New-York tribune., 1868-04-28
THE COLE-HISCOCK MURDER.

CONTINUATION OF TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.
ALBANY, April 27.-Dr. Frank H. Hamilton
was The first witness this morning Assuming the facts
" pe as eced by previous witnesses 1t the doctors
oo tha' at the time Of the homicide Gen Cole was Of
uhsound mmd His physical injuries which has resulted
IN general derausement Of the bowels had induced
meanGhona, malay that is liable TO lead to frenzy
S sugeet oi elanchoda looks at things under cloud
ana is OFTEN disposed to acts Of individual violence A
and tbs nctioS nd TUu H sggravate Its symptoms
outward violence, as in this case the sufferer sbould
S qSdsn Ss W come s Sgg82 % SRSESp S{G es be educs
would be strange If he did not II he ook his Life il
TGSSa es az & Insane HSGS act There are 70 M to hS
q EPILEPSY 'VS sc@S%Ss i' spSSSS STSs' Il gaG3gShy ga3gsnyy
attending TO his ordinary business up to the moment Lqt
frenzy takes possession Of him. first saw the prisoner
amined him then he has fracture of the breast bone
about three inches above its lower end the fragment
sun remains little depressed his belly Is unnaturaly
md too, that the muscles OF the belly are some what
eating that there is consolidation of being pressed
together more than 1t should be. bo / observed
crSmmed D'i fni of old foces; lie could not ex
Rel them; he urinated with painful al ttl effort effort
did any distortion of the spine; touch OF
shrank from of the breast fractures the sweat
his face proved the incon OF pain; hid pulse rose from
70 70 iiS te ayerage PqSe % Oi person az MS tS OF me
peated my tests had the results; found blood on
his pillow; he said lie had bled at the
frequently that Indicated compression Of the brain;
piles tend produce low spirits unsOundness or mind is
that in which the will has wholly partially lost If the
brain originally sound and Il became effected by dis
ease, II Is insanity 10 greater or lesser extent the eX
tent ascertned by the conduct OF the individual;
do not know whether melancholia attacks q per
son suddenly; l have no doubt 1t does occur |
did not mean TO say that person afflicted with mela
chOlia, having had domestic MISFORTUNE would
no doubt take the life of the person who had injured him.
he would be likely TO such an act would as have SAID
be insane act may know his act TO be against
the law civil and religious and yet he be insane think
there may be insanity without deusOn In its technical
dcuson in that means error In Judgment
without any foundation III fact think there can be
without mental frenzy or loss OF mental
faculties. delusiOn; / think this Is case |
Df mental frenzy based on meanchoa |
Mr. Daniel Messenger testified that he knew the prisoner
IN the army that he genial before 15GI but after
that he sad and detected. Mr.. Lewis Port has known
he prisoner from childhood, and has two or
insanity in his family. MIR. Durfeld &. Chase, tele- |
graph operator testified concerning telegram that has
no bearing on the case and DR.. Frederick Doug |
ass OF Rochester. who knew prisoner IN the |
lrmy swOre that he was then q com,
lumOr the Doctor first noticed adherence in Gen Coles
when before Richmond he was melancholy, seemed de-
ecIed and cast down. was very reticent the Doctor |
lext him in 1866 al Rochester at reunion Of the
cer he then pleasant at times and sad at others;
he Doctor thought linn odd. Edward ID. Leonard James
ellis, ir, Frank ". Spauldiug, William still, and John NJ
Nilsson examined, and the Court adjourned 10 10
yllOek on Tuesday morning.