New-York tribune., 1867-06-10
CRIME
MN lIRLNY MuRDYR.

an. ,.,,,.rp COMMITTED FOR MURDER IN TIE
tipsr DFGRET-MEs. COLES CONFkSsION-6hN'
BAKER SAID TO BE ENGAGED A. COUNSEL FOX
THE DEFENCE
~ TEIssEArH TO iHk TubrNk' !, ..,.
hsASY. June 9-The first act in tie iliscock 'f"s
vas concluded Yesterday morning by the tni com
INITIAL Of the prisoner tor murder ~ sho He' 0t-
rIe final hearing in The preliminary eNiiiDN"' 80 ,,
tldat the sherif's ROOM in the jail hcloie 1"S'''
,ons AZ 10 o'clock The Hon. Henry sm',N' Co..
,rney with Mr Bay r ti.asy ais' esa for the defense
ln addt ON 10 tie aud reporters, es @ t"trJ
Hy soilc M @ M letter from Frank Hise0ck esq
mother of the deceased, who had chaleS 81 stiIfac
,oTr and that he should not require ms p |oo
The only witness n, eAan%1I1 o1Uced letter which
~ OTsoper Rad in his possession When afIestEu,
ihe @ ,Nas from the prisoners wife and was the
Mar VIII arknowiedgeInent Of her nfdelity IL nearly
ted ono page of sheet OF note paper ana was WIZ VIII @
m clear running hand that beokened educt,io anu III
Gn"uient It was addressed Dear Husband anu Went
on to state that in the Summer OF Eos L. IL ,er
partly by force" succeeded III having GiInnl ,d ON
ronrsc with her and that the connection wac s ~ %
subsequent occasions II was drawn np ds" III tne tRa t.
statement, and its brevity ana worug u Sertainv il
might have been written from dlcall9n, 49,, %roIen
bears resemblance to the confession Oh " d nnbc nti
pen.teut wife. The letter VIII mol ~ NAV" ort tIe word
he trial but above is ats tenor and n part .e MN
Ing of the letter TwOknives which hau Deol lS1.u n GIn m
the pri0ner produced ny te shc @ hfc yith
ord navy pearl-hauded penkmte the OtheI Is q A f %
single blade 81 inches IN ongth y born
nc in breadth AT its foot aud ground 20 Keen shlP
edge and pointed at the end Ihe sprlbg al to u'o r
a. All
Ike ark This found upon the prisoner a,Ici no
had delivered up his pistols and asserted th G mt a NV
arms about him 1t was not M ordinary PS m Sa deadly
Get as some of the papers have asserted nut ne"H
weapon, which, in the hands ot str9ng a .nv an of
prieoner could have but intent Inc testimony & Ua
This witness brought the case tOa cOhelusl9n taf "
Justice Immediately made out ms WIar Ce nj had mani
tested the utmost stocism conyeIslng DIey Ml rcs @
emf But When the DiSrict-AtOnrney siud, We s hss
that this be fully committed LOT ulSeI y, M had
degree he seemed for moment salteu 10 II no nnv %
nof before fully realized his position lie COY coy
cred ms face with his hand noweH ,h nS ,i"cics
.rd seemed yiSihy and strongly Affected the muS'cs
rf his throat working with much effort. After minute
he recovesod himself by strong eASro Pcptona % oTn
ION very gefaly thinks itself justified n ludslDS Ms
% SCG y in aI,Dearsnce She returned to syracuse
Yesterday While here she did not WISH her Husp"lu w
she has shown no undue degree of excitement at any
stage of the sad catastrophe When nst ad
violated his wfes chastity when she was on her scK ueu
and had sent linn to make her Will me iessdmvTS LII, ~
UscocLs office 10 hear this will made, ana was ele iUr
nearly half day determining It's pfoHsonS;
From the care with which his preparations were W1t, %
doubt hat Cole xpcced immediate justification OF ms
deed and prOmp, liberation rom comm -
very anxious for speedy trial ANA colnas PltIVI? ih ~
the DELAY which will keep him in Jail until NOyemoSr
II the earliest day at which Ms case can ge r
He has been removed from s cen 10 'le room ~
occupied by Airs. Hartuug,WATc ne hds SO ny ny ,,r
gable Of her counsel II Is rneeu liG HEM &C h bn
has been engaged for the defence SouT uUDt e
expressed the correctness OF the IRIBUNGs SUE
mont a had been sent 70 MI Hscoth ituln
lady, making an appointment lot - utg,.ns, s T' te yros
ceived TOO late 10 be Of any use Ihat no Suc no.e Ho
found upon the body is uofvidence tS1 Inc 1ne Ma r
untrue. IL point II TACT u Is a.5eIttu H'tS M vs. fr
did receive such note. and that the appoiuIeht WS 'l
early hour o. NAT evening AT ~ e fTop i from from St eli
trelv different source that Mrs. Cole came 70 Albany 10
n tlc dyt ~ sriion Of Mr Hscocs friends. that
the writer must have been Mrs Cole The latest deyel9
ents OF the tragedy render il both natural ana lOdDe
that she Honu Sen 70 St Ji, T,,H saws: IL has
slt.fN Mr. Ip1p had
absence in the army inherited considerable propefI
perhaps $4,000 Nr hlscock nag Deen 1.Iso Is VI tbe %
county and 10y consequence mad naturally DecOhe INC
legal adviser of widows and other women VINO possess
Rls fox any reason 10 counsel Mrs Cole TO keep her
money within her own control or th Ief husoSnu e @
derived an Impression to this effect These intnaons
are made in current conversation at syracuse such CIR
rumsances may have aggravated the hes " Je"'ou'''
and maddene0 Il brain Inclined TO rashncSs.
HORRIBLE MURDER NEAR ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, june 9-Edward Ross and his son
about four years old living farm nine miles from
here, were found dead in bed yesterday morning Mr.
Ross and his had been visit 70 the city and had
employe of Ross, supposed 70 have committed me
deed he having lett the place taking Mt Ross team anu
CHARGED WITH HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
A Young man. named John Costello, was arraigned
before Justice Walter Saturday, charged with being
Of party Whchon Wednesday evening attaeSGa
the driver OF of schneder's lager6eer WAGONS III
Debevolses, +. D.. and taken from the wagon three
kegs Of laeerbeer Inc accused was 'eIuHcu u FNo
ALLEGED THEFT
John W. AbrahamS, late deputy collector in the
employ Of G.. j. StOckdale, Inspector Of Internal
Revenue in Philadelphia Saturday arrested in
this city by Oh,er Quinn Of the Eighth Precinct, on
warrant issued by Alderman Beitley Of Philadelphia on
charge Of having stolen from his employer $3.50 worth OF
revenue stamps. The accused, who II wealthy, deules
the charge. lie was taken back on Saturday night
STABBING.
Morris Levi was on Saturday held to bail by JUS
tice Mansfield at the Jefferson Market Police Court on
charge Of stabbing Moses HunGanski OF No l7S Dl-
vsiOn-st.
THE NORTHRUP POISONING CASE.
Calvin NJ. NOrthrup on Friday sentenced to IL
years imprisonment the State Prison for the attempted
poisoning Of his wife The prisoner made q two hours
speech his own defense dsSecting TIC evidence ana
pleading the iLsufhciency Of proof.
MURDER AT sRA.
On Saturday Mr. Frederick McDerInott OF No 10
MadsOu-st charged, before United States Commissioner
Jones, Brooky that between the 18th 0f December 1906
18th Of January 1861 Captain Charles Porter OF
the bark Eagle, repeatedly punished John Emery, sea
lns. that Emery died Of injuries received at the
hands Captain. The accused required 10 find
sl5,oOO bah, and is to be examined to-day.
DISASTERS.