Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-01-01
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tle spring q scr- grow above DIS grave. anil be
q t.l.u executed boz Obedience a. tbs Avs ~ bis
country.
Well. Cole is az large on this Christina, Day.
and loF does hr pct, is hc ai home with his
cfilIreu1 near th4t be- IS not indeed the
newspapers reure-eu, him a- stopping al the
hotels ir Nep fora luI Albany, aui shrewlly
observe thltfr al appearances be Is sane.
This Is Thought E. ae -rll. discovery after the
verdict % p jury ac4l.tti-- Llm 0n the ground
" insanity Or Father ills understood o. be a
god joke, i.r nobody 10 cool blood seems 10 have
doubted . -lrity i0u who read the ueBsp4-
rtrs u4F u.H tllt Cole is .gi have been
acquitted lu the GROUND that although De WIS
sane Just t.-a-s the homicide and Just amer Il.
ST there wac doubt whether he was sane AZ the
very moment when Boz committed h. That not
a fair r.rrcseutati.n, 5ut II serves 90 make
point and it has very " ie sppl cation to every
thing that comes ur here Thus. IN critcsinr
the message OF Andrew johnson. au Editor cooly
remarks. thlf it is understood that Mr. johnson
vss sane Immediately t-t.rs he uerne,ratei The
message and Immediately after, hut thinks there
is some doubt iu re-ari te II at the precise tine
the message was writ D., and urges that Mr.
johnson ouch, therefore 90 have the benefit Of
tire doubt
! suppose, of course. that all the readers the
isEr Pass have q general knowledge II the
killing 0f Mr. Hiscock q Distinguished member
Of the Constitutional Convention Of this state.
about n year ago. by Gen Cole Of Syracuse.
Cole had recently returned from the army and
came up here TO Albany one day. walked into
Stanwx Hall. and seeing Mr. Hiscock there. nut
pistol 90 his face and shot him dead without
word said by either. Cole claimed that bic wife
had been seduced tv Hslcck. This Is familiar
90 your re1iers: but 10 they know the occu--
renaes Of thp Two TRIALS THAI have been had
Do they know how the third great step has beer
taken. IN a neF Erection in the courts Of this
country, II which the Sickles trial was the first.
the Mary Harris trial the second, and the Cole
trial the third Perhaps not, as comparatively
little has been published in regard 10 IT, an
inclined 20 think there is enough in il even for
Christmas letter.
The Cole trial we chiefly made up OF me-
lancholia. monomauia, dIpsomania, p,loma-
mania, keptomania. the gauglionic system.
the cello plexus, the levatJr ami, and James T.
Brady. The latter element predominateI AMI
| am inclined 10 think, included all the others
James, or, as l now feel at liberty to call him.
'' Jim, INDUCED In q style Of performance that /
completely puzzled the spectators. He was ire |
sra4siblY full Of jokes and nonsense AS he was I
= Ing through With the solemn duty Of defend 4
ing the prisoner. The prosecuting counsel be- /
came wrathful, and with distressing solemnity /
declared that his right arm might rather fall |
from his shoulder and his tongue cleave to the .
roof Of his mouth than he utter wittcism
upon So important and fearful an coca
sion as that where a man was on trial for
j life. james apologizei for his Irish nature,
lad said he must have his h4n blt Of tut same
time be honorel, admired and respected his dear
and beloved FRIEND amt throughout the trial he
spoke OF his - distinguished and 5eioref friend"
the prosecuting attorney james, furthermore
IN every occasion, expressed his love for the
prosecuting attorney IN the most sincere manner.
and at every opportunity broke out into gushes
II enthusiasm IN reference to the judge and the
IVY. and everybody he came n contact with.
suppose you were an officer Of the court and
lad a seat upon the floor as counsel, jim would
'ome up to you and beg an introduction, and
hen assure you that he did not care for fame or
epu'aton, ali no, he could recognize man
wherever he found him. Then again he thought
ie knew your character, if you would excuse
lin Tor saying so q course you would excuse
i'm. and begin to think what in thunder was
oming next. Then Jim would run off into a
cry affecting story Of his early struggles for
anne, and assure you that he was still boy at
cart, though now famous lawyer Then Jim
caves you. The next time you meet him, Jim
ushes to you, and with countenance beaminr
iith---s Vill sly lo-e, as that is what he calls
,-he shakes bands with you, ending up the
bake with a soft pressure, as much as to say,
we are lowers so true and then he goes on
D speak 10 his Honor and assure him that he is
ne greatest and best judge, (if he may be per-
lifted to say so,) that ever sat on bench. The
ldge opens his eyes wide, but as he and Jim are