THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1867

* L. Harris Hiscock assassination
* New York State Assembly - Albany
* General George W. Cole 

Page 4 has a small one column heading: "The Albany Murder" (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, nice condition.

Background: The assassination of L. Harris Hiscock by General George W. Cole represents a watershed moment in American legal history, as the subsequent trial fundamentally shaped how the nation navigated the defense of temporary insanity and the culturally pervasive "unwritten law." Coming immediately on the heels of the Civil War, the tragedy laid bare the immense psychological volatility of returning veterans and the intense societal obsession with domestic honor and female purity. By successfully securing an acquittal for Cole on the grounds of "momentary insanity" after he executed his wife's alleged violator in broad daylight, the defense team established a powerful, controversial legal precedent. This verdict essentially codified the "unwritten law" in the American consciousness, signaling to the public that a husband's violent defense of his marriage bed was morally—and legally—justifiable, while paving the way for the temporary insanity defense to become a standard, highly debated strategy in American courtrooms for decades to follow.