The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-21

More Of the Csle- Hisceck Case-The
Antecedent Facts An Unwrftten

Anteccdent Facts An Unwrftten
The Albany correspondent of the Tri-
bMae, concerning this case, writes as
follows: The case loses but little Of its
interest as a topic of private converse.
tion, and there are few but have'formed
o very decided opinion as to the act Of
General Cole. The friends of Mr.. His
cock are numerous and very bitter in
the expression of their feelings, while
at the same time the personal friends OF
General Cole visit him frequently, and
supply his wants with great tenderness
and care. Both parties are very busy
raking up the antecedents of all parties
concerned.
TO the most intimate of his personal
friends Gen. Cole has given a version Of
the affair which differs materially from
his earlier statement, and which may bt
regarded as thoroughly trustworthy
Fifteen years ago Dr.. Cole married Mist
Barto, of Trumansburg, New York
daughter of the Judge Barto. 1t was
love match, and for twelve years theil
home was the scene of unallOyed hap
piness. Within two or three years,
however, the husband had noticed that
at times his wife was moody and un'
happy. He could not account for it.
He had sent his wife $l5, 600 during the
war, and she now possessed $4,000
in her own right, left by her fathers
will. He consulted her friends
and his, but could arrive at no conclu.
sion. He was compelled by his duties
to reside at or near New York, and he
determined to bring his wife to Brook.
lyn, where she might be near her sister,
and where he engaged and furnished
rooms. Meanwhile he visited Syracuse,
and met Mr.. Hiscock in the street. Mr.
H. asked him, "Why, General, when
did you comet When shall you gs
awayp He thought the latter question
singular one, and then at once remem,
bering that the same question had been
asked him on several previous occasions,
said nothing, but looked his questioner
full in the face, and Mr.. Hiscock turned
away downcast, and without word.
Returning to Brooklyn, brooding over
tho matter, he wrote to cousin of his
wife's, with whom she resided, asking
if there had ever been any rumOr in
Syracuse prejudicial to his wife. The re-
ply came, "There is room for the gravest
suspicion"
Almost frenzied, he hastened to Syra-
cuse, and there, when he questioned
her, his wife fell ON her knees and con.
fessed that criminal intercourse had
existed between herself and Mr.. His.
cock for nearly three years. 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 started for Brooklyn. They
were necessarily compelled to stop at
Albany, and while here he thought he
should be "happier if it were settled
some way and off his mind" He sent
for his brother-in-law, Mr.. Barto, a
member of the Constitutional Conven-
tion, and asked him to 60 with him to
see Mr.. Hisceck, pledging his word
that he would not take his life, but
would only "make him get down on
his knees and beg like o dog
for it," This, Mr.. Barto refused to
do, and said that he had no advice to
give in the matter. 1t should be stated
here that Mr.. Barto and General Cole
have not been faiendly ever since tho
latter took commission in the first OF
General Buffers colored cavalry regl-
ments. Thus left to himself, tho fren'
zied man started for StanwiX Hall, in
tending to go quietly in by the side en-
trance, inquire the number of Hiscock's
room and 20 up to it. But as he went
| in he saw the seducer of his wife be-
fore him, a frenzy seized him, and with
ent moments thought he fired. AL
thsug the act was not premeditated, he
thinks it was justifable, and expresses
to remorse for it. His wife is now IN
Albany and administers to his wants
visiting him daily. He processes to
consider her q guilty woman, but not
as guilty as the man he shot.
The prejudicial features of the case
are, the statement written by himself
as above, the letter written by his wife
at his dictation, the manner in which
he approached his victim, and his false
statements as to the cause Of his action
made upon the spot and Immediately
afterward. For he now contesses that
there was no violence used, and that
this plea was gotten up by him for the
purpose of shielding his wife and child,
rem. On the other hand there is nc
doubt but that his able counsel (Mr
Hadley and General Butler, tho latter
of whom is the prisoners warm friend, }
will make the most of his terrible prov
ocation, and the undeniably brilliant
war record of General Cole.
Registration commenced in Alexan-
dria on Monday. The full Board of Reg,
istration fer the county was present, as
were also eight challengers-six Radi'
Gals and two Conservatives. Of the
Radical challengers two were negroes,
and of the Conservative one. At twelve
o'clock the names of one hundred and
sixteen colored and thirty-two white
people had been enrolled upon the
books.