The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-04-18
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Murder Of Nicholas c. AIlen-Hon.
Dan. Voerhees for the Defense-Iu-
terestisg Details.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.l
TIPToN, IND, April 13
On the 26th of October, 1861, the quiet
Radical village of Kokomo was the
scene of a tragedy parallel to which
was perhaps, never before witnessed in
that locality.
The history of the affair is something
as follows: DR.. H. C. Cole, Kentuck
ian by birth, a graduate of the New
York Medical School, was, in the spring
of 1860, stopping at Ann Arbor, Mich
igan. While here, he formed the ac-
quaintance ofa very prepossessing young
woman of English nativity-a sister to
his landlady-of good family, and of
highly respectable associations. An at
tachment grew out of the acquaintance,
which shortly resulted in marriage.
Soon after the union the pair moved
to Indiana, and DR.. Cole receiving the
appointment of Surgeon in the Union
army shortly after tie commencement
of the war, left his wife in Kokomo, at
the Henderson House, under the protec-
tion of the landlord, Nicholas C. Allen.
Upon the close of his term of service,
DR.. Cole returned home, and for some
time lived very disagreeably with his
wife-the unhappy twain now quarrel
ing and separating, now leaving the
settlement of their difficulties to disin-
terested parties, now coming together
aud apparently harmonizing.
Finally, however, the jealousies of
the Doctor and the fretful dissatisfac-
ton of his wife brought about q sepa-
ton, which it was thought would be
lasting, and Mrs. Cole went to Indian
apolis, and put up at the Spencer
House. While stopping at this point
it appears that she became quite uneasy
in regard to her family affairs, wrote
the Doctor letter expressing the deep
est regret touching the experience of
the past, and promising that If he
would come to her she would reveal to
him the whole cause of their difficult
ties. Exhibiting a commendable conf
dence in the candor of his wife's propo-
sition, the Doctor repaired Immediately
upon the receipt of this letter to In
dianapolis, taking with him his friend
and Masonic brother, DR.. Henderson, of
Kokomo. The pair met at the Spencer
House, and in private room, Mrs.
Cole, in the presence of Dr. Henderson,
acknowledged to her husband that for
some years she had been guilty Of
Illicit intercourse with Nicholas
c. Allen; that Allen, during the
war, took advantage OF DR.. Coles
absence, laid plot for her ensnarement,
and, after succeeding in this plot, COM
PEELED her, by various means, to continue
gratifying his desires.
Upon hearing this shocking statement
from his wife, DR.. Cole fell PROSTATE on
a bed in wild, agonizing frenzy, giving
vent to groans that seemed to shake the
whole building, and crying, "My poor,
ruined Nelly! my poor, ruined Nelly"
Some days after the occurrence of
this terrible scene the Doctor saw Allen
near the postoffice in KokomO, and, pis-
tol in hand, ran to him with the speed
of maniac, and shot him dead.
Upon preliminary examination, Cole
was admitted to bail, and subsequently,
by change of venue, brought the case TO
Upton.
The trial has been progressing two
days. The witnesses, thus far examin-
ed by the State, testify that Cole shot
Allen four times; that either of the four
balls fred would have killed the deceas-
ed; that Immediately after the shooting
Cole ran up street, raving like mad
man, and crying, You're the man that
ruined my poor wife! Oh, my God! My
head is on fire"
One of the witnesses for the defense
stated that he caught Allen and Mrs.
Cole together in bed at hotel i'll No
blesville; that Allen told him awhile
before the fatal affray that he (Alleu)
and Mrs. Cole had arranged plan by
which to send Cole to the States Pris-
on; that the plan was to have some sto-
len goods placed in Coles room, and
then have Mrs. Cole show these goods
to detectives.
Testimony has also been given cor
rOborating the statements made in the
history have already narrated.
The defense also has witnesses here
who will swear that at one time Allen
bought poison at Senour's drug store in
indianapolis, and gave it to Mrs. Cole to
administer to the Doctor; that Mrs.
Cole grew repentant, and gave the poi
son to dog, which animal Immediately
died.
The counsel for the State in this case
are N. Van Horn, Gen. Dave Moss and
Mr.. Purdham. Those for the defense
are Hon. Dan. Voorhees,, j. A. Lewis
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