New-York tribune., 1868-04-24

long wears of cruel and bloody from which the
try has recently emerged Ihe prisoner vas born IN
daughter Of Judge II. ID: Barto OF Trumans.
urg and tney were e1 asI ca1eer m @ oe entered @
the army private In the 18TH NeW-h ork lnfantry, I'M
they had two children. The husband remained in the
army four years and the rank OF major general OF
changed woman. She whom he had left kind, |
so full OF affection, greeted his return with cold lndner
ence Remorse haunted her Her former anectlon ior
her husband seemed TO be transformed into feeling OF
settled aversion. Her lips gave no uterance OF ner
former loye-se had become cold and unmpassoned as
the marble What had caused this change Gentlemen
the serpent had entered into the paradise OF bis
and the woman had fallen nDidihous % ts ssoui
had polluted her being; had stolen away her aneGt9n
fnG ey ns RT o1ff Se into settled
at that time did this defendant know or suspect tne
his household The discovery Of her infdey and the
detection Of the guilty wretch who mad stolen MS WIGS
purity and his happiness, yet In reserve Tor the
future marked change In her from love 10 aversion
could not take place without Leading 10 comment and
tulatons his afectionate entreates TO be mnde
cOnhdalt Of her sorrow that he ,nSSad might snare %
by attributing it to false causes Indisposition,
caused it, Dispirited and discouraged at the failure TO
regain his wifes Affection his vision OF happiness usa
peared he became sad detected pensve and distracted
In his thoughts He fell into the deepest despair
painful circumstance in connection with the fo9l wr9ng
and L. Harris Hiscock were, and had been, warm |
personal friends Before man can denpeTaGhs I, era hs
must have become utterly wretch 1t was MI HsGock
who recommended by tins defendant TO Ms t9le S
her confidential and professional adviser duhg nls az
in the army and 1t aggav9tes the wckcIness VI
his conduct that In availing himself OF the opportunities
for seduction he not only violated the c9nuenuc W
friendship but Iamped under ioot ine - sahGtS iesS
Of professional relation About the spring ol iIh'
Gen Cole received an appointment under the
Government special agent OF the Customs Inc duties
City of New-Yor, had made arrangements with Mr
TlotsOn of Brooklyn. relative OF Mrs Cole TO receive
his wife bOarder and am now about 20 relate 10
you the events which occurred on the ten days or to
Hall hnuf fhp prD Y.
Hscock in the street at Syracuse, ana stopped 10
o ap :" NeNYorI Generaii lie had made the
same inquiry OF the General several previous occa
fSs fU man Who made aroused his attention why
is tins man always so anxious To Know Wheh am
Lookng at Hiscock suddenly and stcrny 10 the
face he observed that his couienance apparently ien
under ms gaze and without "3iung i1r any Wy ~
guilty man turned away, ana slunk from thc siEht OF
the outraged General he watched MN IN astons,SmI'
and suspected that something was wr0hs-What
the nature OF the wrong was he could not I'M
agne The inquiry kept running N trdw ns ESRri %RrS
! l ain to be absent from home sun no suspicion
Of MS T Gs d ant ncIe s rSlGSa @ s% there 0 ws Mr. Ms
Cuyler. Now mark what took place Mrs Cuyler Was
Sq@sn S@ had ID s% Sad in 0o Mr. mac Coles S'' family during
the Generals absence in the army ana o hfa or
To her very naturally. the inquiry, What's the matter
will he looks to me s S{ a' ai G%S 4 nIe%n .
pecting that the General had learned or heard SOME
! Thing, hut not knowing what, Ms. Cuyier some.
been goood deal OF talk about Mrs.
fed at the suggestion he exclaimed Mrs Coles frta-
tions! what do you mean PcIceiNiug now WIN ~o,
quick perception that he was stl IN iGoance OF
any misconduct 0f his wife, aud determined not
TO be the fret person to declare the shameful
secret, Mrs. Cuyler utterly refused to say anything
further and his entreates would only reply "You
Montgomery Pelton, and hc can give you some
information IL he sees nt" WITH TN. scanty inofma-
ton he compelled to 20 to NeW-iork. Prom New
York he wrote to MT Pelon aad @Taea H tl,n m Tey rc
IN tormenting mental suspense. lhS ialai i'iS
reached him ON saturday, June ], ana nom ~ he
fret realized Hiscocks guilt and bis fanilys shame
Returning 20 his desoatcd home visions OF suicide ihe
haunted his BRAIN but thoughts OF his children restrained
hm His wife had brother, perhaps be could suggest
some palliative for this nt9lcTaDc anguish nc lst Sc
enrhe determined TO take his advice and De guided 10y
Barto Mrs Coles brother begging him FOR Gods sake to
come TO that house OF des0laon and woe IL dpe tIHe
You that Gen Coles object eo'Dl 70 Albany not
Albany. the long desired interview with Barto
Of ofOA It p''S Cole ar., learned that HIscock was
then in Albany. OF that interview do not Ike TO
client cannot forbcar to remark that lad there been
amy manifestations Of brotlery regard had there
bruised spirit Of the sorcy afflicted man, the unhappy
tragedy which forms the subject Of this days inycstga
ton might have been arrested Haunted win ne uea
that every eye could see m ~, hls Is ssd anu M
honor and his disgrace, he entered SianNix Han
by the side entrance from Madisonlane as being more
was his intention step 10 the counter obtain an IN
specton OF the hotel register aud thus learning TIE mum
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in private As he approached the Office, the false, de-
eeitful friend who had betrayed MN TO his rum SUD sud
the man seduced his wife The fearful counte
nance OF his sad and detected wife, the weeping
faces Of his mohorless children, the memory Of his desc
lated home aud departed joys, all flashed upon brain
surcharged TO madness Oyepowcrcd by the violence OF
his emotions unable TO reflect deprived by the
frenzy of the moment OF all power 10 control ms own
will or Judgment by the confusion Of his mind rendered
wholly unconscious OF the enormiiy OF me aet he was
committing, the hand unaded by the Will OF George W.
cole discharged the fatal pistol and then fell fees
corpse OF the aduterer at the feet OF the ayenger whose
marital rights he bad invaded, whose heart and home he
had crushed and bghted and whose reason he had de
throned Sadly and submissiyely he resigns himself to
whatever suffering and sorrow Is yet IN store Tor nm ana
Sat tS Goa SGS@ & &ansS SVG Sd sScS 5ss iSS rca
w but Thine be done" Mr. Hadicy reviewed the his
tory Of Mrs. Coles intimacy with Hscoeh and closed
VII" '"0 DIR DR.. MARCUS N. MISiEY's TESTIMONY
At the conclusion the defense called DR.. Marcus NJ.
Mauey who having been sworn, testified follows:
reside in Philadelphia have been physician there eight
years know Gen Cole formed his acquaintance the last
day Of December 1863 at Fortress Monroe Va ne was
Colonel the 2d L. s. Cavalry; defendant complained OF
protruson, with constipation aud hemorrhage Of the
bowels the protruson was two inches OF more at tlnes
stated that his horse had fallen on him and crushed
his bowels; the injury TO the bo~eis c9nthueu 10 the
time he DISCHARGED In 1896 the bleeding gave rclei
s o urSe % all r the time Ii s he was IN Se a@g
his flesh failed; rather declined in health and esh ali the
time the other symptoms increased tsink he de;
cned toward dementa have seen the knife presented
by the District Attorney kne pIOduccd hihk Is the
knife he eqsa % q @ e 6a8 pocket ee " OF was a
he unusually jealous notcet II
was not spprecated newer showed that when lis health
better; his condition OF mind was uisOud ht tmes
thought at the me at one time Tor several weeks he
LodewlekM Woodin and Dr. Emmet Roberts were ex-
amiued, and the Court adjourned until to1rrO" morn
ing.
THE ASSASSINATION OF DARCY MCGEE.
OTTAWA, April 23.-Jean Baptistc La Croix,
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