The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-06
THE ALBANY TRAGEDY.

In the death Of Hon. l., H. Hiscock, member
OF the constitutional Convention now in session
at the capital, was published yesterday morn
Ing, with such details as could then be gathered
TO day we give further account OF the nhappy
Cole and his Victim, and such facts relating to
the alleged outrage on Mrs. Cole as we have
THE CRIME AND THE CAUSE.
From the statement of General Cole the kill
ing of Mr. Hiscock was caused by the attempt
Of the deceased to outrage his wife,. Beyond
nothing, although it can scarcely be possible
that so serious an offense would be committed
without some ito the prisoner) good reason. AT
an early hour this morning General Cole
addressed letter to his wife at the Delavan
the exciting circumstances, and declaring him
self justified in killing MIR. Hiscock. He fur
deed by the gross insult offered to her, and TO
the dishonor cast upon him, He concluded
with expressing his conviction that the matter
would end in his being justified, and with re-
pealtng his request that she should bear with
day Mrs. Cole visited her husband at the jail
heF aHnv meeting was n very aeeng both being
repeatedly urged her to calmness
HON. L. H. HIsCoCK.
The un fortunate victim of General Cole was
native of Pompey, Onondaga county, in this
his parents being of English and Scotch origin.
His grandfather was a soldier of the Revolu.
side, descendant of the Harrises. being q
cousin of the Hon. Ira Harris, ex-senator of the
bers TO the Convention. Mr.. Hlscock received
his education in this State, and upon his
teacher, for which profession his abilities
well fitted him, Soon after commencing this
pursuit pursuit e1ov ne was elected by the Democrats
same time studying law under the late
Daniel Pott. In 1913 he was admitted to the
bar, where be soon became prominent, obtain
ing large and lucrative practice, and winning
the popularity of his fellow-citizens In 1919 he
was elected by large majority Justice of the
Peace for the town of Tully, which position he
flied to the general satisfaction of all parties
1851 the deceased held the Office of Supervisor
for the san town, and to such general satisfac
tion was it held, that in the fall of the latter
year he received further mark of the conf
dence of the people, by being elected Surrogate
Hiscock was member of the Democratic party
whicn was then in power in this State. The
tendency Of MS political associates. however
South, influenced him, in 1856, to break loose
his connection with the Democracy, and dur
ing the year he was conspicuous and
foremost amongst those who organized the
Republican party Of onondaga county;
considerably in obtaining for General Fremont
the large majority of seven thousand which
the people of his county. For several years
after Mr.. Hiscock took no part in politics, ex-
he was elected to the State Legislature by the
Republicans of the Third District of Onondaga,
organization of the House he was placed second
on the Committees of the Judiciary Local
was reelected to the Assembly, and was inau-
entally urged for the Speakership. During the
Committee, and second on the Com mmittee on
Privileges and Elections. At the recent election
venJion, now sitting, he was elected from the
ed District, his colleagues being Messrs T. 6.
Alvord, Patrick Corbett, and Horatlo Ballard.
MIR. II iscoclx popular and rising politician,
and would doubtless have obtained yet higher
suddenly cut down in the prime and vigor of
his manhood. OF the causes which led to his
having received only the statement of General
Cole, while his lips were sealed from the mo-
tlce to his memory, however, and without ex-
pressing any opinion as to the merits or
dement's of the case, tits only fair to state that
the deceased had always borne character of
uprightness and probltv, and was generally re-
garded as q most virtuous and inoffensive
gentleman. Mr.. HiScock was a widOwer, his
wife having died several years ago; leaving
two children, now doubly orphaned, to mourn
The occurrence OF the terrible tragedy which
lost to them father.
GEORGE W. COLE
This gentleman, the principal In the deed OF
blood, Is q native of New York, he having been
born near Lodi about the year 1928: He was
educated, we believe, with his brother, Hon.
fornia, at the Wesleyan University of Con-
necticut. He first studied medicine, and re-
practise his profession for any considerable
| length of time. AT the outbreak of the he
and and r raised @ a company Of the Cd New York
| Cavalry of which he was commissioned cap
greatly distingulshed himself, and for so
doing was promoted to the rank OF major.
subsequently he served W diS as Inspector Inspector Of
Butler, and at q yet later period OF the war
organized regiment of eolored cavalry, Of
which he was commissioned the Colonel. His
for him the full rank of Brigadier.General of
Volunteers, which position he held until the
close of the war, when he resumed his occupa-
tion as a lumber merchant and made Syracuse
his permanent home. He also, we understand,
continued to practise the medical profession
| Some sixteen years ago General Cole married
| delegates at large to the Constitutional Con
| yention. BY this marriage he has two daugh-
| ters, one of fourteen and the other OF eleven
| wears of age. The causes which induced him
! TO imbue his hands In the blood OF a fellow
being have already been mentioned, he having
given the particulars, and claimed that the
act was justified by the injuries his honor had
ACTION OF THE PRISONER.
Retween and 10 o'clock this morning Gene
| raj Cole slgnihed a desire to see Lieutenant
Governor Sandford e Church and Mr.. j. w.
| Hadley, the well-known criminal lawyer of
| Albany. Accordingly both OF these gentlemen
| sional visit, the result of which has not trans
| pired, although 1t is surmised that both have
been retained iGr Ine ae.ehse ms 0n ~
| the deed, Mrs. Cole telegraphed TO san Fran
| cisco Informing her brother.in law, Hon. Cor
! nelius Cole, United States Senator, of what had
| taken place
REMOVAL OF THE REMAINS OF MR. HIsoooK TO
| At an early hour this morning Mr. Frank
! Hlscock q brother of the deceased, arrived al
Albany, and at quarter-past luis aIternoon ,S gu
the train 10 Syracuse for interment. They were
accom- panied by committee OF the Constltu-
The excitement cnnsenueT1t 1pon the tragedy
is intense; and, as In all similar cases, opinions
are formed both in favor OF and against t5e M