The Shasta courier., 1867-08-03

The ALBANY TRAGEDY.-Thc New York
Tribune, of June 18th, gives the following
from its Albany correspondent in relation to
the recent terribly tragedy in that city:
Fifteen years ago DR.. Cole married Miss
Barto, of Trumansburg, New York, daugl-
ter of the late Judge Barto. 1t was love
match, and for twelve years their home was
the scene of unalloyed happiness. Within
two or three years, however, the husband
had noticed that his wife at times was moody
and unhappy. lie could not account for it.
He had sent his wife SIS, 900 during the war,
and she now possesses $4,000 in her own
right, left to her by her fathers will. He
consulted her friends and his, but could
arrive at no conclusion. He was compelled
by his duties to reside at or near York, an1
he determined to bring his wife to Brooklyn,
where she might be near her sister, and
there he engaged furnished rooms. Mean
while he visited Syracuse and met Mr.. His
cock in the street. Mr.. Hiscock asked him,
Why, General, when did you Gomez
When shall you 60 away ~ He thought the
latter question singular one, and then at
once remembering that the same question
had been asked him on several previous oc-
casions, said nothing, but looked his ques-
toner full in the face, and Mr.. Hiscock
turned away downcast. and without word.
Returning to Brooklyn, brooding over the
matter he wrote to cousin of his wfe's,
with whom she resided, asking if there had
ever been any rumor in Syracuse preiudicial
to his wife. The reply came, There is
room for the gravest suspicion"
Almost frenzied, he hastened to Syracuse,
and there, when he questioned her, his wife
fell on her knees and confessed that n Grim
inal intercourse had existed between herself
and Mr. Hiscock for nearly three years. 1t
made him almost crazy, to use his own words.
All day Thursday he stayed in the house,
lest he should meet Hiscock on the street and
kill him. On the day of the murder, with
his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Cuyler, he start
for Brooklyn. They were necessarily COM
PEELED to stop at Albany, and while there
he thought he should be happier if it were
settled in some way and was off his mind
He sent for his brother -in-law, Mr.. Barto,
member of the Constitutional Convention,
and asked him to 90 with him to see Mr..
Hiscock. pledging his word that he would
not take his life. but would only " make him
get down on his kness and beg like a dog
for it," This Mr.. Barto refused to do, and
said that he had no advice to give in the mat
ter. 1t should be stated here that Mr. Barto
and Gen. Cole have not been friendly ever
since the latter took commission in the
first of Gen. Buffers colored cavalry reg
lments. Thus left to himself, the frenzed
man started for Stanwix Hall, intending to
60 quietly in by the side entrance, inquire
the number of Hiscock's room, and 90 up to
it. But as he went in he saw the seducer of
his wife before him, frenzy seized him, and
without moments thought he fired. AL
though the act was not premeditated, he
thinks it was justifable, and expresses no re-
morse for it. His wife is now in Albany,
and administers to his wants, visiting him
daily. He processes to consider her guilty
woman, but not as guilty as the man he
shot.