Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-06-12

of her as his simple, innocent wife; he
spoke incoherently, and sometimes in sg
ony, saying he did the deed deliberately.
but that It was not premeditated. ] ask
ed him why he had not sought the inter-
vention of friends and arranged it in some
other way; he replied that be had not IN.
tended to do it in this way; that be in.
tended to 60 to MIR. Hiscock in his room
and charge him with the iniquity, make
him get down on bis knees, and if he did
not confess to kill him but that when
he saw him he could not control his fsel-
ings at times be cried, but was appar-
emily frenzied, saying he knew he must
die; be said he was on his way to Brook
lyn with his wife; size is at the Delevan
House now; he asked me to 60 TO her to-
night, explain the matter. and be kind to
her. lhave letter written by him in
the Station House to his wife; be informs
her that be has met the person who had
so grossly wroDged her; that his Coles
heart was on fire and he was the instru.
ment Of making him (Hiscock) atone for
his crime, as far as he conld on earth he
addresses her as his darling Mary, aud
advises her to 60 to Brooklyn; Mr.. Cole is
not drinking man. and was not, think
under the influence Of liquor do not
think Hiscock saw Cole before Cole fired.
The ju y, after hearing the evidence,
rendered the following verdict: "'rhat the
said L. Harris Hiseock came to his death
by wound from shot from pistol in
the hands Of George W. Cole, aud fred by
said Cole"
After the verdict, Coroner Gillespie is
sued his warrant for the commitment Of
Cole on charge of murder.
The following is the statement Of Gen.
eral Cole concerning his crime and the
circumstances which provoked it:
1.-The cause of the tragedy is this; !
had friend, l.. H. Hiscock, I thought
him the best friend | had in the world.
| have wife and two children she is as
pure as snow. or was before he uecame &C.
quaiuted with her in 1864. | was in the
army drst as private, and last as Ma,
jor General. | was in the army Eve
years during the war. In 1861 my wife
was taken sick and expected to die, and
sent for this lawyer to make her will,
knowing him to be a friend of mine.
While she was in bed he came aad lifted
her up and kissed her. At this time he
expressed a world Of friendship for me
and sympathy for ber. After her recov.
cry he came again. One evening he came
under the guiso of business. when the
family with whom she boarded (relativcs
of hers) was absent. when be started to
leave, she started to the door to bid him
good night; he threw his arms around
her, and endavorcd by all means in his
power to have criminal intercourse with
her, she demonstrating, and praying him
to desist. which he finally did, but not
until after shamefully insulting and ex-
posing her. She was still weak from the
result of her sickness. He then went
away. and she sank to the floor with
shame and exhaustion, fearful to make
any alarm, as he had been there SO fre-
quently before, false opinion might
be formed. She was fearful also of the
consequences if | should know it. He
afterwards called again, aud expressed 30
much sorrow for bis conduct that she did
not make any exposure. After that he
continued to call. and endeavorcd by all
means in his power to seduce her, and
even made similar forciblc effort again.
She, oppressed with feeling Of shame
aud guilt for having permitted him to kiss
her, and for not having exposed the form.
er interview, did not dare to make an ex-
posure. This was repeated number Of
times, she resisting aud preventing the
full accomplishment Of his purposes. and
he making efforts at all times to overcome
her by exciting her passions. At last,
upon threats Of exposure to me, he desist-
ell for time. After my return from the
army had occasion to visit Washington
about four months since. and while | was
absent he went to my house aud solicited
my wife again, besccching her that she
would submit fully. 10 this she made
au indignant refusal, but was still not re.
lieved Of his importunities. he taking ev.
cry opportunity to annoy her. but he nev-
er fully accomplished his purpose. All
this time /. as husband, felt that there
Was something wrong iu regard to my
wife, because she seldom smiled, and
seemed broken hearted during all those
three years Only o week ago last Mon.
day be met me in the street, and asked
pe When was going away again. which
hs had done at previous times, and there