New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER H. 1905

and convenient form what is modern The design which
the author had in elucidae from the mass OF
early aud decisions and the enactments on TINS
subject the Criminal exists III the state OF
New York and to explain the OF practice in our
Conrts This constitutes its peculiar excellence such
work has long been needed by the par.
The great changes worked by the Revised
Statutes and the notifications which the Legislature
have been constantly making SINCE have required that
the same service should rendered this branch thah
been performed for the civil practice But to the junior
members Of the profession Mr.. Cobys Work VIII DO
especially acceptable. 1t explains and lays out the entre
procedure from the arrest OF an offender for tNai
misdemeanOr capital crime. down to punishment ana
the ncon of the death penalty pointing out at each
stage of the prosecutonthe organization Of the Court
the finding Of the Indictment the trial. verdict sentence
and subsequent proceedngsthe step TO be next taken
and collecting the authorities at each point To tnls
understanding the author has brough not only learning
labor and patience but the large experience acquired as
public prosecutor in OF the counties Of this State
and they have been successfully applied. glance
at tho number OF citations and authorities
shows that II was task OF little magnitude, but
critical examination proves that 1t has been performed
with accuracy and ability. The Second Book contains
an analysis OF the various elonles and misdemeanors
and the laws creating them. and the punishments at
ached to EACH Chap H. discusses the rules OF evidence
as applied 10 the administration OF Criminal Law and
A collection of The Poeticdl Writings of
F1TzGREENE HAILECK, edited by JAMES GRANT WILSON,
is issued by d. Appleton Co. The volume contains all
the poems OF Mr. Haeck which have been included i'll
the previous editions Of his writings together Win
number OF other pieces which the writer has succeeueu
i'm recovering from various and several transa
tions from the French German and Italian that are now
printed for the first time In arranging the contents OF
the volume tho editor has followed the last edition OF
1855 without reference TO their chronological ORDER ahu
other respects has confOrmed TO the wishes OF MT Hal
lock as EXPRESSED 10 him At their last interview Few
weeks previous TO the death Of the poet The origin OF
1.-THE Crackers" that have never before been published
with Mr. Haeck's poems is pleasantly related by the
editor They the Joint production Of Halleck ana
Drake who we're closely bound to each other 10y tho ties
OF friendship and poetry The first specimens we're thrown
off IN sport while their authors were spending sunday
morning with an eccentric New-York apohccary named
William Langstaf. II was proposed to send them
to William Coleman the genial and accomplished edltOr
Of the Evening Post" II he published them, they
would write more OF the kind If not, they would
offer them 10 Major Noah, Of the National Advocate;
and II he rejected the offspring OF their brain, they
would light their pipes with them, without further cere
mony. So said, done. Coleman was delighted with
tho whimsical stanzas. lie pronounced them to be the
productions OF admirable taste and genius ana begged
the acquaintance Of the author The lines To Ennu
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succession: those written by Mr. Drake being signed
"Croaker" a signature adopted from amusing charac-
ter in Godsmith's comedy of d" The Good Naured Nam
Mr. Iallecks pieces were signed "Cfoaker Junior ana
their Joint compositions "Croakcr 4 Co" The poems
soon became the town talk Thcirmcrts were discussed In
bookstores and cofrehOuses and even gave topic Tor
conversation en- fashionable drawiugrooms The Interest
OF the public was increased 10y the mysiery OF
the authorship Coleman dying 10 discover
the secret lie set several uaps for the
writer's, who lat last decided to make him a call.
"Haleck and Drake accordingly, evening, went to
gether 10 Coleman's residence In Hudsonst, and re-
quested an Interview. They were ushered INTO tho
paror the editor entered tho young poets expressed
desire for a few minutes strictly private conversation
with hun aud the door being closed and locked, DR.
Drake sad-'I am Croaker and this gentleman. slr, is
Croaker ir' Coleman stared 90 the young men with IN
describable ard unaffected astonishnent-at length
excaiming: MY God. | had no idea that We had such
talents ia America" Hallcck with bis characteristic
modesy. was disposed to give to Drake all the credit;
but NJ IT CHANGED that Coleman alluded IN particularly
glowing terms 20 one Of the Croakers that vac wholly hs
he was forced bc silent aud the delighted editor con
tnucd a strain OF compliment and ouiogy that put
them both the blush. Before taking their leave, the
poets bound Coleman over 10 the mosi profound secrecy
and arranged plan Of sending him The Ms. and Of re-
cevng the proofs manner that would avoid the least
instability Of the secret their connection with The
Croakers' being discovered. Tho poems were copied
from the originals by Lausstan that their HANDWRITING
should not divulgo the secret and we're either sent
through the mail taken 10 The Evening Post ONCE
by benjamin Il. winthrop. then fellow clerk with
Mr.. Halleck, m tho counting house Of tho well
known banker ana merchant Jacob Barker ln Wall e.
The issue Of Mr. Haecks poems In the present aitrac
tive form Will revive the memory Of his rare poelca
gifts among wide circle Of his ancient admirers while
they Will make known his beautiful genius Tor the hr't
time 10 some readers Of this generation since the early
bloom Of his poetca faculties and the rich harvest ot
their rpcncd years many poets have won their way 10
honorable but 40 one has warmer place IN the
hearts countymcn than the bard who has sung I'm
such vigorous aud graceful strains Of Bozzars and Ain
wick Castle OF Barns aud Wyoming and whose lambent
Irony played so brilliantly with the passing hnnors 81
his day.Thc volume issued will soon be followed by
The Life aud Letters Of Incck,' by the rano editor
forming companion volume 10 the present collection