
fStepd, who II said, old acquaintance, who
haA known him in California BIS manner cool
90 collected. bat therc was nervous switching Of
rAe lip and ros&lessnoss IN the eye whsoh
bespoae mind 81 1t ease ana straAger
might ~ 0nOs have readily AxeA upon hnas The psn-
eipal N In .aSappy affair Daring VIC examination
whAch essssd appeared 70 be q anas ovosCeme with
rowsnssa ara siossd his syes ana nsased his bod. u
overcome by sssp rhese Was also observable nervous
that ne erousay the critical position Va which he
was placed There werc present only the officers Of the
ts the PRISONER and hts counsel the magistrate, the
psosecASing attorney and members OF the press.
D famed IL Armshy was the FIRST witness sworn
] am psecsng physician and surgeon VI this city ;
Juso 4 II stanwx Han 1t was near eight o'cock-past
Mat h0ar; he was iy ing hfs back, with bis head
sswarAsshe door by which entered; il IN a bed
up stairs in tho wang of the buiIdipg there
was sscrowd OF people in the room and two three
slhsY physicians; noticed Drs Ravens and stevens
and oae or two medical students; there was a wound
snder the right eye; passed professionally the length
81 into the wound; The direction VAS slightly up
weird and inward, crushing through the bones of the
IN and the base Of the skull nearly in the direction of
ns splna marrow, where il unites with the brain;
Ne ball must have lodged the back part Of the brain
NE probe moved freely an lateral direction, and
sOuld touch several fragments of bone there quite
made by the bail and the fragments of bone that
bad been carried before it, did not touch the ball. the
BAIL most likely glanced upward and may have been
enne distance from The end or the probe; he dead
sst this time placed my hand the heart; there
was no pulsation, the wound Was undoubtedly the
cause of his death the wound could have been made
by pistol ball
The examination OF this witness being closed, Mr.
hAdey, the prisoners counsel said he had questions
- sak.
The Assistant Dsiric. Attorney announced that this
closed the examination on the part OF the people.
counsel consulted for some minutes privately
Mr.. HadIey--You do not purpose examine any
further witnessesS
Mr. Baley-No, sir
Mr. Hadley-we should like to have the matter post
Justice Parsons-You have no objection, Mr. District
Attorney
Mr. Ba,ley--None al ALL
The examination then postponed till ten A. H.
tomorrow.
ABOUT PARTIES
Mrs. Cole the wife Of the prisoner and one Of the
pFiDupa parties in the tragic event. is a daughter of
Judge Barto Of Johannesburg, Tompkins county, and
politician. a member Of the Democratic State Central
COMMITTEE for . number Of years and OF the present
property held 10 her own name and is reported 70 hold
half interest in the Henry D. Baro Go. g bank. Of
TONE or THE ALBANY rRxsa
Inc homo OF the Albany press IN reference 10 the
1asccck tragedy much deprecated by dssinterested
persons There 10 evident attempt on the part Of
some Of the journals here. 70 excite a prejudice
agaAnss the prisoner. This altogether wrong no
matter how unusinable his act may have been and 4
= likely in favor Of General Cole Il may in The
End elicit from tho friends Of the prisoner an
sSoe me ansecedents Of his VICTIM and involve
eutsdo parties in the unpleasanness OF newspaper dis
euseon The letters and photographs said 70 have been
nen from The body Of the deceased and handed his
reaahvee, may yet bear part the iuyes
eAsson-
rsl COUNSEL ron sar Dxys.cx
r AL
vas she legal adviser Of Nrs Harung who was charged
With having poisoned her husband in this city in April
aAs accused in thai memorable case Arx Hartunc WAS
trSsd In the Oyer and rerminer, and convicted OF
murder IN 1859 Mr.. Hadley. her counsel, made
nesion 10 the Supreme Court for q nov trial. on the
rosnd OF irregularities the part OF the Judge
and the Judgment OF the Oyer and Termner affirmed
Mr. Hadley then took the CASE the Court OF Appeals
ordered The back 70 the Court OF oyer and
TermDer and Mr. Hadey made several applications
ssS ws1c denied ne spe'a' ress W aoau
Oyer and rerminer 1891 decided the special pleas
- Valid and ordered the discharge Of the prisoner she
was set ut liberty, bat week ten days afterwards
was rearrssed bench warrant by the District
ney Of Albany county and put back in Jail The Dis
tct Attorney then brought writ Of error and took the
case TO the supreme Court, which reversed
thc decision 81 Judge Wright in favor Of Mrs.
. new trial in the cour, Of Oyer and Tsrminer
Prom this decision Mr.. Hadey again took a writ OF
error 70 the Court Of Appeals Mrs Hartung remaining
nght the question whether writ Of error would
lie under such Judgment OF the supreme Court Blu,
eventually the Court of Appeals decided thai Il had
Jurisdiction the and that the appeal properly
brought In the March term 1884, the argued
and the Court Of Appeals delivered opinion reversing
che Judgment and finally setting Mrs Hartung free. Il
- therefore very that General Cole has engaged
sAe Of very dilgent faithful and enicieat
counsel and u vii not be Mr. Haley fault II he does
noS receive beneni the license Afforded V
- sosnes on0ss tho strict Interpretation Of the Lac Of
Dss6ssL
Csmoesency of Busband mad wife 10 Testify