The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-25
THE STANWIX HALL TRAGEDY
Presentment of the Grand Jury-GeneraI
George w. Cole Indicted for Murder In
the First Degree.

ALBANY, June 24.-The Grand Jury of Albany
county came into court this morning, when,
after the usual formulas, they presented the
following indictment of General George W. Cole,
in connection with the homicide of i. Harris
Hiscock:-
In the Court of Sessions of the county of Albany of
eight hundred and sxtyse
Gd II S ae Of sew % FOR the feT bo6s shs
of the city and county of Albany, being then and
Of the city of
euse in The county OF onondaga, on the attn day of
dred and sixtyseyen, the city and county Of Albany
Harris Hscock in the face Of the people q the State
OF New York then and there being, wiltuly, telo-
saSit and That the said George w Cole, with certain
pistol then and there and 0aded d Wsh gan
said George w. Cole in his right hand then and
sa saE L. had aa heG e. ana ana @ 4e
fully, fslonousy. and Of malice aforethcngnt. did die
Cole, with the leadeS bullet Aforesaid, out Of the
sOI Ss AFORESAID n0 shot %
discharged, aforesaid the said George w Cole in
then and there feionOusly, wifully, and OF malice
afoTethOGght dd strike penetrate and & wo9gS d gyng
with the eaden bullet aforesaid So as aforesaid dis
said BY the said George w Cole in and upon the head
Of the said I. Harris HIseock one mortal wound OF
Of which mortal wound he the said L. Harris his; 6G
iansnsh and iaSguishing did live for few minutes,
and the said h day of june aforesaid at the city and
SGgGs SG as Of Albany aforesaid 'a0 mortar WOUND
do say that he, the said George w. Cole, the said L.
Harris Hiscock in the manner and form and by tue
on the day Aforesaid, in Tie year Aforesaid, wuiy,
feloniousiy and Of malice aforethought. did k aud
murder against the form of the statute Ia such cases
made and pFSyded & nS against n5 Rs fs Et the
%pd Il the Jurors aforesaid uPou their oaths Sore
said do that the said George ": cole,
ss dssS oi as ID o the i day % oi & at the
city and county OF Albany aforesaid Win torGe a5a 5
peace Of the people Of the state Of New YSFk dGg
and Of his malice aforethought, did make an assault
and that the said George w Cole with certain pistol
ana one leaden, bullet, which said pistol the said
SeSTgd Soe In has gt s9 a9d nboe 5aen b anq SAID mere
Harris Hiscock then and there, wlluly te0nl0us y,
tSoGsht dd ihoot Of and dschase and that the said
George W. Cole. with the leaden bullet Aforesaid out
the guhpowder, shot or sent forth, and discharges;
L. Harris HiscscS, then aud there, wilfaiiy,
ielonlOusy deliberately. ,premeditatedly ana td Of
S malice sSST 20 & did tSe sa Ha
Hscock then ana there with the ssdsn bullet acre. Gre.
out Of pistol aforesaid by The said George Cole
one mortal wound Of the breadth Of one inch and Of
the depth of six inches, of which said mortal wound
Albany aforesaid, did langulsh, and angulshlng did
e the e and county Of ALBANY Aforesaid and OF the
said mortal wound did die.
do say that he the SAID George ", Cole the said L.
Harris Hiscock, in the manner and form and by the
means aforesaid, at the city and county of Albany
aioresad the day Aforesaid. and In the year aore
premedatediy and Of his malice aforethoug6t, de-
signedly and intentionally did kill and murder,
against the form of the statute In such cases made
aud provided and against the OF the people Of
the State of New York and their dignity.
HENRY SMITH, District Attorney.
The evidence before the Grand Jury, who
have been taking testimony in secret session
since the 18th inst, still remains in the posses
sion of the District Attorney, who probably will
not make A. nublic before the trial which IL exc
pected to come off at the next term of Oyer and
Terminer In N0YembeT,-M X. Herald,