The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-10
THE STANWlx HALL TRAGEDY.
Opinions Of the Press.

From the sunday Dispatch.
This atrooous crime, committed in the public Of
hotel and possessing all the dramatic interest that
arise out OF revenge, reachery and adultery
mented upon entirely too mildly by some OF
temporar1es II the statement made by the assassin is
20 believed the deed deliberately planned murder
The attempt to paliate oy an assertion that the hom
eide did not intend to kill his victim but that seeing
him. he scould not restrain himself" is
paltering. Did not the assassin dog and hunt
his man? Did he provide himself with q
loaded Derrnger, loaded revolver and a dag
ger, in order make work OF the busincsss
In one sentence he talks of his wife having
been ''ravished" and ''defledn by Hiscock, and
in another he declares that the betrayer n
Ae obtained 'from the lips Of his wife herself only
last Sunday, after the mpropriees" had been going
evidence the husband himself, makes appoint
ment with bis wife at albany, selects time and scene
for his contemplated tragedy and plays his part in it
with the steady purpose Of u Wilkes Booth
From the Sunday Times and Messenger1
The murder a Albany last Tuesday OF the Hon. L. H.
General g. W. Coie Ia still the subject Of popular dis
cussion. At present public sentiment is divided If
the statement Of General Cole should
one Jury will be found willing to send him tho gall
lows, and the general sympathy will sustain it
hnwliiingness Mr.. Hscock is not here to for
himself and on the evidence OF Mrs. Cole therefore,
would hinge the generals acquittal conviction IT,
10 the general impression, wifes testimony can be
last session Of tho legislature But this law especially
excerpts Of this kind that Mrs. Cole cannot APP
pear in the witness box This Is Of those In
which il is assumed that the law can do no wronSed man
justice, and hence the community wnks at the bloody
itself. II common idea that when ltber
tine undertakes a married woman and dishonor
her husband, he carries s life In his hand expects TO
be shot detected and ought not 70 be disappointed.
The point therefore, will be to show whether or not Mr..
From the New York Sunday, Timesl
Tho fearful frequency with which the pistol appealed
70 n this country for the settlement Of per-
sonal disputes. means of private revenge, is un
ouesonably owing great deal to tho prevailing loose
meas in the administration OF justice man who feels
himself retrevaby inured-and 1t appears be avery
common thing for mon TO feel tnus.fancles the law to
hal IN hta in TunQ a
fOrcement and when he has decided to become judge
and executioner his own account he feels assured
enough. Thus there Is a twofold inducements IL we
may 80 speak, TO private vengeance But hand
the laws redress Tor personal grievances were
adequate and were enforcement and IT. on the
other hand, the legal penalty for taking the law into
rridy enforced there would not only be two induce
the less for private vengeance but there would
be two very effective reasons and solemn warnings
against il The W. rst OF 1t Is that judges aud
Jures give consideration TO these wronss pre-
texts OF wrong than they give to the enforcement Of
tho law. IL Is result OF observation In this well
other countries, that failure to enforce the law
against offender gives existence to ten oner offences
or offenders; and every failure bring criminal to
OF criminals and murderers who always ready
TO pcat his example. and demand that their ate BIO
From the Sunday News.l
4 We would not indulge in remark that seemed to
Indicate disposition To trne with topic mournfnl
this cannot help saying that II reprcsen-
tatives OF the people at Albany TO be held TO the
bands the murdered Hscock, the Constitutional
Convention would hnd itself without quorum;
and IL ~ perfect conviction of the fact winch has
caused the stanwix Hall tragedy 10 excite 20 piofound
sensation at the capital. Possibly IL in
duce the Convention IN such manner 10 modify
the organic law 10 insure a greater security
OF human lie in the Independence OF courts aud the
fearless I'd minis ration OF justice. But
hope for healthy state oil public morality and The
proper punishment of crime until public sentiment
excuse IL not to applaud, the murderous
geance OF the husband, while condones the iaat Of
most deeply criminal OF ALL Nor expect the
balance 10 be ever rightly adjusted until the obvious
distinction is recornlzd batv cen the fall Of young
eir from her maidenly purity, wh CD may have been
voluntary departure from the path Of virtue Of
ried woman, who yields 70 the prompngs Of passion
alone.
The statement Of the murderer Cole has been spread
broadcast the country without there being on
portunty 20 rebut cisproge any OF it, assertions
Such counter evidence as exists can only be presented
In fun IN the court OF law which TO try the crmi-
nal but II Is proper for that there positive
and conclusive proof that OF Mrs Cole,
upon which her husband acted, untrue. Tho story
about tho will, with which the prisoners statement
opens will be shown by he surviving witness TO thar
paper 10 be baseess. We learn from that witness that
the will drawn at Mrs. Coles dclaton BY Mr. His
cock, bis law Office, where she FOR nearly half
day engaged in determining what lis provisions and
Language should be. There other leading points OF
the prisoners statement that are equally baseless
TFrom the riltsburg Commercial Juno sl
The insecurity o, human life In this country or late
years has engaged tho notice Of everybody. And II has
exCed alarm OF may. UOtn Tor Individual safety
and Tor the credit OF society Where life unsafe In any
community, material advantages will reconcile per
to a residence there. Tie frequency or homicide OF
late years In country has led many inquire for
III. cause Of IL. And tie Investigations have naturally
led TO consideration Of tao laws for the protection Of
life These appear 20 be al rght--suifcient In other
lands. and In own formerly, 70 answer usually the
end contemplated. AS 10 the judicial administration
OF them tue conclusions not been satisfactory.
Delays, evasons and legal ncetes often succeed In
frustrating the ends OF justice. that 10 given case
cuprt may hope 10 escape either the trial conviction
" tried, or purishment n convicted So far as
known TO us we have be opposed TO the
election OF Judges here, Int quite the crse but in
New York city i l. complained Of a fruitful occasion
OF crime, through the uncertainty and difficulty
cutting the laws against IT, But whatever is tho cause
and IL should be sought for until found and remcded
the frequency of capital ermesto mention no others
Is such just alarm Ia the bosoms OF all good
citizens