The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-06
THE ALBANY TRAGEDY.
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THE PRISONER VISITED BY HIS WIFE.
ne Declares Mis- Conviction that His
Act VIII be Justified.
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Sketches Of Mr.. Hiscock and
General Cole.
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TuE ftBLIC SENTIMENT IN ALBANY
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THE PRISONER VISITED BY HIS WIFE.
TnE PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN ALBANY
gtra casMglAbssrI ~ THr HfRAln.

Afnssy, June ., 1857
Tie Startling tragedy euertsd Albany on Tuesday
has,. ara rsaDHng hs cssiA q Hon + H. Iiisoock,
m~usbes a ths 0onstssnonai Convention
"a the eNFsgs pntshed 10 the HEaAfp Of yester-
asy morxug VITA sucA details could then be
gathered Thn @ornlng g'ss a further account Of
the snhappg occUrchVc, together WITH s&cches Of
General Cole ana he victim, such facts relating 20
the siiesed oulrase M Cole have heen able
sbtsia
.rws cssxs rns cAusa
From the statement 81 Genera Cole the Killing Of Mr.
Hsccck caused ~ The aiiemyl o. The decreased
ripe bis wife Beyond has statement
know absolutely nothing, although q can scarcely be
possible shss serious offence would 10 committed
without some 10 ina prisoner good resscn "A an early
hour this morning General Cole addressed letter % his
wife a. the Delavan House, imporing her 70 remain
calm under tho excsns circumstance, and declaring
himself jastnsd IN killing Mr. HMcock. lie further
wrote thai he had been mpsed 10 the deed BY The gross
outrage offered her and % the dishonor cast upon
him He concluded with expressing bis conviction that
the matter would end has beng Jaracd. ami with
repeating hts request that should bear with fortiade
their present troubles Later The day Mrs. Cole visited
her husband nj the ai fher meeting MAS very Affect
Ing both being deeply asila,ed The prisoner. never
shelsss repeatedly urged hsE - calnnes<
L a. n~cocK.
Tho unfortunate victim " General Cole was a ma
tive 90 Pompey onondaga coansy, This State, where
he the "a 81 MAJ. ls2a bis parents being Of
English and scotch origin His grandfather sol
der Of the Revolution. and ire deceased was on mo
maternal side . descendani Of the Banisss, being
cous.n Of the Hon Ira Harris ex-senator o. the unscd
States and II present a the members "a the Con-
vcntion Ar Hlscoc& rccalsed hlz lda Atom IN this
State. AMI upon ms eradication commenced lfe ~ .
school teacher. Tor which profession bis sltil.ss. ssh
ntted him. Soon after con.asncx this paFsat he WAS
elected by the democrats Town saperiniendent o.
Schools, al the time studying lAw under the late
DsnIe fo,t In Isss be afaisa 70 the bar, whss.
be soon became premnsnb obtaining issge aso
lssssss p.ss ss s ~ s y ss me-
jory Justice Of the Peace Tor the town 81 rely which
position be aed 70 he general satisfaction Of al passss
deceased hsld The once 4 fos he same IOWA
and such general sax action wss held that " she
confidence Of the people by being elected sasveGsss
AZ thai time and for some arr after, ~ hhoc1 80
po~.r e ,Ss ~ s.s TIE ssssn, q h pces ss
catcs however, 10 support the dominant @etmen0
81 s the s s0ss s ~. As -
during The same year be wS censptesoas enc
foremost amongs those who Organized the rspsbncss
this instance aided considerably n esss.nls is Gsess.a
Fremont large majority q seven Thousand. vssrA
Of s Gus. county, ny ror ss1s ss ssr H.
took para politics, except thoss Of ock natnr~4
,are by the rspesans q DE mud dss, 81 osssasss
by q maior,iy OF over thirteen hrnGred AZ sne
Sum,ssss Of IN; me sSsary Ices. SsssIsl csss sss
| Pubic Lands. In 1890 he wsa reelected 10 shs ~
seby. and vas innneptaily urged Zoe the speakss<ip
During tho he Chairman o. the Juiclsry
Committee and second The COMMITTEES 90 Privileges go
elections Al the recent election fes delegates 70 ne
Elected rom the T~enss second d'sirs lis ssIssssss
being Msssrs T. a. Aivord. Patrick corbsts ana Horsss
c,sn' and Would eSsb"ss hsss ss..nsa -. ssn"s
Offices In tho gift Of the people had Ne ncs hcen sod
or tie which led 10 hts violent death ass u
course unable 10 Judge having received only the
the moment Saa tho f ss s entered ~ s IL
TO his memory, however. and without expressing any
opinion as 20 the merits % dement's % tho esss.
always borne character OF uprighfness snd
proolty, and was generally regarded
most vIrtnous and inorcnslyc gentleman Mr. Hmepck
widowsr hts wIfe having died several years sso;
leaving two children, do0by ofl,h4sea, 10 ara
the Occurrences Of the terrible TRAGEDY whe icsi 70 them
father.
This gentleman. the principal 10 the Decd Of blood "
q native OF New York. he having been born LODI.
about the year 1898. He educated believe WITH
his brother, hon. Corneirs Cole, senaior 70 Congress
from California AZ the Weslnyan Upiversty Of ConBer-
cut. lie first studied medicine and received his alplo-
as physician; bu. dd not PRACTISE has Isoiesslop
for any considerable length d tine. Al he Outbreak
Of the war he was IN The iumhr business ~
S Seneca county and rs.sd : eomrsny o. ,hs
Klnston IN c. he greatly distinguished h.nscl.. and of
so doing was promoted 10 the rams Of Major ssoss-
quenty he served Inspector OF Cavalry ts sian
OF MAJOR General b. r. butler. and at yet later period
OF the organized regimen, OF colored cavalry ~
which he commissioned the Colonc', Hx nailanav
ana ability a soldier earned Ter him the fal
rank Brigadcr General OF Volunteers which position
he bcd until the close Of the war when he resumed n
occupation a lumber merchant, and made syracuse
his permanent home lie also We understand. eostn.
ued practice the medical profession some sx,een
years ago General Cole married SISTER 81 tho Hon.
Henry D. Barlow, one OF The delegates nj large VI the
Constitutional Convention. by this MAR age he has
two dnugh OF fourteen and the other OF esves
years Of age. The which induced him 10 Undue
his hands In tho blood OF fellow being have already
been men.ioued ne having given the particulars aud
CANNED that the act was justified BY no injuries his
hon1r had received
Between nine and ten O'Clock this mornng General
Cole sgni1ed desire 20 Lieutenant Governor and
ford L. Church and Nj. W. j. Hadiey, the well knosn
criminal lawyer OF Albany Accordingly both ~ these
gentlemen for, and they paid Nun brei pro-
Tess ona VISIT the result OF which has not TRANSFERRED,
although II is surrsed that both have been retained for
tho defence 90 ruesday night, not many hours after
the commission OF the decd, MIS- cole .eefIsphsJ 70
San Francisco informing her broihern-as, Hon Cor
ne.lus Cole United states senator, OF What bad taken
place -
Al an early hour tbs morning M. frank Hiscoes, .
brother OF the deceased. arrived at Albany and o.
quarter past this afternoon the remains packed 10
ice were conveyed the tram 70 Syracuse for inter-
mont They we're accompanied by committee Of abe
Cons, tutioual Convention appointed for the pnrpe-e.
The sse aDo % ,s see % a s ss
report OF the proceedings Of that body
PUBLIC tssffskM.
Tho excitement consequent upon the tragedy n in-
teuse and as In all similar opinions formed
both In favor OF and against the prisoner Al present.
the public appears be about equally dlydedln SENT
ncn although Ereniac Journal derounces General
Cole in strong language and charges him with deliberate
murder Al present, OF course, u is impossible W cay
What win be tho result, but tho general impression
tina, N prove tho ALLEGED ourages upon hts vito
no win be acquitted Tho whole affair 10 . most unfor-
tunae ono and is deeply lamented all Of The parties
being well known and connected with highly respectable
families.