The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-06
mrRDrR ~ Drrcnrss COUNT.



PorouKEEpsIn, Nov. BIN the JUL in
this city ~ an ignorant mouuthneer named
stephen Cooper aged 50 year,. who Is charged
with the Gle rest ana most terrible case OF muir
der that was over recorded IN n itchess county.
lie was not leaull, committed until late yester-
day ufter.oon. He IL resident Of the loo iilly
ia the town Of Dover known az Cooperstovn,
nd was the head Of "a family composed Of his
wife and his moth r. thc iattcr ~ years Of age,
and son, stephen Cooper, Jr., eyed ab0u,
twenty-five. Like 90 nv other f,mias In the
mountains Of Duchess county, this one was u
low. ignorant character, and the members there
OF supported themselves by doing odd hs for
the farmers thereabO It's, and by picking berries
in their season. some time ago the son. stephen,
Jr.. rec ima partly insane, and was at times
abusive TO members Of tue household, and In
other ways was very annoying. j. 50 spring he
Violently assaulted man named Duell, n prOni-
neut cluz,r, aud was arr sted and sentenced to
the Alhauy Penitentlary for three months, be-
iue released some time in August LASH lie had
h d several qnsireis with the ther, and on
Monday had moth r, the result bciEx death to
him at tle b uds OF the oli ;nan, who shot Lin
o. his Owu doorstep.
For some uDicc1unta1lo reason. the father
WI NOT arrested fJr tnr ciime, and the victim
wa bHriJi Guv or wv aiicrNard, without
even uj~t moitsm tx iunin ton being M ace.
D
lIyict ~ thi. ci went To- TIC scene Vt the MUIR
der uu Friday. haI the bod cXnuu. d. made a
II norton. Hnd heid an iuqu st. The follow
ius tesiin ip NAs iihcn'
Mry Barn,s Co,oar, sworn ~ the wife OF stephen
Cooper Tee father a. Ga in.n wa s. iu'' hi. been
nos str'lg = tln' uf onu- ' go ms Hg" he WIS
My sou came 10 house 20 -iu,sy. and .., wing
lcs. Sun.i uns aI uI -ut rni ant bee STUCK
then clineh witi Hit HE 10, vent away. I'D ily
m ~ ', s r.! & hs Vt yor l SSf Eay seo SS
hon' ~ 81 t"' Atf uly c.mt hl'N 1n M'nu.' ana
nicotine. NJ Au'tlao cane TO ~ng.a t.c hoy AID
mn.il ~ ~ u1ci y Noa do. "iN take t"s gun ,n9
cpiSn. i 9r .rd .fc,ye Gm ao9; !, '' me-
hs M, e.G ~, NE ven. No T.. a ia M M Ny Is
ss u'1' 'n w'' ~ s ~ nol g, su n'' n,er
so." and .lc a.-"i M o. come iu, an oc, srd
csied Ito hia..e Ju.i Setia.ae
| te h.u,c thc ~, men .nScne'' aal w. iNo wom.l
banel Coopef's. wn'cte was gone my husband took
that he would shoot tie COY. II SAD. Ga an
nm, I'nt ayr m "l.unH 81 il"M mn hr,esh
lvetosc,her, said, You would be hung He took he
sSa Gre If lie T sse SI so ~ @
was airai !, would nol shoot nun rhen be took 1;
And told jnsi how many roes d ne could shoot Nun.
would come his dinner Tor lie sai he wanted
to sao9, MIN ht.er awhile he s3w TIE eoming
hun" ! said, Don't he VII ~ by" ! vent and
snc say noihig," lie ala ne voGii 70 risnt oy rio
two tsSca toseher and my hu,e,nG told me 70 se or
father wno't sn5ot me-" he wen, toward sis father
snd blgwei nun ,hrca.h ! a!Ienaed tue 7oy, aud !he
tathsr hung up lhe ggn ana tn' 1u door. When 'ne
would sfise nm lie aid he wa going 10 tliS Win
as S I KIN o ce Srs .s zee SSu pa'r cT
sdd, " pa yoa, yon ought to have died vcai, aso,
mourn for als" '' '-' VI " WV" NC ''' '''
Abasail C.ooner, the poor old srandmo'her
toitcred to the witness stand Md tesiiued
hail aaf